State

• Chicago Muslims devastated by investment scam

National

• A rare hurricane spins past Maine and hits Canada

• Medevac helicopter crash kills 4 in Maryland

• Bush confident bailout bill will stabilize economy

  • Dodd, Gregg urge lawmakers to pass bailout

  • Sold to US taxpayers for $700B: banks' bad assets

• Impasse over AMT, other tax relief continues

• Federal loans to automakers could flow in 6 months

• Tough week for Rice at UN

• Hurricane Ike remnants dump $500M damage on Ohio

• NYC museum ship Intrepid coming home shipshape

• Recall information

International

• Al-Maliki says security pact in US, Iraqi interest

• US says hijacked arms headed to Sudan, not Kenya

• Egypt: Kidnapped 19-member European tour released

• UN nuclear inspector urges more openness from Iran

• Officials: 5 killed in northern Lebanon explosion

• 1st results show Ecuadoreans back new charter

Election

• Obama, McCain give measured support for bailout

• McCain defends Palin's contradiction on Pakistan

• McCain, Obama ads on network evening newscasts

• Obama calls McCain economic ideas 'out of touch'

ODD & Extraordinary

• Couple say home's ex-owner tried to scare them out

• UCLA group discovers humongous prime number

• Woman wakes up, should have smelled the coffee

• Calif. lapdogs can stay just that in moving cars

• 18th-century viola left in cab, returned to owner

• Anti-bear spray discharge closes Alaska airport

• Hawaii judge stops doomsday lawsuit over collider

Science, Technology & The Environment

• SpaceX launches 1st commercial rocket into orbit

Entertainment, Entertainers, and the Arts

• 'Eagle Eye' soars to No. 1 at box office with $29M

• Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds marry in Canada

• Newman planned for charitable legacy after death

• The Boss to perform during halftime of Super Bowl

• Tina Fey reprises role as Sarah Palin on 'SNL'

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