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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, stands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit during a news conference in Luxor, Egypt. Rice is conducting a tour of the Mideast with talks aimed at breathing new life into stalled peace efforts. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic / AP)

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Sec. of State Rice arranges three-way Mideast summit

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Houston Chronicle

MLK's daughter: Be a force for peace

On the first holiday celebrating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. since the death of Coretta Scott King, their eldest daughter urged Americans to be forces for peace.

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U.S. News & World Report

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Legislature draws flak for convening on MLK Day

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Salt Lake Tribune

Scientists launch bid to save species on the edge of extinction

Scientists launched a bid to save some of the world’s rarest and most neglected creatures from extinction.

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MSNBC

British Airways workers vote to strike

Thousands of British Airways employees have voted to strike following disputes centering on sick pay and pensions.

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U.S. News & World Report

Sunnis blast hanging of 2 Saddam aides

The Iraqi government's attempt to close a chapter on Saddam Hussein's repressive regime — by hanging two of his henchmen — only appeared to anger many of Saddam's fellow Sunni Muslims.

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Houston Chronicle

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Iraq hanging video shown to reporters

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ABC News

Deaths rise as storms spread

About 35 people have now been killed in winter storms that have struck the U.S., mainly in central states.

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BBC

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Killer ice storm leaves tens of thousands without power

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Yahoo! News

Report: Castro in serious condition

Cuban leader Fidel Castro suffered from a serious infection of the large intestine and remains in critical condition, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.

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CNN

Cold snap destroys most California citrus

Three nights of freezing temperatures have destroyed up to three-quarters of California's $1 billion citrus crop, according to estimates.

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WRAL

Mo. boy apparently had computer access

While his alleged kidnapper was at work, teenager Shawn Hornbeck apparently had access to a computer, and he may have put photos of himself online.

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CBS News

NATION

First U.S. troops in Baghdad for new plan

The first additional American troops that will take part in a major new security plan in Baghdad have arrived in the Iraqi capital.

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Reuters

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Bush war plan draws resistance from Iraqis

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International Herald Tribune

Iranian leader lashes out at U.S.

Iran's hard-line president said the U.S. is trying to hide its failures in Iraq by accusing his nation of funding insurgents, and he pledged to form an anti-U.S. alliance with countries in Latin America.

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International Herald Tribune

Somalia shuts down broadcasters

Somalia's main broadcasters have been ordered to close, shortly after the interim president set up a new team to end the "chaos" in the capital.

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BBC

BUSINESS

U.S., South Korea work on free trade

South Korea and the United States vowed a major push in free trade talks that have so far yielded little progress and face a fast-approaching deadline.

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CNBC

XM and Sirius consider merger

The two big U.S. satellite-radio companies, XM and Sirius, agree that a merger would result in substantial cost savings and might even pass muster with U.S. regulators.

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Space

Navy halts Lockheed work on warship

The Navy told a contractor that production on two combat ships is significantly overrunning expected costs.

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POLITICS

Bush: Honor King's legacy by helping all

President Bush helped spruce up a high school and tried to draw attention to a broader point - the value of community service on a day honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

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Forbes

Biden wants Confederate flag off grounds

Democratic presidential hopeful Joseph Biden said he thinks the Confederate flag should be kept off South Carolina's Statehouse grounds.

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AOL News

Obama keeps mum on presidential rumors

Sen. Barack Obama said that he will announce "soon" whether he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

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Newsday

SPORTS

Patriots, Bears still in the chase for Super Bowl glory

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, as cool as ever, delivered every time the San Diego Chargers gave him another chance.

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Bears outlast Seahawks in OT

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ESPN

Willis, Marlins agree to $6.45M deal

Newlywed Dontrelle Willis expects to become a first-time father in May, and saving for his daughter's college tuition should be no problem.

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Sports Illustrated

EDUCATION

Calls revived for national education standards

The No Child Left Behind law was supposed to level the playing field. From state to state, however, huge differences remain in what students are expected to know.

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Buffalo News

School tells youth to drop sword

A 17-year-old U.S. student who enjoys re-enacting medieval battles has been banned from wielding his favorite sword in his graduation yearbook.

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GOOD NEWS

Hiker lost for five weeks found alive

A faint sound made Albert and Peter Kottke stop and look around as they hiked out of the Gila Wilderness area at the end of backpacking trip.

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Denver Post

Churches cross longstanding racial divide

Instead of traditional hymns or contemporary praise songs every Sunday, there might be Japanese drums one week, American folk music the next, and Senegalese drums after that.

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NATION

Pelosi warns Bush shouldn't 'abuse power' on troop escalation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly warned that President Bush "should not abuse his power" with regard to troop escalation in the Iraq war.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Fire breaks out at Calif. oil refinery

A fire broke out at an oil refinery, sending flames as high as 50 feet into the air and prompting an order for residents to stay indoors, authorities said.

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New York Daily News

ENVIRONMENT

Miss New Jersey USA resigns over pregnancy

Another Miss USA tiara is changing heads. Ashley Harder, Miss New Jersey USA, has resigned because she is pregnant.

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MSNBC

'Lost' producers discuss series' end

Makers of the tropical island drama "Lost" say they're talking with ABC executives about setting an end date for the series.

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Experts see bird flu challenge to U.S. health system

A bird flu pandemic remains a threat that the U.S. health care system must take seriously, despite the absence so far of human cases in the United States, experts warned.

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Reuters

Hope over 'obesity-busting gum'

Scientists are looking at whether an appetite-suppressing chewing gum could be used to tackle obesity.

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BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Environmental rules waived for border fence

In a move activists call "a historic travesty," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff waived environmental rules to clear the way for construction of a fence along the Mexican border.

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MSNBC

Exxon meets green groups as climate focus surges

Exxon Mobil Corp. met with U.S. environmental groups last month to discuss how to respond to global warming.

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Environmental News Network

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Common chemical in question

A chemical compound used in everyday products causes chromosomal damage in mice that spans generations, according to new research.

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USA Today

New 'hobbit' galaxies discovered around Milky Way

A recent sky survey has turned up a new class of ultra-faint "hobbit" galaxies and what might be the smallest galaxy ever discovered.

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Space.com

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

The many faces of American Muslims

Author Paul Barrett deftly upends the stereotypes that Westerners harbor about Muslims -- and shows why militant Islamism is less likely to take root here than in other countries.

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Salon

New group at Penn studies the science behind spirituality

Religion and science can combine to create some thorny questions: Does God exist outside the human mind, or is God a creation of our brains?

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Examiner

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Music festival returns to New Orleans

The Essence Music Festival, relocated to Houston after Hurricane Katrina, is on its way back to New Orleans.

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Russia's Marat Safin throws his racket in frustration during his first-round match against Germany's Benjamin Becker at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. (Photo by Rick Stevens / AP)

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