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• 2. WEIGHT LOSS DRUG'S APPROVAL OFFERS NEW HOPE FOR OBESE PATIENTS • The innovation of Qsymia lies in targeting more than one of the brain signals that drive people to overeat. • • 3. HOW OBAMA PLANS TO CREATE A CORPS OF BETTER TEACHERS • The $1 billion effort aims to boost U.S. students' achievement in science, technology, engineering and math by rewarding high-performing educators with salary stipends. • • 4. BERNANKE RETURNS TO CAPITOL HILL • The Fed chairman will testify before the House Financial Services Committee at 10 a.m., a day after sketching a bleak picture of the U.S. economy. • • 5. WHY LAWS SET TO HELP OVERDOSE VICTIMS ARE CONTROVERSIAL • A nationwide push to give people limited immunity on drug possession charges if they seek medical help is seen by some as condoning drug use and amount to get-out-of-jail-free cards. • • 6. PENN STATE RESPONSE MAY DECIDE FUTURE OF ITS FOOTBALL PROGRAM • The university's president says he will reply to the NCAA's demand for information within days. • • 7. HOW A FINANCIAL REPORT WILL IMPACT THE VATICAN • The Holy See passes a key financial transparency test, which may go a long way (Continued on page 22)
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