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Flags are passed out to the crowd before His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Alex Brandon / AP) Obama, Dalai Lama meeting 'irritates China' Despite strong objections from the Chinese government, President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, at the White House. CNN Tibetans herald meeting with fireworks Guardian IMF to sell gold to open market The International Monetary Fund said it will soon begin phased sales of 191.3 tons of gold to the open market, a move that has called into question demand for bullion from official sector buyers. Reuters   Smaller nuclear reactors generate big hopes for energy A new type of nuclear reactor — smaller than a rail car and one tenth the cost of a big plant — is emerging as a contender to reshape the nation's resurgent nuclear power industry. Wall Street Journal Special section: Nuclear power New York Times Wholesale prices rise twice as much as previously expected Wholesale prices shot up at double the expected pace, propelled higher by big increases in energy costs. The surprisingly large jump was viewed as a temporary blip and not the start of inflation problems. NPR Special section: Global economy BBC Roving retirees trade work for home in great outdoors An itinerant, footloose army of willing retirees is marching through the American outback, looking to stretch retirement dollars by volunteering to work in parks usually in exchange for camping space. New York Times   NATION US state pension funds have $1 trillion shortfall: Pew Center on the States U.S. states face a total shortfall of at least $1 trillion in their funds for employees' pensions and retirement benefits and their financial problems are quickly mounting, according to a report. Reuters Obama starts push to cast stimulus bill as a success President Barack Obama defended his economic recovery package arguing that the package, the major legislative achievement of his presidency, has created or saved as many as two million new jobs. New York Times After 1 year, a stimulus report card Time Obama touts stimulus progress CBS News POLITICS GOP hopes for Senate control face daunting hurdles The Republican task of a Senate takeover would be daunting, requiring a continuing barrage of bad luck for Democrats and nothing short of a flawless performance by the Republican Party. New York Times Marco Rubio: belle of the CPAC ball Conservatives from across the nation will get their first in-the-flesh look at Marco Rubio as he delivers the keynote address before the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Politico LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Murder arrest for BBC man who said he killed his lover British police said they have arrested a BBC television presenter on suspicion of murder after he told viewers he carried out a so-called mercy killing on a former lover. CNN JK Rowling accused of plagiarism from children's wizard book J.K. Rowling is facing a multi-million pound lawsuit after being accused of stealing ideas for her Harry Potter books from the British author of another children's book. Times Online ENVIRONMENT On the brink of extinction — 25 of our closest relatives The world's leading zoologists will reveal the 25 most-endangered primates — the biological order which contains monkeys, tarsiers, lemurs, gibbons and the great apes, including, of course, humans. The Independent Half of world's primate species in danger of extinction CNN Falkland Islands: oil boom or no oil boom? Anticipation of a big oil find off the coast of the Falkland Islands, an archipelago near Argentina, is once again reaching fever pitch. BBC RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Pope's apology rings hollow to US child abuse victims The scandal in Ireland is all too familiar: thousands of children abused and neglected as some Irish bishops protected the allegedly predatory priests. KQED Unification Church woos a 2nd generation The Rev. Sun Myung Moon carried out one of the signature events of his church: he blessed about 7,000 couples in Seoul, South Korea — most of whom never saw each other before they were matched. NPR EDUCATION Obama and students talk to astronauts Surrounded by a dozen middle school students from Florida, Michigan and Nebraska, President Barack Obama spoke to 11 NASA astronauts by phone from the Roosevelt Room in the White House. USA TODAY Plan would let students graduate early The proposal is aimed at eliminating the need for remediation once students get to college and stopping the flow of both high school and college dropouts. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Please rob me: the dangers of oversharing information online You might not be aware of how much information you're revealing. That's the message from the founders of Please Rob Me, a Website illustrating the ease of theft based on Web based information. TIME A laboratory on Mars Weighing a ton and costing more than $2 billion, in 2013 it will be lowered on to the surface of Mars with a landing system never tried before. BBC Astronauts bask in spectacular views from new space windows Space.com Cyberattack compromises 75,000 systems Security researchers have unearthed a massive botnet affecting at least 75,000 computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies worldwide. Computerworld   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Sarah Palin vs. the press Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial: Calls for a tougher British response The Independent Blog: Should the Senate go nuclear? Huffington Post Column: Aid doesn’t just save lives: It’s good for us Times Online Column: Missed opportunity on energy Baltimore Sun Editorial: Feds' plan no match for carp Detroit Free Press Column: Happy anniversary, Recovery Act Huffington Post Column: What’s hot on this BBC podcast? New York Times   Site edited by: Mahvish Kazmi, Deionna Pope, Paul Wertheim, Leslie Wendel, James Morris, Lynne Adams, Jessica Duncan, Michael J. Bobak, Laurie Hauptli, Tanya Flowers, Rick Dossey, Megan Morris and Brian Levine.   GOOD NEWS NC man exonerated, freed after 17 years Gregory Taylor, 47, wasted more than half his adult life in prison after what his lawyers declared a reckless rush to judgment by Raleigh police and Wake County, N.C., prosecutors. Boston Herald Woman's new heart has happy ending The Valentine's Day gift turned her life around after more than 20 years of living with steadily progressing heart disease and numerous cardiac procedures. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Michigan town one of the happiest places in the US Despite its 16 percent unemployment rate, Holland has more than 100-volunteer based service organizations fanned out through the city. ABC News WORLD UFO files revealed in UK archive Thousands of UFOs have been spotted in the last 20 years around the U.K., according to newly released documents. BBC Believe it or not - UFO speculation ramps up Herald Sun More top secret UFO files released YouTube Pakistani village market hit by bomb A bomb attack in a crowded market selling hashish in north-western Pakistan has killed at least 15 people and injured up to 100, officials say. BBC Blog: Another Taliban leader captured in Pakistan Newsweek BUSINESS Wine producers guilty of US scandal A dozen French winemakers and traders have been found guilty of a massive scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a leading U.S. buyer. BBC Special section: Wine Guardian Dollar rises versus euro The dollar rose against the euro as signs the U.S. economy is gaining momentum fueled speculation the Federal Reserve is moving to withdraw stimulus measures. Bloomberg Dollar to reach high BusinessWeek WINTER OLYMPICS White rides to repeat in halfpipe, Lago takes bronze Putting on a show when he didn't even have to, Shaun White capped his gold-medal night on the halfpipe with his signature trick — the dangerous, spiraling Double McTwist 1260. MSNBC Davis wins gold, Hendrick bronze With a furious kick on the final lap, Shani Davis stuck his skate across the line and won his second straight Olympic title in 1,000-meter speedskating. ESPN HEALTH Happy, enthusiastic people less likely to develop heart disease People with a tendency to experience positive emotions, such as being happy, enthusiastic and content, are less likely to to develop heart disease, suggests a new American study. Medical News Today Calif. research shows pot can ease muscle spasms The first U.S. clinical trials in more than two decades on the medical benefits of marijuana confirm pot is effective in reducing muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis. Google News SPORTS Tiger Woods to break silence and apologize at press conference Tiger Woods intends to end his silence by apologizing, the first time he will be seen in public since a Thanksgiving car crash started a domino effect of sexual allegations against him. ABC News Tiger Woods to talk to media ESPN Wall leads Kentucky past Miss. St. 81-75 in wild overtime The second-ranked Wildcats showed they learned their lessons from their only loss of the season and got a preview of the intensity of postseason basketball beating Mississippi State 81-75 in overtime. Sports Illustrated   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Texas gay marriage ban may have implications on status of all marriages A Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general says a clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages endangers the legal status of all Texas marriages. 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