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The reunited group The Police, from left, Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers, acknowledge the audience after performing the song "Roxanne" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill / AP)

Rock trio The Police reunite at Grammys

Reuters

U.S. defense chief dismisses Putin remarks

Defense Secretary Robert Gates dismissed an attack on U.S. foreign policy by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the blunt talk of a former spy, and said it is vital to keep working with Moscow.

Reuters

Israel orders work to continue near holy site

Israel's Cabinet voted to push ahead with construction work on a ramp leading to a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, despite objections from the Muslim world.

San Jose Mercury News

U.S. military: Iran arming Iraq militias

Yahoo! News

Iran's president remains defiant on nuclear program

CBS News

Suicide bomber kills 30 near Tikrit

A suicide truck bomber slammed into a crowd of police lining up for duty near Tikrit, killing at least 30 people and wounding 50, police said.

Yahoo! News

Democrat proposals aim to limit, eventually end Iraq war

CNN

Strict abortion bill revisited in S.D.

Lawmakers who watched as a near-total ban on abortions failed in South Dakota voting booths last year have revived the legislation with changes that may make the difference in public acceptance.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Upstate New York buurrrr-ied under snowfall

This village in upstate New York's snowbelt gets a lot of snowfall during the winter, but last week's total — more than 11 feet, unofficially — might be an all-time record.

CNN

NATION

North Korea talks 'stall over energy'

Talks on North Korea's nuclear program face problems due to Pyongyang's "excessive" energy demands, a Japanese delegate said.

BBC

Portugal votes on legalizing abortion

Portuguese voters were expected to approve the liberalization of one of Europe's strictest abortion laws in a referendum that has prompted a national debate.

MSNBC

Stricken migrant ship due to dock

A stricken ship carrying hundreds of migrants, which has spent a week at sea off the coast of Mauritania, is expected to dock soon.

BBC

POLITICS

McCain denies links to 'soft money'

Sen. John McCain blasted a report in the Washington Post that said the Arizona Republican is using "soft money" to support his GOP presidential nomination.

CNN

Obama says voters curious on his faith

Forbes

SPORTS

Mickelson cruises to Pebble Beach win for 30th career title

Golfer Phil Mickelson overcame a slow start in Pebble Beach to win the National Pro-Am in impressive form.

Sports Illustrated

AFC holds on to win Pro Bowl

Even while the star-studded AFC cruised to a comfortable lead in the Pro Bowl, Carson Palmer could sense a wacky finish lurking just beyond everybody's control.

Sport Illustrated

Two Gonzaga players suspended following drug arrest

Gonzaga players Josh Heytvelt and Theo Davis have been suspended from the team indefinitely after their arrest for suspicion of drug possession.

ESPN

HEALTH

Insurers often cap coverage for spinal cord treatments

New technologies to treat spinal cord injuries are giving patients new independence and improved mobility — but the innovations come at a big price.

USA Today

Viagra sold over counter on Valentine's Day in Britain

Men will be able to buy impotence treatment Viagra over the counter in Britain for the first time from Valentine's Day, chemist chain Alliance Boots said.

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Trees and crops reclaim desert in Niger

In a dust-choked region of Niger, long seen as a barren wasteland, millions of trees are flourishing, thanks in part to poor farmers whose simple methods cost little or nothing at all.

International Herald Tribune

Religious tension in workplace on rise

A Muslim immigrant working on contract for Microsoft filed a complaint against the company last month, saying he was interrogated about his Muslim-inspired, anti-war Web site, then abruptly fired

Seattle Times

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (John Nichols):

Obama's in, predictably

Nation

Column (Noam Chomsky):

The U.S. says it is fighting for democracy

London Independent

Column (David Ignatius):

How not to lose your soul in American journalism

Daily Star

Column:

Privacy or protection?

San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial:

Obama just might be the right candidate at the right time

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

For battling Palestinians, a very partial peace

International Herald Tribune

Editorial:

Rising to greatness

Chicago Tribune

Column:

The Allende school for subverting democracy

Baltimore Sun

Column:

A troubling look inside radical Islam

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column:

Losing focus on Asia-Pacific region

Real Clear Politics

Editorial:

Iraqis on the run: What the world can do

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

California grandmother's painting sells for $600K

A woman who auctioned a painting that belonged to her grandmother was stunned when the picture fetched $600,000.

CBS5

Love finds its mark in Fidelity

Among thousands of Valentine's Day mailings that have gravitated to this place over the years, a widow's loving plea instantly grabbed Peggy Ruyle's heartstrings.

Daily Breeze

NATION

Abstinence-only sex ed finds few scientific fans

There is no good scientific evidence that teaching abstinence to teenagers will by itself prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, say the authors of a recent study.

San Francisco Chronicle

ABA may adopt conduct rules for judges

A model code of conduct for state and local judges spells out, for the first time, that they are to avoid "sexual advances, requests for sexual favors" and other such unwelcome behavior.

AOL News

An end to the snow is finally in sight

The snow got even deeper during the weekend, but the end was in sight after a weeklong series of squalls that have buried towns near Lake Ontario.

Buffalo News

BUSINESS

Sales gain points to 'moderate' growth: U.S. economy preview

Americans returned to retailers last month according to a survey of economists before a government report this week.

Bloomberg

Oil companies discuss energy challenges

When some of the industry's top executives gather in Houston next week, finding new ways to produce oil and gas - as well as alternatives to fossil fuels - will dominate the discussion.

Examiner

ENVIRONMENT

'Idol' winner has sights set on Grammy gold

The Grammy Awards ceremony no doubt will have Carrie Underwood on the edge of her seat. The winner of Season 4 of "American Idol" is up for two prizes.

Showbuzz

Dark story shines light on new director

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is a novice at the Oscar game, but he is being recognized for his very first film, "The Lives of Others,'' a stark look at East Berlin under Communist rule.

San Francisco Chronicle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Intel tests chip with 80-core processor

Following their march from standard processors to dual-core and quad-core designs in 2006, Intel researchers have built an 80-core chip that performs more than a teraflop of operations.

PC World

For teens, a cellphone can be an abusive leash

For teens, cellphones are an essential tool. But for a substantial number of teens who are dating, communications on cellphones and computers are taking a turn toward obsession and abuse.

Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Israeli university condemns blood libel research

Bar-Ilan University will question a Jewish history faculty member over claims that blood libels against Jews may have a factual basis.

Jerusalem Post

Students get unusal lesson to chew on

It was a novel class exercise: Ask a room full of high school students to take turns chewing the same piece of gum, to demonstrate how sexually transmitted diseases are spread.

MSNBC

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