State

• Burris tried to raise funds for Blagojevich

  • Burris 'welcomes' probes into Blagojevich contacts

• Police: 10-year-old Illinois boy committed suicide

• Former Chicago alderman gets 4 years in prison

National

• Hundreds of television stations cut analog signals

• Chimp owner calls 911, begs police to stop attack

• Muslim TV exec accused of beheading wife in N.Y.

• Crash probe focusing on weather, crew's training

• Mixed verdict over migrants' run-in with rancher

• Calif. Legislature still 1 vote shy of budget fix

• Homeowners' rallying cry: Produce the note

• Iraqi boy deafened in bomb attack hears again

International

• US quiet on Pakistan peace deal with Taliban

  • Pakistanis rally for peace in militant stronghold

• Israel says no cease-fire until soldier comes home

• Clinton seeks to improve US image with Muslims

• Karzai, Obama talk for 1st time since inauguration

  • US general visits Afghan bomb site for death claim

Politics

• Obama plan seeks to save millions from foreclosure

• Obama to reassure Canada on free trade pact

• 'Truth commission' could spark more partisanship

• AP interview: EPA to rule on global-warming risk

ODD & Extraordinary

• Police: Ohio man held woman captive, read Bible

• Man accused of exposing himself on Iowa highway

• Pa. woman to stand trial for selling pierced cats

• Indiana man renovating old house finds hidden room

• Wis. boy's essay leads to charge against his dad

• 1 of 2 thong-facemask robbery suspects sentenced

• Man nabbed for alleged DWI on visit to sweetheart

• Woman uses wedgie to capture suspected thief

Science, Technology & Environment

• Cache of Ice Age fossils found in Los Angeles

• Backward green comet makes 1-time-only visit

• European Space Agency hopes to clean up space junk

• German scientist who helped put man on moon dies

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Danny Gokey wows judges on 'American Idol'

• Beckham, Mayer, DiCaprio celebrate Giorgio Armani

• AP writers pick 'Slumdog' to win best picture

• Tough clothes for tough times at NY Fashion Week

• Michael Jackson auctions awards, albums, art

• Obscure Tolkien book to come out this spring

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