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A Palestinian girl inspects the damage at her school in Gaza City. Gaza remained jittery after a truce ended Israel's punishing offensive. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AP)

Israel prepares legal defense

Israel's government approved a measure that will give legal protection to its military officers if they are accused of war crimes during the Gaza incursion, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said.

CNN

Gaza's tunnelers dig undeterred

TIME

Hamas offers Israel a one-year truce in Gaza

Daily Telegraph

Israeli PM's promise to his troops

Reuters

Americans recruited for jihad?

Counterterrorism officials and the FBI are probing whether al-Shabab or other Somali militant groups are actively recruiting in cities across the United States.

Newsweek

Dream of Harvard evaporates amid Somali civil war

Star Tribune

Obama presses for $825 billion stimulus package

President Barack Obama said in his first radio address as president that a proposed $825 billion of spending programs and tax breaks is critical to rebuilding the nation.

International Herald Tribune

Boehner says he will vote ‘no’ on stimulus

The Hill

Obama tackles economic crisis

CBS News

Dem lobbyists go to Congress to cleanse

With Democrats running the show and President Obama pledging to block most lobbyists from the White House, the revolving door is in full effect for Democrats, but it’s spinning in reverse.

Politico

Earnings, economy - here comes 'terrible'

Investors this week will face the largest batch of company report cards yet, in what is quickly shaping up to be the worst quarter for corporate profits in a decade.

CNNMoney

Gasoline rises to $1.86 a gallon

The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. filling stations rose to $1.86 a gallon as refiners shut units for maintenance and OPEC cut output.

Bloomberg

NATION

Guantanamo detainees in limbo

When President Obama ordered Gitmo to be closed within a year, he took a step to reducing a stain on America’s reputation. But the administration’s decision also leaves many unanswered questions.

CBS News

Cult leader's mother killed, aunt charged

The mother of infamous Branch Davidian sect leader David Koresh has been stabbed to death, and Koresh's aunt is in custody on the murder charge.

ABC News

POLITICS

Former President Bush returns to a divided Republican party

Former President George W. Bush is surely happy to be back in the Lone Star State. But he may be surprised to find a very different, and divided, Republican party from the one he left behind.

TIME

Paterson criticized for disorderly process of appointing senator

Gov. David A. Paterson has undermined his own authority, at least in the short term, by the chaotic manner in which he chose a new U.S. senator, experts said.

Newsday

Blog:

Pelosi on Gillibrand

Politico

ENVIRONMENT

China dams reveal flaws

China's new Xiaoxi dam may do nothing to lower global-warming emissions as advertised. And as many as 7,500 people may be displaced by the project.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Killer whales: the allure of the search

Studying animals in nature isn't always about close encounters. For the field biologist, there is passion in the search for the quarry and the lengths to which people will go to find it.

NPR

HEALTH

New worries about meth trends

After a decline over several years, the availability of methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant "cooked" with chemicals from over-the-counter cold medications, began to creep up in 2008.

ABC News

1st human embryonic stem cell study set

Geron Corp. will test its OPC1 cells in 10 patients completely paralyzed by recent spinal cord injuries. It's the first FDA-approved study of an embryonic stem cell product in human patients.

WebMD

SPORTS

Torre book reveals Yankee rifts

Teammates frequently called Alex Rodriguez "A-Fraud," and the third baseman was obsessed over his rivalry with shortstop Derek Jeter, "The Yankee Years" reveals, in a new book written by Joe Torre.

ESPN

NC State women's coach Yow passes away

North Carolina State head women's basketball coach Kay Yow passed away at the age of 66 after a long battle with breast cancer. Yow amassed 737 career wins during her 38-year coaching career.

The Sports Network

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Eat here, get God

A whole new genre of restaurants has popped up across the country — restaurants that reawaken and expand our deep connection to food.

Spirituality & Health

Religious leaders praise Obama directives on torture

Religious groups praised President Obama for issuing three executive orders that effectively ban torture and commit to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility within a year.

Religion News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Kellogg, Pedigree to advertise good causes in Super Bowl

Rookie Super Bowl advertiser Kellogg's Frosted Flakes hopes to make a gr-r-reat first impression by using its high-priced ad time to promote doing good.

USA Today

US Air pilot gets hero's welcome

A crowd of friends, neighbors, relatives, and strangers threw airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III a hero's welcome at the Danville, Calif., town square.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Pakistan urges Obama to halt drones

In the smoldering wreckage of the 40th American drone attack in Pakistan in a year, the government here learned that some things don't change.

ABC News

Sri Lankan troops take Tamil Tiger's key stronghold town

Sri Lankan troops dealt a body blow to the Tamil Tigers as they overcame fierce resistance to enter the northern town of Mullaitivu, the last major rebel bastion, the Sri Lankan Army said.

The Hindu

Timeline of violence in Sri Lanka

Globeandmail.com

Bolivia nationalizes energy firm

Bolivia's government has seized control of a foreign-owned energy company two days before the country votes on a proposed new constitution.

BBC

BUSINESS

Well in the red, but still well read

Desperate newspapers are turning to foreign sugar-daddies, but readers remain hungry for news. Newspapers are being forced to sell non-core assets as they struggle to roll over debts.

Economist

BOA axes Thain as Merrill deal sours

John Thain was ousted from Bank of America, just three weeks after closing the sale of Merrill Lynch to B.O.A., raising new questions about the government's efforts to save the banking industry.

Financial Times

Obama shames Thain

CNBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Flip-flop: Did the moon do a turnabout?

For thousands of years only one side of the moon was visible to humankind as a result of synchronous rotation. Could the view from Earth have been different early in lunar geologic history?

Scientific American

Mac at 25: What's next for Apple's Mac?

Twenty-five years after the debut of the much-loved Macintosh, the product that is the soul of Apple is not necessarily its vehicle to the future.

CNET News

Apple fans mark 25 years of Mac devotion

CNN

EDUCATION

Uncertain future for No Child Left Behind

Former President George W. Bush finished his tenure without congressional renewal of his No Child Left Behind policy, which in a seven-year span has increased tracking of student achievement.

Arizona Republic

Studies: Schools not providing enough physical education

Most elementary schools are not providing enough P.E. classes, according to two studies and educators who cite a lack of time, space and teachers along with competing demands of academics.

Newsday

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

'Slumdog' cleans up at SAG awards

There's just no stopping "Slumdog Millionaire." The uplifting film won the Screen Actors Guild award for motion picture ensemble, continuing its incredible run this awards season.

Newsday

Movies sell more slowly at Sundance

In a weakening entertainment economy, movie sales came slowly, but did not halt, at the usually far more exuberant Sundance Film Festival.

Rocky Mountain Telegram

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