State

• Chicago boy, 4, dies after mauled by family's dog

• Durbin hopes deal near on Burris

• Speaker: Bill wouldn't have stopped Blagojevich

• Lt. Gov. outlines reform plan for Illinois government

• Universities step up their out-of-state recruiting

National

• Northern Plains face frigid storm; en route east

• Mass. woman charged in fatal '99 fire faces trial

• Jail or penthouse? N.Y. judge to rule on Madoff bail

• Speedy trial issue lands before US Supreme Court

• Recall information

International

• Storm sinks Indonesian ferry, 250 feared dead

• Israel pounds new Hamas targets, enlists reserves

  • Analysis: Abbas weakened by Israel's Gaza war

• Gazprom: Ukraine signs gas monitoring deal

• Bombs aimed at security forces kill 9 in Baghdad

Politics

• Bush schedules White House news conference Monday

• Carter urges Obama to work closely with China

• Analysis: GOP urging restraint in stimulus debate

ODD & Extraordinary

• 'There's no stress': Couple weds at Taco Bell

• Rare tree kangaroo species has twins at Neb. zoo

• Fla. sheriff seeks portly 'ninja' in theft attempt

Science, Technology & Environment

• N.J.'s wayward dolphins head to sea, then turn back

• Senate boosts wilderness protection across US

• New Web site in Japan maps out smells

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Clint Eastwood's 'Gran Torino' tops box office

• 'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 4 at Golden Globes

  • List of winners of the Golden Globe Awards

• Ledger's Globe win boosts Oscar odds

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