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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., left, takes part in a debate on an Iraq War resolution on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., is at right. (Photo by Dennis Cook / AP)

U.S. to more than triple aid to Lebanon

Yahoo! News

Student clashes in Lebanon turn deadly

Clashes at a Beirut university between students from rival political factions have left at least one person dead and more than 20 injured, reports say.

BBC

Long-lost letters from Anne Frank's father are found

The documents, which include correspondence from Otto Frank to friends, family and officials, reveal just how desperately Mr. Frank tried to save his family from the Nazis.

TIME

Blast hits Baghdad as PM vows militia crackdown

Iraq's prime minister told parliament that militants will not be safe anywhere in the country from a coming security sweep. Meanwhile, a suicide car bomber struck in Baghdad.

USA Today

Violence kills 27 in Baghdad

CNN

Dems seek broader GOP support for Iraq resolution

U.S. News & World Report

Cheney calls Iraq criticism 'hogwash'

CNN

Ford flooded by a river of red ink

Ford Motor Co. suffered the biggest loss in its 103-year history, posting a net loss of $12.7 billion in 2006.

Detroit Free Press

Who won the $254 million jackpot?

Of the millions of tickets sold for last night's Powerball lottery drawing, one of them — one — matched all six numbers to win the $254 million jackpot.

CBS

NATION

Five Turks charged in murder of editor Dink

A Turkish prosecutor has said five people were charged in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Turkish media reported.

Yahoo! News

Israeli parliament approves president's suspension

An Israeli parliamentary panel approved President Moshe Katsav's request for a leave of absence after prosecutors drafted criminal charges against him for alleged rape and other sexual misconduct.

Reuters

Noriega set for prison release in September

Former dictator Manuel Noriega hopes to board a plane for Panama when he is released from prison on Sept. 9, and fight his conviction in the slayings of two political opponents.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Memory issues abound in Libby CIA leak trial

Prosecution witnesses said they discussed with former White House aide "Scooter" Libby that a key administration critic was married to a CIA operative. And then, each said they could not recall details.

MSNBC

Senate GOP blocks minimum wage hike

Senate Republicans blocked the Democrats from fulfilling a campaign promise to increase the federal minimum wage, demanding that any pay hike include tax relief for small business.

Reuters

Kerry won't run again

U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who lost the White House to George W. Bush in 2004, has decided not to run for the presidency again in 2008.

Detroit Free Press

SPORTS

NFL, union agree to toughen drug testing

After four months of sometimes intense negotiations, the NFL and the players' union announced more extensive testing for performance-enhancing drugs, and added EPO to its list.

Newsday

Bengals vets angry, embarrassed by latest arrest

The arrest of Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Johnathan Joseph has members of the team angry, embarrassed and concerned that guilt by association has ruined public perception of the team.

ESPN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Military unveils powerful 'ray gun'

The military's new weapon is a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they will catch fire.

MSNBC

HP claims Moore's Law breakthrough

HP says its new research might be able to yield chips that are up to eight times denser and use much less energy than chips being produced today.

Sci-Tech Today

New Orleans struggles to find teachers

Some of New Orleans' most desperate, run-down schools are beset with a severe shortage of teachers, and they are struggling mightily to attract candidates.

Topix

Is this the end of the scholarly journal?

Publishing research to blogs and e-books is so easy, some are wondering if peer-reviewed journals are on their way to obsolescence.

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

U.S. treasury secretary gives $800 million fortune for conservation

His day job may be balancing the books of the world's only superpower. But the U.S. treasury secretary, Hank Paulson, wants his legacy to be in the environment.

Guardian

Zoo celebrates virgin birth of Komodo dragons

A British zoo announced the virgin birth of five Komodo dragons, giving scientists new hope for the captive breeding of the endangered species.

MSNBC

NATION

Former sheriff's deputy charged in 1964 civil rights slayings

Six years ago, reputed Klansman James Seale scoffed at the notion he'd ever be arrested for kidnapping and killing two African-American teenagers in 1964. He may not be scoffing now.

USA Today

Sept. 11 families launch ad against WTC memorial

Upset over current plans for the Sept. 11 memorial, families of the victims are launching an ad campaign criticizing aspects of it.

WABC

QE2 luxury cruise hit hard by virus

More than 300 passengers and crew aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 came down with the norovirus on the luxury cruise ship's round-the-world voyage.

San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

Sales of existing homes suffer nosedive

Sales of existing homes fell in December, closing out a year in which demand for homes slumped by the largest amount in 17 years.

Yahoo! News

China's economy grows at fastest pace in 11 years

China's economy grew 10.7 percent in 2006, its fastest rate in more than a decade, as investment and exports powered ahead.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Call for ban on 'child rape' film

Twelve-year-old actress Dakota Fanning is at the center of a controversy over a new movie that depicts her being raped by a teenage boy.

BBC

Snide Simon Cowell no idol of blogs

Many bloggers say the snarkmeister of "American Idol" is too mean, albeit amusing.

CBS News

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New, less-effective, birth control pills might win approval

New birth-control pills that are less effective in preventing pregnancy than the original 1960s contraceptives still could win federal approval if they promise other benefits.

Topix

'Waving' goodbye to a kitchen hazard

Researchers have found that microwaving plastic scrubbers and kitchen sponges on full power can destroy practically 100 percent of the bacteria and viruses on them.

Earthtimes

University: First be sure sponge is wet

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The business of climate change

Several big American firms call for mandatory measures to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

Economist

Glaciers may vanish from Alps by 2050

Most glaciers will disappear from the Alps by 2050, scientists say, based on the evidence of slow but steady melting of the region's continental ice sheets.

Orlando Sentinel

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Catholic Church in England accused of blackmail in adoption row

The Catholic Church is accused of trying to blackmail the government after saying its adoption agencies may close if new gay rights laws aren't changed.

Channel 4 News

Not all evangelicals jumping on 'environmental' bandwagon

Not all evangelicals are eager to join the new coalition of evangelicals and scientists that says it is committed to reducing "human-caused" environmental threats to the planet.

Crosswalk

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