State

• Second Near Plane Miss for FAA Chicago

National

• Invites Set for Mideast Conference

  • Rice's Highs and Lows

• U.S. Official: High Seat Backs for Buses

• EPA Considering Bans on 2 Animal Poisons

• Hate Crimes Rose 8 Percent in 2006

• U.S. Scores on International Test Tossed

International

• Chavez, Ahmadinejad: U.S. Power on Decline

• Pakistan Releases Opposition Supporters

• General Says N. Iraq Most Violent Region

Politics

• Poll: Obama, Giuliani Likable Candidates

  • Obama: Foreign Family Experience Helps

• Clinton Says Economy Needs Experience

ODD & Extraordinary

• Squirrels Briefly Kill Power in 2 Cities

• Ala. Woman Turns 100, Gets Her Diploma

• Vandals Glue Locks on Church Doors Shut

• Truck Loaded With Eggs Flips on Road

• Burglar Drives Into Store, Snatches TVs

• Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird

• 'Shut Up' Is Hit Ringtone in Spain

Science

• Space Station Astronauts Take Spacewalk

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