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In this file photo, GOP candidates, from left, former Penn. Sen. Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, stand during the National Anthem at a previous Republican debate at the Univ. of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. (Photo by Paul Sancya / AP)

How America became a food truck nation

At a time in America of shaky finances, consumers are weary of giant chains, but still demand novelty. Trucks are the new incubators of culinary innovation in a phenomenon that exploded from L.A.

Smithsonian Magazine

Special section:

The ‘Great Food Truck Race’: The best nationwide compete

Food Network.com

Food truck revolution

YouTube

Episcopal priests provide ‘Ashes to Go’

On Ash Wednesday, the first day of “Lent” in the Christian calendar, there is a growing national movement to meet people halfway in their busy lives by taking a church ritual to the streets — or even Starbucks.

Virginian-Pilot

Ash Wednesday around the world

Denver Post

Lots at stake in the GOP debate

This is the last time candidates will share a stage before primaries in Arizona and Michigan, before Washington state holds a contest on March 3 and before 10 more states hold face-offs on March 6.

CNN

Review:

Arizona suddenly in play, no longer a given for Romney

Politico

Argentina crash kills 49

At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people were injured when a train plowed into a platform at a crowded station in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

CNN

Argentine train crashes into station

Msnbc.com

Obama offers to cut corporate tax rate down to 28 percent

The White House wants to scrub dozens of loopholes and subsidies to reduce the top rate down from 35 percent, while giving preferences to manufacturers to set a maximum rate of 25 percent.

New York Times

Boys dying to be thin: the new face of anorexia in the US

Far from the world of beauty magazines, pin-thin celebrities and runway models, anorexia is striking an unlikely group: boys and young men.

MSNBC

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Switzerland‘s Michael Hoefer trains for the men’s skeleton world championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. (Photo by Mike Groll / AP)	A young ‘Gille of Binche’ throws an orange into the public during the carnival parade in Binche, Belgium. (Photo by Yves Logghe / AP)	A giraffe sticks out his tongue at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit / AP)

NATION

‘Occupy’ to hold national conference in Philly over Fourth of July

Occupy plans to elect 876 “delegates” from around the country and hold a national “general assembly” in Philadelphia as part of ongoing protests over corporate excess and inequality.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Texas becomes battlefield in Keystone XL pipeline fight

Although President Barack Obama rejected the application by TransCanada, the company is resubmitting its proposal, which holds $2 billion of potential for Texas, more than for any other state.

McClatchy Newspapers

This winter expected to be among top ten warmest for several US cities

The warm temperatures seen in December and January have continued right into February. Where exactly will this winter rank among the warmest on record when all is said and done?

The Weather Channel

POLITICS

Four GOP governors get new grants to implement Obama’s healthcare law

The Health and Human Services Department awarded nearly $230 million to 10 states to help them establish insurance exchanges — new marketplaces to compare and buy healthcare policies.

The Hill

Why running for president is a beneficial career move

A lot of sane people wonder who in their right mind would run for president. But there can be one major upside besides the thrill of hearing yourself talk: a big career boost, even if you don’t win.

U.S. News & World Report

BUSINESS

Housing market perks up, but prices are still falling

Sales of existing homes — which account for most of the housing market — rose 4.3 percent in January to 4.5 million units per year. That level is still much lower than the 6 million that’s considered “healthy.”

MSNBC

Are speculators behind rising gas prices in the US?

U.S. demand for oil and refined products is down sharply from last year, such that the U.S. is actually unable to consume all that it makes. So what is behind the latest surge in gas prices?

McClatchy Newspapers

As gas prices rise, White House goes on offensive, defensive

PBS NewsHour

EDUCATION

Colleges deferring more students

With growing numbers of seniors applying for “early action” from colleges — an abbreviated application process in the fall that promises a decision by January — more applicants are being deferred.

USA TODAY

Gov. Christie’s proposal would add more than $300M to NJ education budget

Gov. Chris Christie threw money behind his promise to support education in New Jersey, proposing an increase of $108 million for higher education and $213 million more for K-12 school districts.

Star-Ledger

HEALTH

Raw milk illness rates in US prompt warnings from CDC

The rate of disease outbreaks caused by raw milk was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CBC News

The myth of the eight-hour sleep

We often worry about people who lie awake in the middle of the night — but it could be good for you. Scientists are considering the advantages of sleeping in four-hour chunks.

BBC

Cancer-drug shortages targeted by stopgap US approvals

Cancer-drug shortages that have plagued U.S. hospitals are being targeted by Food and Drug Administration decisions, giving generic-drug makers clearance to provide stopgap replacements.

Bloomberg

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Courses for Catholics take a good look at the Good Book

The Denver Catholic Biblical School offers classes hosted by more than 20 parishes in the Denver Archdiocese. When you sign up for a Bible study here, you can expect a four-year course in the Good Book.

Denver Post

Southern Baptists will not adopt fresh name as they face decline

The nation’s largest Protestant denomination will not be changing its name. After months of speculation, a task force recommended that the Southern Baptist Convention retain its historic name.

The Tennessean

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Column (Michael Carey):

Be nice to the docent; he might be made

Anchorage Daily News

Column (Melinda Henneberger):

Why Republicans just can’t shake birth-control issue

Star Tribune

Column (James Werrell):

The tide is beginning to turn on gay marriage

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Felix Salmon):

The improbable Greece bailout plan

Reuters

Column (Robert B. Reich):

The myth about getting manufacturing jobs back

Baltimore Sun

Column (Shaun Donovan):

A new era in homeownership across the US

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (Amy Davidson):

The Quran and the NYPD

The New Yorker

Column (David Nelms):

How to close America’s financial literacy gap

Reuters

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Boston Globe

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Boston Globe

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Washington Post

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Washington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Silky-smooth ice cream brings smiles

Everyone handles stress differently. Some let it overtake them; others control it. Chef Edie Weiss churns hers into mounds of glossy ice cream. Each therapy session produces a delicious outcome.

Virginian-Pilot

Panera’s successful pay-what-you-can café inspires other shops

The menus at “Panera Cares Café” don’t list prices, only suggested donations. The unspoken question was, could the café sustain itself when its survival depended on customers doing the right thing?

Detroit Free Press

Obama, Laura Bush break ground for African American museum

President Obama and former first lady Laura Bush joined at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the start of construction for the “National Museum of African American History and Culture.”

USA TODAY

WORLD

UN nuclear inspectors declare Iran mission a disappointment