State

• Star witness at Chicago mob trial gets 12 years

National

• Red River tops historic marker, undermines dike

• Heavy storms hit South again; 1 injured in La.

• Oakland prepares to remember 4 fallen officers

• AT&T to start sending copyright warnings

• Husband of slain Wis. woman vindicated, angry

• Freedom Tower has a new preferred name

International

• Bomb kills nearly 50 at Pakistan mosque

• Dam bursts near Indonesian capital, killing 58

• Japan OKs deployment of missile defense system

• Top Irish republican charged with killing soldiers

Politics & Government

• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Obama limits stimulus lobbying

• Criticism over Obama invite mounts at Notre Dame

• Sources: More US troops for Afghan war

• Analysis: Clinton pushes for stronger China role

• Fla. congresswoman fought cancer in secret

ODD & Extraordinary

• At 100, she's still a key aide to Neb. lawmakers

• Rumors bites! Headmaster denies vampires at school

• Man accused of stealing $60 gas station bet

• Toilet sausage chef causes prison unit evacuation

• Gordo the skateboarding parrot stolen

• Woman arrested 3 times in 3 days for drunk driving

• Man arrested in toll booth slingshot attacks

• Man tosses gas bomb in fight, sets own cars ablaze

• Woman accused of using stroller to shoplift

• Bobcat walks into Ariz. bar, attacks patrons

• Wash. police chief checks Blackberry, hits car

• Great-great-great-grandmother to toss 1st pitch

Science, Technology & Environment

• Lights out in 84 countries for Earth Hour 2009

• Discovery gets house in order before re-entry

• UN lauds effort to reforest Appalachia's mountains

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'American Idol' drills down to 9 contestants

• Cheesy book takes prize for year's oddest title

• Selleck unveils traveling memorial exhibits in DC

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