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Jerry Simpkins, and his daughter, Carmon Lagunes, look at the wreckage belonging to his other daughter Tonya Selken, in Shirley, Ark. Selken, 36 was among four people killed when storms moved through Van Buren County, and her body was found lying beside that of her 14-year-old Labrador Henry, in the foreground. (Photo by Allen G. Breed / AP)

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Crying baby found in field, survived twister

Among the most remarkable survival stories: in Castalian Springs, Tenn., a baby was discovered unscathed in a field. A bystander swaddled the crying child in his shirt. There was no word on the child's parents' fates.

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ABC News

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FEMA watched closely after deadly twisters

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MSNBC

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Tornado devastation at Tennessee college.

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CNN

Chad president 'in total control'

Chad's president has appeared in public for the first time since an attempted coup, saying the government had successfully repulsed the rebels.

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BBC

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Chad clashes 'killed 100' people

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Obama, Clinton duel to a draw on Super Tuesday

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Christian Science Monitor

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Presidential primary tracker by state

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McClatchy Newspapers

Ecological disaster threatens as burning freighter approaches Croatian coast

A Turkish cargo ship — on fire and carrying 200 trucks and tons of hazardous material — was moving closer to the Croatian coast, and officials were working to avert an ecological disaster.

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International Herald Tribune

Bush approved CIA disclosure

George W. Bush authorized the CIA to give its most detailed public account of its use of a widely condemned interrogation technique known as waterboarding, according to the White House.

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Reuters

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Chief of US military: 'GITMO should be closed'

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Yahoo! News

US economy plan fails in Senate

A more generous version of the economic stimulus plan than the one proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush has failed to find enough support in the Senate.

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BBC

NATION

US firm charged in tainted pet food case

A U.S. food importing company and two Chinese businesses were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in allegedly manufacturing and importing a tainted pet food ingredient.

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ABC News

Farmland more valuable than ever

While home prices continue to slide nationwide, demand for grains, low interest rates and a weak dollar have raised farmland prices by double digits in the past two years.

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USA Today

POLITICS

Gates sees $170 billion more for wars in Middle East in '09

Defense Secretary Robert Gates estimated the full 2009 defense budget would total about $685 billion, including about $170 billion for the wars in the Middle East.

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Poll screw-ups: Snow, 'invisible ink' and missing ballots

It wasn't quite a "hanging chad" moment, but Oprah Winfrey stepped in to resolve one of the first voting glitches of Super Tuesday.

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Oil falls on inventory reports

Crude-oil futures fell for a second day, losing more than $1 to below $87 a barrel, after a government report showed U.S. crude inventories rose much more than expected.

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MarketWatch

'Euros Accepted' signs popping up in New York City

In the latest example that the U.S. dollar just ain't what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise.

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Yahoo! News

SPORTS

Clemens takes his denial to capital

Roger Clemens still says it ain't so. And he said it for five hours in front of congressional investigators exploring allegations that the former Astro used steroids and HGH.

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Houston Chronicle

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Clemens deposed for nearly five hours

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San Jose Mercury News

Shaq headed for Suns?

The fastest, flashiest team in the NBA could be getting a lot slower — but much larger — because of a blockbuster trade few could have seen coming.

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Associated Press

HEALTH

Some prescribed drugs tainted

The first warning sign came when a sharp-eyed worker sorting pills noticed that the odd blue flecks dotting the finished drug capsules matched the paint on the factory doors.

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Houston Chronicle

Heavy cannabis use 'damages gums'

Heavy cannabis smoking is a major cause of gum disease, research suggests. A research team found heavy cannabis smoking was responsible for more than one-third of the new cases of gum disease

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BBC

RELIGION

Temple demo stokes Malaysian tensions

Police arrived to move out devotees and pave the way for demolition of a Hindu temple on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, which local ethnic Indians say has stood in the area for more than three generations.

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Asia Times

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Temple demolitions anger Malaysia Indians

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Christian Science Monitor

Indian guru Maharishi Yogi dies

The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who is credited with setting the Beatles and other stars on the path to spiritual enlightenment, has died.

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GOOD NEWS

Road crew finds stranded couple near the Nevada border

Thomas and Tamitha Garner, the couple who have been missing in southern Utah for 12 days, were found by an Iron County road crew in a snow-covered area near the Utah-Nevada state line.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Dating sites see a bright future

Love, Internet-style, is blooming, and that means online dating sites are trying harder than ever to win your heart. But have they met their match in social-networking sites?

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International Herald Tribune

WORLD

A breach in North Korea's iron curtain

Tourist exchange between the two Koreas began 10 years ago, when the Kumgang mountains were opened for South Korean tourists. However, the project is not a good example of tourist exchange.

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Asia Times

Italy's president dissolves parliament

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament, opening the way for elections three years ahead of schedule that opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi is favored to win.

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Bloomberg

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Italy elections may see Berlusconi back

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

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Experts list 9 climate 'tipping elements'

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China snows may foretell future disasters

China's devastating snowstorms and cold of the past months show that the world must prepare for new types of disasters caused by what was once called freak weather, United Nations experts said.

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Environmental News Network

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Open source software and the future of the world

During a wide-ranging interview, the Linux founder speculated on the future of hardware and the control that open source offers vendors. The ramifications of this are remarkable.

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iTWire

Rare wildcat barely surviving on Japanese island

The Iriomote wildcat is said to have roamed freely on a small island in the East China Sea for 200,000 years. But researchers completing a census worry that the wildcat population has fallen.

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International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

It's finally Kanye West's year for his Grammy 'Graduation'

Notorious for reacting angrily to award-show snubs, Kanye West likely will go from sore loser to sure winner in his third bid for the best-album Grammy.

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USA Today

Striking writers to debate labor deal

The Writers Guild of America plans to brief its members this weekend on a deal taking shape to end their 3-month-old strike.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

25 detained during protest in Annapolis

Twenty-five student protesters were detained after they charged up the State House steps demanding the governor be arrested for the underfunding of Maryland schools.

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Primary school children to be taught philosophy lessons

Young children are pondering the meaning of life in new philosophy lessons for primary school pupils.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Should schools fingerprint your kids?

Elementary and high school students in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia use finger scans to pay for lunch — and even to check into class.

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TIME

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Lion dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the annual fair at the Temple of the Earth, on the eve of the Chinese New Year. Thousands of Chinese are expected to flock to temple fairs across the city to celebrate the Spring Festival, the annual holiday which marks the arrival of the Lunar New Year. (Photo by Greg Baker / AP)

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