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The Ford family, front row from left, along with, front row right, President Bush and first lady Laura Bush, Vice President and Lynn Cheney, former President Carter and his wife Rosalynn, and Nancy Reagan, watch as the casket of former President Gerald R. Ford is carried by a military honor guard into the National Cathedral in Washington. (Photo by Gerald Herbert /AP Photo)

Grand Rapids greets Gerald Ford for the last time

President Gerald R. Ford made his final journey home to Michigan, where tens of thousands waited for a glimpse of his flag-draped casket.

Detroit News

Kenya forcibly deports Somali refugees

Kenyan authorities have deported more than 420 refugees who fled fighting across the border in Somalia. The U.N. refugee agency says it's a violation of international law.

BBC

After four days at sea, survivors of Indonesian ferry sinking found

A 6-year-old boy and 11 men who were on an Indonesian ferry that sank last week with more than 600 others aboard were rescued from an offshore oil rig, navy officers said.

CNN

Bush seeks cooperation from new Congress

Yahoo! News

Official held in connection with Saddam execution video

The person believed to have recorded Saddam Hussein's execution on a cell phone camera has been arrested, an adviser to Iraq's prime minister said.

U.S. News & World Report

Saddam co-defendants to be executed soon

U.S. News & World Report

FBI: Workers saw Gitmo prisoner abuse

The FBI reports employees witnessed aggressive mistreatment and harsh interrogation of prisoners by other agencies or outside contractors at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

CNN

NATION

Report: Few big cities are ready for crisis

More than five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, only four big U.S. cities have emergency communications allowing police, fire and medical officials to coordinate during a crisis, a report said.

Reuters

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A passenger looks out from a train delayed due to poor visibility at a railway station in Jammu, India. Fog threw normal life out of gear for the third consecutive day in most parts of North India. (Photo by Channi Anand / AP)	A Palestinian man smoking a pipe walks along a part of Israel's separation barrier as he enters the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Israel says the barrier is necessary for its security; Palestinians say it's a land grab. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos / AP)	Japan's Emperor Akihito, second left, and Empress Michiko, right, appear on the balcony to receive New Year's greetings from well wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)

NATION

Plane search resumes amid anger over error

The Indonesian air force officer who wrongly reported a missing aircraft had been found will not be punished, an official said as families slammed authorities over the false information.

news.com.au

New U.N. chief sets Darfur conflict as top priority

New United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has begun work with a pledge to pay the highest attention to the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.

BBC

Millions begin Hindu pilgrimage with dip in Ganges River

Ash-smeared and naked Hindu saints led millions of devotees in a pre-dawn holy dip at the confluence of three major rivers in north India, starting a 45-day pilgrimage to wash away their sins.

International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

Starbucks joins anti-trans fat trend

Starbucks Corp. is cutting trans fats from the muffins and other treats in half of its U.S. stores, and plans to eventually drop the artery-clogging fats from other company-operated coffeehouses.

CSNN

Survey: Geopolitics remains biggest factor In oil prices

Geopolitical uncertainties will remain the biggest factor in the price of oil in 2007, while the price is expected to average $60 to $65 per barrel, according to a CNBC survey of top energy experts.

CNBC

POLITICS

Report: Giuliani aims to raise $100 million in 2007 from big donors

The presidential campaign strategy for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani includes a $100 million fundraising target for this year.

USA TODAY

Retired Joint Chiefs Chairman calls for repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

John M. Shalikashvili, retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says Congress should give "serious reconsideration" to the ban on openly gay, lesbian and bisexual military personnel.

Forbes

Speculation mounts over the future of Jeb Bush

When Florida Governor Jeb Bush was asked about his future by a Spanish-speaking reporter, he gave an atypically dramatic answer: "Yo no tengo futuro," or "I have no future."

International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

Williams killed by wound to neck

Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams sustained a single gunshot wound to the neck, according to Robert Whitmore, chief medical examiner in the county coroner's office.

Sports Illustrated

Alabama makes big offer to Dolphins' Saban

Alabama renewed its courtship of Dolphins coach Nick Saban, and he declined to say whether he'll remain with Miami. The offer is worth $35 million to $40 million, and includes many variables.

ESPN

EDUCATION

High schools teach more kids finance basics

More teenagers are facing a novel requirement to graduate from high school: learning to balance their checkbooks.

USA Today

A 'Rey' of hope for urban education in N.J.

James Gonzales knows the education promised by Christ the King Preparatory School is unconventional for Newark. That's why he's so excited about it.

Newark Star Ledger

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Students seek 13 million pennies to honor Holocaust victims

Students in a Hebrew class are hoping to collect 13 million pennies — one for each person killed in the Holocaust.

Columbus Dispatch

Dentist's gift will help in Honduras

A dentist who's retiring after more than 40 years is donating most of his equipment and instruments to help provide dental care to impoverished people in Honduras.

Indianapolis Star

Blizzard's wake prompts emergency air drops

Colorado began airlifting hay to marooned cattle and dropping food rations to people after a weekend blizzard whipped snow into drifts up to 15 feet deep in the Plains.

USA Today

Accused New Orleans cops surrender amid cheers

Seven police officers charged in a deadly bridge shooting in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath were cheered by supporters on their way to jail. Jeers from protesters only made the cheers grow louder.