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Demonstrators carry a picture of the slain journalist Hrant Dink and a banner that reads: "Damn to murderers of Hrant Dink!" during a protest in downtown Istanbul, Turkey. The killing of Dink, one of the most prominent voices of Turkey's shrinking Armenian community, sparked protests and international condemnation from around the world. (Photo by Osman Orsal / AP photo)

Report: Teen admits killing journalist

The teenage boy suspected of fatally shooting an ethnic Armenian journalist confessed during initial questioning that he killed the man.

Yahoo! News

Strong Indonesia earthquake panics residents

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.3 shook buildings in this provincial capital in Indonesia's northern Sulawesi island and sent residents fleeing from their homes.

Reuters

Clinton's initial appearance to be in Iowa

New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the newest entrant in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, will make her initial foray into Iowa next weekend, her aides said.

USA Today

Bill Richardson joins 2008 race

Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., is taking the first step toward an expected White House run in 2008, offering extensive experience in Washington as he seeks to become the first Hispanic president.

CBS

Two dozen troops killed in Iraq

American forces have suffered their third deadliest day since the Iraq war began in March, 2003. Military officials say at least 24 Americans were killed, including four soldiers and a Marine.

Yahoo! News

Violence rages across Iraq

International Herald Tribune

Sadr group ends political boycott

The political followers of Iraq's radical Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, say they are ending a two-month boycott of Iraq's parliament and government.

BBC

Dirge for a 'surge'

In the latest NEWSWEEK poll, President Bush's approval remains at its all-time low as his plan to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq met widespread disapproval.

MSNBC

Iran to hold missile war games

Iran plans three days of military maneuvers, including short-range missile tests — its first since the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions against it in late December.

USA Today

Hope fades for ailing Castro

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said that Fidel Castro is "battling for his life," fuelling suspicion that Castro has deteriorated in recent weeks.

Times

NATION

Serbians voting for new parliament

Serbs are voting in the country's first general election since its union with Montenegro was dissolved last year.

BBC

Jordan wants peaceful nuclear program: King Abdullah

Jordan is pursuing plans to develop a nuclear program for peaceful purposes, King Abdullah told an Israeli newspaper.

CBC

Are Pakistani intelligence agencies promoting Islamic insurgency?

The most explosive question about the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan is this: Have Pakistani intelligence agencies been promoting the Islamic insurgency?

International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

Feds ask businesses to bring jobs to New Orleans

The federal government hopes to talk 100 of the country's top firms into bringing 100 jobs each to New Orleans to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina, the head of the federal recovery operation said.

Forbes

Sears finance chief Monaghan resigns after six months

Sears Holdings Corp.'s Chief Financial Officer, Craig Monaghan, resigned after less than six months on the job as the biggest U.S. department store company began to look beyond retailing for growth.

Bloomberg

POLITICS

Old White House team faces tough choices

MSNBC

Kansas senator anounces presidential bid

TIME

White House backs down on wartime powers

President Bush has claimed some far-reaching powers for the executive branch in its prosecution of the war against global terrorism – but some of those powers slowly are being curtailed.

Christian Science Monitor

SPORTS

Four teams set to take their shot for the Super Bowl

Four teams. Two Super Bowl spots. And one chance for something that doesn't happen very often.

USA Today

Justin Rose aiming for first win

Justin Rose shot a six-under 66 to move to 18 under par and take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in California.

Guardian

More vocational schools preparing students for college

More vocational schools across Massachusetts are preparing their students for colleges, shedding a reputation for steering students only toward blue-collar professions.

Boston Globe

Google to scan more than 1 million books from the Univ. of Texas

Internet technology firm Google Inc. said it is expanding its online catalog of searchable books, adding more than 1 million books from the University of Texas at Austin.

International Business Times

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column:

Tragedy of the truthful immigrant

Times

Editorial:

Cynicism, not altruism, is behind Chavez's oil 'gift'

USA Today

Editorial:

Liberalism from first-rate mind

Indianapolis Star

Editorial:

Bush's fourth quarter

Los Angeles Times

Column:

Clinton's off and running from day 1

NY Daily News

Column:

America lacks foreign policy savvy

Real Clear Politics

Column:

Media are going to Barack around the clock

Chicago Sun-Times

Column (Yurval Levin):

A middle ground for stem cells

International Herald Tribune

Editorial:

Apology not accepted

International Herald Tribune

Column (Steve McGookin):

What's in the box?

Forbes

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GOOD NEWS

Rwanda: Cabinet endorses abolition of capital punishment

After prolonged consultations with different stakeholders in Rwanda, the cabinet has finally adopted the draft law for the abolition of the death penalty.

All Africa

Network philanthropy

The men behind EBay are leading a high-tech revolution that is turning charitable giving on its head.

Los Angeles Times

NATION

Fight averted over NBC reporter's notes in CIA case

Defense attorneys withdrew their request to use NBC News reporter Andrea Mitchell's notes during the CIA leak case, heading off a potential fight leading up to the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

USA Today

Impartial jurors hard to find in Libby trial

MSNBC

States consider whether to require cancer vaccine

Washington D.C. may soon add the HPV vaccine to the list of required school shots starting with girls entering 6th grade. It would be the first mandated vaccination for a disease spread only by sexual contact.

CBS News

Princeton newspaper stirs controversy

Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Canadian member of the Mamas and Papas dies

Singer, actor and songwriter Denny Doherty was the sweet-voiced tenor in The Mamas and the Papas, the folk rock group that had a slew of hits from 1965 through 1968.

Globe and Mail

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Trans fats 'raise infertility risk'

Eating more unhealthy trans fats could make it harder for women to get pregnant, according to new research.

Independent Online

Bush to propose change to penalize high-cost health plans

President George W. Bush will propose next week changes to the U.S. tax system that would penalize individuals enrolled in expensive health-care plans and encourage low-cost coverage.

Bloomberg

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Scientists and evangelicals unite in effort to save environment

Traditionally at war over the teaching of Earth’s creation, scientists and evangelicals found common ground in their stance on protecting the environment.

Examiner

Canadian PM announces $1.5 billion plan for alternative energies

Prime Minister Stephen Harper continued to paint himself in a green light with the announcement of a $1.5 billion plan into funding renewable energy initiatives.

CTV

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tesco USA to get 'world's biggest' solar roof

Los Angeles-based Solar Integrated Technologies has struck a deal with British supermarket chain Tesco to build what it says is the world's biggest roof-top solar panel installation.

Reuters

Russian cargo ship docks with international space station

An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked with the international space station, a spokesman for Russian mission control said.

International Herald Tribune

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Zeus Worshippers Demand Access to Temple

A tiny group of worshippers plan a rare ceremony to honor the ancient Greek gods at Athens' Temple of Olympian Zeus. Greece has declared the central Athens site off-limits.

First Coast News

Connecting religion and the human brain

The new Center for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania is using brain-imaging technology to investigate how spiritual and secular beliefs affect our health and behavior.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Photo of the Day

Boston Bruins' Milan Jurcina, of Slovakia, collides in a spray of ice along the boards with Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston. (Photo by Winslow Townson / AP)

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