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Chad's President Idriss Deby waves to supporters, in this file photo. Hundreds of rebels penetrated the capital of Chad, clashing with government troops and moving on the presidential palace after a three-day advance through the central African nation, officials and witnesses said. (Photo by Karel Prinsloo / AP)

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Chad rebels fight inside capital

Thousands of Chadian rebels have entered the capital N'Djamena and are advancing on the presidential palace. Both the Chadian and Sudanese governments accuse each other of backing rebels.

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BBC

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Crisis in Congo

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MSNBC

Bush administration loses Guantánamo Bay ruling

A federal appeals court ruled against the Bush administration, declining to reconsider an order that the government has to turn over virtually all its information on many of Guantánamo's detainees.

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International Herald Tribune

Sewage spilled in San Francisco Bay

In one of the largest sewage spills into San Francisco Bay, Calif., in recent years, 2.7 million gallons of sewage poured into the waterway after a Marin County treatment plant overflowed.

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San Jose Mercury News

Special section:

Map of sewage spill area

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San Francisco Chronicle

Latinos may hold key to 'Super Tuesday' for Democrats

Latino voters could be key in several of the 24 states on "Super Tuesday." Primaries in some major cities could test longstanding cultural and economic tensions between blacks and Latinos.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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'Super Tuesday' sprint

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ABC News

Americans go to Mexico for a cheaper, perfect smile

U.S. dental treatment costs up to four times as much as in Mexico, making it tough for uninsured Americans to treat common problems such as abscessed teeth or pay for dentures.

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Reuters

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Bush cuts health and community services

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USA Today

NATION

Feds let states delay inspections of unsafe bridges

An analysis of newly released records from the National Bridge Inventory includes inspections through 2006 and shows failures in federal oversight of the system designed to ensure travelers' safety.

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MSNBC

9/11 Commission controversy

The 9/11 Commission suspected that critical information it used in its report was the product of harsh interrogations of al-Qaida operatives -- interrogations that many critics have labeled torture.

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NBC News

Snowstorm socks Midwest, now threatens eastern states

Heavy, wet snow made for treacherous roads and delayed commutes as a huge winter storm that stretched from Texas to the Great Lakes blanketed the nation's midsection.

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AOL News

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Winter storm hits Illinois

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Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

McCain needed life insurance to get loan

In order to obtain a much-needed $3 million line of credit to finance his campaign, Sen. John McCain was required to take out a special life insurance policy in case he did not survive the campaign.

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CBS News

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Democrats raise far more cash than GOP rivals

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NPR

Clinton, Obama go toe to toe, keep gloves on

The last two Democrats standing decided to play nice and not nasty -- Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama dialed back their personal attacks and focused on the opposition Republican party.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Countdown to Super Tuesday

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BUSINESS

Job shock: US lost 17,000 in January

Employers trimmed jobs from their payrolls in January, according to a government jobs report that showed the first decline in employment in four years, raising new concerns about the risk of a U.S. recession.

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CNNMoney

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Poor payroll, GDP reports add to recession fears

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NPR

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President Bush on the economy

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CNN

Exxon Mobil breaks own profits records

Last year's surge in crude prices sent Exxon Mobil Corp.'s annual profits soaring to new records for the highest quarterly and annual profits ever earned by a U.S. company.

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Houston Chronicle

FCC auction opens door to open access

A sudden spurt of bidding has turned what was shaping up as a bust into the most robust auction of wireless spectrum the federal government has ever conducted.

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SPORTS

Mets, Santana reach $150.75 million deal

Johan Santana and the New York Mets agreed to a $150.75 million, seven-year contract, a record for a pitcher.

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Everett walking and standing tall as he tells story

Less than five months after the catastrophic collision that doctors said might leave him paralyzed -- or worse -- Kevin Everett is walking and slowly regaining full use of his hands.

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HEALTH

Not all asthma created equal

There are key differences between severe asthma and milder forms of the disease. And those differences could have implications for the management of the most at-risk and hard-to-treat patients.

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WebMD

HPV causing more oral cancer in men

The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study.

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Associated Press

Healthy alternative: take mass transit

Want to lose weight and look better? Improve your heart rate, circulation and overall health? Then get out of your car and hop on the bus or train.

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USA Today

RELIGION

Church offers $5,000 reward for stolen bishop's crown

Greek Orthodox church leaders are offering a $5,000 reward for the return of a stolen bishop's crown. Church officials say no questions will be asked if the crown is returned in its original condition.

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Houston Chronicle

Controversial religious leader dies

The Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, founder of the religious order Legionaries of Christ, who was disgraced toward the end of his life by Vatican censure over sexual abuse accusations, is dead at the age of 87.

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Hartford Courant

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GOOD NEWS

Hole-in-one for blind 92-year-old

At age 92, Leo Fiyalko did what most golfers only dream about doing — he hit a hole-in-one.

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Diet could prevent criminal violence

Improving the eating habits of would-be criminals could cut rates of crime and antisocial behavior by as much as a third, scientists have suggested.

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Good News Network

WORLD

Baghdad suicide blasts kill at least 91

With U.S. forces imposing tough security measures to thwart car bombings, Iraqi insurgents are increasingly using women and teenagers as suicide bombers, a trend that has continued.

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Star Tribune

Snow-stricken China warned that worst is to come

China is not yet over the worst of a winter weather crisis that has killed 60 and doomed millions to a cold dark Lunar New Year holiday.

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International Herald Tribune

Russian model-turned-bodyguard killed

Anna Loginova, a 29-year-old former successful model, ran a private security firm of female bodyguards, highly trained in martial arts, demanding high prices to protect Russian billionaires.

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AOL News

ENVIRONMENT

Study: It rains less on weekends

Weekdays bring heavier downpours than weekends, suggests new research. Summertime storms in the southeastern United States shed more rainfall midweek than on weekends, the study found.

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LiveScience

Global warming creating extinction risks for hibernators

Earlier springs and warmer winters are causing hibernating animals to wake too early or not sleep at all -- putting many animals on the path to extinction, researchers say.

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National Geographic

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Harmful pesticides found in everyday food products

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Environment News Service

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Intel, Micron claim to boost solid-state drive speeds by 500 percent

The NAND flash memory chips developed jointly by the two companies can reach speeds of up to 200 MB per second for reading data and 100 MB per second for writing data, the partners said.

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InformationWeek

Mercury craft shows 'spider,' steroid assaults

Spacecraft photos show the side of Mercury previously unseen by human eyes.

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National Geographic

Unexplained 'white nose' disease killing northeast bats

Thousands of hibernating bats are dying in caves in New York and Vermont from unknown causes, prompting the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to investigate.

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Environment News Service

Drug-resistant flu virus on the rise

This winter's most common flu strain is showing resistance to the frontline anti-flu treatment, new data shows.

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TIME

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to rock Super Bowl halftime show

In recent years, the halftime show has seen the likes of The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Prince ... and now, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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Voice of America

Britney Spears is committed to hospital 1 more time

Britney Spears was physically removed from her home and put on “mental health evaluation hold” -- the second time in a month -- as the very public breakdown of the pop star continued.

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Times Online

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Paparazzi Photog Quits Agency to Protest “Out of Control” Britney Spears Pursuits

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EDUCATION

100 Wash. school districts told not to serve slaughterhouse beef

More than 100 Washington state school districts that bought beef that originated at a California slaughterhouse have been told to not serve any of that meat, state officials said.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Video reveals violations of laws, abuse of cows at slaughterhouse

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Washington Post

British teacher attacked by lion on safari

A young primary school teacher has told how she narrowly escaped with her life after she was savagely mauled by a lion on an African safari trip.

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Telegraph.co.uk

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Clinical trials lack serious oversight in US, report finds

The Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of the millions of people who participate in clinical trials, a federal investigator has found.

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International Herald Tribune

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Dancers crowed the dance floor during the traditional Opera Ball at Vienna's State Opera, Austria. (Photo by Ronald Zak / AP)

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