News Headlines:

• Syrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepens (AP)
• Rapid-fire attacks across Iraq kill 50 people (AP)
• After bitter debate, Romney and Santorum eye Mich. (AP)
• Obama to address gas prices, pitch energy policy (AP)
• Unemployment aid applications stay at 4-year low (AP)
• FACT CHECK: Errant claims on auto bailout, taxes (AP)
• US, NKorea in first nuclear talks since Kim death (AP)
• Newark mayor seeks probe of NYPD Muslim spying (AP)
• High season for tornadoes ahead, eyes on Southeast (AP)
• Ohio church offers drive-thru for Ash Wednesday (AP)
• Jobless claims hold steady at 4-year low (Reuters)
• Insight: Divided by common foe, Israel and U.S. tangle over Iran (Reuters)
• Syrian tanks attack in Homs, world outrage grows (Reuters)
• Greece readies debt swap under bailout deal (Reuters)
• Romney clawing his way back in Republican race (Reuters)
• Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears (Reuters)
• Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops at protests (Reuters)
• Euro zone economy to shrink in 2012 (Reuters)
• 'Diddy' as TV mogul? Why new network could face steep challenges. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Supreme Court debate: Is lying about being a war hero protected speech? (The Christian Science Monitor)