State

• Judge rejects Rezko bid for new trial

• Charges dropped in Chicago nightclub stampede

• $11 million settlements in Chicago train deaths

National

• Lower heating costs predicted

• Safety board to pinpoint cause of bridge collapse

• Police: Fla. girl shot peer in crowded school hall

• 11-year-old boy is 31st Nebraska 'safe haven' case

• Study: Calif. dirty air kills more than car crashes

• Okla. woman killed after La. KKK rite identified

• Texas man executed; killed ex-girlfriend's sister

International

• Economic summit: Bush to warn of protectionism

• Who to kill? Colombia army picks soldier's brother

• Medvedev wants strong relationship with Obama

• Afghan bombing kills 9, including US soldier

• Iraq: UN envoy condemns killing of Christian women

• Police: Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat in Pakistan

• New barrage of rockets further tests shaky truce

• Taiwan's jailed former president on hunger strike

Politics

• Congress examines $700 billion rescue program

• Democrat takes lead in Alaska Senate race

• Palin leaves door open for possible Senate run

ODD & Extraordinary

• Prank NY Times: 'All the news we hope to print'

• Man allegedly attacks girlfriend over macaroni

• Pigskin-pickin' camel says Pats will top Jets

• Man tosses items under car after traffic stop

• Surfer has close encounter with whale in Australia

• Man's untimely nap damages church's organ pipes

• Cambodian Buddhists abuzz about Buddha hive

• Ohio gym hit by thieves who take boxing ring

• Old threads: Wis. man creates mammoth twine ball

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Study: Separate Great Lakes, Mississippi basins

• NASA clears shuttle Endeavour for Friday launch

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Chesney snags 4th entertainer of the year award

• Sandler and wife welcome daughter Sunny Madeline

• MSNBC retracts false Palin story; others duped

• Sandra Bullock's stalker gets 3 years of probation

• Michael Jackson gives Neverland to corporation

• Basquiat painting sells for $14M at NYC auction

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