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President Barack Obama greets Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., on Capitol Hill in Washington before the president delivered his State of the Union address. (Photo by Evan Vucci / AP)

Proficiency eludes US students on science, according to report

Most American students are not performing at a level deemed “proficient,” according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is also known as “the nation’s report card.”

Education Week

Children’s low science proficiency worries leaders

San Francisco Chronicle

Education

Polling Report

Toyota recalls nearly 1.7 million vehicles

Toyota is recalling nearly 1.7 million cars, the bulk of them in Japan, for various defects that may cause fuel leakage.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Obama emphasizes bipartisanship

President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address to a divided Congress called for bipartisanship to promote jobs, economic growth and innovation.

ABC News

Paul Ryan: Cut spending, shrink government

Politico

Bachmann: 1st tea party rebuttal

Star Tribune

Blog:

On the issues: analyzing Obama’s speech

(NPR)

It's All Politics

Barack Obama’s State of the Union address

Guardian

Financial crisis was caused by corporate mismanagement, says US government

The 2008 financial meltdown was avoidable and largely caused by unnecessary risk-taking, corporate mismanagement and inept regulation, according to the U.S. government’s official report.

Guardian

New online news service counts on readers to pay for experience

A new website called Ongo wants to charge people $7 per month per to look at news that is for the most part free anywhere else online or in print.

Star Tribune

NATION

Supreme Court: US judges can’t overturn parole board rulings

A federal appeals court exceeded its power when it reversed a decision by the California parole board and ordered the release of a man convicted of a 1991 attempted murder in Berkeley.

San Francisco Chronicle

Study: 70 percent of inmates are on drugs

Star Tribune

Giffords now ‘good’ to go for rehab

Because of her improving medical condition, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is ready to be moved to the Institute of Rehabilitation and Research of Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.

Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

IL high court to hear Rahm Emanuel’s appeal regarding residency

With Chicago election officials printing mayoral ballots that include Rahm Emanuel‘s name, it’s up to the Illinois Supreme Court to decide whether voters will actually see him among their choices during next election.

CBS News

Carol Browner to leave White House

Carol M. Browner, President Barack Obama’s top energy and environmental adviser, plans to leave the White House in the coming weeks, White House officials said.

Politico

ENVIRONMENT

Inuit’s risky mussel harvest under sea ice

During extreme low tides, the Inuit of Arctic Canada climb beneath the shifting sea ice, but have less than an hour before the water returns.

BBC

A tale of 2 seed farmers

The Cold War phrase “peaceful coexistence” has been revived in a new context: as a potential solution in the clash between organic agriculture and genetic engineering.

NPR

How to make a genetically modified seed

Popular Science

Oust species to save ecosystems

It sounds completely counterintuitive, but a pair of ecosystem modelers are proposing that conservationists could sometimes prop up a troubled ecosystem by removing one or more of its species.

Nature

HEALTH

Admission to stroke center linked to slightly lower risk of death

Americans have a slightly greater chance of surviving an acute ischemic stroke if they are admitted to a hospital designated as a primary stroke center than one that is not, concluded U.S. researchers in a study.

Medical News Today

Report: Up to 35 percent of warrior-unit soldiers face addiction

Medical officials estimate that 25 to 35 percent of about 10,000 ailing soldiers assigned to special wounded-care companies or battalions are addicted to or dependent on drugs.

USA TODAY

Don’t kiss your pets, researcher warns

People who allow their pets to give them “kisses” or sleep with them are at risk for a variety of diseases known as zoonoses.

McClatchy Newspapers

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US churches face foreclosure crisis

The house of God has become the latest victim of the property crunch, according to a survey. Nearly 200 U.S. churches have had their properties seized by lenders since 2008, and more are to come.

Guardian

Baptist leader leaves coalition supporting rights of Muslims

A leader of the Southern Baptist Convention has withdrawn from a coalition that supports the rights of Muslims to build mosques in their communities.

Star Tribune

EDUCATION

What degrees should mean

The diversity of opinions about what a college education means has long been seen as a strength of American higher education. But many employers and policymakers want a common definition.

Inside Higher Ed

10 resume-boosting college jobs

U.S. News & World Report

‘No pass, no drive’ laws are popular but not proven

Over the past two decades or so, a majority of states have implemented policies that link teenagers’ driver’s licenses to school attendance, academic performance or behavior.

Education Week

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

How to cut medical costs: fewer tests

Des Moines Register

Blog (John Nichols):

Obama’s ‘1 Nation’ speech: A little FDR, a little Reagan, a lot like Ike

(The Nation)

John Nichols

Editorial:

Growing jobs in a world transformed

Detroit Free Press

Blog (viewers’ response):

The State of the Union, in your words

(NPR)

From Our Listeners

Column (Sharon Begley):

Downside of antioxidants

Newsweek

Column (Tim Keown):

The Jay Cutler case: harmful tweets

ESPN

Column (Roger Simon):

Unmemorable State of the Union speeches

Creators Syndicate

Column (Jared Huffman):

Don’t give stadiums a pass on environmental laws

San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

The genius of bacteria

Tel Aviv University developed a “Social-IQ score” for bacteria that may lead to new antibiotics and bacteria-based “green” pesticides for the agricultural industry.

U.S. News & World Report

Multiple sclerosis sufferer relieves pain

Laughter is supposed to be the best medicine, but Cami Walker is discovering that giving to others also has benefits.

AOL News

Marathon fulfills pastor’s journey

Anybody who noticed a couple of old friends, John Burnett and Karl Holt, having dinner in a Houston steakhouse wouldn’t have jumped to the conclusion that they were aspiring marathoners.

Houston Chronicle

WORLD

Politicians urged to weigh in on burgeoning food crisis