Man Given Second Chance to Ruin World

The U.S. Senate votes to give Ben Bernanke a second term as Chair of the Federal Reserve.

• Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke wins 2nd term in close vote
• Pot-legalization initiative signs in (LA Daily News)
• Opposition to 9/11 terrorist trial intensifies in NYC
• Davos leaders and CEOs debate climate change moves
• James Cameron's Avatar becomes the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing his 1997 movie Titanic.
• A bid for magic — and a dose of reality
  In his first State of the Union address, Obama gets a reminder of how deep partisan tensions run (NY Times).
• Bill Clinton at Davos: Haiti needs cash, trucks