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Patricia Gillaird of the Government Printing Office (GPO) delivers copies of President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2013 federal budget to the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Adele wins big at a somber Grammy Awards

British singer Adele won big with six Grammys in a show that began on a somber note with a prayer for late pop superstar Whitney Houston.

Reuters

54th Annual Grammy Awards

Philadelphia Inquirer

Drillers cut natural gas production as prices continue to drop

As natural gas prices continue to drop, the recent nationwide boom in drilling is slowing. Drillers do not make money if prices go too low — and drilling wells is not cheap.

Houston Chronicle

Gas prices soaring

Msnbc.com

President Obama unveils 2013 budget

When President Barack Obama rolls out his 2013 budget proposal, it’s likely to unleash another round of political finger-pointing on Capitol Hill.

CNN

Factbox: Obama’s budget for fiscal 2013

Reuters

How much does the US government spend?

Bloomberg

Greek lawmakers approve austerity plan

After the first weekly loss for the Standard & Poor’s stock index in 2012, U.S. stocks rose as Greece approved austerity plans to secure rescue funds.

San Francisco Chronicle

Violence in Athens offers glimpse of Greece’s reform challenge

Reuters

Protests in Athens

TIME

General Electric to hire 5,000 vets, expand aviation operations

General Electric, the nation’s largest conglomerate, announced today it will hire 5,000 U.S. military veterans and spend $580 million to expand its domestic aviation manufacturing business.

Bloomberg

NATION

The faces of Americans beyond the unemployment numbers

About 12.8 million people are out of work and a large number of those are long-term unemployed — more than 40 percent have been jobless more than six months.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Outward Bound helping veterans make transition home

Wilderness trips give vets a way to connect personally with one another and share their stories while readjusting to life beyond the military.

Duluth News Tribune

Hackers target the websites of the CIA, Mexico, Alabama

Websites affiliated with the CIA, Mexico’s mining ministry and the state of Alabama were down, allegedly done in by hackers, government officials and a well-known hacking group reported.

CNN

POLITICS

Time slipping, GOP still divided

The GOP primary is increasingly bitter, with candidates whom many conservative activists consider flawed — a surprisingly muddled picture just nine months until Election Day.

Philadelphia Inquirer

From the go, roller-coaster GOP race

Seattle Times

Where is the Tea Party now?

NPR

Wisconsin Gov. Walker promises no budget bill despite shortfall

A new budget projection shows Wisconsin faces a $143 million shortfall, but Gov. Scott Walker said the imbalance will be dealt with through cost-savings moves made by his administration.

CBS News

Scott Walker speaks against recall efforts at CPAC 2012

Huffington Post

BUSINESS

Encouraging girls to ‘Dare 2B Digital’

Dare 2B Digital, a conference designed to encourage girls to pursue careers in science and technology, attracted more than 400 participants to eBay’s San Jose campus.

San Jose Mercury News

Centene reaps millions cutting government health costs

Centene‘s prognosticators dissect health data comparing what state governments will pay for Medicaid management — and what costs it can shave for a specific subpopulation’s health care.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

EDUCATION

Obama promotes job training at community college

President Barack Obama called on Congress to create an $8 billion fund to train community college students specifically for high-growth industries.

CBS News

Special education gets fresh look in Minnesota schools

With the help of technology and data from frequent, small assessments, students receive more individualized instruction and teachers catch problems early, allowing them to keep Minnesota students on track.

Pioneer Planet

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AT&T customers surprised by new limit on ‘unlimited data’ plans

AT&T has started cutting their data speeds as part of an attempt to manage data usage on its network. Customers are expressing frustration about the new policy called “throttling.”

Philadelphia Inquirer

Vega rocket set for maiden voyage

Europe’s Vega rocket is finally set to make its maiden flight. It will carry nine satellites into orbit, but the object of the mission is to prove the rocket’s systems all work as designed.

BBC

Blog:

Maiden flight for ESA’s Vega rocket set

Bad Astronomy (Discover Magazine)

Human brain cells created from skin

For the first time, scientists have generated human brain cells by reprogramming skin cells, which could speed the hunt for new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and stroke.

Telegraph.co.uk

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bishops, Obama in church-state faceoff over birth control

President Obama’s effort to accommodate the Catholic Church by altering his administration’s rule on birth control coverage has not appeased the church or GOP presidential candidates.

USA TODAY

Christian-based alternative to Girl Scouts grows in St. Louis area

Girls in vests and sashes with merit badges sit squirming on the floor in the school commons. They aren’t Girl Scouts, but American Heritage Girls, part of a Christian-based program.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Felix Salmon):

Quality versus quantity in online journalism

Reuters

Editorial:

GOP transportation bill takes a few wrong turns

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (David Lesher):

These cells could save lives. But when? And at what cost?

Sacramento Bee

Column (Qanta A. Ahmed):

Islam, interfaith marriage go hand in hand

USA TODAY

Editorial:

Scrap seniority-only teacher tenure law

Star Tribune

Column (Mitch Albom):

Cupid’s arrow not what it used to be

Detroit Free Press

Column (Mike Jacobs):

Water: beautiful, useful and often problematic

Grand Forks Herald

Editorial:

Will the $26B mortgage settlement work?

NY Daily News

Column (Victoria M. De Francesco Soto):

Latino conservatives? A GOP myth

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Minnesota companies aim for greener living through chemistry

Renewable, bio-based substitutes for petroleum-derived chemicals have been under development for several years in Minnesota, but now they’re finally starting to sell.

Pioneer Press

$1M donation for AIDS research for Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards

Annette Bloch, wife of H&R Block founder Richard Bloch, pledged a $1 million donation allowing Desert AIDS Project to head in an ambitious new direction.

The Desert Sun

Artist benefits from innovative type of aneurysm treatment

The minimally invasive procedure involves placing a wire in a blood vessel via the patient’s thigh. It is fed up to the brain, where it redirects blood away from the aneurysm.

Duluth News Tribune

WORLD

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport reopens after bomb threat