New York Times

• Internet Criticism Pushes China to Act on Pollution
• The Welsh Economy Slips, but London Cushions the Fall
• Chinese Police Fire on Tibetan Protesters Again
• Eiko Ishioka, Costumer of the Surreal, Dies at 73
• Violence Rises in Syria, Vexing Arab League Monitors

Guardian (UK)

• Florida primary campaign – live
• Occupy activists attempt to take over Davos debate
• The Death of Mao by James Palmer – review
• Trampling Out the Vintage by Frank Bardacke – review
• Critical eye: book reviews roundup

Wall Street Journal

• Battles Risk Tipping Damascus Into Chaos
• Geithner: China's System 'Damaging' to Trade Partners
• Greece Edges Toward Debt Deal
• Dozens Killed in Baghdad Suicide Blast
• This Year, Davos Doesn't Deliver

Huffington Post

• Carolyn Goodman, Las Vegas Mayor, Goes On FoodStamps For Challenge
• Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan
• Nearly Half Of Spaniards Under 25 Years Old Now Unemployed
• Stacey English To Be Remembered At Weekend Prayer Walk
• Kim Kardashian Divorce: Reality Star Cries Over Failed Marriage (VIDEO)

Associated Press

• France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit
• Cuba: Tough prison terms for mahogany tree thefts
• Guatemala: Ex dictador to face genocide charges
• Rescuers searching for survivors in Rio collapse
• Cruise ship victims mull $14,460 compensation deal
• Islamists, protesters scuffle at at Egypt rally

CNN

• Final Florida push follows testy debate
• 'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to prison
• Texts to tipster foil school bomb plot
• Conn. killer gets death sentence
• 135 reported killed in Syria in 2 days
• Car bomb kills dozens in Baghdad

Wired

• Pentagon Confused by Its Own 'Subs vs. Terrorists' Plan
• For Newt, 'World War III' Is Just the Beginning
• Humans Lose, Robots Win in New Defense Budget
• Vigilante Torturer Dies in Mexico
• Human Nature and the Neurobiology of Conflict
• East Africa Is the New Epicenter of America's Shadow War

The Daily Beast

• Survivors Don’t Buy $14K Offer
• Grief’s Not a Disease!
• Will & Kate's Mustique Getaway
• The Last Riveting GOP Debate?
• Traci Lords on ‘Excision’ and Her Porn Past
• Ron Paul: Liar

Reddit

EuroNews

• Flights grounded as Spain's Spanair stops trading
• Egypt between hope and disillusion
• Holocaust Remembrance Day marked worldwide
• Deadly violence in Russia's North Caucasus
• Journalists share Sweden's Olof Palme Prize
• Italy: Payout offered to rescued cruise ship passengers

Le Monde Diplomatique

• Blood on whose hands?
• Egypt one year on
• The myth of “isolated” Iran
• The crash and burn future of robot warfare
• Understanding the UK riots
• Obama's mission accomplished moment?

GlobalPost

• Banh mi: more than a sandwich
• Brazil beats South Africa in World Cup delays
• Japan nuclear crisis seen as playing role in Merkel election defeat (VIDEO)
• Serf emancipation day
• Afghanistan: Coalition prepares for Afghan spring offensive amid attacks
• Going green?

ProPublica

• Ernie Lopez to Face Charges Again
• By the Numbers: Life and Death at Foxconn
• Podcast: SOPA Opera
• Drive-by Scanning: Officials Expand Use and Dose of Radiation for Security Screening
• Dems Governors’ Gathering Gets Big Bucks Selling Prime Spot Next to Gov. Cuomo
• Bill Would Require Independent Study of X-Ray Body Scanners

AlterNet

• Where Is the Anti-Choice Outcry Over North Carolina's Forced Sterilization of Women of Color?
• Do Harsh Pot Laws Create a Dangerous Drinking Culture? 5 Reasons to Get Stoned Instead of Drunk
• Gingrich Can't Find His Lucky Race Card; Loses Edge in Fla. Debate and Polls
• Apple's Insanely Profitable and Arguably Destructive Made-in-China Quarter

NowPublic

• Gingrich mouths off; Romney tepidly advances
• Twitter Boycott Planned To Protest Twitter's Censorship Plan
• Russian Toys Protest Political Corruption: Siberian Nano-Protest
• Indicators are up
• Horseshoe Casino Collapse in Cincinnati: Video
• No return on investment: WH Chief Technology Officer

The Nation

• Palestinian Roads: Cementing Statehood, or Israeli Annexation?
• Oil Rig Sinks, as Does Senate Climate Bill
• The Breakdown: Will Financial Reform End Bailouts?
• Garzón on Trial
• Goners
• Noted.

Democracy Now

• GOPers Claim Softened Immigration Stance in Bid to Win Florida Latino Vote, But Key Issues Ignored
• Gingrich's Extremist Anti-Palestinian Stance Follows Millions from Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson
• NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Urged to Resign After Police Conceal Role in Anti-Muslim Documentary
• Despite Salary Caps, Treasury Approved Lucrative Exec Payouts at Dozens of Bailed-Out Firms

TruthOut

• Congress Must Debate the Libya War
• News in Brief: Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wright Among 30 Arrested for Protesting Against Abuse of Bradley Manning, and More ...
• In This Nuclear World, What Is the Meaning of "Safe"?
• Richard D. Wolff: "Personal Debts" (Video)
• Charmed Into Battle: How a Volunteering Vacation Became a Quest to Protect Nepal's Children
• A Modern Medical Disconnect

Salon

• GOP race-baiting masks class warfare
• The current crop of GOP liars
• A designer of perfect homes no one can live in
• The U.S. economy: Still staggering forward
• The Democrat Mitt Romney voted for
• Immigration rattles the Republicans

Drudge Report

• GADDAFI SON FACING DEATH PENALTY...
• NYC mayor: al-Qaida sympathizer arrested...
• Dem Pollsters: Obama should abandon campaign, hand party reins to Hillary...
• Prince Harry parties in Vegas...
• ...lost $300 gambling

Slate

• Train in Vain
• Anti-Muslim Training, Sex Predators, and the Labor Behind iPads
• Matt Yglesias Is Wrong About Copyright
• The Biggest Political Donations of All Time
• Let Me Finish
• Advertisement:

New Yorker

• Ian Frazier: A Russian TV host visits New York.
• John Seabrook: Nolan Bushnell’s anti-aging video games.
• James Surowiecki: How private equity firms like Bain Capital earn profits.
• Ben McGrath: Protests against copyright infringement bills.
• Hendrik Hertzberg: Rick Perry’s Supreme Court idea.

The Atlantic

• Who Are The Uninsured?
• Paul Personally Approved His Newsletters, Ctd
• Fancy Fast Food
• Correction Of The Day
• The Psychology Of The Mandate
• Mental Health Break

Harper's

• MR. FISH—A Cartoon
• HARPER'S MAGAZINE—Into the Harper’s Archive: On Monopolies
• RAFIL KROLL-ZAIDI—Findings
• BARRY C. LYNN—An Excerpt From “Killing the Competition: How the New Monopolies Are Destroying Open Markets”
• SARA BRESELOR—Weekly Review

Christian Science Monitor

• #TwitterBlackout: Protests brew as complaints over censorship come to a boil
• Can economy help Obama reelection? One statistic gives him hope.
• Can one professor teach 500,000 students at once?
• Facebook IPO: Are 800 million users worth $100 billion
• Utah school bomb plot: from inspiration to prevention, Columbine had a part
• The Monitor's Weekly News Quiz for Jan. 21-27, 2012

Intl Herald Tribune

• The Welsh Economy Slips, but London Cushions the Fall
• The Lede Blog: Twitter's New Policy on Blocking Posts Is Attacked, and Defended
• Grim Economic Forecast for Greece as It Negotiates With Creditors
• Carrefour Rethinks Its ‘Bigger Is Better’ Strategy
• Costa Cruises Offers Settlement to Shipwreck Passengers
• France to Speed Troops’ Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Jerusalem Post

• UN urges Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes
• 'Never forget,' says Obama on Remembrance Day
• Valley flavors: Part 1
• Norway offers its first Holocaust apology
• Anti-Assad Syrians break into Cairo embassy
• Syrian rebels say they hold seven Iranians hostage

MSNBC Headlines

• Ship carrying rocket parts, hits Ky. bridge
• Authorities to end camping at Occupy DC sites
• Obama's Chrysler on eBay — yours for $1 million
• Man gets 26-year jail term for 17 years of stalking
• Tight-fisted mortgage lenders pressure home sales
• Doubts cast over Yale QB's honor

AP News Headlines

• Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists
• Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
• Court: Senegal's president can run for 3rd term
• American economy not healthy yet, but it's healing
• Ship carrying rocket parts hits Ky. bridge
• GOP insiders rise up to cut Gingrich down to size

CNN Top Stories

• Final Florida push follows testy debate
• 'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to prison
• Texts to tipster foil school bomb plot
• Conn. killer gets death sentence
• 135 reported killed in Syria in 2 days
• Car bomb kills dozens in Baghdad

Reuters Global Journal

• Winning the battle, losing the war; the US and Pakistan
• Capturing the Punjabi imagination: drones and “the noble savage”
• India-Afghan strategic pact:the beginnings of regional integration
• Europe can’t put out the blaze
• Democracy and Chaos are both Greek

Google News

• Facebook IPO could value it among top companies - The Associated Press
• 'Barefoot Bandit' Courtroom Drama Ends With 6-1/2 Year Sentence - ABC News
• Sarah Jessica Parker replaces Demi Moore in 'Lovelace' -- BREAKING - Entertainment Weekly
• Brittany Norwood is sentenced to life in Lululemon yoga store murder - Washington Post
• A rocky road to healing lies ahead for Conn. home invasion survivor as killer ... - Washington Post

Al Jazeera

• UN Security Council discusses Syria crisis
• Dutch to ban Muslim face veils next year
• Davos meeting seeks to ease eurozone tensions
• Egyptians march to honour 'Friday of Rage'
• France to resume Afghanistan training mission