State

• Burris: Feds' questions didn't prompt admissions

National

• Authorities: Teen kept in Fla. bathroom, beaten

• Huge chimp shot dead after mauling woman in Conn.

• 2 teen girls in Wash. Army barracks; 1 dead

• California to begin layoffs proceedings today

• Ex-inmates hope for help after leaving prison

• Call for end to USDA's wildlife killing agency

• Phelps won't face pot charge after photo ordeal

International

• Clinton warns N. Korea against launching missile

• Pakistani militants talk peace amid criticism

• UN: Afghan civilian deaths rose 40 percent in 2008

• Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia

• French 'spider-man' scales skyscraper in HK

Politics

• Obama to sign stimulus bill today in Denver

• GOP tries to restore image of fiscal discipline

• Despite Obama pledge, Justice defends Bush secrets

• Fallen oil prices a chink in Sarah Palin's armor

ODD & Extraordinary

• NYC toy fair vendor offers Madoff doll -- to smash

• Answer to budget cuts: Stop answering phones

• Wash. burglary victim drives off in thieves' van

• Joe woe: Man loses $300K in Starbucks jewel heist

• Error on test spotted by Kan. student 1 year later

Science, Technology & Environment

• TV stations get ready to cut analog signal

• Innovative Web site posted crash's radio traffic

• Beaver sighted in Detroit River; 1st in 75 years

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Shoulder pads bring '80s style to Fashion Week

• Salma Hayek marries in Paris on Valentine's Day

• New journalism pioneer Gay Talese wins Polk Award

• Director: Jackie Chan film too violent for China

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