State

• Student Slain to Death Near U of Chicago

• U.S. Subways in Dire Need of Repair

National

• Corn Bin Collapses, Burying Iowa Family

• Holiday Mail Deadlines and Tips

• Holiday Travelers Hit the Road, Skies

• Student Group Wants More Guns on Campus

• Polygamist Leader Sentenced to Prison

• No-Contest Plea in Halberstam Crash

International

• Pakistan Parties Waver on Boycott

  • Musharraf May Quit Army by Saturday

• Relief Camps Overrun in Bangladesh

Politics

• Clinton Mocks Obama on Foreign Policy

  • Play of the Day: Obama's Fridge Signing

  • Obama Says He Drank, Tried Drugs As Teen

• Thompson Says Democrats Just Turn Left

• Romney: Cap Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

ODD & Extraordinary

• Young Deer Hunter's Hat Shot Off Head

• Cheetah Caught After Escaping Enclosure

Science

• Stem Cell Breakthrough Defuses Debate

• Sanctuary of Rome's 'Founder' Revealed

• Black Spots Threaten Cave Drawings

People

• Jennie Garth Eliminated From 'Dancing'

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