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Palestinian students, supporters of the Fatah movement, hold Palestinian and Fatah flags during a student council elections rally in the university of the West Bank city of Hebron. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ruled out peace talks with the Palestinians. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti / AP)

U.S. to keep Palestinian aid ban

The United States said its ban on direct aid to the Palestinian government would remain in place but it broke ranks with Israel by authorizing contacts with some members of the new unity administration.

Reuters

Israel rejects Palestinian government, call for 'resistance'

CNN

Confession of 9/11 architect backfires on U.S.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's dramatic confessions before a U.S. military hearing are beginning to backfire on the Bush administration.

London Independent

Iranian president under fire at home

Economic woes increase as Ahmadinejad's promise to "put oil money on people's tables" goes unfulfilled.

Toronto Star

Seven U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, four in one incident

Seven American troops have been killed in Iraq, including four in a single incident, the U.S. military said.

MSNBC

Poll: Confidence in Iraq war down sharply

CNN

Poll: Most Iraqis live in fear of violence

USA Today

Iraq

Yahoo! News

Amid concerns, FBI lapses went on

FBI counterterrorism officials continued using flawed procedures to obtain thousands of U.S. telephone records over a two-year period when bureau lawyers and managers expressed concerns.

Washington Post

Egypt opposition decries constitutional amendment plans

Opposition lawmakers boycotted an opening parliamentary debate on constitutional amendments they say will further tighten the Egyptian president's grip on power.

Examiner

NATION

End game begins in Zimbabwe

President Robert Mugabe's opponents have vowed to unite to drive him from office, saying his government already is at "war" with dissidents.

Herald Sun

Party official: Zimbabwean opposition aide beaten

CNN

Across Asia, Korea talks become even more complicated

As if the six-nation talks over North Korea's nuclear ambitions were not complicated enough, the agenda is expanding to include other unresolved disputes.

International Herald Tribune

Crime keeps Kim in luxury

Sunday Times

Taliban claim they have released Italian journalist

The Taliban said they had released an Italian journalist held for spying, along with his Afghan translator, but Rome said it still had no reason to believe the reporter had been freed.

Reuters

Blackmail journalism on the rise in China

Toronto Star

POLITICS

Leahy intends to subpoena White House officials

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said he intends to subpoena White House officials involved in ousting federal prosecutors and is dismissing anything short of their testimony in public.

Houston Chronicle

Leahy grills Gonzales on 'torture'

YouTube

Rice acknowledges Iraq troop errors

U.S. News & World Report

Bush threatens to veto Democrats' bills

San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

Stealing the spotlight: Preds win as Modano sets American scoring record

Kimmo Timonen scored two goals and set a career high for points in a season, leading the Nashville Predators to victory, when Mike Modano scored twice to pass Joe Mullen for the most goals by an American-born player.

Sports Illustrated

Failure to reach NCAA tourney costs Michigan coach

Michigan basketball coach Tommy Amaker was fired following six seasons leading the program without an NCAA tournament appearance.

Sports Illustrated

ENVIRONMENT

Bison returned to Colorado homeland

U.S. wildlife managers released 16 bison into the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge in an effort to return genetically pure, wild bison to the short-grass prairie where they once numbered in the millions.

Scientific American

Greenpeace critical of G8 environment conference in Germany

Greenpeace criticized the outcome of a G8 environment ministers conference with their counterparts from five major developing countries for failing to come up with measures to counter climate change.

Earth Times

HEALTH

Mouth-to-mouth CPR not so helpful?

For adults who suddenly collapse, CPR is more effective if rescuers focus on chest compression over mouth-to-mouth ventilation.

CBS News

Eating disorders: A midlife crisis for some women

Anorexia and bulimia used to be considered health problems that afflicted teenage girls. But doctors are finding a more older women are now being diagnosed with some sort of eating disorder.

HealthDay

New trend in organ donation raises questions

The number of body parts surgeons are harvesting through a controversial approach to organ donation is rising, saving more waiting patients' lives but, some say, risks sacrificing the interests of the donors.

Washington Post

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GOOD NEWS

That's the spirit: Northwestern prof awarded $1.5 mil.

A Northwestern University professor who studies spiritual matters has received a substantial material reward for his efforts — the $1.5 million Templeton Prize.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tiniest horse saddled with charitable mission

As the world’s smallest horse, 5-year-old Thumbelina, weighing in at 57 pounds, has a bigger mission: to raise $1 million for children’s charities this year.

MSNBC

NATION

California stem cell group awards $75 million; Korea's CHA included

California's stem cell agency awarded 29 research grants totaling $74.6 million to California non-profit institutions and universities.

Bloomberg

Mass recall of dog and cat food after pets die

Pet owners were worried that the pet food in their cupboards could be deadly after millions of containers of dog and cat food sold at major retailers across North America were recalled.

CNN

U.S. Airways says thousands still stuck

Thousands of weary travelers faced a third day waiting to reach their destinations as US Airways struggled to recover from the ice and snow storm that paralyzed airports in the Northeast.

Forbes

BUSINESS

All eyes on the Fed

The stock market recovery petered out at the end of last week, and whether it can restart in the week ahead could depend on the Federal Reserve.

CNNMoney

Once-hot Florida home market chills a bit

The U.S. housing slump has cast a shadow over the wealthy retirement community of Naples on Florida's sunny Gulf Coast, but there is little sign the boom has turned to all-out bust.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tooth decay analysis supports 'out of Africa' theory of human evolution

A New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) research team has found the first oral bacterial evidence supporting the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens out of Africa to Asia.

Science Daily

BMW navigation system linked to Google Maps

BMW has reached an agreement with Google to link the premium car maker's navigation system with Google Maps for faster and more comfortable route planning.

Playfuls

EDUCATION

'An unholy alliance' gouges students: probe

New York's attorney general has accused colleges of taking kickbacks from student loan companies and reaping other benefits while making it harder for students to get better deals on their loans.

Chicago Sun-Times

More video games, fewer books at schools?

Of all of the proposals aimed at improving America's failing schools, there's one idea kids will really like: More video games and fewer books.

CNET News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope scolds left-wing theologian over 'dangerous propositions'

Pope Benedict XVI has scolded an influential Latin American theologian who holds that the Catholic Church should primarily serve the poor by calling his arguments "dangerous" and contradictory to Church doctrine.

Earth Times

Canadian philosopher captures Templeton Prize

Charles Taylor has received $1.5 million award for his research into how the spiritual dimension plays a role in resolving conflicts.

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Phil Spector murder trial set to start

This week, the search begins for jurors to decide if producer Phil Spector is guilty of murdering Lana Clarkson on Feb. 3, 2003, after taking her home with him from the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip.

San Jose Mercury News

Forgotten music is given new life

Italian researchers hope thousands of nearly forgotten works will find new life as they assemble a library of music composed or played by people who lived and died in World War II prisons and concentration camps.

Baltimore Sun

Has hip-hop flopped? Absolutely, say some insiders

In the wake of slumping sales, hip-hop — once the music industry's top-selling genre — is facing an identity crisis.

Houston Chronicle

Photo of the Day

An Iraqi boy watches as a U.S. army soldier from B Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment lights up a cigarette as members of his unit take a rest after a foot patrol in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Iraq. (Photo by Marko Drobnjakovic / AP)

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