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An Egyptian vender walks down a traffic line in Cairo. Egypt’s ruling military council has issued a new communique calling on labor leaders to stop strikes and protests to allow a sense of normalcy to return to the country. (Photo by Amr Nabil / AP)

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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.

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NPR

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Psych basics: self-control

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Psychology Today

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.

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USA TODAY

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Obama sends $3.73 trillion budget to Congress

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CBS News

Mourners gather in Egypt to honor victims

Mourners gathered at a marble memorial in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to honor the victims of clashes that began January 25 and ended in widespread jubilation with the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

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CNN

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Egyptian Christians, Muslims find common ground during protests

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USA TODAY

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The agony and the ecstasy

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Newsweek

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Tahrir Square cleared

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BBC

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.

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Wall Street Journal

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How to start your own small business

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ABC News

How to spot a spinning black hole

An international group of astronomers and physicists has found that rotating black holes leave an imprint on passing radiation that should be detectable using today’s most sensitive radio telescopes.

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Nature

NATION

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.

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NPR

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.

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Chicago Sun-Times

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Cash-strapped states facing budget crises

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Authors catch fire with self-publishing e-books

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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.

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Star Tribune

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Inflation data may fuel concerns

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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.

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Nonmilitary more likely to return to war zone after psych condition

Among those who served in U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and were removed due to a psychiatric condition, nonmilitary members were more likely to return to duty, new research shows.

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HealthDay

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.

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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.

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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.

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BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

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Journalists angry over the commission of journalism

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Salon

Blog (Alex Lickerman, M.D.):

The joy of slowing down, not hurrying

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Happiness in This World

Audio (Lourdes Garcia-Navarro):

What’s next in Egypt?

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NPR

Column (Debra J. Saunders):

Berkeley does Guantanamo Bay

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Creators Syndicate

Deepwater drillers need answers from Washington about the new rules

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Houston Chronicle

Column (Laura Miller):

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

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Salon

Column (Ed Quillen):

The assault on the 14th Amendment

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Denver Post

Column (Ben Barber):

Time to shut up

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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.

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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.

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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.

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CNN

WORLD

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.

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MSNBC

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Egypt’s revolution not like Iran’s, according to Israeli Def. Min Ehud Barak

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ABC News

Italy declares state of emergency over influx of 5,000 Tunisian immigrants

A state of emergency has been declared by the Italian government after 5,000 illegal immigrants fleeing riot-torn Tunisia arrived in just five days.

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Telegraph.co.uk

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Prepare for a ‘good death’ with advance directive and effective surrogates

Spelling out end-of-life wishes is crucial, but even a living will and a health care power of attorney can’t envision every medical circumstance.

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Hartford Courant

Grammy Awards features musical legends with new stars

Musical comebacks and connecting with the past take center stage as new stars team with legends at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

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CNN

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2011 Grammy’s night of surprises

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USA TODAY

More and more Americans say: ‘I don’t’

The percentage of married adults in the U.S. has dropped steadily, from 72 percent in 1970 to 54 percent last year.

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CBS News

Special section:

The best of Valentine’s Day

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TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Why drugs are destroying the ‘little Amazon’ River

Traffickers will do anything to get their priceless cargo into the U.S. — including razing pristine forest.

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The Independent

Climate change keenly felt in Alaska’s national parks

Rapidly warming climate is reshaping Denali, Kenai Fjords and other national parks comprising the crown jewels of Alaska‘s heritage as America’s last frontier.

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Environmental News Network

Arun Majumdar, the power broker funding an energy revolution

Arun Majumdar has to decide which researchers will get millions of dollars, and he has to do it fast. He must spark an energy revolution within 20 years, or it’s lights out for us all.

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Popular Science

EDUCATION

UK university lecturers cut time allowed to students

The time U.K. university students spend in direct contact with lecturers has fallen over the past year, with the sharpest decreases in medicine and engineering, according to new research.

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Guardian

Obama’s budget cuts to target Pell educational grants

President Barack Obama’s budget will propose cutting $100 billion from the Pell grant and other higher education programs in order to use the savings to ensure that students receive the maximum award.

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CNNMoney

Young people need hope to thrive in school, beyond

Rising stock prices signal the economy is finally bouncing back. Young people aren’t so sure. Three in five California students now express worries about finding a job or working long hours to pay for college.

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San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

Lemieux bashes NHL for brawl aftermath

Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux said the NHL failed in its punishment of the New York Islanders following a fight-filled game between the teams.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Elisabeth Goergl claims world’s downhill

Elisabeth Goergl of Austria won the women’s downhill at the world championships, defeating favorites Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch to earn her second gold medal of the competition.

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ESPN

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Goergl beats Vonn and Riesch in downhill

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YouTube

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Open adoption brings families together

A Minnesota woman and the couple who adopted her child share their stories of how Mason, who just turned one, united them.

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Photo of the Day

The sun rises above the Orthodox Church in the town of Novogrudok, Belarus. (Photo by Sergei Grits / AP)

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