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Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, right, and the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, talk during their meeting in Baghdad, Iraq. Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad. (Photo by Iraqi Government / AP)

Iraq defense minister sees need for US until 2018

The Iraqi defense minister said his nation would not be able to take full responsibility for its internal security until 2012, nor be able on its own to defend Iraq's borders until 2018.

International Herald Tribune

Rice in Iraq for pep talk

CBS News

Bush talks to Saudi king over oil prices

President Bush nudged OPEC powerhouse Saudi Arabia and other cartel members to produce more oil, recognizing that soaring prices are straining the U.S. economy.

ABC News

How to decorate like an emir

TIME

Michigan's sagging economy is big issue

Michigan's Republican presidential primary is this election year's first clear referendum on who voters think can best manage the slumping economy, which has hit this state harder than most.

McClatchy Newspapers

Economy looms over Michigan primary

NPR

GOP candidates take on the auto show

Reuters

4 dead as blast hits US Embassy car

An explosion ripped through a U.S. Embassy vehicle as it traveled along a coastal highway north of Beirut, killing four Lebanese civilian bystanders, a U.S. State Department spokesman told CNN.

CNN

Bombing near US Embassy in Lebanon

Yahoo! News

NTSB likely to cite design flaws in Minneapolis bridge collapse

Federal investigators have identified a design flaw as the cause of last year's Interstate 35W Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people, a congressional official said.

Star Tribune

NATION

Report: 121 Iraq, Afghanistan veterans kill after return to US

At least 121 U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have either committed homicide or are suspects in homicide cases upon their return to life in their own country, the New York Times reported.

Earth Times

Article on veteran murders stirs debate

Newsweek

Storm closes schools in New England

New England's first major winter storm of 2008 snarled workers' commutes with heavy snow and closed hundreds of schools.

Houston Chronicle

At least 2 killed in Montana avalanche

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Authorities: reward for Marine suspect

Federal authorities were posting billboards nationwide with the picture of a Marine wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, and the sheriff announced a $25,000 reward for information.

U.S. News & World Report

The military and domestic violence

CBS News

POLITICS

Stimulus or stalemate on economic plan

President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson face a choice: Deliver an economic stimulus plan able to pass in Congress, or risk doing nothing and possibly pay a price in the 2008 elections.

Bloomberg

Appropriation seat will be a test of the GOP on spending

House Republicans this month will face a defining moment when they fill an opening on the Appropriations Committee: appoint an anti-earmark lawmaker or risk further alienating grassroots conservatives.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Citigroup suffers $9.8 billion loss

Citigroup Inc. delivered some of the worst quarterly results in its history, reporting a nearly $10 billion loss that was much worse than Wall Street had anticipated.

CNNMoney

Apple shares volatile ahead of Macworld

Technology shares sold off amid broad market weakness and ahead of a highly anticipated keynote address from Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs.

MarketWatch

SPORTS

Clemens may be OK with 'interview'

The NY Daily News reported on its Web site that after a meeting between Clemens' and government attorneys that he would agree to talk without having to be subpoenaed.

Sporting News

Hearing on steroids in baseball

Yahoo! News

Serena opens Aussie Open with win

The first round is about survival. Serena Williams and Justine Henin handled it, but Jelena Jankovic and Lindsay Davenport struggled to find top form at the Australian Open.

Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Trial fails to show drug can lower heart attacks and strokes

A clinical trial of Zetia, a cholesterol-lowering drug prescribed to about 1 million people a week, failed to show that the drug has any medical benefits, Merck and Schering-Plough said.

Salt Lake Tribune

San Francisco General researchers follow strain of drug-resistant bacteria

S.F. General Hospital researchers first isolated a drug-resistant staph called USA300 seven years ago. With every turn, the aggressive and persistent bug keeps getting worse.

San Francisco Chronicle

Putting a price on happiness

For Ellie Couch, happiness is colored black and red, with a 4-inch heel — she feels it with every glance at her brand-new pair of Christian Louboutins.

MSNBC

RELIGION

School choice 'boosting baptisms'

Children are being baptized several years after birth to boost chances of getting into Roman Catholic schools, research has suggested.

BBC

More and more Americans' spiritual growth nurtured within

A growing number of Americans are recognizing a need to develop their inner life — if not as a spiritual practice, as a way to cultivate balance and depth in an increasingly hectic, chaotic, 24/7 world.

USA Today

Columns And Op-Ed

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The next president must pay attention to our problems

Detroit Free Press

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Oedipus Bush? Slate's Jacob Weisberg puts president on couch

Bloomberg

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The right to vote is sacred

Denver Post

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How to get drunk at the airport

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘Idol’ needs a makeover to keep it attractive

MSNBC

Editorial:

Mitt vs. Michigan

Slate

Editorial:

The real reason for Kenya's violence

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

A plea to evangelicals — from an evangelical

USA Today

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Ethics investigators

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

It's the economy

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

In death, girl serves as a teacher

Last summer young Caitlyn MacKenzie died from an accidental electrocution. Now, family members say they hope her tragic death will help others learn about electrical safety.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gimme a break

Luigino F. Paulucci creates jobs for people with troubles. In helping others, he helps himself.

Forbes

WORLD

At least 6 slain in militant attack in Kabul

According to a report prepared by the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, a militant assault on a luxury hotel in Afghanistan that killed at least six appears to have been a coordinated attack.

ABC News

Israeli Gaza City raid kills 14

BBC

Colombian rebels abduct 6 tourists

The same leftist rebel group that recently released two long-held hostages has kidnapped six tourists at a remote beach on Colombia's Pacific coast, the Colombian navy said.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Biofuel crops that destroy forests not green enough for EU

In a sign of growing concern about the impact of supposedly "green" policies, European Union officials will propose a ban on imports of certain biofuels.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Victory for Greenpeace as protest ship chases off Japanese whalers

Anti-whaling activists said they had chased the flagship of Japan's whaling fleet from hunting grounds near Antarctica, but were divided over how far to take protest action if it returned.

Daily Mail

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

T. rex, the teen mother of its time

New evidence suggests that dinosaurs had pregnancies as early as age 8. But they had good reason to be frisky. They matured fast and died young, living from 25 to 30 years.

San Jose Mercury News

Britain's fastest supercomputer unveiled

A supercomputer that could help answer some of science's biggest questions will be unveiled. With the power of 12,000 desktop PCs, the mammoth machine is one of the most powerful.

Reuters

Gaming makes young kids dumber

Concerns have emerged during a summit at the Consumer Electronics Show. They center around the continued use of electronic games and toys by an increasingly younger population.

iTWire

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Boomers' eagerness to retire could cost

The oldest of the 79 million baby boomers turn 62, which means they become eligible for Social Security, but many will fail to maximize their benefits.

USA Today

Mary J. Blige named in steroid report

Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige blasted a report linking her and other A-list celebrities to doctors and pharmacists targeted in a statewide steroid investigation.

NY Daily News

‘Atonement’ wins best drama

The first Golden Globe went to Cate Blanchett for her supporting role in “I’m Not There” — and that pretty much said it all about the awards ceremony that was wiped out by the Hollywood writers strike.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

2 innovative works take top awards in children's books

Two books taking fresh tacks to storytelling have won the American Library Association's top awards for children's literature.

Houston Chronicle

School year brings new class: parenting

High school health teachers will offer hefty doses of parenting advice in the next school year. A new Texas law requires that parenting and paternity awareness be included in the curriculum.

Houston Chronicle

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