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An Egyptian volunteer paints the colors of the national flag on the face of a boy at Tahrir Square in Cairo. The main coalition of youth and opposition groups says it will end its protest, but the groups say they will call for weekly demonstrations to maintain pressure on the ruling military to implement democratic reforms. (Photo by Amr Nabil / AP)

Weathermen underground

It’s a far cry from the glory days. Alas, these days, smart phones, widgets and in-elevator TVs displaying the forecast have decreased the need for weathermen.

BusinessWeek

Women’s share of jobs slipping

Christian Science Monitor

Fannie and Freddie: Obama offers 3 options for mortgage market overhaul

The Obama administration laid out three broad options for reducing the government’s role in the mortgage market. All three would almost certainly lead to higher interest rates and costs for borrowers.

USA TODAY

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Combine Fannie and Freddie, says former Ginnie Mae president

(Forbes)

Exile on Wall Street

Egypt’s revolt was supported, censored

From London to Gaza City to Seoul, demonstrators in the thousands rallied to celebrate the fall of Hosni Mubarak. But other authoritarian regimes were trying to censor the news.

San Jose Mercury News

Egypt will maintain its peace treaty with Israel, military says

Haaretz

Rage at Mubarak became liability to military

Globeandmail.com

Sights and sounds of Cairo during uprising

PBS

Obama pitches 2012 budget

The budget, due to be unveiled, contains a mix of cost cuts and targeted spending to achieve President Barack Obama’s twin goals of reducing the deficit and boosting U.S. domestic competitiveness.

Reuters

Republicans take a $100B whack at budget

Christian Science Monitor

Love drug? Oxytocin is questioned for its various uses

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is in the air. Or is it oxytocin? This so-called “love hormone” is involved in social bonding — and it always seems to get a publicity boost around Feb. 14.

LiveScience

NATION

Gas costs rise, set record for time of year

U.S. gasoline prices have jumped to the highest levels ever for this time of year. The national average hit $3.12 per gallon, about 50 cents higher than a year ago.

NPR

Is Calif. the most miserable US state?

A new survey of the “most miserable cities” in the U.S. suggests that five of the 10 worst are in California.

BBC

Storing customers’ ZIP codes violates Calif. law, high court rules

Sacramento Bee

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Court bars asking customers their ZIP code on credit card purchases

(USA TODAY)

On Deadline

POLITICS

Focus on Family tries to make abortion less common with help from opposition

Focus on the Family president Jim Daly said he will bridge a great divide by asking abortion-rights advocates to work with his conservative Christian ministry to make abortion less common.

Denver Post

In straw polls, smart money is on Texan Ron Paul

The Texas congressman and 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul almost always wins in the polls, and the Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll is no different.

Politico

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The discovery of 2 old ships

When engineers in San Francisco drilled deep for soil samples, they pulled up chunks of wood. They had no idea it was a century-old ship, let alone two.

San Francisco Chronicle

All the digital data in the world is equivalent to 1 human brain

If you could put all the data in the world onto CDs and stack them up, the pile would stretch from the Earth to beyond the moon, according to a new study.

Popular Science

BUSINESS

Small Business Administration issues revisions to Native contracting program

The Small Business Administrative is implementing revisions to a program that gives Alaska Native corporations an edge in obtaining federal contracts.

Anchorage Daily News

Alaska oil pipeline at risk, US warns

A U.S. government investigation of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline has found potentially major safety issues on the line that ships 12 percent of domestic oil supply.

Reuters

HEALTH

Use of e-cigs not allowed on US flights

The U.S. Department of Transportation says the use of smokeless electronic cigarettes on airplanes is prohibited and plans to issue an official ban this spring, according to the transportation secretary.

San Francisco Chronicle

E-cigs the future?

Medical News Today

FDA approves 1st 3-D mammogram device

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first X-ray mammography device that provides three-dimensional images of the breast for cancer screening and diagnosis.

HealthDay

EDUCATION

Recruiting in China pays off for colleges

Dozens of other American colleges and universities are seeing a surge in applications from students in China, where a booming economy means that more families can pursue an American higher education.

New York Times

Idaho’s small districts are already using the Internet as a classroom

With a slate of around 130 courses available from the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, students in small districts can take otherwise unavailable electives.

Idaho Statesman

Race at University of Alabama

Two racially charged incidents — witnessed by few but discussed by thousands — have prompted the president, faculty members and students at the University of Alabama to publicly decry racism on campus.

Inside Higher Ed

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

God, science not mutually exclusive, astronomer says

A Christian astronomer, who sued the University of Kentucky for religious discrimination, says the perceived divide between faith and science is an “illusion.”

San Jose Mercury News

Beyond the papal grave

Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified on May 1, is drawing as much attention in death as he did in life.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Columns And Op-Ed

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Books about urbanism in the age of climate change

San Francisco Chronicle

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Middle East old guard reels in fear

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Newsprint

(The New Yorker)

Free Range

Blog (Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.):

Expressing mindful love through service

(Psychology Today)

The Wise Open Mind

Column (Doug Bandow):

Redeeming the Obama administration’s record on religious liberty

Huffington Post

Column (Jessica A. Johnson):

Many college students seem adrift

Columbus Dispatch

Blog (David Ropeik):

Why the jubilation in Egypt resonates universally

How Risky Is It, Really?

(Psychology Today)

Column (Tom Horgen):

Cupid in a cocktail glass

Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Military upbringing pays off in rugby

Coming from a military family, Nu‘uese Punimata didn’t follow his parents’ career paths, but he did learn discipline and respect. That’s why it’s fitting he chose to play the tough, demanding sport of rugby.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Hispanic students make strides on AP exams, College Board reports

The number of Hispanic students taking AP exams has increased dramatically, the College Board says. Hispanic students are a bigger percentage of those passing the exams than ever before.

Christian Science Monitor

At-home stroke therapy as good as high-tech rehab, study says

Stroke patients who get intensive physical therapy at home walk just as well after a year as patients who train on fancy, high-tech treadmills that support their weight, U.S. researchers said.

Reuters

WORLD

Protesters, police clash in Algerian capital