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Karen Zmoos holds up a Romney bobble-head doll during a campaign stop for Republican presidential hopeful former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Orlando-Sanford International airport in Sanford, Fla. (Photo by LM Otero / AP)

McCain, Romney set for Florida primary showdown

Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney have been hammering each other on the economy and national security heading into the Florida presidential primary that could solidify the party's front-runner.

ABC News

GOP race heats up Florida

CBS News

Honoring Nazi victims as witnesses fade

Most countries celebrate the best in their past. Germany unrelentingly promotes its worst. The building of monuments to the Nazi disgrace continues unabated.

International Herald Tribune

NATION

Man who admitted dismembering girlfriend wins appeal

A man who admitted to dismembering his girlfriend and cooking her head in a pot had his murder conviction overturned by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

MSNBC

TSA tester slips mock bomb past security

Jason – that's the name CNN was asked to call him – slides a simulated explosive into an elastic back support. The mock bomb is as slim as a wallet; its fuse, the size of a cigarette.

CNN

Western US socked with rain, snow

Western U.S. states were either snow-covered or saturated with rain, raising fears ranging from avalanches to mudslides.

United Press International

POLITICS

Senate Democrats adding to stimulus

Senate Democrats will move to add package rebates for senior citizens living off Social Security and an extension of unemployment benefits, setting up a clash with the White House and House leaders.

NPR

Romney focuses on old John McCain, John Kerry connection

Republican Mitt Romney took aim at John McCain over reports he once considered signing on to John Kerry's presidential ticket.

CNN

BUSINESS

Study shows eBay buyers save billions

Globeandmail.com

Sears ousts chief as holiday sales slump

Sears Holdings Corp. ousted Chief Executive Officer Aylwin Lewis after a drop in holiday sales prompted it to forecast unexpectedly low fourth-quarter profit and reorganize.

Bloomberg

Nymex, CME talk possible merger

Nymex Holdings Inc. and CME Group Inc. confirmed that the two companies are holding preliminary talks about a potential merger that could eventually be worth as much as $11.07 billion.

MarketWatch

SPORTS

LeBron gets the best of Bryant

All NBA stars want to win, but with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, it almost seems personal. It was in this one, as they each tried to one-up each other as the game came down to the wire.

ESPN

Agent working hard to clear Clemens

Roger Clemens' agent released a 49-page statistical report to rebut allegations that Clemens' career had a resurgence after he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.

Sports Network

HEALTH

Mercury in dental work not a problem

Dental amalgam tooth fillings do not adversely affect children's brain development and neurological status, researchers report in The Journal of the American Dental Association.

Science Daily

Caffeine could spell trouble for diabetics

New research suggests the caffeine in those daily cups of java might spell blood sugar trouble for diabetics.

U.S. News & World Report

Caffeine, blood sugar spike linked

Globeandmail.com

RELIGION

Computer to interpret religious texts

An "Electronic Mufti" is currently under development that will use artificial intelligence techniques to issue opinions on contemporary Muslim affairs.

LiveScience

All faiths commemorate Holocaust

The Archbishop of Canterbury joined the Chief Rabbi to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a ceremony in Liverpool, Britain. More than 1,600 people, including Holocaust survivors, attended the service.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Bush and Congress bring back the FISA follies

International Herald Tribune

Editorial:

What difference would it make if Obama really were a Muslim?

Baltimore Sun

Editorial:

At long last, a meeting of the minds on evolution?

Houston Chronicle

Editorial:

Religious right splintered, but hard times could put it back together

Baltimore Sun

Column (Toni Morrison):

Letter to Obama from Toni Morrison

TheRoot.com

Column (Dan Thomasson):

Few can afford to follow Ivy League

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Editorial:

Giving Iran an offer it can't refuse

International Herald Tribune

Column:

Fool me thrice

Slate

Editorial:

Don't put public figures on the couch

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

New treatment can clear brain clots

It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm.

Examiner

Man survives fall into icy pond

A 27-year-old man who fell through the ice while walking home in the dark survived the frigid plunge thanks to a neighbor who skidded across the pond in a canoe.

Associated Press

Man rescued from pond

MSNBC

WORLD

Poor donors duped by organ-transplant racket in India

About 500 Indians had kidneys removed by a team of doctors running an illegal transplant scheme, supplying kidneys to rich Indians and foreigners, police officials say.

International Herald Tribune

Organ transplant law to be made simpler

Times of India

China's snowstorm disrupts travel season and markets

Some of the worst winter weather to hit southern China in decades took 25 more lives when a bus plunged off an icy road, adding to the chaos the snow storms have caused.

TIME

China's snow strands millions

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Wal-Mart installs solar power system

Wal-Mart and SunPower Corp. said that they have completed a 390-kilowatt solar power system installation at the retailer's Sam's Club warehouse store in Chino, Calif.

Environmental News Network

Airline association takes Dutch gov. to court over enviro tax

The Board of Airline Representatives in the Netherlands is taking the Dutch government to court to challenge the environmental tax set to take effect July 1.

Forbes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sony cuts deals with 10 music labels

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its PlayNow service, which lets users download music via their mobile phones.

Globeandmail.com

Music industry tries carrot after years of stick

Guardian

Lab rats face job losses

The lab rat of the future may have no whiskers and no tail – and might not even be a rat at all.

LiveScience

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Tecktonik: It's techno with a Parisian twist – a lot of really crazy twists

In clubs, street corners and online, young Europeans are turning a dance into a subculture with its own mix of fashion, symbolism and moves.

Christian Science Monitor

'Spartans' gets last laugh over 'Rambo'

It was a good weekend for 20th Century Fox. The studio's "Meet the Spartans" opened at No. 1 with an estimated gross of $18.7 million, beating back competition from newcomer "Rambo."

USA Today

Labels deny deals on file sharing

Three major record labels have denied signing deals allowing their music to feature on a new file-sharing service offering unlimited free downloads.

BBC

EDUCATION

Students on the brink of flight

Students in their last year of high school are feeling both elated and scared about their proximity to "the end." It’s exciting to graduate to the next level, but it’s also a journey into the unknown.

Examiner

Good grades pay off – literally

Teachers have long said that success is its own reward. But these days, some students are finding that good grades can bring them cash and luxury gifts.

USA Today

Colleges shine light on carbon output

To quantify how much carbon dioxide Washington's Evergreen State College emits each year, imagine 5,000 people each releasing 1.1 million balloons filled with greenhouse gases.

Olympian

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