State

• Chairman: Tribune to sell Cubs by spring training

• Obama political mentor interested in Senate seat

National

• Apartment fire kills 5 in Columbus, Ohio

• Woman swept to sea during proposal on Oregon coast

• Simpson could have taken plea deal for less time

• Stevens asks for new trial or acquittal

• Sources: 5 Blackwater guards charged in shooting

• Pentagon tests missile defense shield network

• Pentagon expanding number of aliens recruited

• Secret Santas in 3 states spread cheer, $100 bills

International

• Indian police arrest 2 men in Mumbai investigation

  • Hoax call fuels Pakistan-Indian tensions

• 17 killed in dramatic shootout in Philippines

Politics

• Obama discusses economic plan to save, create jobs

  • Name by name, Obama's Cabinet taking shape

  • Obama hopes to avoid Clinton health care missteps

  • Obama campaign mulls what to do with $30M surplus

• Congress, White House work to help auto industry

• Caroline is latest Kennedy to eye NY Senate seat

• Despite earlier furor, Palin shopping continued

ODD & Extraordinary

• Dog frozen to Wis. sidewalk; fat helped it survive

• Man accused of stabbing himself to frame ex-friend

• Man comes home, finds drunk man asleep on floor

• Tiny Texas town heads to Las Vegas for vacation

• Students get sick after eating peer-prepared food

• Man doing 'doughnuts' on runway accused of DUI

• Luck of the draw decides Neb. village board seat

• NYC fashion boutique: free soup, designer pants

• Soul mates: Thieves lift 1,400 pairs of shoes

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Whales to be considered in shipping lane decisions

• Firm: Turn motion of ocean into energy

• Quake hits Mojave Desert in Southern Calif.

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Oprah: I'm not seeking job with Obama

• New version of 'Harry Potter' guide to be released

• Sale of large collection of Marilyn Monroe photos

• The Jonas Brothers top list of celeb charity draws

• Sci-fi's grand old man, Forrest J Ackerman, dies

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