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Laura Chinchilla greets supporters after presidential elections in San Jose, Costa Rica. Chinchilla had 47 percent of the vote after a quarter of the ballots were counted and her closest contenders conceded defeat. (Photo by Esteban Felix / AP)

Costa Rica elects 1st woman president, inspiring the region

Center-right politician Laura Chinchilla is set to become Costa Rica's first woman president after a landslide victory that is invigorating women in the tiny Central American nation and beyond.

Christian Science Monitor

2nd 'quantum logic clock' is now world's most precise

An enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom is now the world's most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter based on a mercury atom.

ScienceDaily

5 men, 1 woman aboard Shuttle Endeavour

The crew aboard space shuttle Endeavour includes an accomplished musician, an engineer who helped launch shuttles and a second-generation space program worker.

ABC News

Space shuttle Endeavour lights up sky in pre-dawn launch

Palm Beach Post

Mission correction

Boston Globe

Endeavour completes final night launch

BBC

Obama to hold bipartisan summit

President Barack Obama said that he would convene a half-day bipartisan health care session at the White House to be televised live this month.

New York Times

Clinton-era aides push to save plan

ABC News

Study shows sharks go their own way

After a deadly shark attack in Australia, the cry goes up that the rogue fish must be killed before it strikes again.

Earth Times

NATION

Mid-Atlantic readies itself for new round of heavy snowstorms

As the mid-Atlantic region tried to dig itself out of a record-setting blizzard, a second weather system promised to dump more snow this week.

CNN

9/11 health lawsuits raise concerns

As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims.

MSNBC

Obama has not ruled out trials for terror suspects in New York

The Hill

States weigh privatizing liquor sales

As states scramble to deal with gaping budget deficits, many are looking for any opportunity to increase revenue. A handful of states are weighing whether to privatize liquor sales.

MSNBC

POLITICS

House Democrats support ending tax cut, but see it as tough sell

House Democrats say leadership has its work cut out in convincing the public to support a tax increase on those making more than $250,000.

The Hill

Think tanks use oil money to fund deniers

A campaign is being waged against climate-change science to undermine public acceptance of man-made global warming, environment experts claimed.

The Independent

Climate skepticism 'on the rise'

BBC

BUSINESS

China shuts down training site for hackers

China has closed down what is believed to be the country's biggest training Web site for hackers, state media has reported.

BBC

Weak dollar illusory as correlated trade shows gains

For all the concern over the $1.6 trillion U.S. budget deficit and record debt, the dollar is as valuable now as 35 years ago.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

IBM launches Power7 chip

The processor is a big step for IBM, integrating eight cores in one chip, with each core capable of executing four tasks turning a chip into a 32-core processor.

CNET News

Beware of geoengineers using some volcano tricks

Volcanoes spewed so much sulphate into the atmosphere 94 million years ago that the oceans were starved of oxygen and 27 percent of marine genera went extinct.

New Scientist

HEALTH

Beer may be good for your bones

If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health.

LiveScience

Survey: Minimally invasive surgery causes surgeons pain

Four out of five surgeons agree: laparoscopic procedures cause substantial discomfort and pain for the surgeons who perform them.

ABC News

SPORTS

Saints super after defeating Colts

The paper bags can be put away forever. The franchise that once was so awful its fans were embarrassed to show their faces is now a world champion.

Sports Illustrated

Special section:

Super Bowl XLIV

CNN

Winter a no-show as games near

As Olympians arrive, the Winter Games seem to be missing something. There's more snow in D.C., as in District of Columbia, than B.C., or British Columbia.

Sports Illustrated

Woods plans return for March 22

Tiger Woods may have set a date for his comeback to competitive golf. He aims to play in the Tavistock Cup at Isleworth, Fla., March 22-23.

Sporting News

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GOOD NEWS

Boy Scouts celebrate 100 years of camping, service

They are young symbols of virtue: honest, trustworthy, doers of good deeds and builders of campfires. For a century, the national organization Boy Scouts of America has been living its pledge.

ABC News

G7 nations pledge debt relief for Haiti

The world's leading industrialized nations have pledged to write off the debts that Haiti owes them, following a devastating earthquake last month.

BBC

Special section:

Group of 7

New York Times

WORLD

Iran begins enriched uranium production