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The "death bed" in the death chamber is separated by bars from the witness viewing room at the Walls Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville, Texas. (Photo by David J. Phillip / AP)

US Republican rivals attack one another in forum

The exchanges were some of the most heated and angry of the Republican campaign. Mitt Romney struck with a vengeance by aggressively going after his main rivals.

International Herald Tribune

N.H. primary: Republican candidates

Angus Reid

Romney’s N.H. closing argument

TIME

High stakes in Kenya crisis for US

Kenya's violent crisis threatens to destabilize one of the U.S.' key counter-terrorism partners in Africa, and could influence Washington's decision on where to site its new military command.

Reuters

Special section:

Q&A: Kenya poll violence

BBC

Court takes up death-penalty logjam

The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Kentucky's lethal injection is too painful under the Eighth Amendment, which bars the government from inflicting cruel and unusual punishments.

Christian Science Monitor

President Bush heads to Middle East amid low expectations

President Bush, who once had grand ambitions for democratic reform, begins his first extended presidential visit to the Middle East with his sights lowered and his ability to influence events fading fast.

McClatchy Newspapers

Jerusalem primps, bracing for Bush visit

CBS News

A year later, surge's impact seen in some areas

NPR

Iran boats 'threatened US ships'

Five Iranian speedboats harassed three U.S. navy ships at the weekend, approaching them and radioing a threat to blow them up, U.S. officials say.

BBC

Authorities linking disappearances of Georgia hiker, N.C. couple

Authorities believe the disappearance of a female hiker may be connected to the presumed killing of an elderly couple from North Carolina, a newspaper reported.

Houston Chronicle

NATION

Thousands in Nevada forced from homes after levee breaks

An irrigation canal's levee ruptured after heavy rains, flooding hundreds of homes and forcing the rescue of dozens of people in helicopters and boats in Fernley, 30 miles east of Reno, Nev.

Reno Gazette-Journal

Storm photos

MSNBC

In ambulance, survivors of S.F. tiger attack made pact of silence

Soon after their 17-year-old friend was mauled to death by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo, two brothers who survived the attack made a quick pact not to cooperate with the police, sources said.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Voter ID laws are set to face a crucial test

A highly anticipated case, which challenges the constitutionality of Indiana's law on voter identification, goes before the Supreme Court just as the 2008 presidential primaries are beginning.

International Herald Tribune

Poll: Obama opens double-digit lead

Two days before New Hampshire's Democratic primary, Sen. Barack Obama has opened a double-digit lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in that state, a new CNN-WMUR poll found.

CNN

Huckabee discusses Iowa victory

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Wikia search engine goes live

Search Wikia, the widely awaited search engine from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales goes live with the bet that open-source search can reshape the Google-dominated market.

PC World

Systemax to buy CompUSA brand

Computer manufacturer and seller Systemax Inc. said it has agreed to take over as many as 16 CompUSA stores from the recently sold electronics retailer.

BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Buckeyes try to break bowl funk vs. SEC

Top-ranked Ohio State gets another shot at a Southeastern Conference team in a bowl game when it faces No. 2 LSU in the BCS national championship game.

Sporting News

Roger Clemens open to lie-detector, shocked Andy Pettitte took HGH

Defiant in his first interview since his personal trainer accused him of using steroids, Roger Clemens seemed to set up a confrontation with Brian McNamee in front of Congress if the pair testify.

USA Today

With 1 year left on deal, Yankees GM not looking ahead

CBS SportsLine

Crennel's agent talking to Browns about contract extension

Coming off a 10-6 campaign that saw the Browns narrowly miss the playoffs, the agent for Cleveland's Romeo Crennel is talking to the team about extending the coach's current contract.

ESPN

HEALTH

Race still a key factor in quality of US cancer care

U.S. blacks continue to get inferior cancer treatment compared to whites, researchers said in a study showing that disparities first documented in the early 1990s persist despite efforts to erase them.

Reuters

Graniteville, S.C. aftermath: Lung problems linger for residents

People who found themselves near a tragic 2005 chemical spill in Graniteville, S.C., suffered breathing problems long after poisonous chlorine gas dissipated, according to recently released data.

The State

Weight gain and diabetes linked to sleep

Even with sleeping in on New Year's Day, many of us are starting 2008 feeling groggy. And that could undermine good intentions about losing a few pounds.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Worth the weights

San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION

Scientists say evolution fits

Facing continued challenges to evolutionary science from religious conservatives, the National Academy of Sciences has issued a new book that outlines the scientific evidence for evolution.

Baltimore Sun

Muslim American women confront domestic abuse

Domestic violence among Muslims has long straddled a blurry line between culture and religion, but new organizations are trying to define it as an unacceptable cultural practice.

International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

A subway hero's year of living famously

In an era of "empty celebrity," an ordinary man who performed an extraordinary act of heroism got more than 15 minutes of fame, but the freebies and swag are running out.

Christian Science Monitor

Youths find ways to give

In Club Penguin, a popular online game club for the elementary school set, more than 2.5 million children gave their virtual earnings to charities in a contest this month.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Ecuador volcano rumbles, hundreds flee

Rumbling by Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano has forced the evacuation of at least 1,000 villagers, authorities said.

CBS News

Ecuadorians flea volcanic risk

Yahoo! News

Sarkozy set to wed as approval falls

New opinion polls are showing serious erosion in French President Sarkozy's support, just when the news splashes that he plans to wed former Italian super-model Carla Bruni.

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Potentially harmful pesticides found in all human subjects tested

A study found that 100 percent of people analyzed had at least one kind of persistent organic compound, substances internationally classified as potentially harmful to one’s health, in their bodies.

Science Daily

Reason for earthquake season revealed

Hurricanes and tornadoes have seasons, but do earthquakes? They do in the Himalayas, and it's during the winter.

LiveScience

21 things you can recycle

Garbage. Americans produce more and more of it every year, when we need to be producing less. Even the most waste-conscious among us can feel overwhelmed by it.

Environmental News Network

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Toshiba says HD DVD 'has not lost' despite Warner move

Toshiba Corp. insisted that its HD DVD format is far from dead despite being dealt a setback by Warner Bros. Entertainment studio's decision to exclusively back rival Blu-ray technology.

Reuters

GM envisions driverless cars on horizon

Cars that drive themselves — even parking at their destination — could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corp. executives say.

ABC News

Brain imaging shows if you are thinking of familiar object

Scientists have found a way to identify where people's thoughts and perceptions of familiar objects originate in the brain by identifying the patterns of brain activity associated with the objects.

Science Daily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Holy hot flash, Batman!

Women are finally breaking into the boys' comics club. With the release of this month's "Wonder Woman" No. 14, the superhero gets her first permanent, ongoing female scribe, Gail Simone.

Newsweek

Report: Striking writers in talks with United Artists

The Writers Guild of America is talking to United Artists Films in hopes of reaching an agreement to let striking screenwriters work with the studio, according to a published report.

MarketWatch

Dr. Phil weighs in on Spears drama

Melted-down pop tart Britney Spears left a Los Angeles psych ward after a surprise visit from celebrity shrink Dr. Phil.

NY Daily News

EDUCATION

US student lender plans loan cuts

SLM Corp.'s, or Sallie Mae, shares fell 13 percent to their lowest level in more than seven years after the largest U.S. student lender said it plans to make fewer loans and may face higher borrowing costs.

Reuters

California's grim budget picture stalls 'Year of Education'

Just a few months ago some of the state's best minds in education gathered to debate school reforms in 2008, since then, the prospect of reform has diminished as the state's fiscal outlook has deteriorated.

San Jose Mercury News

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