State

• Chicago cops review security after teen impostor

• Ill. court lets former gov. keep part of pension

National

• Gunmen kill 1, wound 6 in California coffee shop

• 23rd arson of 2009 declared in Coatesville area

• Woman arrested in 40-year-old Denver slaying

• Judge clears dead Texas man of rape conviction

• Navy warship runs aground near Honolulu airport

• Utility provides dredging plan for Tenn. ash spill

• Octuplet birth doctor under investigation

• AP NewsBreak: Report: Megan's Law not a deterrent

• Western states remembering Abe Lincoln, too

International

• NATO chief: more European troops in Afghanistan

• Al-Sadr candidates appeal results

• Top Hamas strongman emerges from post-war hiding

• Raging wildfires kill at least 14 in Australia

• Pope reaffirms life amid heated right-to-die case

Politics

• Obama's economic recovery plan on track in Senate

  • Obama: Economic bill necessary to save jobs

• Obama weighing 23-month Iraq withdrawal option

• Obama and family enjoy a night out

• Biden to Iran: US will talk, but is ready to act

  • Biden says time to repair relations with Russia

ODD & Extraordinary

• Motorists return $2K from motorcyclist's wallet

• Pa. university has 21st case of bedbugs this year

• Dung it! Who threw away my 7-year collection?

• Boy allegedly forced to use hands to unclog toilet

• 'Phantom goat' nabbed in northern New Jersey

• Hacked highway sign in Texas warns of British

• Boston cop accused of escorting porn stars to club

• Middle finger gesture results in arrest

• Police: Robber offers crash victim hush money

• Fla. man issued 50 traffic citations in 1 day

Science, Technology & Environment

• Stem cell, cloning expert Jerry Yang dead at 49

•  Injured bears rescued from bile farms in China

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Grammy weekend kicks off with Neil Diamond tribute

• Christian Bale says rant 'inexcusable'

• Film, TV actor James Whitmore dies of lung cancer

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