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• Investigators: Amtrak Train Was Speeding

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• Family: Hostage Suspect Needed Help

• Storm Barrels Into Northeast; 11 Dead

• National Debt Grows $1 Million a Minute

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International

• Chavez Loses Constitutional Vote

• British Teacher Released in Sudan

• Putin's Party Wins Russian Election

• Sharif Blocked From Pakistan Election

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• Congress Returning for Daunting Agenda

• ANALYSIS: Both Iowa Contests Tight

• Secrecy Issues Dog Giuliani, Clinton

• Paul Expects Over $12M in 4th Quarter

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• Cops: Man's Wedding Ring Saved His Life

• Landscapers Unearth 30 WWII-Era Shells

• Mich. Councilman Pushes Chicken Law

• Saggy Pants Bans May Not Be Lawful

• Giant Truffle Auctioned for $330,000

• Man Charged After Santa Gets Pie in Face

• Girl Scout Receives Award, 69 Years Late

• Cat Survives 19 Days With Jar on Head

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• Mummified Dinosaur May Have Outrun T. Rex

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• Don Imus Back on the Air

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