Oscar Noms Are in, Plus 4 More

Because you should never start your day with work, at nine, the five news stories we think you need to know:

1. Avatar, Hurt Locker, District Nine (!) among the 10 Best Picture nominees (LAT)
2. Military to back off ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (Washington Post)
3. Punxsutawny Phil says 6 more weeks of winter. Thanks. (AP video)
4. Save your cash. Michiko Kakutani pans Don DeLillo’s latest (New York Times)
5. Girl fights off shark with boogie board (Newser)