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Obama wants to block hikes in health insurance rates

The Obama administration will propose legislation that would allow the government to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies.

CNN

Obama targets insurance-rate increases

Washington Post

Obama wants insurance rate hike regulation

CBS News

Obama says governors helped 'right the ship'

YouTube

Federal officials unveil blueprint to help the Great Lakes

The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.

New York Times

Drilling for oil to start off the Falklands

A British rig is due to begin drilling for oil in the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands, despite opposition from Argentina.

BBC

Q&A: The Falklands oil row

BBC

'Argentina can't scare us'

Telegraph.co.uk

Climate change fervor cools amid disputed science

U.S. Representative Bob Inglis went from climate-change skeptic to believer four years ago as opinion leaders from Al Gore to General Electric Co. chief Jeffrey Immelt called for laws to curb global warming.

BusinessWeek

Toyota boasts of saving $100 million

A Toyota executive said the company is saving $100 million in a limited recall for Toyota Camry and Lexus ES over a possible unintended acceleration problem.

CNNMoney

Airstrike kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan

NATO forces in southern Afghanistan bombed a civilian convoy, killing 27 people including women and children and injuring many more, Afghan officials said.

Times Online

NATION

Shuttle Endeavour lands safely

Endeavour returned safely to Earth in a rare night landing, ending a mission that resulted in the virtual completion of the International Space Station.

MSNBC

New leader vows she'll bring 'new generation' to NAACP

The new chairwoman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said she'll work to bring a new generation into the organization.

CNN

POLITICS

Alexander Haig remembered

Haig was a four-star Army general who served as a senior adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own.

New York Times

Obama lauds Alexander Haig

CBC News

Remembering Alexander Haig

CNN

Powell backs Obama on national security

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is rejecting charges that the country is less safe because of the way President Barack Obama has handled national security.

Kansas City Star

Lawmakers to press 'don't ask, don't tell'

NPR

WINTER OLYMPICS

Team USA stuns Canada in non-medal Olympic hockey round

Donning vintage jerseys to commemorate the U.S.'s 1960 gold medal-winning team, Team USA summoned the powers of history to their side, defeating the mighty Canadian team, 5-3.

Sports Illustrated

US wins 5-3 over Canada

CTV

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Olympic hockey

CBC News

Vancouver Olympics

CBS News

Bode Miller wins 1st Olympic gold medal

Bode Miller fulfilled his Olympic dream at last with a gold medal in the men's super-combined. The U.S. star has been in superb form at the Vancouver Winter Games, taking home a set of medals.

CNN

Bode Miller strikes gold

YouTube

HEALTH

Birth centers laboring to gain acceptance

Out-of-hospital deliveries are controversial, but some moms are demanding alternatives to what many women refer to as a medical assembly lines.

Star Tribune

Cure for peanut allergy 'within 3 years'

Dr. Andrew Clark, at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge, believes a research project sponsored by the British National Health Service will help rid thousands of children of their allergic reaction to peanuts.

Telegraph.co.uk

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

TiVo: Cable is strangling our business

TiVo filed a cri de coeur with the FCC, saying that its entire business is at risk of being shut down by the cable industry and that it is the "only major competitive entrant left standing" in the DVR world.

Ars Technica

Diversity of corals, algae suggests resilience to future global warming

Researchers have discovered a diversity of corals harboring unusual species of symbiotic algae in the warm waters of the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean.

ScienceDaily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Bafta wins for Mulligan and Firth

Britons Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth have won the best actor Baftas with "The Hurt Locker," the story of bomb disposal experts in Iraq, named best film.

BBC

Reality TV lags behind the rest of America on interracial sex

The election of President Barack Obama was hailed as a historic milestone to racial reconciliation. But when will America get a black bachelor?

Observer

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GOOD NEWS

Event aims to enlist canoes for charities

"This is an event that will allow many nonprofits to benefit from the hearts and strokes of the paddle community," said Bill Redmon, the event's coordinator.

Ledger

Melting snow and hearts

Think of a giant, shaking dumpster. It's a snow melter, and it can dispose of 10 tons of the white stuff an hour.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Envoy leaves Burma with modest gains

Tomas Ojea Quintana pushed for greater human rights, but said he "deeply regretted" not being allowed to see the world-famous detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, during his five-day visit.

Christian Science Monitor

Greece says borrowing needs covered until mid-March

Greece's borrowing needs are covered until mid-March and Athens so far is meeting goals set out in an austerity plan, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said.

Reuters

BUSINESS

Lufthansa pilots begin 4-day strike

The pilots' union of Lufthansa began a strike which may affect travel on other airlines including three American carriers.

CNN

Under 21? Credit cards tougher to get

For better or worse, new laws are poised to curb the proliferation of credit cards on college campuses.

CNNMoney

ENVIRONMENT

Orange peels and newspapers may lead to cheaper ethanol fuel

Scientists may have just made a breakthrough turning discarded fruit peels and other items into cheap, clean fuel to power the world's vehicles.

ScienceDaily

Pet trade's greed is emptying Southeast Asia's forests

Countries across Southeast Asia are being drained of wildlife for exotic pets, posing a greater threat to many species than habitat loss or global warming.

Observer

Obama decisions on wildlife raising environmentalists' ire

San Jose Mercury News

SPORTS

Moss can't see Pats extending contract

Wide receiver Randy Moss said that he believes 2010 will be his final season with the New England Patriots.

ESPN

Tebow to unveil new delivery at pro day

One of the most celebrated players in college football history is, essentially, painting over the masterpiece he created at the University of Florida.

ESPN

EDUCATION

Education secretary sees many layoffs

Many teachers and educators across the United States are at risk of losing their jobs in the next few months, the country's education secretary told a meeting of the National Governors Association.

Reuters

Obama to propose new reading and math standards for US

In a proposed change to the No Child Left Behind Act, the Obama administration would require states to adopt new academic standards to qualify for federal money.

New York Times

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Buddhists in our backyard

Days before the Dalai Lama's visit to Palm Beach County, Fla., Mimi Bailey steeples her hands close to her heart and joins the rhythmic waves of Buddhist chants rising in a sunny corner.

Palm Beach Post

Pope enters airport body scanners row

Pope Benedict XVI addresses plans for "virtually naked" passenger images saying personal integrity must be safeguarded.

Guardian

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