State

• Ex-Illinois governor calls removal a 'hijacking'

National

• Hero pilot: Splash landing in Hudson 'surreal'

• Texas jury convicts mother in 'Baby Grace' death

• Bloody cockfighting raid in N.C. nets 73 arrests

• FEMA gets decent marks for its ice storm response

• Fed: Banks still tightening loan standards

• Obama: FDA too slow in tracking tainted food

• Pilots: FAA taking too long on useful bird radar

• Boulder police take back JonBenet investigation

• Does embattled Michael Phelps deserve a break?

International

• Iran says it sent own satellite into orbit

• In Iraq:

  • Woman arrested for recruiting female bombers

  • Sailor electrocuted

• Official: N. Korea gearing up to fire missile

• Australia plans $26 billion stimulus package

Politics

• Obama working out spending and limits for bailout

  • Republicans want mortgage relief, larger tax cuts

• Political elite turns out for Clinton swearing-in

  • Clinton eyes Asia for 1st trip abroad

• Senate confirms Holder as 1st black AG

  • Holder expected to review, change Bush policies

• Obama to name Gregg as commerce secretary

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man in wheelchair allegedly steals purse, spits

• NYC cabbie mistakenly beaten by good Samaritans

• Vt. firefighters rescue man stuck inside chimney

• Carjack suspect nabbed in Mich. auto repair class

• Mom, dad, son accused of trying to stab officers

• Pythons found after brief escape from Calif. home

• Officials nab traveler with pigeons in his pants

Science, Technology & Environment

• Google Earth allows exploration of oceans, Mars

• New step reported in untangling nature vs. nurture

• Researchers propose safer high beams all the time

• Earliest chocolate use found in what is now US

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Oscar nominees be warned: Surprises lay ahead

• Is 'SNL' leasing its sketches to advertisers?

• Gary Collins arrested, suspected of DUI

• NYC Fashion Week to move after 17 years

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