State

• Ill. farmer's wife admits to bankruptcy fraud plot

National

• Student bonfire blamed for 1 of 3 Calif. wildfires

• In police video, 8-year-old admits double shooting

• Man charged in death of retiree who befriended him

• Cheney, Gonzales indicted in South Texas county

• VA says it can handle strains of new GI Bill

• Jonestown memorial unveiled on 30th anniversary

International

• Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama in new audio message

• Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan

• Bodies, pillaging testify to Congo's chaotic war

• Indian navy sinks suspected pirate 'mother' ship

  • Danish oil ship briefly seized off Nigeria

  • Norwegian firm orders ships to sail around Africa

  • Pirates seize 7 ships in 12 days, latest from Iran

• Chavez foes face intimidation ahead of vote

Politics

• Shelby favors changing automaker management teams

• Ted Stevens' defeat in Alaska marks end of an era

• Will Clinton pardon of tax fugitive haunt Holder?

• Bill Clinton may help Hillary's vetting process

  • Clinton bumps up against Senate seniority rules

  • Clinton Foundation raised more than $124M in 2007

• Obama to usher in major shift in trade policy

  • No sweat: Obamas work fitness into daily routine

ODD & Extraordinary

• Mass. woman's 1-cent debt paid in full

• Driver loses control after sneeze, hits river

• Man nabbed after hitting girlfriend with sandwich

• Ky. inmate who escaped jail returns on own

• Iowa zoo recaptures flamingo that flew the coop

• New constable allows friend to fire gun into air

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Lost tool bag forces changes to planned spacewalks

• Scientists find new penguin, extinct for 500 years

• Archeologists say they found witch doctor's skeleton

• Color perception shifts from right brain to left

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Disney's Cody Linley doesn't make 'Dancing' finals

• Kidman: 'Australia' film fulfilled childhood dream

• 'Diddy' to make guest appearance on 'CSI: Miami'

• Lawyer: Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel

• Disney to release 5 films on IMAX

• Mexican mural sells for nearly $7M at NYC auction

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