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Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, plays bass guitar next to his wife Janet at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Jeff Chiu / AP)

Kenya pressured to end violence

NPR

Special section:

Kenya’s election chaos

Guardian

Mob kills 30 in Kenyan church

Reuters

Japan's new education model: India

Despite an improved economy, Japan is suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals. One result has been demand for Indian education.

International Herald Tribune

Candidates urge voter turnout in Iowa

Uplifting appeals largely replaced stinging insults as Democratic and Republican candidates did the only thing left to do in Iowa races that are too close to call — encourage supporters to vote for them.

U.S. News & World Report

An 'electability' guide

Newsweek

Iowa caucus 2008 (R): Huckabee 29.9 percent, Romney 29.4 percent

Angus Reid

Special section:

How the caucuses work

Des Moines Register

Home prices: Where's the bottom?

One of the big questions that hangs over both the U.S. economy and individual Americans is a seemingly simple one: What's a house really worth?

Christian Science Monitor

Snowstorm wallops Midwest, heads east

A Midwestern storm that brought up to 16 inches of snow on New Year's Day snarled traffic on highways and at airports and extended the winter vacation at dozens of schools.

CBS News

Whiteout hits Midwest, Northeast

ABC News

NATION

Report containing thousands of pilot complaints is released

Under pressure from Congress, NASA released thousands of pages of complaints from pilots about crew fatigue, air traffic congestion and communications.

CNN

Illinois gets rid of illegal waste dumps

Over the course of the past year, 120 illegal dump sites across Illinois have been cleaned up as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's I-RID program.

Environment News Service

POLITICS

Democratic trio sprints toward finish line

The trio of frontrunning Democratic presidential candidates did battle over undecided voters in concurrent campaign events with 48 hours to go until Iowa’s much-anticipated caucuses.

The Hill

Iowa caucuses do or die for some Democrats

NPR

Poll shows Obama, Huckabee lead in Iowa

Presidential contenders rang in the 2008 election year with near-constant campaigning as a poll showed Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee leading their rivals.

CBS News

Clinton tops $100 million for year

With the books about to close on fourth-quarter fundraising, Democrat Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is reporting that she raised "over $100 million" in 2007.

USA Today

BUSINESS

As Detroit automakers buckle down, Asian carmakers hit the gas

The way that auto executives here have been talking, 2008 will be a bad year to sell cars and trucks in the United States.

International Herald Tribune

BP to pay $379 million after settling Alaska tax dispute

BP Plc., Europe's second-largest oil company, agreed to pay $379 million in back taxes after settling a dispute with the state of Alaska, Governor Sarah Palin said.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

No. 5 Georgia pounds Colt Brennan, Hawaii in Sugar Bowl

The game was decided long before, even though it dragged on as fifth-ranked Georgia pummeled the Warriors, 41-10, in the Sugar Bowl.

NY Daily News

Hawaii suffers loss to Georgia in Sugar Bowl

ESPN

Winner with a capital W: Wolverines knock off Florida in Carr's final game

Michigan coach Lloyd Carr was doused with water, surrounded by dancing players and then carried onto the field. He went out a winner.

ESPN

HEALTH

Fast-acting cyanide antidote discovered

A newly discovered antidote has potential to save lives of those who are exposed to the chemical — namely firefighters, industrial workers and victims of terrorist attacks.

Science Daily

Researchers work on cocaine vaccine

Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston, Texas, are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug.

Associated Press

RELIGION

LDS Church silent ahead of Iowa caucus

Before an election, LDS Church leaders have traditionally read a statement over the pulpit asserting the faith's political neutrality while encouraging members to be active voters — not this year.

Salt Lake Tribune

US Anglican head in sexuality row

The head of the Anglicans in the United States has accused other churches, including the Church of England, of double standards over sexuality.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Diners find rare pearl in plate of clams

A Florida man was about halfway through a plate of steamed clams when he chomped down on something hard — a rare, iridescent purple pearl.

Yahoo! News

Woman loses ring in fudge, gets it back

An Indiana woman has recovered a diamond ring she accidentally sold in a batch of fudge. The diamond ring her mother left her 15 years ago was sold at a bake sale inside her donated fudge.

Good News Network

WORLD

Musharraf government delays Pakistani parliamentary election

International Herald Tribune

Police probe US diplomat's death

Sudanese authorities questioned witnesses in the slaying of an American diplomat who was shot by gunmen in a drive-by attack in the capital.

TIME

Paris and Berlin ban cafe smoking

Smoking has been banned in bars in the capitals of France and Germany, but the laws will not be enforced immediately.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Declining water levels in the Great Lakes may signal global warming

Researchers in Michigan report new evidence that water levels in the Great Lakes, which are near record low levels, may be shrinking due to global warming.

Science Daily

Greasy solution to rising gas prices

Move over gas-guzzlers. Make way for grease cars, the latest do-it-yourself auto trend for eco-conscious drivers.

LiveScience

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Broadcasters get leeway on digital switch

The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules giving broadcasters more flexibility in making the switch to digital television from traditional analog signals.

Reuters

Robots taking over the job on offshore oil drilling platforms

In the future, offshore platforms could be run by robots alone, with human beings staying on land.

Science Daily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Reno: prosecutor to record producer

Former Attorney General Janet Reno's somewhat surprising interest in music is well documented, but perhaps most surprising is her recent turn from tough prosecutor to record producer.

ABC News

Strike may boost Letterman

The late-night landscape is about to change, and no one — not the hosts, not the viewers — knows how it will look.

MSNBC

Strike front remains at standstill

Variety

EDUCATION

Ties to Spain make school numero uno

Kindergartners of West Liberty school district, Iowa, in Laura Bradfield's class speak Spanish when she wears a string of beads around her neck, English when she does not.

Des Moines Register

Photos used to expel Mexicans from California schools

Mexican children attending California public schools are being photographed as they cross the border, but in El Paso, local officials deem that policy unnecessary and even "unfortunate."

El Paso Times

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