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• Allies agree budget package

  NATO Defence Ministers began their informal talks in Istanbul with a focus on resources and defence transformation at a working dinner on 4 February.

• Now a stationary research platform, NASA's mars rover spirit starts a new chapter in red planet scientific studies

  WASHINGTON - After six years of unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit no longer will be a fully mobile robot. NASA has designated the once-roving scientific explorer a stationary science platform after efforts during the past several months to free it from a sand trap have been unsuccessful.

• NASA invites public to tweet their way into space next week

  HOUSTON - The Twitterverse and universe will converge during space shuttle Endeavour's upcoming mission to the International Space Station. NASA is inviting the public to send questions for the astronauts via Twitter and have them answered live from space.

• Bartering is not the only way to get out of the system

  As thousands of years have demonstrated, very simple recipes and methods for getting and saving your money work best.

• General cites reasons for pregnancy provision in Iraq

  WASHINGTON - An Army general in Iraq is going beyond the typical protocol to ensure every able-bodied soldier in his unit stays fit to fight, even if it means punishing troops for engaging in sexual activities while deployed.