State

• AP review shows new Ill. gov. often paid own way

• Publicist: Ousted Illinois governor to write book

• Ill. police find 3 dead in apparent murder-suicide

• Police investigating Ill. mother find baby's body

National

• Hypothermia a grim concern for missing NFL players

• Ferocious storm dumps heavy snow on East Coast

• Madoff seeks to keep NYC penthouse, $62M in assets

• High court to decide when judges should step aside

• Blue Angels crash artifacts found 50 years later

• Spin Meter: Oh really? That wasn't bailout cash?

International

• Clinton: US to support Palestinian state

• Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan

• US monitoring N. Korea missile activity from Japan

• Iraq struggles with spending plan as oil dips

• Cuba shake-up raises questions about US relations

Politics & Government

• Report: Obama sought Russian deal on Iran

• Lawmakers take 1st whack at Obama budget plan

• Gov. Jindal defends message of his GOP speech

• Officials' memos cite broad power for president

ODD & Extraordinary

• 3 accused of buying G.S. cookies with fake $20s

• Bar owner gets 4 months for 'Ring of Fire' stunt

• Neb. deputies say man stuffed cat inside 'bong'

• Dude, where's my stuff? Wis. apartment cleaned

• Memphis birds get tipsy from fermented fruit

• Bees force allergic woman to abandon Texas home

• Man on alleged crime spree taunts police

• Man on 2nd saltwater fishing trip bags huge shark

• Motorcyclist jailed for speeding with son on back

• Mass. man face charges over broken tooth fraud

Science, Technology & Environment

• Oldest fossilized brain found in fish from Midwest

• Ancient tomb rediscovered under sands of Egypt

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Jimmy Fallon makes his debut as 'Late Night' host

• Couric: Rodriguez asked her for some career advice

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