State

• Blagojevich corruption indictment deadline nears

National

• Truck slams into Calif. bookstore; 2 dead, 12 hurt

• New round of rain could cause more floods in South

• After Red River flood battle comes recovery debate

• Final Four host Detroit puts its troubles aside

• Carnegie Hero Fund awards 19 medals, cash for bravery

  • Recipients of Carnegie Hero medals

International

• Report: N. Korea fueling rocket for impending launch

  • Obama, S. Koreans united against N. Korea rocket

• Israeli youth killed in West Bank ax attack

• US: 20 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

• Yacht hijacked by pirates near Seychelles islands

Politics & Government

• WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama visits Queen Elizabeth

• Tobacco regulation bill up for vote Thursday

• Congress eyes incentives for car shoppers

• House, Senate poised to adopt pared-back budget

• Alaskans have mixed reactions to Stevens case

ODD & Extraordinary

• 'Bailout' hits Domino's for 11,000 free pizzas

• Twin twitchers: Conn. pet shop has 2-nosed bunny

• N.Y. family survives deer's scary trip into SUV

• Cat on N.Y. TV news truck's roof becomes the story

• Pigeons fly cell phones into Brazilian prison

• How now, brown cow? Run for it!

• Woman follows GPS, gets stuck in snowmobile trail

• Boy, 12, accused of driving mom's car into cruiser

• Police: Tow truck driver hauls car away, sells it

• Man charged for drunken joy ride in school bus

• Man cries after attempt to rob liquor store fails

Science, Technology & Environment

• Technology opens promise, perils of ocean mining

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Megan Joy departs 'American Idol'; 8 are left

• TV's 'Guiding Light' switching off after 72 years

• Media panel says constant Obama coverage warranted

• Hollywood Wax Museum set to auction 200 wax celebs

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