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People walk down a snow covered railway tram line in Croydon, south London after heavy snowfall overnight in Britain caused widespread travel delays across the country. (Photo by Sang Tan / AP)

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Obama predicts more bank failures

President Barack Obama warned more U.S. banks are likely to fail as the extent of their recession losses becomes clear.

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BBC

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Obama to unveil CEO pay plan

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CNBC

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Recovery to 'take some time'

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MSNBC

Obama pushes for quick Senate action on stimulus plan

President Obama waits as the Democratic-controlled Senate debated an almost $900 billion stimulus package facing staunch Republican opposition.

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Reuters

Kentucky to Obama: Speed up the aid for ice storm

Gov. Steve Beshear will ask President Obama to declare a major disaster in Kentucky, which will open the state to immediate federal financial assistance after the devastating ice storm.

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USA Today

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Quarter-million still without power in Ky.

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CNN

Worst snowstorm in 18 years blankets London, stymies transportation

The British capital ground to a halt after the worst snowstorm in 18 years caused hundreds of flight cancellations and virtually shut down public transportation.

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Heavy snowfall disrupts travel, closes schools

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BBC

Daschle apologizes for tax woes

The nominee for health and human services secretary, Tom Daschle, faces questions over $128,000 in back taxes. President Barack Obama said he "absolutely" stands by Daschle's nomination.

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CBS News

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Republicans held fire against Daschle

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International Herald Tribune

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Hindu devotees cast a silhouette on a sari praying at Konark beach, India. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout / AP)	Palestinians gather around a fire in a workshop in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisnn / AP)	Bruce Springsteen performs during the halftime of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Fla. (Photo by David J. Phillip / AP)

NATION

Peanut product recalls spread fast

The economic wallop from a salmonella outbreak in peanut products continues to spread with more than 800 recalls and more expected soon.

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USA Today

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List of salmonella recalls

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Newsday

Workers scramble for safer jobs as layoffs are on the rise

Strange as it may seem, changing careers or trying to upgrade jobs amid a recession and millions of layoffs may be just the thing to do - to jump before you get pushed.

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Reuters

Get the job you deserve

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CNN

POLITICS

Businesses fare better in Senate economic package

Businesses are faring much better in the Senate than they did in the House as Congress works on a massive package of spending and tax cuts designed to stimulate the economy.

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GOP senator may pass on Cabinet post

U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg won't take the job of commerce secretary if his appointment would tip the Senate balance of power in favor of Democrats.

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

States fail latest prairie dog report card

While groundhogs get all the attention, a report being issued by an environmental group says their cousins, the prairie dogs, are in dire straits across the West.

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MSNBC

Eat less red meat and dairy products to help the environment

Consumers should eat less red meat and dairy to help themselves and the environment, a public health group says.

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EDUCATION

Some educators' pay tops past record

Pay for some educators now tops a record $400,000, and when careers end, bonuses and perks sweeten their departure.

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Chicago Sun-Times

US libraries on borrowed time?

Dwindling tax dollars are forcing libraries to close branches, cut hours and end programs just as more people are turning to them for services.

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USA Today

HEALTH

Octuplets fallout: Should fertility specialists set limits?

How the woman, apparently a single mother who already has six young children, including a set of twins, got pregnant is the subject of rampant speculation.

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TIME

Flu epidemic may hit US within 2 weeks

An outbreak of flu has been reported in Virginia, according to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention.

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AHN

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Holy Father calls for freedom of religion and worship in Turkey

Pope Benedict XVI said it is up to the Turkish State to “provide effective guarantees that all citizens may enjoy freedom of worship and religion.”

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Catholic News Agency

3 million join mass prayer in Bangladesh

Some 3 million Muslims joined in a mass prayer ceremony in Bangladesh, capping an annual three-day event that is one of the world's largest religious gatherings.

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The Daily Quote

“Real victories are those that protect human life, not those that result from its destruction or emerge from its ashes.”

Former King of Jordan

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GOOD NEWS

Georgia couple to get $20,000 in charity from eBay auction winners

A Georgia couple drowning in medical bills put everything they own up for auction on eBay. But the winners, a Texas couple, want the family to keep the money and their stuff.

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Cow survives lightning strike

In a sizzling tale of survival, a cow is believed to have been struck by lightning and lived through the experience.

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WORLD

Gunmen kidnapped American UN worker in Pakistan

Gunmen kidnapped an American U.N. worker and killed his driver in southwestern Pakistan, underscoring the security threat in a country wracked by al-Qaida violence and rising criminality.

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CBS News

Israeli, Palestinian exchange attacks despite Gaza ceasefire

Israel made air strikes and Palestinians launched mortar attacks despite a ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, but Israel's defense minister said a wider offensive was not imminent.

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Reuters

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Israel threatens retaliation for Gaza rocket fire

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BUSINESS

Car sales: from bad to worse

As credit starts to flow to potential car buyers, sales could fall to a 26-year low from a sharp drop in purchases for rentals.

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US stocks retreat, extend global slump

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Bloomberg

World markets fall on bleak earnings

Asian markets sank as investors digested a slew of awful earnings reports from the region's corporate heavyweights and inauspicious signs from Wall Street.

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International Herald Tribune

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Mattel falls on worst season in 40 years

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Bloomberg

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Tech ads on sidelines for big game

Unsurprisingly, if you look at the lineup of Super Bowl ads from tech companies this year, the outlook isn't sunny.

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CBS News

Google glitch puts surfers in a quandary

A glitch at Google in which every site on the Internet was labeled as potentially harmful to users' computers has been blamed on human error.

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VNU Net

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Phelp acknowledges photo using marijuana pipe

Swimmer Michael Phelps embarrassed himself after a triumphant Olympics by getting his picture snapped as he inhaled from a marijuana pipe.

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ABC News

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IOC accepts Phelps' apology for marijuana photo

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ESPN

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Phelps caught smoking pot

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MSNBC

The Blue and the Great

Fifty years ago, Miles Davis recorded "Kind of Blue." If you own one jazz album, this is probably the one.

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Newsweek

SPORTS

Lakers visit Knicks at Madison Square Garden with Andrew Bynum hurt

The Lakers come to the Garden the first of three NBA powerhouses to visit the Knicks over the next five days. They brace themselves for bad news on their rising center, Andrew Bynum.

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Richardson gets new heart

On a night he hoped his team would be playing in the Super Bowl, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson got something better – a new heart.

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Charlotte Observer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Is there an ideal age for marriage?

The median age is now the oldest since the U.S. Census started keeping track and as young people wait longer to marry, there is growing debate over whether waiting is a good idea, and if so, how long is best.

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Commuters walk over Westminster Bridge, in London. (Photo by Joel Ryan / AP)

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