State

• Governor goes from reformer to defendant

  • Embattled Blagojevich could still fill Senate seat

  • Ill. lawmakers prepare to decide Obama replacement

  • From Valerie Plame case to taking down a governor

  • Obama works to distance himself from Ill. governor

  • 3 ex-Ill. governors have served time since 1970s

• Workers win a big round in Chicago factory sit-in

National

• Consumer break: Lower heating costs are forecast

• Oversight panel questions Treasury on bailout plan

• Official: Iraq war was both intel, policy failure

• House report finds leadership breakdown at FCC

International

• US Special Forces mistakenly kill 6 Afghan police

• Britain says most troops will leave Iraq by June

• Rice in Panama for hemisphere trade talks

• Protesters clash with police during Athens rally

• Malaysia frees man accused of aiding 9/11 plotters

• Cruise lets off passengers to avoid pirate threat

Politics

• Obama meets Gore, talks energy, economy

• Rice, Clinton dine on sea bass, American diplomacy

• Sen. Craig loses appeal in airport sex sting case

ODD & Extraordinary

• Vets fix feline's face after 'cat'-astrophe

• Deer crashes into Michigan 4th-grade classroom

• Pastor prays over deposit slip, gets $1.5M gift

• Man stopped by police for stealing his own van

• Officials find monkey carcasses in man's luggage

• Honest woman finds $97K in restroom, returns it

• Police arrest man on 'mission' in bathroom ceiling

• Man cited for jumping into rhino enclosure at zoo

• Happy Valley man tackles masked robbery suspect

• GPS, hidden cameras watching over Baby Jesus

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Study: US students improve in math, science

• Scientists try to mitigate climate change effects

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Leno's move to prime time becomes monologue fodder

  • A new landscape for Conan O'Brien succeeding Leno

• 1st-year series 'Mentalist' tops Nielsen ratings

• Review: Reeves remake is a bad day on 'Earth'

• Academy Awards smackdown: Nixon vs. Batman?

• Britney Spears' 'Circus' CD lands her at No. 1

• Michael Jackson's famous jeweled glove for sale

• Google updates search index with old magazines

• Actor Robert Prosky dies in D.C. at 77

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