State

• Chicago Cop Accused of Hitting Officers

• Ill. Fundraising Trial Begins in Chicago

National

• Paramedic Slain at a Florida Wendy's

• 6 Found Dead in Memphis Home

• Man in Ricin Investigation a Loner

• Millions Awarded in Jackson Taping Suit

• Lawmakers Scrutinize Missile Shield

International

• Rice Pushes for Mideast Talks to Resume

• U.S. Commander: Iraq Violence Down

• Ahmadinejad: U.S. Power Crippling in Iraq

• U.K. Enlisted Astrologer to Fight Hitler

• Chavez Saber-Rattling Doesn't Mean War

Election

• Day of Reckoning for Clinton, Obama

• Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail

ODD & Extraordinary

• Pair Say Exploding Thermos Damaged Home

• Congress Bid by Ex-Narc Who Backs Pot

• Teacher Appoints Student Insect Monitor

• Conn. Officials Solve Postcard Mystery

• Moms Allegedly Brawl at Chuck E. Cheese

Science

• Spacecraft Photographs Mars Avalanche

Entertainment

• Nicholson Films Make Case for Clinton

• Reconstructed Bach Bust Shown in Berlin

Today

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