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A projection of future climate changes is seen on a screen during the final Paris conference of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The group's final report gives a bleak observation of what is happening now, and an even more dire prediction for the future. (Photo by Remy de la Mauviniere / AP)

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Iraq at risk of further strife, intelligence report warns

A new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq outlines an increasingly perilous situation in which the U.S. has little control.

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Gaza erupts in fatal clashes

Fatah fighters stormed a Hamas-affiliated university for the second time, setting buildings on fire and threatening to escalate violence between the two factions.

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U.S. seeks quartet help to revive Arab-Israeli talks

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Reuters

Next stop for minimum wage bill: House-Senate negotiations

Republicans are warning Democrats not to tamper with Senate-passed minimum wage legislation, saying the bill's mix of tax breaks and an hourly wage hike offers the right economic and political balance.

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Yahoo! News

Scientists: Global warming likely to get worse

Global warming caused by human activity is real and will continue for hundreds of years, a panel of some of the world's top climate scientists said.

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U.S. helicopter down in Iraq; troops kill insurgents in fighting

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Congress debates rebuke for President Bush on Iraq

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Yahoo! News

At least 14 killed as storms rip central Florida

Storms carrying what was believed to be the state’s deadliest tornado in a decade cut a path across four central Florida counties, killing at least 14 people, and damaging hundreds of homes.

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MSNBC

Diplomats: Iran working on uranium plant

Hundreds of workers in Iran have set up piping, control panels and electric cables for Tehran's underground uranium enrichment plant, diplomats said.

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Detroit Free Press

NATION

Defiant Blair rejects calls to step down

A defiant Tony Blair said he will not give in to pressure to quit over the cash-for-honors affair.

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BBC

Bird flu death alarms some Nigerians

Nigeria's first human death from bird flu has jolted some people into taking chicken off the menu, but live poultry markets are still busy with buyers.

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Reuters

Rio rages against accused 'gold digging' widow

Police have arrested the young widow of a multimillionaire lottery winner while prosecutors decide whether to charge her with his killing.

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POLITICS

San Francisco mayor apologizes for affair with aide

Mayor Gavin Newsom admitted having an affair with the wife of his re-election campaign manager and apologized at a City Hall press conference held in his office.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Libby judge allows White House tapes

A federal judge allowed prosecutors to play portions of White House briefing room videos at the perjury and obstruction trial of former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Libby trial pits loyalty against self-preservation

It was June 2003 and the White House allegations that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction were unraveling.

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International Herald Tribune

Mary Cheney: Baby decision not political

The decision to become pregnant and raise a child with her female partner was not political, Mary Cheney, a daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, told a Barnard College audience.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

SPORTS

Woods shoots 67, trails Fisher by five

Tiger Woods shot a 5-under 67 in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic but was eclipsed by a little-known Englishman who once fetched his golf balls.

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ESPN

Myers, Phillies agree on three-year deal

Right-hander Brett Myers agreed to a $25.75 million, three year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, avoiding arbitration.

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HEALTH

Surgery on a beating heart may be safer

According to a review of clinical trials, coronary artery bypass surgery performed on a beating heart is a safe option that leads to fewer negative side effects for bypass patients.

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U.S. steps up readiness for flu pandemic

Health authorities in cooperation with federal agencies across the U.S. have stepped up their readiness to mobilize the nation against a flu pandemic.

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Medical News Today

EDUCATION

Study says private firms don't help Philadelphia schools

Philadelphia's experiment with privatization at 46 of its worst public schools failed to significantly improve academic performance.

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Reuters

Bush budget to call for boost in Pell grants

President Bush's 2008 budget will include a proposal for the biggest increase in Pell grants for low-income college students in three decades.

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GOOD NEWS

The groundhog has spoken: Early spring is coming

A new pair of hands pulled Punxsutawney Phil from his stump this year, so it was only fitting that the groundhog offered a new prediction.

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U.S. News & World Report

Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world's attention to the dangers of global warming.

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Salon

NATION

Turner CEO apologizes for Boston scare, will repay city

Turner Broadcasting System Inc. told the city it will foot the bill for the security scare caused by the guerrilla marketing campaign for one of the company’s cartoons.

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U.S. proposes more bison, elk hunting in Wyoming

More than half of the bison in one of the largest wild herds in the United States of the iconic animals would be killed by hunters under a plan unveiled by federal wildlife officials.

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Environmental News Network

New Orleans hospital deaths still stump coroner

The Orleans Parish coroner said he cannot classify as homicides the deaths of four patients who died at a New Orleans hospital in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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BUSINESS

U.S. jobless rate hits four-month high

The nation's unemployment rate climbed to a four-month high of 4.6 percent as somewhat cautious employers added fewer new jobs to their payrolls in January. Wage gains were even more modest.

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Forbes

Turnaround time for Michael Dell

The latest Dell executive to leave as a result of Michael Dell's housecleaning was the man perhaps second-most responsible for the company's original success.

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CNET

ENVIRONMENT

Final Harry Potter book is already No. 1

The final chapter of the Harry Potter series has at least one thing in common with the first six: It's already a runaway best seller, six months before it hits store shelves.

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CNN Money

Are women allowed to be funny?

Comedy mirrors culture, but observers say that many men and women find attractive, aggressively-funny women threatening.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Bank of America expands hybrid vehicle program nationally

Bank of America has announced that it is expanding its program to reimburse $3,000 to associates purchasing a new hybrid vehicle.

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PR Newswire

Oil exec calls Bush fuel goal 'impossible'

President George W. Bush's goal of increasing U.S. renewable fuel use five-fold by 2017 is impossible under current technology, the chief of U.S. refiner Valero Energy Corp. said.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Site for next Mars mission debated

Scientists are scrambling to find an alternative landing site for a long-armed robot set to launch this summer on a mission to dig into Mars' icy north pole.

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Examiner

Space station astronauts complete nearly 8-hour spacewalk

Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station ventured outside for more than seven hours to turn on the orbital lab's permanent cooling system.

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SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Hanoi and Vatican to discuss diplomatic ties

The communist-run Hanoi government and the Vatican will discuss diplomatic relations following a meeting between Vietnam's prime minister and the Pope, a government spokesman said.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

As church loses appeal, Protestants try rebranding religion

Nearly five centuries after Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to a door in Wittenberg, the city is the center of a revival aimed at reversing the fortunes of Germany's ailing Protestant church.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Car-sharing is thriving in the Bay Area

In the San Francisco Bay Area, so many people are interested in car-sharing that two for-profit companies have joined nonprofit pioneer City CarShare in the market, and all three are growing.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Germany's Torsten Jansen, left and Oliver Roggisch, right defend against France's Nikola Karabatic during the Handball World Championships semifinal match between Germany and France in Cologne, western Germany. (Photo by Frank Augstein / AP)

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