21-Feb-2013 04:55

News Summary: New US effort to stem theft of trade secrets; concern on China ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/news-summary-new-us-effort-to-stem-theft-of-trade-secrets-concern-on-china-leads-to-action/2013/02/20/aa04bba4-7bcd-11e2-b147-36af0e207220_story.html

GOP Resists Obama's Push for Tax Rise to Head Off Cuts - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/us/politics/gop-resisting-obama-on-tax-increase.html?pagewanted%3Dall

Severed underground gas pipe led to fatal Kansas City explosion - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-blast-kansascitybre91j030-20130219,0,2224738.story

Panetta: Defense furloughs would be 'disruptive and damaging' - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0220/Panetta-Defense-furloughs-would-be-disruptive-and-damaging

Jacksons' guilt a tale of excess - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-jesse-jackson-jr-sandi-jackson-plea-hearings-wednesday-20130219,0,1510803.story

Oscar Pistorius bail hearing set for third day - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21528126

Sony Announces PlayStation 4 - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324048904578316574122583926.html

US, China Ties Tested in Cyberspace - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323764804578314591857289004.html

N. Korea sanctions can only impact nuclear program - Moscow - RT :: http://rt.com/politics/korea-sanctions-can-only-impact-nuclear-program-moscow-137/

Kerry Says Well-Funded Foreign Policy Crucial to Security - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-20/kerry-says-well-funded-foreign-policy-crucial-to-security.html