National

• 3 ND college students found dead in sunken Jeep

• Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars

• Prominent Fla. lawyer's sales pitch called suspect

• 3 million acres taken out of conservation program

• Missing Ariz. teen's family finally knows her fate

• Police in Cleveland search for more bodies

• Schools reopen as Philly transit strike continues

• NYC mayor bruised by surprisingly close victory 

International

• Karzai opponent: Gov't 'cannot fight corruption'

• US officials meet with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

• 5 British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan

• Iranian police clash with opposition protesters

• Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides

• In Tokyo, Bush reminisces about baseball days

Politics & Government

• GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ

• Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

• Maine voters reject gay-marriage law

• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Liberals targeting moderates

ODD & Extraordinary

• NM calf fitted with prosthetic legs

• Police: Man made up knife attack to miss work

• Heavyset Fla. man allegedly robs same bank 4 times

• Pa. woman, daughter hold signs admitting theft

• Man angry with police response walks onto roadway

• Mich. county seeks to prevent shouting at inmates

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Kate Winslet accepts damages from UK newspaper

• Carrey, Zemeckis capture 21st-century Scrooge

• Review: 'Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision

• Review: 'Precious' is great American cinema

• Disney says China approved Shanghai theme park

• Amazon.com extends Internet price war on books

Science, Technology & Environment

• Elevator to space? They're really trying

• Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898

• Snowcap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro

• 82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld

• Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction

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