State

• Illinois banks on Obama buzz to boost tourism

• Alum gives U. of Chicago $300M for business school

• Man accused of shooting dog in face with arrow

National

• Obama meeting with advisers as economy sputters

• Blizzard pummels South Dakota, stranding motorists

• States consider billions in cuts as deficits widen

• Express Scripts receives extortion threat

• Thousands in Los Angeles protest gay-marriage ban

• Craigslist to crack down on prostitution ads

• No charges for ex-N.Y. governor in prostitution case

• Fla. deep-sea explorers working on more shipwrecks

• Survey: Americans cutting back on gifts

International

• Hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba

• Bush administration seeks breakthrough with Moscow

• Bush study favors bigger Afghan army

  • Afghan report: 37 civilians killed in US strike

• Pakistan: 13 dead in suspected missile strike

• Storm sinks Philippine ferry; 11 dead, 30 rescued

• Foreign editorial comment on Obama's election

  • After years of Bush, Arabs see hope in Obama

  • N. Korea ready to deal with Obama administration

Politics

• Clinton: Obama made good choice for chief of staff

• No hidden white bias seen in presidential race

• Palin lies low as interview requests pile up

• Reid looking to remove Lieberman as committee head

• Lincoln re-election speech to be auctioned in NYC

ODD & Extraordinary

• Ga. man cleaning with blowtorch sets house on fire

• On a roll: Golfer records 5 holes-in-one in a week

• Dog bites reporter: Is that news?

• Retiree seeks return on 10,000 Obama front pages

• Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash

• Man attempts to pay $32 bar tap with gum wrappers

• Careful burglar takes no chances and wears 2 masks

• Tampa man allegedly uses grandpa as human shield

• Toy Hall of Fame points to new addition: the stick

Science, Technology & The Environment

• DOE would expand nuclear dump in Nevada

• Ancient cave yields clues to Chinese history

• UN official hopes for US role in climate change

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Fox does 'House' moving, sets 'American Idol' date

• Robert Lepage prepared for Wagner in Las Vegas

• Gris, Picasso, Kandinsky paintings auctioned in N.Y.

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