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Police officials salute as the funeral procession carrying two Miami police officers passes in Miami, Fla. These two deaths capped a bloody 24 hours nationwide that saw 11 officers shot in five states. (Photo by Pat Carter / AP)

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

Obama’s speech to target spending and divided congress

President Barack Obama will deliver a State of the Union address that lays out a plan for “winning the future."

CNN

Taking stock of 2010 State of the Union

ABC News

State of the Union: It’s all about the economy

MSNBC

Dangers real, but deaths increasingly rare for police officers

The recent rash of police shootings nationwide — which left two police officers dead and at least nine injured in a 24-hour period — has brought a fresh focus on the dangers of law enforcement.

CNN

Fla. police deaths are latest in deadly span

San Francisco Chronicle

2 St. Petersburg police officers killed

St. Petersburg Times

Cocoa politics snags Cargill

The president-elect of Ivory Coast barred cocoa exports for a month. Cargill has a major presence in Ivory Coast, the source of over 30 percent of the world’s cocoa.

Star Tribune

Special section:

Ivory Coast

Guardian

Atlantic weather may be key culprit in decline of fishes

During the 1980s, full-bodied fishes along the East Coast were overfished, so they laid down severe catch limits. But catches are down again and this time weather could be the problem.

NPR

NATION

Study: Roads are safer in urban areas

Your odds of dying in a motor vehicle crash vary dramatically because of one simple thing: where you live. Urban roads are safer than rural roads, according to a new study.

USA TODAY

Smiling Loughner pleads not guilty to Tucson shootings

Accused Tucson shooter Jared Loughner faced a federal judge in U.S. District Court, again displaying his enigmatic behavior as a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf.

Arizona Republic

Loughner pleads not guilty, smiles

CNN

Postal Service to close 2,000 sites in next 2 years

The U.S. Postal Service plans to save up to $500 million in the next two years as it works to close or consolidate about 2,000 mostly small, rural and rarely visited retail locations.

Washington Post

POLITICS

New House foreign affairs chairwoman to examine Afghan reconstruction money

Congress’ new House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is planning to bring greater oversight to aid and reconstruct a better future for Afghanistan.

ABC News

Ill. appellate court throws Emanuel off ballot in Chicago mayoral race

An Illinois appellate court threw former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he hasn’t lived in the city the year before the election is held.

Star Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Reducing parking spaces helps cities cut auto emissions

A new study shows economic and policy changes that limit parking have significantly reduced miles driven in 10 European cities.

Scientific American

Unaffordable land stunts new generation of small farmers in Calif.

A new and growing generation of farmers aspires to deliver locally grown organic food to its communities, but can’t usually afford the land to do so.

San Jose Mercury News

Guangzhou, China, wins sustainable transport prize

The award-winning transport system in Guangzhou, in south China’s Guangdong province, includes not only Bus Rapid Transit but wide, tree-lined bicycle lanes and a tie-in to the large city’s rail network.

National Geographic

HEALTH

Scribes find their place in ER rooms

As hospitals switch to electronic medical records, doctors worry about spending more time in front of computers rather than patients. To solve the problem, physicians are turning to scribes.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Is doctor empathy the best prescription?

The ability to empathize with a patient not only makes doctors more likable but improves the quality of care they provide, according to a report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslim and Jewish students forge friendship network

At universities around the U.K., Muslim and Jewish students are finding common ground with the help of the Coexistence Trust charity.

Guardian

Pope to Catholics: It’s not just about hits

Pope Benedict XVI told Catholic bloggers and Facebook and YouTube users to be respectful of others when spreading the Gospel online.

Houston Chronicle

EDUCATION

Restoring the faculty voice

Faculty members from the unions of public colleges from 21 states met in Los Angeles and committed to launching a campaign with a lofty goal: assuring the future of higher education.

Inside Higher Ed

Big Brother at schools? Wyo. Legislature considers filming teachers

Wyoming lawmakers propose installing video cameras to help evaluate teachers’ performance. But educators are concerned about privacy issues, among other things.

Christian Science Monitor

Columns And Op-Ed

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Audio (Gary Mead):

Cocoa: Ivory Coast’s ‘big political gamble’

BBC

Editorial:

Putting reform 1st

Boston Herald

Editorial:

Make precinct offices safer

Detroit Free Press

Column (Michael Kinsley):

Flimflammery over ‘Obamacare’ health reform

Politico

Blog (Tim Sloan):

Filibuster reform fails

(Newsweek)

The Gaggle

Blog (Jason Plaks):

Underestimating our morality

In the Eye of the Beholder

(Psychology Today)

Column (Jill Lawrence):

The true state of the union: unsettled and in need of tough love

Politics Daily

Column (John Boehner):

Reagan shaped our times

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Parents and students learn side by side

A program that The Toyota Family Literacy Program started 20 years ago has helped make literacy learning a family affair.

Education Week

Industrial heartland showing signs of life

The economy in the nation’s industrial heartland is growing once again, with factories calling back some workers who lost their jobs in droves at the height of the recession.

MSNBC

Nobel Peace Prize winner finds spiritual values in planting trees

Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, who founded the Green Belt Movement, says spiritual values are the key to healing ourselves and our environment.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Moscow airport bomb: Ukrainian writer Yablonskaya dead