State

• Senate Dems say they won't seat Obama replacement

  • Not so fast: Senate has a say on Obama's successor

  • Obama: Blagojevich appointee shouldn't be seated

  • Blagojevich's choice puts Burris back in spotlight

    • Facts about Ill. Senate appointee Roland Burris

• Man charged in Hudson killings appears in court

National

• Ex-wife's friend: Gunman distant after marriage

• Lawyer: Jena Six teen shot himself out of despair

• AIDS skeptic Christine Maggiore dies in L.A. at 56

• A Christmas-time tradition that's for the birds

International

• Israel rejects truce call, attacks Gaza

• China dairy boss delayed reporting quality issues

• Pakistan kills 3 in Afghan supply route operation

• Uganda: Troops will protect against rebel attacks

Politics

• Obama team seeks public input on health care

• Warren's inauguration prayer could draw more ire

• Kennedy's 'you knows' become political fodder

ODD & Extraordinary

• Driver in hot water after plow falls through ice

• Man accused of ramming wheelchair into officer

• Vt. man wins $650K after pulling ticket from trash

• Anonymous donor pays Vermont man's $1,000 rent

• Ohio judge lectures man after his 109th case

• Ore. woman, 88, gives naked intruder the 'squeeze'

• Car wash worker chases off robber, ends up in jail

• Man found aboard idling Zamboni faces OUI charge

• Woman slips out of cuffs and allegedly kicks cops

Science, Technology & Environment

• Just a second, 2009 -- the Earth needs to catch up

• New NASA report details final minutes of Columbia

• Ancient ship found buried near Argentine river

• Shhh! Gadget racket threatens pulsar research

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Clintons to join NYC mayor for New Year's Eve

• Woody Harrelson weds longtime love in Maui

• Actors Bacon, Sedgwick among Madoff victims

• Lark Previn, daughter of Mia Farrow, dies at 35

• Americans stay away from TV on holiday week

Today

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

  • More snow in forecast as Spokane, Wash., digs out