State

• 8 states seek stimulus money for high-speed rail

National

• American sailors who thwarted pirates return to US

• Dam threatened, residents evacuate small N.D. town

• N.Y. boy, 9, made plastic parachute, took death dive

• Son: Demjanjuk in pain after federal custody

• Calif. woman mistaken for girl's suspected killer

• Fan fights N.Y. Yankees 'God Bless America' ejection

• NYC's new archbishop aims to renew church

International

• US captain freed by Navy snipers arrives in Kenya

• Expelled UN nuclear inspectors leave North Korea

• Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 15 Iraqi soldiers

• Most-wanted Colombia drug lord caught 'like a dog'

• Peres dismisses talk of Israel attacking Iran

Politics & Government

• Obama to offer solidarity to Mexico in drug war

• Obamas made $2.7M in 2008, paid $855K federal tax

• US to target pirate assets

• Homeland security chief defends agency risk report

• DEA says Mexican drug cartels are creeping south

• GOP hopes to build momentum behind 'tea parties'

ODD & Extraordinary

• Ill. police say boy, 13, used handgun to rob bank

• Man crashes truck through gate at Arkansas airport

• Wis. nurse called out of surgery and laid off

• Kansas man charged with stealing woman's underwear

• 'Caveman' thwarts store robber with stepladder

• Man punched after removing Cowboys flag from car

• Pa. man begs to be sent to jail, but judge refuses

• Police say 'doc' used vet gear to perform implants

• Man plays same number on 20 tickets, wins $90K

• Stolen Chihuahua pup returns to N.Y. store with note

• Man allegedly stabs brother over pork and beans

• Man accused of ketchup theft: Bottle was planted

• Not on the menu: Pizza workers charged in pranks

Science, Technology & Environment

• Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's tomb

• Iranian scientists claim they have cloned a goat

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Idol' judges save finalist from elimination

• 15M hits later, YouTube Symphony makes live debut

• Jamie Foxx apologizes to Miley Cyrus

• 'Slumdog' filmmakers give Mumbai charity $747,000

• Services held in Detroit for 'Pop' Winans

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