State

• Governor's Office Rocked by Scandal

• Death of Ill. Cop's 3rd Wife Questioned

• 23 Charged in O'Hare Immigration Bust

National

• Returning to Work a Problem for Reservists

  • Study: 1 Out of 4 Homeless Are Veterans

• O.J. Due in Vegas Court on 12 Charges

• Container Ship Bumps Bay Bridge Tower

• Report: Reagan Library Can't Find Items

• National Debt at Record $9 Trillion

International

• Pakistan to Hold Election by Mid-February

• Finns Mourn Victims of School Massacre

• N. Korea Thanks U.S. Over Piracy Standoff

Politics

• Bush Not Angry at Reluctant NATO Allies

• House Passes Job Bias Ban Against Gays

  • How They Voted: Gay Rights

• Play of the Day: Vote for 'Uncle Mitt'?

• Obama Irritated by Internet Photo

• Paul Flush With Cash, Has Hopes for N.H.

• Thompson's Diet: Skip the Grits, Goodies

ODD & Extraordinary

• NYC Eatery Offers $25,000 Dessert

• Bear With Sweet Tooth 'Brakes' Into Van

• Oldest Inmate in N.Y., 89, Granted Parole

• Thousands of Bananas Wash Up on Shore

• Tallest U.S. Man Is 7-foot-8 Va. Deputy

Science

• Space Shuttle Astronauts Return to Earth

People

• Chesney, Underwood Win Top CMA Awards

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