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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns with his wife Ann Romney in Exeter, N.H. As the presidential race condinues, Romney and other candidates are still struggling to connect with voters.  (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP) Detroit auto show: It’s back to business After pulling through the worst recession in living memory, the auto industry’s big show, the North American International Auto Show, is glitzier and greener. Guardian Hyundai Elantra wins car of the year USA TODAY An investigation on stem cell fraud The Internet is full of websites selling unproven stem cell treatments for incurable illnesses. A 60 Minutes journalist confronts a disgraced doctor offering false hope to a family with a disabled child. CBS News   Debates reinforce some voters’ views Craig Moore likes Mitt Romney. He is all but committed to voting for him. But, in his opinion, Romney’s performance has descended at times into a kind of rehash of his ads. Boston Globe Swing-state primaries a difficult balance USA TODAY Blog: Ads run in South Carolina attack Romney’s business record  (ABC News) The Note Investors to turn attention back to US U.S. stocks have strayed from their recent link to euro fluctuations, and the start of U.S. corporate earnings could help shift investor focus back to U.S. fundamentals from Europe. Msnbc.com Sources: legal action against Swiss bank Reuters Iran death sentence for ‘CIA spy’ An American man of Iranian descent has been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran for spying for the CIA, local media have reported. BBC Report: Uranium enrichment begins CNN War of words with Iran escalates MSNBC   NATION US agents aided Mexican drug trafficker to infiltrate his criminal ring According to Mexican government documents, American drug enforcement agents helped a Mexican drug trafficker move millions in drug proceeds worldwide in order to infiltrate the organization. Msnbc.com Government is prepared to sell foreclosures in bulk The Obama administration, in conjunction with federal regulators and led by the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is preparing a pilot program to sell government-owned foreclosures in bulk. CNBC Blog: As prices fall, borrowers walk away  (Msnbc.com) The Bottom Line US debt is now equal to economy The soaring national debt has reached a symbolic tipping point: At $15.23 trillion, it has now grown to the same size as the entire U.S. economy. USA TODAY POLITICS Supreme Court to enter tangled Texas redistricting case A bitter dispute over minority voting rights in Texas will arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court where the justices must decide which legislative districts will be used in upcoming elections. Christian Science Monitor Senator warns FDA of newest painkillers Following fatal shootings in two New York pharmacy robberies, a U.S. senator is warning that a new batch of “super painkillers” under review could force repeats of recent violent robberies. ABC News BUSINESS Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas One of the largest trade shows in the world, CES kicked off with a media preview of coming trends and dozens of firms large and small hosting booths competing to win “oohs” and “ahs” for their latest innovations. Los Angeles Times The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show TIME E-books sales surge after holidays Carolyn McCosh says she has loved “real books, the printed-on-paper kind,” ever since she got her St. Louis Public Library card in first grade. She had little interest in e-books — until Christmas. USA TODAY Private sector gets job skills; public gets stuck with the bill Caterpillar is one of dozens of companies, many with growing profits and large cash reserves, that have come to expect money from states in return for creating jobs. CNBC HEALTH Partnership on Medicare reform rewards doctors for better care For hundreds of doctors in Colorado treating nearly 30,000 Medicare patients, saving the federal government money now means earning a bonus. Denver Post Novartis issues voluntary recall due to broken, mislabeled pills Pharmaceutical company Novartis voluntarily recalled a number of over-the-counter drugs — including certain bottles of Excedrin and Bufferin — due to complaints about mislabeled and broken pills. CNN Air pollution linked to diabetes and hypertension in African-American women The incidence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension increases with cumulative levels of exposure to nitrogen oxides, according to a new study. Medical News Today What is hypertension? WebMD EDUCATION Worries mount over lack of physical education in schools With public schools cutting back on spending for physical education, some members of Congress want to intervene, worried that the nation’s schools are churning out too many fat kids. Kansas City Star In seminar, Pa. undergraduates help asylum seekers Two Pennsylvania students reunite to assist those who have been apprehended upon entering the U.S. with the legal process of gaining their freedom. Modesto Bee RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY 3 religions make dream house come true in Clearwater, Fla. The latest recipient of Habitat for Humanity’s efforts got blessings from three different faiths before she was handed the keys to her new Florida home. Tampa Tribune Tunisian Jews speak out after racist slogans shouted Jews in Tunisia asked the government to take steps to avoid a repeat of the anti-Semitic slogans chanted during a recent visit to the country by there terriotory of Gaza’s Hamas leader. Daily Star SPORTS Giants beat Falcons 24-2 in NFC Wild-Card game, advance Manning punctuated his best pro season by throwing for three touchdowns and scrambling for a 14-yard gain that woke up New York’s offense. ABC News Saints roll the Lions, playoff newcomer Texans advance Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints picked up right where they left off in the regular season: piling up points and yards in record-breaking fashion. ABC News Drew Brees throws for 466 yards, 3 TDs as Saints pound Lions ESPN   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Blog (JoNel Aleccia): Donating your body to science? Nobody wants a chubby corpse  (Msnbc.com) Vitals Editorial (Chuck Grassley): Obama had little choice on recess appointments USA TODAY Column (Mark Sappenfield): Did New Orleans Saints end the ‘defense wins championships’ era? Christian Science Monitor Column (Peter Gelzinis): ‘New Hampshire turns out to be full of surprises’ Boston Herald Column (Thomas Rogers): How sex, bombs and burgers shaped our world Salon Column (John Dickerson): The great Republican humor crisis of 2012 Slate Column (Molly Ball): The Republican debate doubleheader, part 2 The Atlantic Column (Joseph N. DiStefano): A leadership problem at the heart of Catholic schools’ woes Philadelphia Inquirer   Site edited by: Brian Kendall, Harsha Malik, Sam Dieter, Cynthia Vidal, Maria Laverghetta, Shahinaz Ayoub, Jessica Duncan, Valerie Serrano, Tamara Dixon, Brian Lam, Erkinaz Shuminov, Sarah Alender, Diana Shaw and Brooke Coggiano.   GOOD NEWS Initiative seeks to reverse decline in black men entering medical school The number of African-American men entering medical fields has been falling since it peaked in the early 1990s, but some are trying to bolster the numbers of area black men in medical fields. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette National Guardsman thwarts Red Line train robbery After Spc. Paville N. Simpson received the description of the suspects from the victim of the robbery, he quickly went into action, chasing and apprehending them, police said. Chicago Sun-Times Cape boy helps fight homelessness Ten-year-old Scott Lubofsky’s first record seems like a rock album: fast-paced vocals and an unsettling image cover. But behind the creepy artwork is Lubofsky’s goal to help homeless families on Cape Cod, Mass. Telegram & Gazette WORLD Is the Arab spring good for the US? The Arab Spring was more like a political earthquake than a season of revolt. Ask if the changes taking place are good or bad for the U.S. — and you often get a different question in return. NPR Mandela’s political party finally turned 100 in South Africa Tens of thousands of chanting and dancing revelers waved the green and gold colors of the African National Congress as Africa’s oldest liberation movement celebrated its 100th anniversary. CBS News Kim Jong Un vowed ‘real war’ if rocket was shot down North Korea‘s young leader vowed in 2009 to wage war if the country’s enemies shot down a rocket, footage aired on state television showed in the first official word of his role in military operations. MSNBC North Korea: a time of economic uncertainty Al Jazeera ENVIRONMENT Obama holds strong to protect Grand Canyon from uranium mining The Obama administration is set to give protection to one of the world’s natural wonders, by banning uranium mining across a wide area of land around the Grand Canyon. Guardian Carbon emissions ‘will defer Ice Age’ In the journal Nature Geoscience, researchers write that the next Ice Age would begin within 1,500 years, except that emissions have been so high that it will not. BBC Cargo ship Rena breaks up close off the coast of New Zealand A container ship grounded on a reef off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island succumbed to stormy weather and broke into two, releasing cargo and prompting fears of a new oil spill. Guardian SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Researchers tap century-old brain tissue for clues to mental illness Extracting DNA from jellied autopsied brains — part of a museum collection of medical oddities dating back to the 1890s — may give researchers a new take on the study of mental disorders. Scientific American On the rebound, birds are proven to cook their own goose These are good days to be a snow goose on the Pacific flyway. The water in the rice fields is at an ideal depth for snacking on marsh plants. San Francisco Chronicle LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT When seeing is deceiving Every five years or so, trends in the art world change. So what to look forward to this year? To divine the future, we need to look to the recent past. The Age An author’s $2M Cinderella story Best-selling e-author Amanda Hocking grew up in the small town of Austin, Minn., which, she says, is bestknown for Spam. And this woman eventually became a self-published author. NPR Artistic salute to mark rock legend David Bowie’s 65th birthday David Bowie will officially become a pensioner today — and a fan has marked the singer’s milestone 65th birthday by turning him to stone. Daily Mail Happy birthday David Bowie Rolling Stone Special section: David Bowie: biography Monsters and Critics   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT 18-year-old gives his $40,000 scholarship to other teens This is a story of a teenager who did something so generous — so bighearted — that it’s making plenty of adults swoon. 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