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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left, being escorted by technicians during a tour of a research reactor center in northern Tehran. Iran said it is dramatically closer to mastering the production of nuclear fuel even as the U.S. weighs tougher pressures. (Photo by Iranian President’s Office / AP)

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Malachy, the Pekingese, steals the show

A Pekingese called “Malachy” won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show — the fourth time for this particular breed and the 10th time for the toy group.

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Westminster winners: Where are they now?

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TIME

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The dogs of Westminster

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Vanity Fair

Leak exposes how Heartland Institute works to undermine climate science

The inner workings of a libertarian thinktank working to discredit the science on climate change have been exposed by a leak of confidential documents detailing its strategy and fundraising networks.

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Guardian

Iran says it’s ready to resume nuclear talks with UN Security Council nations

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said in a letter it welcomes resuming negotiations with the permanent U.N. Security Council nations — the U.S., the U.K., France, Russia and China — plus Germany.

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The Hill

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Iran denies role in Thai blasts

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Reuters

Interactive: Iran nuclear facilities and assassination blasts

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Al Jazeera

With camps gone, Occupiers prepare for new fights

In Iowa’s farmland, they’re mobilizing against agricultural biotech firm Monsanto. In Oklahoma, it’s Walmart. Groups in over 50 cities plan protests on Feb. 29 against numerous corporations.

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Reuters

GM to freeze salaried workers’ pensions

General Motors Co. plans to freeze its U.S. pension plan for longtime white-collar workers and give all salaried workers annual bonuses instead of pay raises.

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CBS News

Odd black hole is last survivor

The Hubble space telescope has spotted a supermassive black hole floating on the outskirts of a large galaxy. The location is odd because black holes of this size generally form in the centers of galaxies.

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Wired

NATION

‘Land banks’ proposed to help blighted neighborhoods in crisis

Using other cities’ models, Kansas City-area lawmakers are pushing creation of a land bank, where vacant properties are acquired and set aside for rehab or resale, so that they can be back on tax rolls.

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Kansas City Star

5 lessons from the rise of the BRICs

As analysts and investors cast about for the next batch of high-growth markets, they pause to reflect on the most important lessons learned from the rise of Brazil, Russia, India and China.

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The Atlantic

NGOs, corporations and the changing geography of poverty

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(Huffington Post)

Impact

Wealth gap: Is it good, bad or irrelevant?

The gap between rich and poor is at its widest since the Roaring ‘20s. President Barack Obama complains that it’s unfair, but a growing chorus of economists and sociologists say it’s worse than that.

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Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Xi Jinping Iowa visit echoes past trips by future stars

Xi Jinping — expected to be the next president of China — is returning to the Iowa he visited as a young man. He is far from the only foreign leader to have spent time in the U.S. before they were powerful.

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BBC

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Iowa visit offers opportunities for Chinese leader

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Sydney Morning Herald

Showing ‘Iowa nice’ to Chinese diplomats

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Des Moines Register

Obama praises prospective extension of payroll tax deal

President Barack Obama is praising an emerging deal to extend the two percent payroll tax cut and said he wants to sign it into law as soon as possible.

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USA TODAY

BUSINESS

Experts fear summer gas price spike would hit economy

Gasoline prices are expected to hit record highs at the pump this summer, a spike that analysts say could slam the brakes on an economy still trying to gain traction with new jobs.

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Indianapolis Star

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Gas prices soaring, expected to keep climbing

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Msnbc.com

Mom and pop investors propping up home-buying market

Mom and pop investors are snapping up homes to rent out all over the country. They’re capitalizing on a confluence of events: depressed home prices, rising rents and strong rental demand.

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USA TODAY

EDUCATION

Home-schooling demographics change, expand nationally

Government records note religion is still the driving force, but the face of home schooling is changing because of perceived shortcomings in all schools.

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USA TODAY

Obama budget touts selective boosts in education funding

Education takes a marquee spot in President Barack Obama’s last, otherwise austere, budget request, with his spending plan calling for new investments.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The ultimate lifesaver

A new push is under way to improve the care people get after they call 911, when minutes can make the difference between life and death.

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Wall Street Journal

Is NASA giving up on Mars?

NASA’s 2013 budget includes deep cuts to its planetary science mission, particularly its efforts to send spacecraft to Mars — instead, it will focus on human spaceflight and infrared astronomy.

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Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

The future of the US in space

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NASA

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Our stubborn faith in aphrodisiacs

Exotic foods have favored positions in our culinary and cultural canon, and literary masterpieces — including the Bible — make much of the sensual significance of food. So why do scholars scoff at the idea?

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Salon

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Top 10 aphrodisiacs

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Science (Discovery Channel)

In this online word game, the winning spell is love

Kyla Smith spelled S-E-X-Y in “Words With Friends,” a Scrabble-like app on her phone. It won her more than 13 points though — it won her love.

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Wall Street Journal

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (James Case):

A simple, realistic solution to fixing the US economy

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McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Matt Negrin):

What, Newt worry? Gingrich isn’t going anywhere

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(ABC News)

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Column (Marwan Kreidie):

Defending and defaming faith

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Noam Chomsky):

‘Losing’ the world: American decline in perspective, part 1

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Guardian

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Religious persecution

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Orlando Sentinel

Sixteen is too young to quit school in new economy

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USA TODAY

Column (Rev. Ken Gurley):

Whitney and the greatest love of all

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Houston Chronicle

Audio (Steve Orr):

NBA star Jeremy Lin’s endorsement deals are ‘limitless’

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MarketWatch

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GOOD NEWS

Return of ‘3rd shift’ for automakers brings hope, economic ripple effect

Anthony Pylant, an idled auto worker from Tennessee, was relieved and excited when he got a letter that a General Motors assembly plant in Flint, Mich., was adding a third shift.

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Msnbc.com

Love comes again to grieving woman

Allwood Doster Jr. would hold the bus for one particular passenger on his Detroit bus route in 1978: Gloria Gowens, now Gloria Doster-Ayers. He was someone she never imagined she would lose.

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Detroit Free Press

WORLD

More than 300 inmates confirmed dead in Honduras prison fire

A Honduras prison fire has claimed the lives of 300, but a further 56 inmates are still missing and presumed dead. Relatives clashed with police as they tried to force their way into the prison.

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BBC

Euro zone ponders delay of 2nd Greek bailout program

Euro zone finance officials are examining ways of delaying parts or even all of a second bailout program for Greece while still avoiding a disorderly default, several E.U. sources said.

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Reuters

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Minister asserts Greece has made ‘superhuman’ sacrifices

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BBC

Thais find possible bomb link in Thai, India attacks

Thai investigators believe they have found a link between bomb blasts in Bangkok and New Delhi, a security official said In two of three attacks, Israel has blamed on Iran.

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Reuters

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Oil prices rise after Iranian export cuts

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Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Sobering future of wildfire dangers in the West, researchers predict

The American West has seen a recent increase in large wildfires due to worsening droughts, a build-up of biomass in forests, the spread of fire-prone species and increased tree mortality.

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ScienceDaily

Growing protein with fewer resources

Scientists say feeding livestock algae-based protein could save resources and make the meat industry less of a climate disaster, all while absorbing carbon. Could it be too good to be true?

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Grist

HEALTH

Indiana has 13 cases of measles as vaccinations decline

State health officials have reported 13 confirmed cases of measles in central Indiana including two people who traveled to the Super Bowl Village in Indianapolis.

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Fake cancer drug found in US

The maker of the widely used Avastin cancer drug said that it is warning doctors, hospitals and patient groups that a counterfeit version of the medicine has been found in the U.S.

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Wall Street Journal

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Rare visit to remote Chinese region shows depth of Tibetan despair

A reporter’s visit to a well-guarded Tibetan monastery reveals troubling signs that Chinese government “work groups” are actually tasked with undermining Tibetan aspirations of autonomy.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Mormons baptize parents of Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal

The Mormon Church has apologized for posthumously baptizing the parents of Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal.

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BBC

SPORTS

Detroit Red Wings set NHL record with 21 straight wins at home

The Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 for their 21st straight win in Detroit — breaking the single-season mark of 20 set by Boston in the 1929-30 season and matched by Philadelphia in 1976.

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Sports Illustrated

Jeremy Lin hits game-winning 3 as Knicks top Raptors

Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin made a 3-pointer with less than a second to play to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points as New York rallied to beat the Raptors 90-87.

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ESPN

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Jeremy Lin’s game winning shot in Toronto

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YouTube

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Borders’ demise isn’t all good news for smaller booksellers

They’ve survived Amazon, e-books and big-box retailers — at least so far. Now independent bookstores are trying to find their way in a post-Borders world.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Photo of the Day

Switzerland’s Beat Feuz competes on his way to win an alpine ski, World Cup downhill on the course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alessandro Trovati / AP)

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