R&D: Security Concerns After the Chile Earthquake, GOP Moderates Gain Ground in Congress, and Israeli Spies in Lebanon Are Caught

Here is your R&D top five for March 1st:

Security concerns spread as Chile quake death toll rises from CNN

GOP moderates poised to gain ground in Congress from the Los Angeles Times

Israeli Spies in Lebanon:  Not Much Success from the Economist

European Union Moves Toward a Bailout of Greece from the New York Times

The Tea Party is a dynamic force, but it is still unruly and incoherent from the Guardian