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A man cleans up the aftermath of two powerful car bomb explosions in Karrada, a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in central Baghdad. A suicide car bomber struck a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in central Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 26 people. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed / AP)

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Pelosi in Baghdad for first-hand look at the war

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Reuters

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At least 15 killed in Baghdad bombing

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CNN

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VP Cheney's key role in leak case detailed

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Los Angeles Times

Diabetics don't heed docs' exercise advice

Bad news when it comes to diabetics and exercise: Most people with Type 2 diabetes or at risk for it apparently ignore their doctors' advice to be active.

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Helena Independent Record

NATO attacks Taliban post in Afghanistan

A NATO airstrike destroyed a Taliban command post in southern Afghanistan, killing a suspected senior militant leader, while 10 rebel fighters died in a clash with police in the east.

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Yahoo! News

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President Bush seeks billions for Afghanistan

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Troops authorized to kill Iranian operatives in Iraq

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Washington Post

U.N. says Iran plans nuke development

Iran plans to start installing thousands of centrifuges in an underground facility next month, U.N. officials said, paving the way to large-scale uranium enrichment.

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USA Today

Suicide bomber strikes Marriott in Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed a security guard and himself in an attack outside the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, the interior minister said.

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MSNBC

Feds to send crime-fighting help to New Orleans

More federal crime-fighting help is headed to this city, where the murder rate has rebounded much faster than the population since Hurricane Katrina hit.

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NATION

Military cautiously lifts Beirut curfew

The Lebanese army lifted a curfew in Beirut, but schools and universities remained closed a day after Sunni-Shi'ite clashes aroused fears of wider sectarian strife.

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Reuters

Indonesia calls on troops to fight bird flu

Indonesia called on the military to help fight bird flu, a day after a young girl became the country's sixth victim this month.

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Reuters

Europe sees labor shortages as population ages

On a continent accustomed to headlines about chronically high unemployment and fearful of immigrants, European politicians face an unusual task: finding workers for their companies.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

White House will cooperate with investigations

The Bush administration will cooperate with investigations by the Democratic Congress on issues such as the treatment of detainees, but hopes the hearings do not turn into "witch hunts."

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Reuters

Cheney increasingly on the defensive

Vice President Dick Cheney, often considered the hidden power behind the White House throne, is increasingly out in the open and on the defensive.

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San Jose Mercury News

Obama calls for universal health care

Every American should have health care coverage within six years, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said.

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MSNBC

SPORTS

Wayne says Manning's thumb looks 'OK to me'

Pro Bowl wide receiver Reggie Wayne said he doesn't see any problem with quarterback Peyton Manning's bruised right thumb.

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ESPN

Yankees seek working agreement with China baseball

Executives from the New York Yankees will fly to China next week with the hope of concluding ongoing negotiations on a working agreement with the China Baseball Association.

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ESPN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Review: Windows finally gets a facelift

In the span of five years, Microsoft Corp. promised its most advanced operating system ever and then yanked key features to meet deadlines that were missed anyway.

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BusinessWeek

Sony to launch high-end PS3 in Europe

Sony said it will launch the high-end version of its PlayStation 3 game console on March 23 in Europe, but it has no plan at the moment to offer the basic model there.

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CNET

EDUCATION

More public schools dividing boys, girls

More public school systems are looking at separating boys and girls, whether for certain classes or by entire schools, after the federal government opened the door last fall.

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Bush pushes voucher proposal over Democrats' objection

The Bush administration is calling on Congress to make changes to the No Child Left Behind law, including placing more emphasis on science and giving poor students private school vouchers.

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GOOD NEWS

Woman, 65, saves husband from mountain lion

Wildlife officials credited a woman with saving her husband's life by clubbing a mountain lion that attacked him while the couple hiked in a California state park.

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Long-lost letters from Anne Frank's father are found

The documents, which include correspondence from Otto Frank to friends, family and officials, reveal just how desperately Mr. Frank tried to save his family from the Nazis.

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TIME

NATION

Pileup in PA kills 1, shuts interstate

About 50 vehicles, including an ambulance, were involved in a massive chain-reaction crash under whiteout conditions on Interstate 90 in Pennsylvania.

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USA Today

Miss. man pleads innocent to charges in 1964 civil rights killings

Reputed Klansman James Seale pleaded innocent to three federal charges in connection with the 1964 killings of two black teenagers.

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USA Today

California outlaws 'dirty power'

California regulators have approved rules banning power companies from buying electricity from high-polluting sources, including most out-of-state coal-burning plants.

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San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

Lawmakers question rising credit penalties

Democratic lawmakers challenged credit card executives over rising late fees and other penalties and marketing practices they portrayed as predatory.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Wal-Mart to pay $33 million in back pay

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay more than $33 million in back wages to thousands of employees after turning itself in to the Labor Department for paying too little in overtime over the past five years.

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CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Michael Jackson back in U.S., plans comeback

In a rare conference call, the singer emerged with his spokeswoman to confirm that he's back in the U.S. after more than a year in self-imposed exile.

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Access Hollywood

Nicole Kidman in car accident during LA movie shoot

Nicole Kidman was taken to a hospital after the Jaguar she was driving crashed during downtown shooting of the science fiction thriller "The Invasion," police said.

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Researchers may have found smoking urge's 'switch'

Damage to a silver dollar-sized spot deep in the brain seems to wipe out the urge to smoke - a surprising discovery that may shed important new light on addiction.

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WJXX

Amnesiacs may be cut off from past and future alike

New research suggests that people with amnesia are marooned in the present, as helpless at imagining future experiences as they are at retrieving old ones.

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International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Fast clothes' versus 'green clothes' — a face-off with environmental impact

Researchers at Cambridge University conclude clothes -- and fast clothes in particular -- are a large and worsening source of the carbon emissions blamed for global warming.

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International Herald Tribune

Clean energy 50 percent of world supply by 2050, report says

Clean energies could surge to supply half of world demand by 2050 if governments crack down on use of fossil fuels, a new study suggests.

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Environmental News Network

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Rights group to Saudi Arabia: Stop religious persecution of Ahmadis

Saudi Arabia must stop its nationwide campaign to arrest and deport Ahmadis from countries such as India and Pakistan on the basis of their religious belief, Human Rights Watch said.

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Reuters

Pope meets with Vietnam's prime minister after decades of tensions

Talks this week between Pope Benedict XVI and Vietnam's prime minister marked an important step toward establishing diplomatic relations, the Vatican said.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Giving birth after 50: Higher risks

More women than ever are giving birth after age 50, thanks to the increasing use of infertility treatments.

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WebMD

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A dog and a pig are displayed during a promotional event at a Hong Kong shopping mall to celebrate the upcoming change of the year from the Year of the Dog to the Year of the Pig as the Chinese Lunar New Year begins on Feb. 18 in Hong Kong. (Photo by Vincent Yu / AP)

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