State

• 14-year-old fake Chicago cop drove patrol car

• Ill. nurse's assistant charged in freezing death

• Ill. senator appears to survive Blagojevich furor

National

• Search ends for 2 NFL players, 3rd man lost at sea

• Jury convicts Vegas man in toddler video sex case

• Texas executes killer of elderly woman in robbery

• 1993 WTC bomb victim testifies about her ordeal

• N.Y. appeals court: Couple can't have son's sperm

• Gigantic gem is subject of L.A. court case

International

• Pakistan arrests suspects in Sri Lanka team attack

• US urged to lead in cutting greenhouse emissions

• British PM urges Congress to have faith in free markets

• Clinton: Israeli home demolitions 'unhelpful'

• Russian scholar says US will collapse -- next year

Politics & Government

• Source: Obama to order gov't. contracting overhaul

• Democrats reach deal on mortgage relief bill

• Obama tries to pump up confidence in the economy

• Democrats show little appetite for gun control

ODD & Extraordinary

• 3/3/09: Math fans celebrate Square Root Day

• Mall wants Manilow music to drive out unruly teens

• The Flaming Lips take Oklahoma rock song prize

• Mass. man fined for Chuck E. Cheese mascot assault

• Arkansas fishermen reel in hunting invitation

• Cops: Driver adjusts mirrors and roughs up McGruff

• Man robs gas station, then tells clerk he's sorry

• Mexican worker sews his lips to demand promotion

• Wash. cat saves elderly owner from smoky fire

• Florida woman calls 911 3 times over McNuggets

• Ore. arsonist targets 1990s green Ford Escorts

Science, Technology & Environment

• Phew! Asteroid's passing was a cosmic near-miss

• Hopes for studying Arizona jaguar dashed by death

• Amazon unveils Kindle application for iPhone

• Surprise! Saturn has small moon hidden in ring

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Lil Rounds dazzles 'American Idol' judges

• Spears returns in 1st concert tour in 5 years

• Robin Williams cancels 4 comedy shows in Florida

• Auctioneer to sell score to Hitchcock's 'Psycho'

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