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Anti-war protesters demonstrate outside the Iraq War Inquiry as former British Prime Minster Tony Blair is called to give evidence in London. (Photo by Alastair Grant / AP)

Activist Roeder convicted of abortion provider's murder

A Kansas jury deliberated just 40 minutes before convicting an anti-abortion activist of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an abortion provider.

CNN

Democrats confused about path

A day after President Obama called on them to renew efforts to pass his ambitious agenda, congressional Democrats remained in disarray about how to move forward.

Washington Post

Decreasing the Federal deficit

Forbes

Administration shifts gears on mortgage

McClatchy

Blair faces grilling over Iraq war

It is not uncommon to see people snoozing in the public gallery of Britain's Iraq Inquiry. But this dull investigation is about to be transformed with Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's appearance.

CNN

Questions Blair must answer at Chilcot Inquiry

Guardian

Former UK PM Blair before Iraq War

Reuters

Protests as Blair arrives at Iraq Inquiry

YouTube

1st lady leads campaign against obesity

U.S. health officials have leveraged the star power of first lady Michelle Obama to roll out a new campaign against obesity, a preventable condition that drains billions of dollars from the economy.

Reuters

Cell phone bans have not decreased accidents, study says

According to a study of four jurisdictions that have banned the use of hand-held devices while driving, the laws have not reduced accident rates.

NPR

NATION

Obama 'to scrap NASA moon plans'

The Obama administration is reportedly set to scrap plans to return astronauts to the moon, redirecting U.S. space efforts in different directions with an enlarged role for the private sector in future missions.

Al Jazeera

Roeder's judge ruled no to voluntary manslaughter

In a blow to the defense, the judge in Scott Roeder’s murder trial ruled that jurors would not be allowed to consider a less serious charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Kansas City Star

Defendant: I killed Kansas abortion doc

CBS News

Economy grows at fastest pace in 6 years

The economy grew at a faster-than-expected 5.7 percent pace in the fourth quarter, which is the fastest in more than six years.

MSNBC

POLITICS

White House looking to expand lobbying registration requirements

The Obama administration wants to close a “loophole” in the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act that allows individuals to avoid registering as lobbyists if they spend less than 20 percent of their time lobbying.

The Hill

White House eyes moving site of 9/11 trial

The White House is considering moving the site of the September 11 attack trial from Manhattan if the U.S. Justice Department sees fit, senior administration officials confirmed.

CNN

Bernanke reconfirmed by Senate

A majority of U.S. senators voted to confirm Ben Bernanke for a second four-year term as the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Reuters

Bernanke wins confirmation

YouTube

BUSINESS

Obama: Here's $5,000, go hire someone

When President Barack Obama called for a new tax break to spur job creation, critics blasted him for offering no specifics. The new credit gives a company $5,000 for each new employee hired.

CNNMoney

Families make politics a tradition

Some political offspring are hoping to break into the family business or seek higher office. It's an American tradition from John Quincy Adams to George W. Bush that gives political novices an edge.

USA TODAY

Retail outlook: more bargain-seekers

Coming off a better-then-expected holiday shopping season, retail experts are growing a bit more optimistic about the outlook for 2010, while consumers are expected to be, well, cheap.

TIME

Wal-Mart reorganizing into regional operations

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bit of alcohol may benefit aging brain

A drink or two a day may help older people stay mentally sharp, but moderation is the key, a new study finds.

WebMD

Trio of robots help elderly

MSNBC

Analysis: Poor ratings persist for 1 in 5 US nursing homes

USA TODAY

New tyrannosaur had more teeth than tyrannosaurus rex

A newly found 29-foot-long tyrannosaur flashed more teeth than its well-known relative T. rex, according to a paper in the latest Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Discovery News

A 30-million-year-old virgin's success

If sex is so great, how has the bdelloid rotifer been able to do without it for 30 million years? That's a puzzle scientists at Cornell University think they have an answer to.

NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

J. D. Salinger dies at 91

J. D. Salinger, who was once considered the most-important American writer to emerge since World War II, died at his home in Cornish, N.H. He was 91.

New York Times

Special section:

Top 10 most reclusive celebrities

TIME

Hendrix’s 'Valleys of Neptune' off LP of last recordings hits the Web

Jimi Hendrix’s “Valleys of Neptune,” one of the guitar great’s final recordings before his death in 1970 and the lead single off a compilation of the same name out March 9th, is streaming now on Spinner.

Rolling Stone

Jimi Hendrix: 'Valleys of Neptune'

YouTube

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GOOD NEWS

Miami moms donate breast milk to Haiti

At Mercy Hospital's Lactation Center, Faith Ploude is making a special announcement in all her breast-feeding classes. She is asking nursing mothers if they would like to donate breast milk for infants in Haiti.

NBC Miami

Tot dials 911 for grandma

A 3-year-old New Jersey boy called 911 when his grandmother had a seizure, something his mother said he learned to do just days before.

MSNBC

WORLD

Hamas military commander 'assassinated'

Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, 50, a founder of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, "died a martyr in suspicious circumstances," a statement said.

BBC

India plans space mission in 2016