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Flags of Greece, right, and European Union flutter from the roof of the Finance Ministry, with the ancient Parthenon temple in the background in Athens. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a bailout. (Photo by Dimitri Messinis / AP)

Of mighty monsters, magic and miracles

A new book explores meanings of “real” monsters — lambs with five legs, horned humans, conjoined twins — unfolding a history of philosophy, aesthetics and science as uses for our curiosity.

The Times Literary Supplement

What to watch for at CPAC 2012

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off with thousands of conservative activists, pundits and candidates descending on Washington.

Washington Post

Mitt Romney ventures into lion’s den at CPAC

The Hill

Occupy DC protesters to ‘Occupy CPAC’

CBS News

Greeks reach deal in time for EU meeting

Greek leaders clinched a long-stalled deal on austerity measures needed to secure a bailout and avoid a messy default, hours before the country’s financial backers were to meet in Brussels.

Reuters

Euro rises to 2-month highs

BusinessWeek

Blog:

Greek bailout deal ‘reached’

(Guardian)

Eurozone crisis live

Foreclosure-abuse settlement reached

Federal officials say the five largest mortgage lenders have reached a $25 billion settlement with 49 states over foreclosure abuses.

CBS News

Freddie Mac draws scrutiny

NPR

10 states given waiver on No Child Left Behind learning laws

President Barack Obama will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the “No Child Left Behind” law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve.

Msnbc.com

NATION

New nuclear reactors OK’d for Georgia

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to approve licenses to build two new nuclear reactors, the first approvals in more than 30 years.

CNNMoney

Pentagon opens more jobs to women

Officials will announce that more than 14,000 jobs across the services will now be open to women — from communications to intelligence to mechanics.

Msnbc.com

Special section:

Timeline: women on the front lines

NPR

How to get the Government to cover your cell phone bill(s)

Last year, a federal program overseen by the FCC and intended to help low-income Americans, paid out $1.6 billion to cover free cell phones and the monthly bills of 12.5 million wireless accounts.

TIME

POLITICS

High-profile Catholic Dems bail on Obama on contraceptives

A handful of high-profile Catholic Democrats are bailing on the president and joining the GOP chorus of critics. They argue the rule needs to be significantly softened if not scrapped altogether.

Politico

Wash. moves step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage

On a 55-43 vote, the Wash. House passed a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. The state Senate has approved the measure and Gov. Chris Gregoire is expected to sign it into law next week.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Special section:

Same-sex marriage

San Jose Mercury News

BUSINESS

Visa profit up as use of cards increases

Visa, the world’s biggest payments network, said fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 16 percent as consumers increased use of credit and debit cards.

San Francisco Chronicle

Groupon’s losses grow quarter to quarter

In its first earnings report as a public company, Groupon announced a less than hot deal for investors: a $42.3 million surprise loss, resulting in a 9 percent share price drop after the closing bell.

CBS News

EDUCATION

Detroit schools’ No. 1 mission: getting kids to class

Ask Detroit teachers about their biggest challenge, and many will say, “You can‘t teach kids who don’t come to class.” Last year, the average Detroit public high school student missed 28 days of school.

NPR

Detroit to close 16 public schools and offer 4 for charters

Detroit News

For college bound, a look at recent financial aid changes

There’s a vast patchwork of grants, scholarships and loans available and navigating the universe of financial aid can be confusing. Recent changes in financial aid add to that confusion.

ABC News

HEALTH

African study shows Zinc saves lives

Pneumonia is the most common cause of death among children under five years, but a new study finds that there may be a cheap and easy way to increase kids’ survival: zinc.

TIME

Study: Tai chi helps ease symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

The ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi improved balance and lowered the risk of falls in a study of people with Parkinson’s disease.

ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Digerati get connected to their spiritual side through conferences

Conferences devoted to spiritual topics such as mindfulness, compassion and the teachings of Buddhism are becoming increasingly popular among the digerati.

Wall Street Journal

Muslim terrorism a ‘minuscule threat’

The threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism is “tiny” and often exaggerated by government officials, a leading anti-terrorism expert said.

Religion News Service

In slump, even churches suffer

The U.S. has about 350,000 churches controlling $400 billion in assets, an attractive market to some financial institutions. However, a limping economy has hit the pulpit.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Dan Morain):

Thanks to ‘Citizens United,’ big donors throw political weight around

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Judith Stein):

Where recessions don’t matter

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Khaled A Beydoun):

Building African-Arab connections

Al Jazeera

Column (Zoe Holman):

Perils are real if Syria disintegrates

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Renew the transportation bill, then start the hard work to improve it

Detroit Free Press

Column (David Weigel):

Tampa or bust: why the GOP race will go on and on until Florida

Slate

Editorial:

Egyptian military has gone too far

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Tim Stanley):

Rick Santorum’s victories: Mitt Romney has only himself to blame

The Telegraph

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GOOD NEWS

Wisconsin boy saves grandma’s house from foreclosure

The cost of renovations to a century-old home that has been in the family for three generations brought a Wisconsin woman perilously close to eviction, until her 12-year-old grandson stepped in.

ABC News

Gene therapy ‘gave me sight back’

Three U.S. citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.

BBC

New portable medical device fights disease in the developing world

In less time than it takes to get a pizza delivered, a new mobile device could diagnose diseases like HIV and tuberculosis. The gadget is part of the mobile technology trend in medicine.

Slate

WORLD

Haiti Prime Minister: Donor aid methods need revision, coordination