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• Negative perceptions of the health care rollout have eased, but two-thirds of Americans say things still aren't going well with the new insurance program.
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• 7. WHAT OBAMA WILL TRY TO DO IN STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH
• President will frame economic argument that Democrats hope will appeal to voters in Congressional elections in November.
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• 8. STOCKS FALL SHARPLY IN ASIA FOR THIRD STRAIGHT DAY
• Sell-off in markets worldwide began last Thursday. Investors are worried about slower growth and an end to the easy-money policies of central banks in the U.S. and Europe.
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• 9. GRAMMY AWARDS CELEBRATE THE OUTCAST AND THE ODDBALL
• Music's biggest night lionizes French robots, white rappers espousing gay rights and a Goth girl uncomfortable with the current themes in pop music.
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• 10. HOW PEYTON MANNING CHARACTERIZES THE GAME WE'RE ALL WAITING FOR
• "The Super Bowl is a big deal," the record-setting quarterback for the Denver Broncos says in a way that puts it all into perspective.
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AP News in Brief
Wealth gap: A guide to what it is, why it matters and why everyone seems to be focused on it
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- From the White House to the Vatican to the business elite in Davos, Switzerland, one issue keeps seizing the agenda: the growing gap between the very wealthy and everyone else.
• It's "the defining challenge of our time," says President Barack Obama, who will spotlight the issue in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. A Gallup poll finds two-thirds of Americans are unhappy with the nation's distribution of wealth. Experts say it may be slowing the economy.
• Why has the issue suddenly galvanized attention? Here are questions and answers about the wealth gap -- what it is and why it matters.
• Q. Hasn't there always been a wide gulf between the richest people and the poorest?
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