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Copies of President Barack Obama's first budget for fiscal 2010 are picked up at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)

Obama sending massive 1st budget to Congress

President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3 trillion-plus budget, a spending blueprint that will project astronomical deficits reflecting the deep recession and a severe financial crisis.

Examiner

Obama's budget in a nutshell

CBS News

Obama unveils his budget plan

MSNBC

US offers details of bank stress test

The nation's 19 biggest banks were ordered to undergo stress tests to check whether they could hold up if the economy deteriorated further.

International Herald Tribune

Britain accused of supporting US rendition

Britain has been accused of complicity in the American security forces' rendition program after a minister admitted that men detained by U.K. forces in Iraq had been transferred to a secret U.S. jail.

Daily Telegraph

Holder: Guantanamo 'well-run' but closing

Reuters

McCain: US losing war in Afghanistan

Sen. John McCain warned that the U.S. is losing the war in Afghanistan. He believes an additional allied military and civilian surge is necessary to prevent it from becoming an al-Qaida safe haven.

CNN

Two-thirds of Americans support Afghanistan troop surge

ABC News

Four charged in US suicide probe

Four people have been charged in a wide-ranging investigation in the US into an alleged assisted suicide ring. The group's vice-president said volunteers did not actively participate in ending lives.

BBC

NATION

Feds bust 750 in Mexico cartel

Federal agents have rounded up more than 750 suspects in a wide-ranging crackdown on Mexican drug cartels operating inside the United States.

CBS News

Mexico's drug wars

TIME

US issues Mexico travel warning

MSNBC

CIA now giving Obama daily briefing on world economic situation

The daily "economic intelligence brief," which goes to the president and his top advisers, illustrates the CIA's scope in trying to anticipate threats that go beyond terrorism.

San Jose Mercury News

POLITICS

Senator Feinstein under fire

House Republicans have asked the Obama administration to conduct an investigation of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's remarks about a secret U.S. military facility inside Pakistan.

Newsweek

Senate will advance torture commission

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to move forward with a commission to investigate torture during the Bush administration.

Salon.com

Jindal's volcano remark has some fuming

La. Gov. Bobby Jindal, a rising Republican star, questioned why "volcano monitoring" was included in the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus bill the president signed.

CNN

BUSINESS

GM posts $9.6B net loss

General Motors posted a $9.6 billion net loss in the fourth quarter, a period in which its sales plunged and it needed a federal bailout to avoid filing for bankruptcy.

CNNMoney

US initial jobless claims rose to 667,000

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits have jumped and total benefit rolls are soaring to a record high, a sign companies may keep shedding jobs as the recession worsens.

Bloomberg

Saving jobs with pay cuts

CBS News

EDUCATION

GED classes in high demand

The president of a nonprofit literacy organization says agencies helping people study for GEDs and other adult education classes are being deluged while many are facing cuts in state funding and donations.

USA Today

Deskercise: jazzed and focused at school

Students in Charleston, S.C., don't just write their multiplication tables. They jump them. Some studies suggest that incorporating physical activity into lessons improves student focus and attention.

NPR

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cell phone stories writing new chapter in print publishing

Since it emerged in Japan nearly a decade ago, the cell phone novel, or keitai shosetsu, has moved from a little-known subgenre to a literary phenomenon.

CNN

Earth critters hitch ride to Martian moon

An assortment of critters and microbes are scheduled to make a round-trip journey to Phobos as passengers aboard a Russian spacecraft.

MSNBC

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Washington archbishop takes to YouTube to reach lapsed Catholics

To mark the beginning of Lent, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is launching a $75,000 marketing blitz using YouTube, a blog and advertising to reach lapsed Catholics.

Nola.com

Bus campaign launches bumper stickers

The atheist advert campaign is spreading from buses to cars with the release of a "There's probably no God" bumper sticker.

Daily Telegraph

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GOOD NEWS

'Slumdog' child stars to get real homes

Two of the child stars of 'Slumdog Millionaire' who live in an impoverished shantytown in Mumbai are to be given proper homes for "bringing glory to India."

Times Online

Charitable gifts to colleges hit $31B

The nation's colleges and universities set another fundraising record last year, but few expect a repeat in 2009.

USA Today

WORLD

Mutiny in Bangladesh ends

A mutiny by border security forces ended as tanks surrounded their headquarters and the prime minister promised amnesty for those who surrendered and tough actions against holdouts.

International Herald Tribune

Q&A: the Bangladesh border guard mutiny

Guardian

EU trio propose tougher list of additional Iran sanctions

France, Germany and Britain are proposing a tough list of additional sanctions to be imposed against Iran over its disputed nuclear program.

Reuters

Iran tests nuclear plant

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Rich nations eye 15 percent reduction of greenhouse gases by 2020

Rich nations have converged on targets of around 15 percent for cutting greenhouse gases by 2020, but recession across much of the world could impede efforts for a new U.N. climate pact.

Reuters

Green your technotrash

According to GreenDisk, a company that specializes in recycling "technotrash," more than 90 percent of electronic gadgets are not recycled—even though many are recyclable.

ABC News

HEALTH

Study zeroes in on calories, not diet, for weight loss

For people who are trying to lose weight, it does not matter if they are counting carbohydrates, protein or fat. All that matters is that they are counting.

International Herald Tribune

Clean living way to beat cancer

Over 40 percent of breast and bowel cancer cases in rich countries are preventable through diet, physical activity and weight control alone, experts say.

BBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Cohen on the road, for reasons practical and spiritual

Leonard Cohen said he stopped touring in 1993 partly because he was drinking "too much red wine" between shows. But even with his money problems, he had to be persuaded to go out on the road again.

International Herald Tribune

Obamas praise Wonder at White House

President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle honored Stevie Wonder with an award and a White House concert, crediting the Motown legend's music for helping to bring them together.

Reuters

SPORTS

Who makes the Mount Rushmores of MLB's American League teams?

Page two breaks down the four most important people in each MLB American League team's history, including players, managers, owners, announcers and even a few mascots.

ESPN

FFA chasing both World and Asian Cup

While Australia bids to host the 2018 World Cup, FFA chief executive Ben Buckley has confirmed there are still no rival bidders for the major consolation prize — the 2015 Asian Cup.

Sydney Morning Herald

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