State

• Ex-Chicago politician gets $50K fine, probation

• Ill. gov. looks into state's hiring of Burris' son

• Chicago factory where workers held sit-in is sold

National

• Assisted suicide case revives right-to-die debate

• APNewsBreak: Terrorist in NYC bomb plot deported

• 'Skin taxes' tempt, but face 1st Amendment issues

• Colleges warn students about Mexico travel

• Palin's settlement doesn't address tax issues

• Car repossessions rise, as does violence potential

• Family fears losing suburban St. Louis cave home

• Grand Canyon celebrates 90th year as national park

International

• Experts try to identify Amsterdam crash victims

• US-China resume military ties, top officers says

• Officials: Death toll hits 54 in Bangladesh mutiny

• Clinton: Afghans and Pakistanis to meet regularly

Politics & Government

• Officials: Obama sets Aug. 2010 as Iraq end date

• Cutting government waste and fraud is a tall order

• Economists question budget's economic assumptions

• Panel: Raise gas tax, charge drivers by the mile

• Mrs. Bush: Former first family adapts to new life

ODD & Extraordinary

• Natural causes? Bullet holes suggest otherwise

• Woman, 70, whacks intruder in head with saucepan

• Suspect in N.J. bank robberies lives next to police

• Man says veteran status should let him steal candy

• Fla. teens try to swallow pot during traffic stop

• Neb. motorcyclist nabbed after chase hits 145 mph

• $7,000 in stolen jewelry found in Cheetos bag

• Couple win $50,000 prize for 2nd time on same game

• Baby giraffe nursed with cow's milk at Mass. zoo

• SoCal aquarium blames flooding on curious octopus

• Cops: Man late for flight claims to be air marshal

Science, Technology & Environment

• 13,000-year-old tools unearthed at Colorado home

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Nick nixed: 'Idol' chooses 3 more finalists

• 'At the Movies' critics dish it out, take it too

• Fox renews 'The Simpsons' through season 22

• Jerry Seinfeld bringing reality series to NBC

• Robin Williams heading to B'way for 5 performances

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