State

• Obama honors Lincoln's vision of strong union

National

• Fiery plane crash in upstate N.Y. kills 49 people

• Winds knock out power to thousands on East Coast

• 2 Pa. judges sued in kickback scheme

• NTSB: Birds in ditched jet's engines were geese

• Jury: Florida smoker died because of addiction

• Gay couples protest at marriage bureaus across US

• From kids to Obama, nation marks Lincoln's 200th

International

• Iraqi police say female suicide bomber kills 35

• Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel

• Suspect charged in deadly Australian fire

Politics

• Japan, Sweden hold bailout lessons for US

• Gregg withdraws as commerce secretary nominee

  • Gregg says he couldn't support Obama 100 percent

• Senate confirms Panetta as CIA chief

• Congress readies final vote on $790B stimulus bill

ODD & Extraordinary

• Even deactivated, grenade a bad show-and-tell idea

• Mass. city misspells 'offcial' to catch bag cheats

• Pranksters hijack Taco Bell's drive-through signal

• Police catch suspect through DNA on doughnut

• Woman's record-length fingernails broken in crash

• Pa. woman accused of selling neighbors' terriers

• Man sentenced for planting syringe in potato chips

• Wind leads police to marijuana-growing operation

• Mexico finds pickup truck with cocaine panels

• Jail considers making inmates pay for toilet paper

• Stolen Soviet-era tanks recovered in Poland

Science, Technology & Environment

• Space crash debris to orbit Earth for 10,000 years

• Researchers say animals plan for the future

• Scientists flabbergasted by speedy birds

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'American Idol' contestant disqualified

• Joaquin's Letterman appearance is instant classic

• Beyonce, Hudson win Image Awards

• Love among the stars: Celebs share Valentine plans

Today

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