State

• Ill. House impeaches governor, who vows to fight

  • Blagojevich jogs while Ill. House votes to impeach

• Durbin: No Burris Senate seat without signature

• 5 people shot outside Chicago high school

National

• Northwest floodwaters recede; cleanup begins

• Baltimore mayor indicted on theft, perjury charges

• Oakland shooting fuels anger over police brutality

• Feds have plan if Mexico drug violence spills over

• Lawmakers to consider future of steroid testing

• Former President Bush visits namesake carrier

• NYC's Rockefeller tree to become lumber for homes

International

• Israel tells Gazans to brace for war escalation

  • Palestinian leader says 'aggression' must stop

• Putin says written deal condition for gas supplies

• 5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share

Politics

• Obama pieces together economic plan

• Feinstein grabs spotlight, committee reins

• Dems signal CIA interrogators not held responsible

• US VP-elect Biden in Afghanistan for talks

• Analysis: Bush legacy -- grim times, gloomy nation

ODD & Extraordinary

• Police say masked man waited in line to rob bank

• Texas death row inmate pulls out eye, eats it

• Woman allegedly tries to kill hubby with eyedrops

• Police find no one in shed after 3-hour standoff

• Idaho pizza workers use tips for tropical holiday

• Eternal flame only lasts until gas bill arrives

• NYC's Mulchfest: Getting there is half the fun

• Baby moose falls through Spokane family's window

• Bank: Error led to Blackburn's home foreclosure

• PETA: Spearfish school should be called Sea Kitten

• NYC eatery grants freedom to lobster centenarian

Science, Technology & Environment

• Rare 'dinky' bird migrates to US for first time

• Tests show algae toxin in some sick pelicans

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Ferrell says his Bush on Broadway will surprise

• Tony Shalhoub looks to life after 'Monk'

• Patrick Swayze checks into hospital with pneumonia

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