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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns with his wife Ann Romney in Exeter, N.H. As the presidential race condinues, Romney and other candidates are still struggling to connect with voters. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Detroit auto show: It’s back to business

After pulling through the worst recession in living memory, the auto industry’s big show, the North American International Auto Show, is glitzier and greener.

Guardian

Hyundai Elantra wins car of the year

USA TODAY

An investigation on stem cell fraud

The Internet is full of websites selling unproven stem cell treatments for incurable illnesses. A 60 Minutes journalist confronts a disgraced doctor offering false hope to a family with a disabled child.

CBS News

Debates reinforce some voters’ views

Craig Moore likes Mitt Romney. He is all but committed to voting for him. But, in his opinion, Romney’s performance has descended at times into a kind of rehash of his ads.

Boston Globe

Swing-state primaries a difficult balance

USA TODAY

Blog:

Ads run in South Carolina attack Romney’s business record

(ABC News)

The Note

Investors to turn attention back to US

U.S. stocks have strayed from their recent link to euro fluctuations, and the start of U.S. corporate earnings could help shift investor focus back to U.S. fundamentals from Europe.

Msnbc.com

Sources: legal action against Swiss bank

Reuters

Iran death sentence for ‘CIA spy’

An American man of Iranian descent has been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran for spying for the CIA, local media have reported.

BBC

Report: Uranium enrichment begins

CNN

War of words with Iran escalates

MSNBC

NATION

US agents aided Mexican drug trafficker to infiltrate his criminal ring

According to Mexican government documents, American drug enforcement agents helped a Mexican drug trafficker move millions in drug proceeds worldwide in order to infiltrate the organization.

Msnbc.com

Government is prepared to sell foreclosures in bulk

The Obama administration, in conjunction with federal regulators and led by the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is preparing a pilot program to sell government-owned foreclosures in bulk.

CNBC

Blog:

As prices fall, borrowers walk away

(Msnbc.com)

The Bottom Line

US debt is now equal to economy

The soaring national debt has reached a symbolic tipping point: At $15.23 trillion, it has now grown to the same size as the entire U.S. economy.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Supreme Court to enter tangled Texas redistricting case

A bitter dispute over minority voting rights in Texas will arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court where the justices must decide which legislative districts will be used in upcoming elections.

Christian Science Monitor

Senator warns FDA of newest painkillers

Following fatal shootings in two New York pharmacy robberies, a U.S. senator is warning that a new batch of “super painkillers” under review could force repeats of recent violent robberies.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas

One of the largest trade shows in the world, CES kicked off with a media preview of coming trends and dozens of firms large and small hosting booths competing to win “oohs” and “ahs” for their latest innovations.

Los Angeles Times

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show

TIME

E-books sales surge after holidays

Carolyn McCosh says she has loved “real books, the printed-on-paper kind,” ever since she got her St. Louis Public Library card in first grade. She had little interest in e-books — until Christmas.

USA TODAY

Private sector gets job skills; public gets stuck with the bill

Caterpillar is one of dozens of companies, many with growing profits and large cash reserves, that have come to expect money from states in return for creating jobs.

CNBC

HEALTH

Partnership on Medicare reform rewards doctors for better care

For hundreds of doctors in Colorado treating nearly 30,000 Medicare patients, saving the federal government money now means earning a bonus.

Denver Post

Novartis issues voluntary recall due to broken, mislabeled pills

Pharmaceutical company Novartis voluntarily recalled a number of over-the-counter drugs — including certain bottles of Excedrin and Bufferin — due to complaints about mislabeled and broken pills.

CNN

Air pollution linked to diabetes and hypertension in African-American women

The incidence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension increases with cumulative levels of exposure to nitrogen oxides, according to a new study.

Medical News Today

What is hypertension?

WebMD

EDUCATION

Worries mount over lack of physical education in schools

With public schools cutting back on spending for physical education, some members of Congress want to intervene, worried that the nation’s schools are churning out too many fat kids.

Kansas City Star

In seminar, Pa. undergraduates help asylum seekers

Two Pennsylvania students reunite to assist those who have been apprehended upon entering the U.S. with the legal process of gaining their freedom.

Modesto Bee

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

3 religions make dream house come true in Clearwater, Fla.

The latest recipient of Habitat for Humanity’s efforts got blessings from three different faiths before she was handed the keys to her new Florida home.

Tampa Tribune

Tunisian Jews speak out after racist slogans shouted

Jews in Tunisia asked the government to take steps to avoid a repeat of the anti-Semitic slogans chanted during a recent visit to the country by there terriotory of Gaza’s Hamas leader.

Daily Star

SPORTS

Giants beat Falcons 24-2 in NFC Wild-Card game, advance

Manning punctuated his best pro season by throwing for three touchdowns and scrambling for a 14-yard gain that woke up New York’s offense.

ABC News

Saints roll the Lions, playoff newcomer Texans advance

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints picked up right where they left off in the regular season: piling up points and yards in record-breaking fashion.

ABC News

Drew Brees throws for 466 yards, 3 TDs as Saints pound Lions

ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Blog (JoNel Aleccia):

Donating your body to science? Nobody wants a chubby corpse

(Msnbc.com)

Vitals

Editorial (Chuck Grassley):

Obama had little choice on recess appointments

USA TODAY

Column (Mark Sappenfield):

Did New Orleans Saints end the ‘defense wins championships’ era?

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Peter Gelzinis):

‘New Hampshire turns out to be full of surprises’

Boston Herald

Column (Thomas Rogers):

How sex, bombs and burgers shaped our world

Salon

Column (John Dickerson):

The great Republican humor crisis of 2012

Slate

Column (Molly Ball):

The Republican debate doubleheader, part 2

The Atlantic

Column (Joseph N. DiStefano):

A leadership problem at the heart of Catholic schools’ woes

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Initiative seeks to reverse decline in black men entering medical school

The number of African-American men entering medical fields has been falling since it peaked in the early 1990s, but some are trying to bolster the numbers of area black men in medical fields.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

National Guardsman thwarts Red Line train robbery

After Spc. Paville N. Simpson received the description of the suspects from the victim of the robbery, he quickly went into action, chasing and apprehending them, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cape boy helps fight homelessness

Ten-year-old Scott Lubofsky’s first record seems like a rock album: fast-paced vocals and an unsettling image cover. But behind the creepy artwork is Lubofsky’s goal to help homeless families on Cape Cod, Mass.

Telegram & Gazette

WORLD

Is the Arab spring good for the US?