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Michelle Obama is a supportive but often anxious spouse, a groundbreaking figure who has acutely felt the pressures and possibilities of being the first African-American in her position and a first lady who has worked to make her role more meaningful, a new book says. (Photo by Gerry Broome / AP)

The evolution of a first lady

“The Obamas,” a new book, shows that Michelle Obama has been an unrecognized force in her husband’s administration even as she has become an expert motivator, charmer and champion of causes.

MSNBC

Blog:

New book details first lady’s tensions with former top Obama advisers

(The Hill)

Blog Briefing Room

LA tries new test to find gang members wanting out

Anti-gang crusaders have known for years that tapping inner desire can provide a path out of gangs — the problem is finding it in young people who mistrust outsiders and hold little hope in their futures.

ABC News

Santorum looks to South Carolina in GOP fight

Even as he tried to catch up to Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, Rick Santorum began looking past the primary to the 11-day battle in South Carolina that will follow.

New York Times

Romney surges in South Carolina poll

CBS News

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CNN/Time Poll: Romney and Santorum soar in South Carolina

(CNN)

Political ticker

‘Bird plane’ helps cranes, runs afoul of federal regulators

Ten young whooping cranes and the bird-like planes they think is their mother had flown more than halfway to their winter home in Florida when federal regulators stepped in.

NPR

Blog:

When a dog isn’t a dog

(CNN)

Security Clearance

London Olympic Games bans volunteers from social media

The 70,000 volunteers for the London 2012 Olympics have been effectively told to disconnect from any Olympic discussion in their social networks.

Forbes

NATION

Optimizing from jobs report cut short by euro crisis worries

A strong U.S. jobs report failed to boost world markets for long, as nagging worries about Europe’s debt crisis dragged stocks back down and sent the euro currency to a new 16-month low.

San Jose Mercury News

Republicans react to upbeat jobs report

KETK NBC

3 Air Force cadets will have to face sexual assault charges

The Air Force Academy says three cadets have been charged with unrelated sexual assaults, just weeks after the Colorado institution released a report showing a rise in such cases from the previous year.

CBS News

POLITICS

New policy shortens separation of some immigrant families

A new policy could result in far fewer disruptions to family life. The surprise rule change will allow some illegal immigrants to wait in the United States as they seek a path to legal residency.

San Jose Mercury News

US widens definition of rape crimes

U.S. officials are expanding the definition of rape to include men as well as women and any victim who is unable to give consent or who is violated with an object.

Reuters

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New definition of rape reflects reality, some readers say

(CNN)

This Just In

Rick Santorum compares gay marriage to polygamy, draws boos

Rick Santorum, who was speaking to college Republicans in New Hampshire, got into a debate with the crowd on the issue and was was loudly booed when he compared gay marraige to polygamy.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

As consumer power goes viral, company branding quakes

Molly Katchpole, 22, is a Washington, D.C., resident who recently tangled with a couple of billion-dollar corporations, and cowed them into submission, without breaking a sweat.

Reuters

The triumph of Kodakery

The Atlantic

A digital death? Why Kodak stopped clicking

NPR

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their Kodak moments

Wall Street Journal

EDUCATION

Computer game teaches kids how to play nice with dogs

Can kids learn to let sleeping dogs lie by playing a computer game? A new study finds that the answer is “sort of.”

LiveScience

Major mergers in Georgia

The recession’s impact has given state education leaders the chance to consider ideas that would be nonstarters in a better economy, like the proposed consolidation of eight public institutions in Georgia.

Inside Higher Ed

Study: Once-a-year teacher evaluations not enough

The common teacher evaluation method used by schools — a single classroom observation once every few years — has only a 33 percent chance of resulting in an accurate assessment of a teacher.

San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

Penn State hires Bill O’Brien as head football coach

Penn State has hired New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as its head coach, the first change in leadership for the program in nearly a half-century.

ABC News

Lance Moore, Jonathan Casillas out

Receiver Lance Moore and linebacker Jonathan Casillas will miss the New Orleans Saints’ playoff opener against the Detroit Lions.

ESPN

HEALTH

Safety tips for cold-weather exercise

If you exercise outdoors in cold weather, you need to take certain steps to stay safe. One expert describes how to protect yourself when exercising outdoors, even in subzero temperatures.

HealthDay

First ‘mixed embryo’ monkeys born

For the first time, scientists have produced monkeys composed of cells taken from separate embryos, which could have enormous importance for medical embryonic and stem cell research.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Janine Wood):

A mother’s battle with the college admission essay

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Money-wire freeze penalizes Somalis

Star Tribune

Blog (Editorial Board):

So much for freedom as Indiana locks down Capitol

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

The Platform

Editorial:

Obama makes the right call for consumers

Sacramento Bee

Interview:

Kopimism: the world’s newest religion explained

New Scientist

Column (Samantha Critchell):

M&Ms, good gloves and patience cut slopeside tears

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog (Caleb A. Scharf):

Encounter at Dawn: Stephen Hawking, me, and an ATM

(Scientific American)

Life, Unbounded

Editorial:

Obama’s latest military strategy: Is it bipartisan enough?

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

NJ community hails marine back from tour in Afghanistan

People lined up to shake hands with Kevin Nickerson, 25, a marine who recently returned from Afghanistan. The party was a homecoming, though Nickerson will leave soon for his next tour of duty.

Asbury Park Press

Robotic devices help paralyzed people become more independent

The first generation of wearable robotic devices is here to help paralyzed people walk and regain independence.

Detroit Free Press

Cat escapes gas, but city policy stands

In Utah, a stray cat’s will to survive was enough to let it live out the rest of its nine lives with an adopted family, but not enough to change the animal euthanasia policy where it lives.

ABC News

WORLD

Iran welcomes US rescue of sailors