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South Carolina, Nevada could spring new front-runners

Voters head to the polls and caucuses in South Carolina and Nevada, contests that could propel two candidates to front-runner status in this year's wide-open presidential races.

CNN

Decision time in S. Carolina

International Herald Tribune

Why abortions are down in America

The conclusion of a sweeping new nationwide study released this week that included interviews with every known abortion provider in the country is unambiguous. Abortions are decreasing.

ABC News

Who gets abortions? The answer might surprise you

Houston Chronicle

Washington in bipartisan mood on economy

With the economy struggling, the bipartisan mood in Washington to produce an effective economic stimulus package for the U.S. economy was bordering on a love-in.

Financial Times

Deep problems plague US economy, stimulus plans notwithstanding

McClatchy Newspapers

Iraqi Shia pilgrims mark holy day

Tensions are high after dozens died in clashes in two southern Iraqi cities. Two million pilgrims marched in Karbala to mark Ashura, a Shia holy day.

BBC

Iraqi refugees suffer long-term effects of torture

NPR

Hackers cut cities' power

Tom Donahue, a CIA official, revealed at the SANS security trade conference in New Orleans that hackers have penetrated power systems in several regions outside the U.S.

Forbes

NATION

Army will screen all returning soldiers for traumatic brain injury

The Army acknowledged that as many as one of every five soldiers or Marines exposed to combat in Iraq or Afghanistan suffers from a hard-to-detect form of traumatic brain injury.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rice loses top aide at State Department

R. Nicholas Burns, the State Department's No. 3 official, who oversees daily policy on high-priority issues from Iran to India and the Balkans, announced that he's retiring for personal reasons.

McClatchy Newspapers

Va. panel rejects closing loophole in state gun law

Pleas by relatives and friends of Virginia Tech. shooting victims failed to persuade a legislative committee to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at Virginia gun shows.

CBS News

POLITICS

McCain at 50 percent, leads Dem rivals

Republican John McCain is the most popular presidential candidate, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. Half of respondents would choose McCain over two prospective Democratic rivals.

Angus Reid

McCain unplugged

Yahoo! News

Judicial nominee withdraws amid Democratic criticism

Duncan Getchell, President Bush’s choice for a spot on a key appellate court, has withdrawn his nomination after his confirmation by the full Senate seemed to be in peril.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Credit crisis looms over Davos summit

The world's most powerful executives, financiers and politicians will be searching for answers to the global credit meltdown when they gather for their annual retreat next week in Davos in the Swiss Alps.

MarketWatch

US stocks post steepest drop since July 2002; Citigroup falls

U.S. stocks posted the steepest weekly drop since July 2002 after lower-than-estimated home construction, retail sales and manufacturing reinforced speculation of a recession.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Golfweek fires editor for 'noose' imagery

After a Golf Channel anchor was suspended for her use of "lynch" in commentary on Tiger Woods, an editor was fired for illustrating the controversy with a noose on the cover of Golfweek magazine.

ESPN

Kuznetsova, Chakvetadze shocked at Aussie Open; Venus wins

In the Australian Open the women's draw was turned upside down as 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland upset No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-4.

ESPN

Violence erupts at Australian Open

Yahoo! News

Herschel Walker to reveal multiple personalities in book

Georgia football legend Herschel Walker is expected to reveal in an upcoming book that he has multiple personalities -- a revelation that surprises the man who coached the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner.

Sporting News

HEALTH

Study: Protein keeps hunger at bay

Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S. researchers said in a study that offers insight into how diets actually work.

Yahoo! News

Talk therapy may curb panic disorder

A 12-week course of talk therapy may help curb the often debilitating symptoms of panic disorder -- including intense fear, chest pain, heart palpitations and shortness of breath.

CBS News

Brain surgery lets woman listen to music

Now that surgeons have operated on Stacey Gayle's brain, her favorite musician no longer makes her ill. Gayle recently underwent brain surgery to cure a rare condition known as musicogenic epilepsy.

TIME

RELIGION

The speech Pope Benedict did not deliver at Rome University

Catholic World News

Spiritual walking

A 10-month journey, The Spiritual Walk Across America aims to help participants achieve individual aspirations and provide support in working toward a common goal of healthier minds, bodies and spirits.

Beliefnet

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column:

One part old-time religion, one part chutzpah

Salon.com

Editorial:

Bobby Fischer's American legacy

Slate

Editorial:

Don't cry for me, America

International Herald Tribune

Column:

Atomic power regains its glow

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Back to the drawing board on graffiti

Denver Post

Editorial:

Why protect fraudulent companies from lawsuits?

Houston Chronicle

Column:

Pursue solar power without delay

Salt Lake Tribune

Column:

We're drowning in an ocean of garbage

Denver Post

Column:

College affordability

USA Today

Editorial:

Mike Huckabee's selective federalism

Salon.com

Column:

Contraception: render suit moot

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Editorial:

Ending homelessness

Baltimore Sun

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GOOD NEWS

Mich. couple leave surprise $1.6M to friends, neighbors

Farmer Willis Hatch and his schoolteacher wife of 57 years, Arlene, both of whom died in a car crash, left $1.6 million to some very surprised friends and neighbors.

Houston Chronicle

Twins earn matching perfect ACT scores

Brian and Ross DeVol are a perfect match, genetically and academically: The identical twins earned perfect ACT scores.

Newsday

WORLD

Co-pilot is the real hero, says BA crash pilot

The captain of the Boeing jet that made a dramatic crash landing at Heathrow airport admitted today that it was his co-pilot, John Coward, who was the hero of the day.

Times Online

Pakistani forces capture 40 militants

Pakistani forces captured 40 militants in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border, a military spokesman said, a day after up to 90 militants were killed in two battles.

Reuters

Pakistan military retreats from Musharraf's influence

McClatchy Newspapers

ENVIRONMENT

Lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice

A four-man science team has begun exploring an ancient lake hidden deep beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. The lake could yield vital clues to life on Earth, climate change and future sea-level rise.

Science Daily

Baby polar gets a name

ABC News

Japananese whalers to starve anti-whale protesters of fuel

Militant anti-whaling campaigners vowed more confrontations with Japan's whaling fleet near Antarctica, while the whalers aimed to exhaust the protest ships' fuel supplies to force them out of the area.

Reuters

Seagull blood used to detect oil spills

Blood tests can tell a doctor a lot about a patient's health. Now, seagull blood might help scientists monitor the health of ecosystems ravaged by oil spills.

LiveScience

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

An eye for sexual orientation

In just a fraction of a second, people can accurately judge the sexual orientation of other individuals by glancing at their faces, according to new research.

Science

Bull-size rodent discovered in Uruguay

A one-ton "fossil rat" has been discovered in South America, scientists announced. The prehistoric, bull-size creature -- the world's largest recorded rodent -- has been identified from a well-preserved skull.

National Geographic

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Redford touts new generation at Sundance Film Festival

The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film “In Bruges.”

MSNBC

Sundance Film Festival

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Ouch! Why do they package like that?

A package that requires an outlandish effort to open can be more damage-resistant, more tamper-resistant and ultimately more attractive and pleasing.

San Jose Mercury News

MySpace bug leaks 'private' teen photos to voyeurs

A backdoor in MySpace's architecture allows anyone to see the photos of some users with private profiles -- including those under 16 -- despite assurances from MySpace that state otherwise.

Wired

EDUCATION

New answers for e-learning

E-learning is getting an upgrade. Some professors and schools are redesigning their courses to take advantage of the Web's interactive and visual possibilities.

U.S. News & World Report

School has new plan to tackle bullies

Olweus, a program to stop school bullying, was devised by a Swedish psychologist and is geared toward schoolwide programs.

Star Tribune

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