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Geraldine Sipes, left and her fiance Anthony Smith are seen bundled up under an expressway where they live in Philadelphia. A bone-chilling Arctic cold wave with temperatures as low as 38 below zero crept in from the northern Plains across the Great Lakes. (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP)

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Frigid blast moves East, causes more deaths

Homeless people packed shelters, students got a day off from school, and drivers had to take their time as millions of people bundled up to meet subzero temperatures.

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CBS

FEMA wants $300 million in Katrina aid back

The U.S. government gave $84.5 million to more than 10,000 households affected by Hurricane Katrina, even thouh the Census figures show fewer than 8,000 homes existed there at the time.

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Yahoo! News

Tapes of Libby testimony to be released

Audio recordings of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's secret grand jury testimony will be released publicly after they are presented at his trial.

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Detroit Free Press

San Fran mayor seeks alcohol counseling

Mayor Gavin Newsom said he plans to seek counseling for alcohol use, following the disclosure of his affair with the wife of a veteran aide.

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ABC News

Republicans block Senate debate on Iraq resolution

Republicans blocked the Senate from delivering a politically embarrassing rebuke of President Bush's Iraq policy in a maneuver that could have implications for the war and next year's elections.

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USA Today

Military: Iraqi lawmaker has terrorist past

A man sentenced to death in Kuwait for the 1983 bombings of the U.S. and French embassies is now in Iraq's parliament as a member of the ruling coalition.

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CNN

U.S. friendly fire video leaked to media

A leaked video in which an American pilot is heard saying "we're in jail, dude," after U.S. troops killed a British soldier during a friendly fire incident in Iraq, has been released by The Sun newspaper.

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International Herald Tribune

Iran envoy seized in Baghdad

An Iranian diplomat has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Tehran has confirmed.

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BBC

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Sources: Iran installs 328 centrifuges at atomic site

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Reuters

Astronaut charged with trying to kidnap romantic rival

A NASA astronaut was arrested on battery and attempted kidnapping charges after allegedly trying to subdue a romantic rival with pepper spray and abduct her.

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CNN

NATION

Syria: Talks with U.S. Iraq's only hope

President Bashar Assad said cooperation and negotiations between Syria and the United States could be the "last chance" to avoid full-scale civil war in Iraq.

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Florida Times-Union

Gorbachev wades into piracy row

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has urged Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede in a computer piracy case against a Russian headteacher.

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BBC

Worker injured in London letter bomb blast

A letter bomb exploded at a London company that controls the city's traffic congestion fee, fire officials said. One female worker suffered minor hand injuries.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Court martial looms for war objector

Anti-war activists consider 1st Lt. Ehren Watada a hero for his refusal to go to Iraq. The Army accuses him of betraying his fellow soldiers.

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Yahoo! News

States challenge national driver's license

A revolt against a national driver's license is quickly spreading across America. The Maine Legislature overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Jan. 26 objecting to the Real ID Act of 2005.

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AOL News

Lawmakers seek budget gold in elusive 'tax gap'

Constrained by big deficits and a pledge not to make them any bigger, lawmakers find themselves in an uncomfortable bind.

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SPORTS

Thousands of fans welcome Colts home at RCA Dome

The RCA Dome never felt so good to the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts.

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Sports Illustrated

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Manning's meticulous preparation keys Colts' victory

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Sports Illustrated

Woods, Federer, Henry team up in new venture

Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Thierry Henry will team in an endorsement deal with Gillette that will put the trio in TV commercials around the world.

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HEALTH

More kids having weight-loss surgery

As the popularity of stomach surgery has skyrocketed among obese adults, a growing number of doctors are asking, "Why not children, too?"

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Examiner

Study: Children bombarded with online porn

More children and teens are being exposed to online pornography, mostly by accidentally viewing sexually explicit Web sites while surfing the Internet.

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CBS

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Will Pope Benedict become a Mormon after he dies?

Pope Benedict was baptized at birth and will most likely be baptized again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met.

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Yahoo! News

Dalai Lama accepts Emory University appointment

The Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, has been named a presidential distinguished professor at Emory University, school officials said.

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CNN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

PM says Australia must put price on carbon emissions

Australia must place a price on carbon emissions to fight climate change, Prime Minister John Howard said in an apparent softening on his refusal to join in global carbon trading.

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Environmental News Network

Climate change only one symptom of a stressed planet Earth

Climate change is just one of the many symptoms exhibited by a planet under pressure from human activities.

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GOOD NEWS

S.D. billionaire donates $400 million

Denny Sanford is not known just for the billions he made in banking - he's also known for the millions he has donated.

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Examiner

Lab disaster may lead to new cancer drug

Her carefully cultured cells were dead and Katherine Schaefer was annoyed, but just a few minutes later, the researcher realized she had stumbled onto a potential new cancer treatment.

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Yahoo! News

NATION

Boys' kidnapping suspect faces sodomy charges

A 41-year-old Missouri man accused of kidnapping two boys was charged with multiple counts of forcible sodomy.

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CNN

Deportation cases soar as L.A. jails screen more

The number of Los Angeles County jail inmates identified as suspected illegal immigrants nearly doubled in the year since the Sheriff's Department started investigating their legal status.

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Los Angeles Times

MIT professor on hunger strike over alleged racism

Corn Chex and a bagel might be an odd choice for a final meal, but that's the last thing MIT professor James Sherley intends to eat before embarking on a hunger strike on campus.

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Wal-Mart launches video downloads

Hollywood's love affair with DVDs will face its biggest test as Wal-Mart unveils a movie and TV-show download service with participation by all the major studios.

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USA Today

Report: Chrysler plans to cut 10,000 jobs

DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group plans to cut more than 10,000 factory jobs and close at least two plants to return the U.S-based unit to profitability, the Detroit News said.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Super Bowl ads make success out of excess

The Super Bowl was a commercial success before Sunday's game began — it took as much as $2.6 million to spend 30 seconds in front of the 90 million people watching the Super Bowl telecast on CBS.

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Ryan O'Neal: I fired gun in self-defense

Ryan O'Neal says his weekend arrest came after he fired a gun in self-defense to prevent his son from whacking him with a fireplace poker.

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CNN

Turner, ad firm to pay $2 million for Boston scare

Turner Broadcasting and a New York marketing firm agreed to pay $2 million in compensation for a "guerrilla" advertising campaign that sparked fears of terrorism in the Boston area.

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Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

European operators mull mobile ad collaboration

Mobile operators meeting next week at the 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona are expected to discuss how they can work together to boost new mobile advertising services.

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Internet boom in China is built on virtual fun

While America’s Internet users send e-mail messages and surf for information on their personal computers, young people in China are playing online games, downloading video and music.

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1867 nanomachine now reality

Nearly 150 years ago it was no more than a concept by a visionary scientist, but researchers have now created a minuscule motor that could lead to the creation of microscopic nanomachines.

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CNN

EDUCATION

Indiana tries to keep best students home for college

Indiana wants its best students to stick around for college and afterward - and Gov. Mitch Daniels proposes paying them to do so, with $20,000 scholarships over four years.

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Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

More undergraduates turn to research

Traditionally, undergraduate education has taken place in the classroom, while research has been for graduate students and faculty. This trend is changing.

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CNN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

TSA's revealing X-ray raises concerns

The federal government this month plans to launch the nation's first airport screening system that takes potentially revealing X-ray photos of travelers in an effort to find bombs and other weapons.

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USA Today

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Racing enthusiasts come to collect their winnings from bookies at the end of a race during the McDowell Indian Derby in Mumbai, India. The Derby is one of India's prestigious racing events and carries a purse of $224,000. (Photo by Gautam Singh / AP)

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