National

• Man leads L.A. police on 3-hour chase, shoots self

• Jar peanut butter sales fall amid salmonella fears

  • FBI raids Ga. plant at center of salmonella scare

• A-Rod admits using performance-enhancing drugs

• Boy's arm amputated to free him from oil well pump

• Friends: Professor loved son charged in beating

• Captain of ship stuck off Hawaii relieved of duty

• US soldier who abandoned unit returns from Canada

• US relies on states for food safety inspections

International

• Israelis vote with Livni, Netanyahu in close race

• Australian official: Wildfire deaths will pass 200

  • Koala rescued from Australia's wildfire wasteland

• Iranian president says talks with US possible

• Dogs take all avenues to reach Westminster show

Politics

• Obama, Congress, Treasury all moving on economy

  • State budgets being delayed by stimulus debate

• Administration readies overhaul of bailout program

• HHS candidate best known for health care cuts

ODD & Extraordinary

• Software glitch leads to 1-cent gas in Dutch town

• 2 arrested for cashing out casino vending machines

• Man accused of hiding pot in babies' diapers

• Police find 22 dogs in station wagon with owner

• Woman OK after snowmobile collides with train

• German police chase escaped zebras through streets

• Man calls 911 after eatery runs out of lemonade

• Man calls 911 after clerk refuses to sell beer

• Oh, deer! Home broken into by 6-point buck

• Police: Man hits brother with tire iron over jeans

• Secularist group buying billboards to honor Darwin

• Ohio man accused of riding bicycle while drunk

• Women try to have woman accused of affair deported

• Forgotten keys lead cops to Pa. burglary suspect

• Mich. man reunited with class ring after 40 years

Science, Technology & Environment

• Alaska volcano puffs steam but doesn't erupt

• Study: Birds shifting north; global warming cited

• Unmanned Russian cargo ship heads to space station

• Amazon's new Kindle e-book reader gets slimmer

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Reports: Police officials say Rihanna was victim

• Kevin Bacon touts new HBO film at D.C. premiere

• Soap actor Phil Carey dies at age 83 in NYC

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