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A grocery checker scans items at J.J. & F. Market in Palo Alto, Calif. Consumer confidence plunged in February as Americans worried about less-favorable business conditions and job prospects, a business-backed research group said. (Photo by Paul Sakuma / AP)

Microsoft fined record $1.4 billion by European Union

The European Commission fined Microsoft a record $1.4 billion for defying sanctions imposed on the company for abusing its dominant position in the software market.

Times Online

Special section:

10 years of legal wrangling between Microsoft and EU

Guardian

Special section:

Q&A: Microsoft's EU court battle

BBC

A new path to ethanol

The search for better and cheaper ways to make ethanol spans the globe and is consuming millions of dollars. Only two companies seem close to success.

Raleigh News & Observer

Bernanke pledges Fed will act in a 'timely manner'

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. central bank "will act in a timely manner" to insure against "downside risks" to the economy.

Bloomberg

Will economy turn around?

ABC News

At drugs hearing, committee vows different atmosphere

The leaders of a congressional hearing on drugs in sports said they will not take a partisan tone during the broadly-focused hearing looking at the future of drugs in sports.

USA Today

Obama and Clinton clash in debate

Democratic Sens. Obama and Hillary Clinton clashed sharply in a high-stakes one-on-one debate, accusing each other of falsely portraying their stances on health care, trade and other issues.

Reuters

Clinton needs big win

CBS News

NATION

'Equipment failure' cuts power in Florida

A "significant equipment failure" at a substation west of Miami triggered blackouts around southern Florida, affecting 700,000 customers, a Florida Power & Light official said.

CNN

Legal immigrants to US face endless wait

Immigration has been a hot topic of late. But amid the furor over illegal immigrants, the plight of legal migrants caught in a system that is slow, erratic and often unresponsive is largely ignored.

Christian Science Monitor

Probe sought in Marine vehicle delays

The Marine Corps has asked the Pentagon's inspector general to examine allegations that a nearly two-year delay in the fielding of blast-resistant vehicles led to hundreds of combat casualties in Iraq.

ABC News

See an MRAP on the move

CNN

POLITICS

Clinton starts 5-point attack on Obama

After struggling for months to dent Sen. Obama's candidacy, the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton is now unleashing what one Clinton aide called a "kitchen sink" fusillade against Obama.

International Herald Tribune

Dodd endorses Obama

The Hill

Campaign 'robocalls' catch Congress' ear

A bipartisan bill, known as the Robocall Privacy Act of 2008, would keep Americans from being flooded with automated political phone calls.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Dollar sinks to all-time low to Euro

The euro climbed to a record high of $1.5070 in European trading as sentiment increased that the U.S. Federal Reserve would continue its rate cut campaign.

ABC News

Home price plunge accelerates

The decline in residential real estate accelerated though the end of 2007, and home prices in 20 key markets plunged 9.1 percent for the year, according to a survey.

CNNMoney

SPORTS

Yao done for season with stress fracture in left foot

All-Star center Yao Ming is out for the season with a stress fracture in his left foot, a stunning blow to the surging Houston Rockets.

ESPN

Injury spin: Who picks up Yao's slack?

ESPN

Hossa deal may benefit both sides

As disappointing as Sidney Crosby's injury is for the Pittsburgh Penguins, it has allowed the team to appreciate how strong this team will be when Evgeni Malkin and Crosby play on separate lines.

USA Today

HEALTH

Anemia drugs may raise death risk for chemo patients

Drugs designed to treat a common side effect of chemotherapy may actually increase the risk of death, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet.

USA Today

Study finds depression drugs don’t work

Millions of people taking commonly prescribed antidepressants such as Prozac and Seroxat might as well be taking a placebo, according to the first study to include unpublished evidence.

Times Online

What now for the citizens of Prozac nation? A better pill?

Guardian

RELIGION

Catholic Church: 'Bodies Revealed' inappropriate for field trips

Local Catholic officials said the “Bodies Revealed” exhibit opening at Union Station Kansas City, Mo., is “unseemly and inappropriate” for church school field trips.

Kansas City Star

Women take on the Torah

One woman has decided it was time that women's voices be added in significant form to the Jewish people's ongoing conversation with God.

Christian Science Monitor

Holy row over land in Vietnam

The Vietnamese government is often embroiled in complex disputes over land rights. But one is making the headlines: the government against the country's Catholic Church and Buddhist community.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Boy recovering from facial burns

Youssif happily pulls off his plastic face mask and pats his cheeks, which were once covered by horrific burns.

CNN

Doc helps heal New Orleans, one wound at a time

Imagine putting $1 million into a small business in downtown post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, La. A young doctor did just that.

NPR

Katrina flood case in court

CBS News

Calif. program aids 'forgotten' homeless

Safe Haven, a residence in Santa Monica, Calif., takes in those who have been on the streets more than a year and have a disability and helps put them in permanent housing.

Christian Science Monitor