State

• Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris

National

• Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken

• Levin: Could be more e-mails from Fort Hood suspect

• Robbery motive in 5 rural Arkansas deaths

• UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

• Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case

• US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

• Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm

• Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters

International

• China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion

• 3 men blow themselves up in Pakistani Kashmir

• Afghan police are weak link in security force

• Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman

• Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

• Sentence request for US woman in Italy murder case

• Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees

• Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

• Iraqi lawmakers seek to end election crisis

Politics & Government

• Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

• 1st Senate vote looms on health legislation

  • GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

• FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays

• Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim

ODD & Extraordinary

• CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face

• Mich. police nab wrong-way driver twice in 3 days

• Eye doc may lose license after calling patient fat

• Cops: Woman smuggled drugs to Pa. inmate with kiss

• Officials: Man tied 15 lizards to chest at airport

• Pregnant woman seeks help, allegedly robs homes

• Ala. court says woman can't claim $41.8M jackpot

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations

• 'Going Rogue' is going big

• Travolta appears at fundraiser in Fla. hometown

Science, Technology & Environment

• Quick restart of Big Bang machine stuns scientists

• Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin

• Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found

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