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  • Also: Congress is expected to vote on the debt ceiling today, Britain is expected to schedule a vote on staying in the E.U., Trade Rep. Ron Kirk is stepping down; and a burning cheese fire closes a Norwegian road for days.
  • A specialty Norwegian cheese, brunost, proved so flammable that it burned for several days, badly damaging a Norwegian road tunnel.
  • The NPR Music Team has been hard at work putting together plans for this year's South By Southwest music festival and conference, and we're happy to announce that Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will kick off our opening night showcase on the night of Mar. 13.
  • The men are suspected of acting as vigilantes and accosting Londoners for not adhering to what they say are Islamic standards. They are also suspected of uploading video of their exploits to YouTube.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will return to power, but his position in the new parliament has been greatly weakened following Israel's election. New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren explains how the results will reshuffle Israel's coalition politics.
  • A new study from London Metropolitan University in the U.K. posits that classical music makes for unsafe driving — that it's safer to listen to hip-hop or heavy metal than Handel, Haydn or Holst.
  • The groundbreaking move overturns a 1994 rule and opens up thousands of front-line positions for women. Panetta is expected to announce the decision along with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tomorrow.
  • After researchers created versions of the bird flu virus that could spread more easily, critics began to worry that the work could spawn a pandemic if a virus escaped from the lab. After halting their work for more than a year, scientists now say the benefits outweigh the risks, and they are set to restart their experiments.
  • The House of Representatives approved a three month suspension of the debt-ceiling law to put off the immediate threat of a default.
  • Robert Siegel talks to Illinois Senator and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin about Wednesday's House vote to extend the debt ceiling.
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