State

• Health care bill makes Sen. Roland Burris relevant

National

• Sheriff: Balloon boy hoax may have conspirators

  • Balloon dad never shy about his bizarre stunts

• UConn mourns stabbing death of football player

• Convicted Ohio priest says he didn't murder nun

• Bankruptcy filing delays church sex abuse case

• Detroit has more targets in annual arson battle

• LA's top prosecutor vows to target pot shops

• Farrakhan: Don't be 'pacified' by Obama election

• Ex-Wis. Rep. Johnson, longtime TV journalist, dies

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International

• Iran: US, Britain, Pakistan linked to militants

• Key Iran nuclear talks convene Monday

• Pakistan steps up border offensive

• Thai king's illness leaves countrymen anxious

• Electoral crisis in Afghanistan intensifies

• 1st Darfur case to reach Hague tribunal begins

• China builds quake monitoring station at Everest

• Leaving Iraq ends US mission veiled in ambivalence

Politics & Government

• Obama looking at all options for creating jobs

• Adviser: Obama awaiting finished health care bill

• Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules

• Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy

• Analysis: Washington's overplayed hand on Russia

• NY House race seen as test for GOP, Obama

• Gates seeking allies' help on Afghanistan war

ODD & Extraordinary

• Mass. town uses goats to clear meadow, save a buck

• Police stop driver for 15 violations in 11 minutes

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Adults lead 'Wild Things' $32.5M box-office rumpus

• Depp, Richards light up Spike TV's 'Scream 2009'

• D'oh! Bash marks 'The Simpsons' 20th anniversary

• Elvis' hair sells for $15K at Chicago auction

• Barbra Streisand auctions items for charity

• Picking a fight: White House vs Fox News

Science, Technology & Environment

• NASA photos show moon strike created plume

• Cargo craft docks with space station

• Climate concerns turn city's smell into cash cow

• UK's Brown urges progress on climate pact

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