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A protestor leaves as military police officers try to clear Tahir Square in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

For kids, self-control factors into success

Self-control keeps us from eating a whole bag of chips or from running up the credit card. A new study says that self-control makes the difference between getting a good job or going to jail.

NPR

Budget sets battle over cuts

President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.7 trillion budget plan for 2012 that would trim Pell college grants and low-income heating aid, but raise taxes on upper-income taxpayers and oil companies.

USA TODAY

Obama sends $3.73 trillion budget to Congress

CBS News

Egypt crisis may awaken Iran’s opposition ‘Green Movement’

The opposition “Green Movement” heralds the push for democracy, while the Iranian government says the demonstrations follow in the footsteps that put the Shiite Muslim clergy in power.

MSNBC

Old order runs deep

TIME

The agony and the ecstasy

Newsweek

Tahrir Square cleared

BBC

Why is gas cheaper in the Midwest?

Gasoline prices have been on the rise for months. But something unusual is happening — prices are rising faster on the East and West Coasts than they are in the middle of the country.

NPR

Married to the job (and each other)

If love is a battlefield, then running a business with your valentine means living on the front lines 24/7.

Wall Street Journal

How to start your own small business

ABC News

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Flowers bloom at the Mughal gardens of the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Saurabh Das / AP)	A goose rests on fresh snow at the Beijing Zoo. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / AP)	Jimmy Walker hits the ball during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Calif. (Photo by Eric Risberg / AP)

NATION

Rep. Giffords lip-syncs lyrics to songs

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is making remarkable progress toward re-learning to talk after being shot in the head last month — mouthing words to songs, according to family members and officials.

ABC News

Lending to minority groups plummets

Since the housing market collapsed, mortgage lending to African-Americans and Hispanics has plunged precipitously — by more than 60 percent.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cash-strapped states facing budget crises

ABC News

Rural post offices put on notice in face of DIY digital age

The prospect of losing a post office is alarming people in small towns everywhere after an announcement was made that 2,000 offices nationwide will close.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Poll: Majority of voters troubled over future of Social Security

Many voters are worried about Social Security’s future, but are divided over whether the retirement age for the program should be raised, according to a new poll conducted for The Hill.

The Hill

Donald Rumsfeld opens up about mistakes in Iraq

The title of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s memoir, ”Known and Unknown,“ comes from a remark that in intelligence there are “known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns.”

CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Eyes in space unraveling the mysteries of the heavens

As astronomers have gained a toehold above our planet’s thin atmosphere and turned powerful mechanical eyes on the heavens, they have completely remade our conception of the cosmos.

Houston Chronicle

Deep interior of moon resembles the Earth’s core

The moon, Earth’s closest neighbor, has long been studied to help us better understand our own planet. Of particular interest is the lunar interior, which could hold clues to its ancient origins.

ScienceDaily

BUSINESS

Borders faces bankruptcy

Borders Group Inc. is expected to file for bankruptcy — the result of declining revenues as well as a struggle to catch up to the e-book business.

Christian Science Monitor

Authors catch fire with self-publishing e-books

Arizona Republic

Clothing prices to rise 10 percent

As the world economy recovers and demand for goods rises, a surge in labor and raw materials costs is squeezing retailers and manufacturers who have run out of ways to pare costs.

Star Tribune

Inflation data may fuel concerns

MarketWatch

HEALTH

Strength training has multiple benefits for older people

Strength training may reduce depression, give older people better cognitive function, boost good cholesterol and more, a new study shows.

Baltimore Sun

Many doctors do not put cancer patients forward for clinical trials

A recent survey found that over 43 percent of surveyed doctors did not refer or enroll a patient to a clinical trial during the preceding year.

Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

French Muslims confused over halal restrictions on food

Claims of hidden pork in a popular brand of halal sausages have sparked a debate in France over what’s OK for Muslims to eat — and who decides.

TIME

A ‘living virgin goddess’ comes down to earth in Nepal

In a centuries-old tradition, a little girl becomes a goddess linked to the king, but her reign is over when she hits puberty. One former “kumari,” as they are known, seeks to ease that difficult transition for others.

Los Angeles Times

Malaysia warns Muslims of imminent Valentine‘s Day ’trap’

Malaysia has stepped up a campaign to stop Muslims celebrating Valentine’s Day — labeling it a “trap” that could encourage immoral behavior.

BBC

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The Daily Quote

“The fact is that people are good. Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.”

Abraham Maslow

Psychologist

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Column (Glenn Grenwald):

Journalists angry over the commission of journalism

Salon

Blog (Alex Lickerman, M.D.):

The joy of slowing down, not hurrying

(Psychology Today)

Happiness in This World

Audio (Lourdes Garcia-Navarro):

What’s next in Egypt?

NPR

Column (Debra J. Saunders):

Berkeley does Guantanamo Bay

Creators Syndicate

Editorial:

Deepwater drillers need answers from Washington about the new rules

Houston Chronicle

Column (Laura Miller):

Rethinking the good book in ‘The Rise and Fall of the Bible’

Salon

Column (Ed Quillen):

The assault on the 14th Amendment

Denver Post

Column (Ben Barber):

Time to shut up

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Robert Reich):

Economy’s fate rides on Main, not Wall Street

San Francisco Chronicle

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Washington Post

Love: Rabbi Shmuley Boteaach Feb. 14 at 11 am

Washington Post

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Lawyers.com

Weight loss: Ruby Gettinger Feb. 14 at 2 pm

Los Angeles Times

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GOOD NEWS

3 young women honored for their letters to Juliet

Three women were honored with awards for confiding their true desires to Juliet, writing to Shakespeare’s fictional heroine seeking comfort, support and friendship.

Star Tribune

San Jose homeless might have a place to live in exchange for creek cleanup

Jim D. Kenny and many other homeless are sick of being told to pack up their tents, throw away their junk and clear out of their “home” − a stretch of green grass and dirt along the banks of Coyote Creek.

San Jose Mercury News

Recovering a singing voice

Jessi Teichs began having pain while teaching voice students. After tests, a small cyst was found and surgically removed. She is learning to recondition her voice and get back to singing.

CNN

WORLD

Yemen rocked by 3rd day of protests