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Nellie Chepchumba, 13, left, inspects the remains of her school a day after spring term was due to start, in the village of Ngarua, near Burnt Forest in Kenya. Members of Nellie's tribe, the opposition-supporting Kalenjin, burnt down the school during post-election violence after it was used as a refuge by members of the government-supporting Kikuyu tribe. (Photo by Ben Curtis / AP)

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Federal Reserve's Bernanke supports stimulus measures

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, has told lawmakers that he can support short-term tax cuts or spending measures to stimulate the economy, even if they increase the budget deficit.

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International Herald Tribune

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New inflation data explain middle-class squeeze

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McClatchy Newspapers

3 dead in Navy helicopter crash in Texas

Three crew members were killed and another was injured when their Navy helicopter crashed in a muddy field just south of Corpus Christi, Texas, a Navy spokesman said.

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CBS News

Businesses fight states' plans to ensure health care

State and local lawmakers are crafting their own health plans in the absence of federal action. But, can states require employers to help cover the uninsured if they don't offer health coverage to their employees?

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USA Today

Police battle Kenyan protesters

Kenyan police clashed with opposition protesters in a second day of demonstrations against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election in which police have already killed three.

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Reuters

Your experiences: Kenya marches

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BBC

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Kenyan police fire on protesters

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Guardian

A rift over US troop cuts in Iraq

President Bush has declared that the planned troop drawdown in Iraq is "on track," but within the Defense Department, signs of disagreement are emerging over how much further forces can be cut.

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Christian Science Monitor

McCain parries a reprise of South Carolina smear tactics

Sen. John McCain is deploying a South Carolina Truth Squad and much of the state’s Republican political establishment to try to intercept the smear attacks before there is major damage.

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Nevada Democratic caucuses preview minority vote

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NPR

FDA: Cold medicines too risky for tots

Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Campaign against cold meds abuse

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NATION

FBI says Marine slaying suspect likely hiding in Mexico

The FBI suspects that Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, sought in the slaying of a pregnant fellow Marine, has fled to his native Mexico, an FBI spokeswoman said.

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CNN

Anti-smog devices stolen for metals

Police officers are seeing an explosive increase in the theft of catalytic converters, the anti-smog devices on motor vehicles that contain valuable metals.

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USA Today

2 Georgia police officers killed in ambush

Two off-duty Georgia police officers were shot and killed in what appeared to be an ambush at an apartment complex, police said. They were investigating a suspicious person at the complex.

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POLITICS

Ex-Mich. congressman indicted in terrorist fund-raising conspiracy

A former Republican congressman from west Michigan was indicted in a scheme to assist a U.S.-based Islamic charity organization funnel money to al-Qaida and Taliban-linked terrorists in Pakistan.

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Detroit Free Press

Dems, GOP to huddle on stimulus

House Democratic leaders are to meet with their Republican counterparts to discuss the possible contents of an economic stimulus package meant to help stave off a possible recession.

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The Hill

BUSINESS

New home construction falls 25 percent, lowest in 15 years

Construction on new homes fell 14 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.01 million, the slowest building pace in more than 16 years, the Commerce Department reported.

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MarketWatch

Merrill posts record loss of $15 billion

Merrill Lynch & Co. reported a record loss after writing down at least $15 billion of failed investments, ousting its chief executive officer and losing almost half of its market value in 2007.

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Bloomberg

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Economic woes grow

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CBS News

Tighter belts slow US economy

The economy lost momentum heading into the new year as shoppers tightened their belts and manufacturers were stung by weak demand for cars and housing-related goods.

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USA Today

SPORTS

Judge doubles O.J. Simpson's bail

An angry judge doubled O.J. Simpson's bail to $250,000 for violating terms of his original bail by attempting to contact a co-defendant in his armed robbery case.

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More work for Congress, Selig, Clemens

George Mitchell's work on steroids in baseball is complete. Everyone else has plenty left to do, from Congress and the Attorney General to Bud Selig and Donald Fehr.

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USA Today

HEALTH

Prostate cancer gene test coming soon

Scientists at Wake Forest University in North Carolina plan to start offering a new gene test for prostate cancer risk within months.

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WebMD

California hospitals charge far more than services cost, report says

California hospitals charge billions of dollars more for their services than it costs to provide them, according to a report, which shows a wide range in the amounts hospitals in the state bill their patients.

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San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION

Episcopal Church cracks down on conservative dissidents

Leaders of the U.S. Episcopal Church have stepped up a crackdown on conservative dissidents, ordering one bishop to stop his religious work and threatening a second with the same thing.

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Reuters

Presbyterians vote on lesbian clergy

A Presbyterian deacon who has twice been denied ordination because of her sexual orientation can move forward with her bid to join the clergy.

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The issue of faith: organized religion 2.0

Young people aren't always eager to pack the pews. Recent surveys suggest their generation has more negative opinions about Christianity and organized religion than they did a decade ago.

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GOOD NEWS

Mayor announces lower taxi meter rates than initially proposed

Rates will be lower than originally proposed when D.C. taxis switch to time-and-distance meters in April. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced that the minimum fare will be set at $3 instead of $4.

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Examiner

Researchers identify model for Mona Lisa

A researcher has uncovered evidence that apparently confirms the identity of the woman behind the Mona Lisa's iconic smile, Germany's University of Heidelberg says.

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Newsweek

WORLD

Death pits technology against Chinese media control

Wei Wenhua was a model communist and is now a bloggers' hero — a "citizen journalist" turned martyr.

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CNN

Trash city

The Italian region of Campania has been experiencing a garbage crisis for almost 14 years, during which time little has changed beyond the contents of the overflowing bins.

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Newsweek

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Naples' trash crisis tied to mob, toxic waste

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ENVIRONMENT

In the trenches for clean water

Water, the most basic need, is poised to be the biggest challenge of the 21st century. It is being ignored wantonly at a time when more than 1 million people per year die from its scarcity.

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Environmental News Network

A vanishing way of life in the Med.

The Mediterranean has a marine ecosystem whose share of global biodiversity is eight times greater than its size, but overfishing has seriously threatened that diversity.

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Christian Science Monitor

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Monkey's brain controls robot

Scientists in the United States and Japan have successfully used a monkey's brain activity to control a humanoid robot — over the Internet.

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Earth to Apple, Earth to Jobs: You're not listening to customers

At Macworld 2008, Steve Jobs once again strutted across the stage, this time claiming to have learned from past mistakes by listening to Apple customers.

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iTWire

Gigantic fossil rodent discovered

The fossilized skull of the largest rodent ever recorded has been described by scientists for the first time. The mammal was more than 15 times heavier than the largest living rodent.

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BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Bulldogs sitting pretty on top dog list

Labrador retrievers still reign supreme, but the snub-nosed, squatty-body bulldog has sauntered into the top 10 for the first time in decades.

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USA Today

Broadway musical 'Rent' to close

The award-winning Broadway musical "Rent" will end its 12-year-run in New York, according to an announcement on the production's Web site.

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Reuters

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The 'Rent' cast

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Associated Press

EDUCATION

Teacher absences are hurting learning

Despite tremendous pressure on schools to increase instructional time and meet performance goals, the vacuum created by teacher absenteeism has been all but ignored.

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MSNBC

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College applications break records

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International Herald Tribune

Texas 6th-graders to get heart exams

Thousands of Texas sixth-graders soon will be among the first students in the nation tested for potentially fatal heart abnormalities that can strike children without warning during athletic events.

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Houston Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Study: Depressed-employee programs pay off for companies

Depressed employees worked an average of two more hours a week and were more effective in their jobs when assigned a telephone "care manager" who counseled them on treatments, a study showed.

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A youngster skateboards at the Poklonnaya Gora (Hill) giant memorial to Russia's World War II victory, in southwest Moscow. (Photo by Ivan Sekretarev / AP)

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