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A workman clears snow from the parking lot at the Maine Avenue outdoor seafood market near the Potomac River in Washington. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Snow heaps more misery on stores

In the long run, the record snowfall that has assailed the Washington region will go down as a mere blip in an economic landscape dominated by the recession, experts say.

Washington Post

Buried Mid-Atlantic faces more snow

CBS News

Both parents’ ages linked to autism risk

Older mothers are more likely than younger ones to have a child with autism, and older fathers significantly contribute to the risk of the disorder when their partners are under 30.

New York Times

Bloomberg: US should pay for 9/11 trial

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he wants President Barack Obama to promise to pay all the costs of providing security should the federal government prosecute five accused terrorists in Manhattan.

BusinessWeek

Sen. Chuck Schumer discusses 9/11 trial

NY Daily News

Blog:

Trial and error

The Atlantic

Former child soldiers leave Nepal camp

The last of Nepal's child soldiers have been released from government-run detention camps and given pocket money, civilian clothes and a chance to start new lives.

Sydney Morning Herald

Leaving detainment camps

Yahoo! News

John Murtha dies at 77

Rep. John Murtha, a Vietnam veteran who became one of the most powerful members of the House serving four decades representing western Pennsylvania, has died at 77.

Politico

John Murtha through the years

USA TODAY

The World in Photos .........................................................................
A white tiger rests inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo. There are fewer than 50 wild white tigers left in China today. (Photo by Vincent Thian / AP)	Chayne Hultgren, aka The Space Cowboy, put 18 swords in his mouth at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Buscopan, Joe Lararrte / AP)	Mounds of snow from last week's snowstorm sit on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP)

NATION

Rash of retirements pushes Social Security to brink

Social Security's annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years as the recession led hundreds of thousands of workers to claim benefits.

USA TODAY

GOP cool to Obama’s offer to meet on health care reform

President Barack Obama has invited Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to meet him for a televised discussion of health care reform alternatives.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama seeks GOP summit

ABC News

Mid-Atlantic readies itself for new round of heavy snowstorms

As the mid-Atlantic region tried to dig itself out of a record-setting blizzard, a second weather system promised to dump more snow this week.

CNN

Mid-Atlantic digs out after 'historic' storm

YouTube

POLITICS

Dems sign on to GOP bill preventing funds for civilian Guantanamo trials

Two Democrats signed on to a Republican bill that would prevent any funds from being spent on prosecuting Guantánamo Bay suspects in U.S. federal court.

The Hill

Criminal probe is launched in Conn. power plant explosion

Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction launched a criminal investigation, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence as the cause.

San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

Bill would apply antitrust laws to insurance

With Congress still at an impasse over how to proceed with a major health overhaul, the House this week will vote on a small piece of the measure instead.

NPR

Toyota to announce Prius recall

Toyota will announce a global recall of its 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles, a source with knowledge of the plans said. The auto manufacturer will file recall papers with the Japanese and U.S. governments.

CNNMoney

Toyota Commitment TV commercial

YouTube

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2nd 'quantum logic clock' is now world's most precise

An enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom is now the world's most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter based on a mercury atom.

ScienceDaily

Space shuttle Endeavour lights up sky in pre-dawn launch

The space shuttle lit up the night sky over east central Florida in what was the 34th, and likely last, nighttime launch.

Palm Beach Post

5 men, 1 woman aboard Shuttle Endeavour

ABC News

Endeavour completes final night launch

BBC

HEALTH

Study: Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer

People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported.

Reuters

Mediterranean diet may keep you smarter

Eating a Mediterranean-style diet -- one rich in olive oil, whole grains, fish and fruit -- may protect aging brains from damage linked to cognitive problems, a study finds.

HealthDay

SPORTS

Super Bowl XLIV draws most viewership in TV history

CBS' final episode of "M.A.S.H.," in 1983, is no longer TV's all-time most-watched show — having been dethroned by CBS' Super Bowl coverage.

USA TODAY

Super Bowl win gives New Orleans a rebirth

San Francisco Chronicle

Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona

Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend in the Nationwide series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Sports Illustrated

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The Daily Quote

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Oscar Wilde

Irish playwright & poet

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GOOD NEWS

Disabled man attaining his dreams

Determined, dedicated and diligent are three words colleagues use to describe Scott Gibbs, who will receive the Evelyne Villines National Industries for the Severely Handicapped Award.

The Telegraph (River Bend)

New Orleans at the ready to help Haitians rebuild their city

Haiti's cataclysmic earthquake has struck home in New Orleans, which itself is still recovering from Katrina in 2005.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Iran’s nuclear move prompts new calls for world sanctions

Officials from the U.S., France and Russia called for stronger measures against Tehran after Iran said it would soon begin enriching its stockpile of uranium.

New York Times

Iran marks anniversary amid dissent