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U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., holds 14-month-old Barack Anthony Stroud, of Iowa City, Iowa, as his wife Michelle, left, looks on after speaking to supporters during a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Obama formally announced that he is seeking the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. (Photo by Charlie Neibergall/AP photo)

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Obama says he's 'fired up' to be president

At the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Sen. Barack Obama announced he is running for president, saying he wants to do what Abraham Lincoln did: go from the Illinois Legislature to the White House.

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CNN

Putin says Iran should fully answer IAEA questions

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he failed to understand why Iran has not answered all the U.N. nuclear watchdog's questions about its nuclear program.

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Reuters

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Putin blasts U.S. for its use of force

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Yahoo! News

Air Force Academy probes alleged cheating

The Air Force Academy is investigating allegations of cheating by 28 freshmen and has restricted all cadets to campus this weekend.

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Washington Post

Three U.S. troops killed hunting for weapons cache

An explosion killed three U.S. troops and wounded four others as the soldiers searched a building for a weapons cache in Diyala province in Iraq, the U.S. military announced.

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CNN

Senator Johnson working again -- from the hospital

Almost two months after suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, Sen. Tim Johnson is reading news clippings and starting to do some office work in his hospital room, his office said.

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Yahoo! News

Petraeus: Baghdad crackdown must succeed

The new U.S. military commander in Iraq says the country is doomed to ongoing sectarian strife if a U.S.-Iraqi securuty offensive under way in Baghdad fails to curb violence.

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MSNBC

Iraq intelligence probe may target Bush aides

Current and former White House aides may be asked to testify about a report by the Pentagon's inspector general that criticizes the Pentagon for compiling "alternative intelligence" that made the case for invading Iraq.

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New York Times News Service

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CIA was upset by Pentagon's pre-war views

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NATION

Iran says talks could end nuke dispute

Iran insisted that an escalating dispute with the West over its nuclear activity could be resolved by negotiation, as Iran's security chief arrived in Germany for meetings with European Union leaders.

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Reuters

U.K. supermarkets alert for mass turkey recall

Britain's chief scientist said packaged turkey meat might have to be removed from supermarket shelves in a mass product recall, following the outbreak of bird flu.

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Guardian

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How bird flu has spread

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BBC

Queen: Muslim moderates must be heard

Islam does not require women to wear veils, Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan has said in an interview, calling on Muslim moderates to "make their voices be heard."

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Yahoo! News

POLITICS

Democrats seek to limit U.S. involvement in Iraq

Even before they cast symbolic votes against the Iraq war, newly empowered congressional Democrats are clamoring for a chance to limit and eventually end U.S. involvement in Iraq.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Clinton says Bush 'incompetent' in Iraq

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton called U.S. President George W. Bush's policy in Iraq incompetent but came under pressure to explain her own vote to authorize the war.

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Reuters

SPORTS

U.S. leads Czechs 2-1; one win from Davis Cup quarters

The U.S. Davis Cup team is one win from leaving the dreaded red clay of Europe in triumph, and returning to the familiar hard courts of home.

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ESPN

NFL commissioner says there is 'still a need' for the Rooney Rule

Roger Goodell still regards the Rooney Rule -- which requires teams to interview at least one minority for coaching vacancies -- as "an extremely important initiative" for the NFL.

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USA Today

HEALTH

Many lung cancer cases in nonsmokers: study

Up to 20 percent of women who develop lung cancer have never smoked, U.S. researchers found in a study that suggests secondhand smoke may be to blame.

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Reuters

U.S. autism rate higher than estimated

Approximately one in every 150 children in the United States has autism or a closely related disorder, a figure higher than most recent estimates, according to a federal survey.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Group names top 10 polluting refineries

Environmental activists said more stringent air-quality regulations are needed for oil refineries along the Gulf Coast, a region densely populated with petroleum plants.

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Environmental News Network

Floating solar machines to clean lagoons

Lagoons around Foster City, Calif. could soon be populated with silent, floating machines, called SolarBees, which are energy-efficient pumps that circulate water to prevent the buildup of weeds and algaes.

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GOOD NEWS

Boss takes charge, saves day

A barking pet awoke a family, preventing a potential fire from causing a tragedy.

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Daily Herald

Japanese team finds ancient Egyptian coffins

A Japanese archaeological team has discovered three painted wooden coffins in Egypt, including two from the little-known Middle Kingdom period dating back more than 4,000 years.

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Middle East Times

NATION

Smith’s death is still 'a medical puzzle'

Questions over the death of Anna Nicole Smith, like those over the paternity of her 5-month-old daughter or her stake in her late husband's $450 million estate, will remain unanswered for now.

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Sun-Sentinel

In upstate New York, 100 inches of snow, and counting

Sunshine greeted residents of the snowbound villages, giving crews a chance to haul away some of the 8 feet of snow that has fallen in the past week. But they knew the break would be short.

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U.S. News & World Report

BUSINESS

Is this the year the CEO pay balloon bursts?

Will Robert Nardelli and Henry A. McKinnell do for executive pay what Enron Corp. did for corporate governance?

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Forbes

Nasdaq's bid for London Stock Exchange fails

The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. has failed in its $5.3 billion hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange PLC, falling well short of the 50 percent it needed to begin taking control.

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Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

Report: EMI may sell MP3s without DRM

Music company EMI Group PLC - home of The Rolling Stones and Coldplay - has been talking with online retailers about selling its entire digital music catalog in MP3 format without copy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Examiner

Cartoon Network president resigns over Boston fiasco

The president of Cartoon Network resigned after a misguided "guerrilla" ad campaign caused a widespread bomb scare in Boston.

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Monsters and Critics

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Has the iPhone started a touch screen mobile phone war?

The iPhone is still months away but the competition is already rushing to unveil some "iPhone killers."

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Playfuls

Microsoft to unveil Windows Mobile 6

Microsoft has announced that the company will show its new version of Windows Mobile to the world on Feb. 12 at the 3GSM trade show in Barcelona, Spain.

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eWeek

EDUCATION

Tennessee university offers support to devastated New Orleans school

Middle Tennessee State University announced an academic partnership to help rebuild the New Orleans branch of the historically black Southern University system.

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CNN

Washington state legislators defend recess

Washington state legislators have a message for children struggling to pass the state's standardized tests: Go outside and play.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Israeli activists demand end to assassinations

Hundreds of Israeli peace activists asked Israel's high court to rule against assassinations carried out by the army in the Palestinian Territories.

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Agence-France Presse

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Palestinian children peer from a house window in the Nusseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, as they watch a demonstration against the Palestinian internal fighting between Fatah and Hamas groups and against the Israeli government's construction work outside the disputed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in east Jerusalem's Old City. (Photo by Adel Hana)

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