National

• City trying to make sense of brutal gang rape

• Smart kidnapper's apology could reap forgiveness

• Va. inmate who killed 2 executed by electric chair

• East Coast states totaling damage from nor'easter

• Philly dealer selling letter Lincoln wrote to boy

• Beverly Hills, LA councils ban declawing of cats

• 'Captain America' wins rock-paper-scissors title

• Texas A&M remembers fatal '99 bonfire collapse

International

• Pirates again attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama

• Cruise ship breaks Antarctic ice, nears open water

• Death of an Iran prison doctor raises suspicion

• Iraq's Sunni VP vetoes parts of election law

• Afghans on hold, awaiting Karzai, Obama decisions

• Honduran Congress will rule on Zelaya after vote

• Pomp meets politics as British gov't unveils agenda

Politics & Government

• A Great Wall: Obama tours China's iconic site

• Holder: Don't fear trial of 'coward' 9/11 plotter

• AP poll: Gov't health plan divides public

• More than $98 billion in improper gov't payments

• PROMISES, PROMISES: 6 years and still no rules

• Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member

• Black power has arrived -- with some new challenges

• Big crowds expected as Palin kicks off book tour

ODD & Extraordinary

• Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence

• Kan. father, son suspect meteorite landed at home

• Fla. police seek alleged bad-breath bank robber

• Alleged door-to-door pot seller picks wrong home

• Video shows patient cop with affectionate cat

• DA: Pa. man scammed burial plot by wife he killed

• NY man attacked by buck while tossing firewood

• Recession means smaller Christmas tree for SC

• NJ clerk sells winning lottery ticket by mistake

• Police: Vermont man stole bus, posted video of it

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 3 celebs head to 'Dancing With the Stars' final

• A growing TV cover-up: obnoxious pop-up promos

• Zhang considers war drama, romance as next project

Science, Technology & Environment

• Shuttle nears space station, docking scheduled

• Meteor showers in Asia disappoint

• Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia

• AP poll: Sometimes it isn't easy being green

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