Unlike Patriots, NFL slow to embrace 'Moneyball' (AP)
NASA says Russian space woes no worry (AP) AP - NASA says it still has confidence in the quality of Russia's manned rockets, despite an embarrassing series of glitches and failures in the Russian space program. New Obama plan to help math, science teacher prep (AP)
Why There Are So Few Fish in the Sea (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - Most saltwater fish may have evolved from a freshwater ancestor, according to a new study that traces the family tree of both marine and freshwater fish. Environmental Group Lists Best, Worst Congressional Voting Records (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - According to the Hill, the League of Conservation Voters has announced its yearly rankings of lawmakers with the best and worst voting records in terms of energy and environmental measures. The league analyzed 11 votes in the Senate and 35 in the House of Representatives. Pa. gas drilling fee bill debate ends without vote (AP) AP - Pennsylvania, the only major gas-producing state that does not tax the taking of natural gas from its soil, moved closer Tuesday to imposing a fee on the drilling in the vast Marcellus Shale reserves that have transformed the state in recent years. Astronaut Janice Voss dies in Arizona (Reuters)
Same Genes Key to Early & Late-Onset Alzheimer's: Study (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new study. AP Enterprise: Monkey owners flee La. crackdown (AP)
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AP - It's advice that sounds like heresy on the gridiron: Go for it on fourth down. Try more onside kicks. Running backs don't matter much.
AP - President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation's long-term success.
Reuters - Former Astronaut Janice E. Voss, one of the few women launched into space, has died of breast cancer in Arizona, her alma mater said on Tuesday.
AP - Even in their Texas hideout, Jim and Donita Clark are terrified that wildlife agents from their home state of Louisiana will descend on their motorhome and seize the four Capuchin monkeys they've reared for 10 years.
