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• Small plane crashes at mid-NJ airport, killing 5 (AP)
• Rescuers suspend search effort on Mount St. Helens (AP)
• Calif. sheriff: Woman tied up, assaulted for days (AP)
• Husband: Ala. prof went to range before shooting (AP)
• Astronauts move old space station docking port (AP)
• Police: Victims aid police in Calif. church attack (AP)
• Family mourns as 7 die in suburban Chicago blaze (AP)
• NH hotel evacuated as basement gas leak sickens 11 (AP)
• Democrat Evan Bayh of Ind. to retire from Senate (AP)
• NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 86, doing OK after fall (AP)
• South gets 2nd dose of snow in days (AP)
• Florida family gives up on small-town North Dakota (AP)
• Ex-Clinton prosecutor Starr named Baylor president (AP)
• NY man recants story about killing, burning wife (AP)
• Nurseries struggle with lagging economy (AP)
• Unemployed Ohio man chills out in extreme igloo (AP)

Small plane crashes at mid-NJ airport, killing 5 (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:45 PM PST AP - A small plane trying to land broke apart and tore through a snowy field next to a runway Monday afternoon, killing all five people aboard, including a teenager and a child, and scattering debris over 200 feet.

Rescuers suspend search effort on Mount St. Helens (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:57 PM PST AP - The rescue effort for a climber who fell into the crater at Mount St. Helens when a snow cornice collapsed was suspended Monday evening when high winds made footing unstable for search personnel, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Calif. sheriff: Woman tied up, assaulted for days (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 03:59 PM PST AP - Sheriff's deputies rescued a woman who had been kidnapped, then beaten and raped for three days in a mobile home, authorities said.

Husband: Ala. prof went to range before shooting (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:34 PM PST AP - The husband of an Alabama professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues said Monday that the couple went to a shooting range recently, but that he didn't know where she got the gun she used for practice.

Astronauts move old space station docking port (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:27 PM PST AP - Astronauts did some rearranging at the International Space Station for the second night in a row Monday, moving an old docking adapter into a new position.

Police: Victims aid police in Calif. church attack (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 11:03 PM PST AP - Two teenage brothers wounded during a brazen shooting inside a Northern California church were cooperating Monday with police in the search for a hooded gunman and two other suspects.

Family mourns as 7 die in suburban Chicago blaze (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 05:38 PM PST AP - A grandfather who had been planning to spend his weekend with his family celebrating his birthday and the arrival of a new grandson instead mourned the loss of three children, two grandchildren and two friends in a suburban Chicago fire.

NH hotel evacuated as basement gas leak sickens 11 (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:59 PM PST AP - A faulty vent in a hotel's basement boiler room leaked enough toxic gas on Monday to sicken 11 people, including nine guests hanging out near the pool, leading to an evacuation.

Democrat Evan Bayh of Ind. to retire from Senate (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:23 PM PST AP - Sen. Evan Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term in Congress, giving Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat.

NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 86, doing OK after fall (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:44 PM PST AP - Long-serving U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg fell at his home Monday night and was taken by ambulance to a hospital as a precaution, an aide said.

South gets 2nd dose of snow in days (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:04 AM PST AP - Snow and ice pelted parts of the South on Monday for the second time in a matter of days, glazing Tennessee highways and reaching into northern Alabama.

Florida family gives up on small-town North Dakota (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 02:22 PM PST AP - A tiny North Dakota town's promise of cash and free land lured only one family from out of state. Now, Michael and Jeanette Tristani and their 12-year-old twins are trying to move from the town without a traffic light back to Miami.

Ex-Clinton prosecutor Starr named Baylor president (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 02:18 PM PST AP - Baylor University named former Clinton White House nemesis Kenneth Starr its new president on Monday, saying the one-time independent prosecutor's Christian ideals and experience heading a law school made him the ideal candidate to lead the world's largest Baptist university.

NY man recants story about killing, burning wife (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST AP - Werner Lippe knows a lot about fire.

Nurseries struggle with lagging economy (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:08 AM PST AP - Like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, David Niklas feels the quickening of spring as the season ramps up at his wholesale nursery in a farming community south of Portland. Niklas and his workers busily package plants for shipment.

Unemployed Ohio man chills out in extreme igloo (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:22 AM PST AP - It's quite the man cave.

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• 2 teens shot during church service in Richmond - San Francisco Chronicle
• Pope, Irish bishops hold talks on sex abuse scandal - Reuters

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Windows Phone 7: An In-depth Look at the Features and Interface - PC World Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:07 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Windows Phone 7: An In-depth Look at the Features and Interface PC World Windows Phone 7 adds new social networking and productivity features all within a clean and touch-friendly interface. Microsoft took the wraps off of Windows Phone 7 Series (the official name for Windows Mobile 7) here Monday at Mobile World Congress. ... MWC: Microsoft Pitches Windows Phone 7 as PersonaleWeek Microsoft re-tiles mobile platform for Windows 7 eraRegister Windows Mobile 7 is Zune, Mobile Xbox, and Phone in One Chic PackageDailyTech New York Times -Inquirer -PC Magazine (blog) all 747 news articles »

Joe the Plumber says John McCain 'really screwed my life up,' 'I don't owe him ... - New York Daily News Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:16 AM PST New York Daily News Joe the Plumber says John McCain 'really screwed my life up,' 'I don't owe him ... New York Daily News "John McCain is no public servant," Wurzelbacher -- aka Joe the Plumber -- reportedly told a Republican gathering in Pennsylvania. Joe the Plumber is biting the hand that vaulted him into national prominence. "McCain was trying to use me ... Say it ain't so: Joe the Plumber feels used by McCain, PalinKansas City Star Joe the Plumber says McCain 'was trying to use me'USA Today Joe the Plumber Turns on McCainDaily Beast CBS News (blog) -CNN Political Ticker (blog) -Politico (blog) all 31 news articles »

2 teens shot during church service in Richmond - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 14 Feb 2010 08:08 PM PST CNN International 2 teens shot during church service in Richmond San Francisco Chronicle (02-14) 20:05 PST RICHMOND -- Three young men with black sweatshirt hoods pulled over their heads walked into a packed church service in Richmond on Sunday, where one of them opened fire and wounded two teenagers sitting in the pews, police said. ... Police seek gunman who shot 2 at Calif. churchThe Associated Press Teens shot during California church serviceCNN 2 hurt in shooting at Calif. church | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/15/2010Philadelphia Inquirer San Jose Mercury News -UPI.com -AHN | All Headline News all 559 news articles »

Pope, Irish bishops hold talks on sex abuse scandal - Reuters Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:53 AM PST The Hindu Pope, Irish bishops hold talks on sex abuse scandal Reuters Vatican State Secretary Italian Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (C) leads a mass for Irish bishops in front of Saint Peter's tomb at the Vatican February 15, 2010. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A top Vatican official on Monday told Irish bishops in Rome for talks ... Pope meets Irish bishops over abuse reportCNN International Irish bishops meet pope in summit on sex abuseThe Associated Press Vatican official urges Irish Catholic clergy to repent over child abuse scandalThe Guardian BBC News -Aljazeera.net -Times Online all 569 news articles »

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• US, Afghan forces push deeper into Marjah (AP)
• Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship (AP)
• Biden and Cheney spar over antiterrorism policies (AP)
• Ala. prof bemoaned tenure denial, quiet about past (AP)
• Space station's new lookout in final resting spot (AP)
• Don't ask when: Repeal of gay ban won't be soon (AP)
• US forces scale back Haiti relief role (AP)
• Kevin Smith oversized? ejected from flight (AP)
• Record crowd sees East edge West in All-Star game (AP)
• 'Valentine's Day' courts $52.4M opening weekend (AP)
• U.S. Marines say make steady progress in Afghan assault (Reuters)
• Yemen rebels may free Saudi soldiers in days (Reuters)
• India says investigating blast, Pakistan talks on (Reuters)
• Haiti airport to reopen for big carriers on Friday (Reuters)
• Hillary Clinton: Iran moving toward military dictatorship (Reuters)
• Anti-Saddam purge both woos and worries Iraq voters (Reuters)
• Yemen rebels hand over one Saudi soldier: Al Jazeera (Reuters)
• Yanukovich wins Ukraine presidency: election body (Reuters)
• Taliban hinder Afghan offensive with booby traps (AFP)
• Clinton fears Iran headed for military dictatorship (AFP)

US, Afghan forces push deeper into Marjah (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:31 PM PST AP - U.S. Marine and Afghan units pressed deeper into the Taliban haven of Marjah on Monday, facing sporadic rocket and mortar fire as they moved through suspected insurgent neighborhoods on the third day of a NATO offensive to reclaim the southern Afghan town.

Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:19 AM PST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters.

Biden and Cheney spar over antiterrorism policies (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:26 AM PST AP - Pingponging across the airwaves, Vice President Joe Biden and predecessor Dick Cheney bickered Sunday over terror trials and interrogations, credit for success in Iraq and the long-running effort to contain Iran's nuclear program.

Ala. prof bemoaned tenure denial, quiet about past (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:28 AM PST AP - Amy Bishop kept quiet about a violent episode in her past around colleagues and students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. But there was one personal issue she didn't mind loudly complaining about: being denied tenure.

Space station's new lookout in final resting spot (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:04 PM PST AP - Astronauts have finally installed a fancy observation deck at its new spot on the International Space Station.

Don't ask when: Repeal of gay ban won't be soon (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:47 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama, Pentagon leaders and even former Vice President Dick Cheney think it's time to end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military. But a repeal is probably years away.

US forces scale back Haiti relief role (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 07:04 PM PST AP - The biggest U.S. military surge since Iraq and Afghanistan is scaling back a month after the troops arrived in haste to aid victims of Haiti's catastrophic quake.

Kevin Smith oversized? ejected from flight (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:38 AM PST AP - Kevin Smith says he's "way fat," but that shouldn't stop him from flying.

Record crowd sees East edge West in All-Star game (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 10:16 PM PST AP - To Dwyane Wade, it felt more like a stage than a court.

'Valentine's Day' courts $52.4M opening weekend (AP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 03:35 PM PST AP - The star-studded romance "Valentine's Day" wooed audiences with a $52.4 million opening weekend, easily grabbing the No. 1 spot over the holiday that shares its name, according to studio estimates Sunday.

U.S. Marines say make steady progress in Afghan assault (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:22 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Marines are making steady progress in one of the biggest NATO offensives in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001 but areas infested with roadside bombs are bogging them down, a spokesman said on Monday.

Yemen rebels may free Saudi soldiers in days (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 01:23 PM PST Reuters - Yemeni Shi'ite rebels are expected to hand over five captive Saudi soldiers within a week, a Saudi-owned newspaper reported on Sunday, following a 48-hour ultimatum set by Riyadh.

India says investigating blast, Pakistan talks on (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 07:11 AM PST Reuters - Security officials were investigating the possible involvement of Pakistan-based militants in a bomb blast in western India that killed nine people, but New Delhi said talks with Islamabad later this month would go ahead.

Haiti airport to reopen for big carriers on Friday (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 01:01 PM PST Reuters - Haiti's international airport, a key economic lifeline for the poorest country in the Americas, will reopen to major commercial airlines on Friday for the first time since a massive earthquake destroyed its control tower, a U.S. military official said.

Hillary Clinton: Iran moving toward military dictatorship (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:07 AM PST Reuters - The United States believes Iran may be heading toward a military dictatorship and that its Revolutionary Guard Corps is supplanting its government, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday.

Anti-Saddam purge both woos and worries Iraq voters (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:01 AM PST Reuters - Government rhetoric against Saddam Hussein's Baath party will woo some Iraqi Shi'ite voters ahead of an election, but many people feel uneasy about a return to the sectarian politics that has spilled so much blood.

Yemen rebels hand over one Saudi soldier: Al Jazeera (Reuters) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:27 AM PST Reuters - Yemeni Shi'ite rebels believed to be holding five Saudi soldiers captive have handed over one missing soldier to a ceasefire committee, Al Jazeera television reported on Monday. Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, was drawn into a conflict with the rebels in November after the insurgents seized some Saudi territory, accusing Riyadh of letting Yemeni troops use Saudi land to launch attacks against them.

Yanukovich wins Ukraine presidency: election body (Reuters) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 01:08 PM PST Reuters - Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich was declared president-elect by the main election body on Sunday, leaving rival Yulia Tymoshenko with only a slender chance to take power through a legal challenge.

Taliban hinder Afghan offensive with booby traps (AFP) Posted: 14 Feb 2010 10:26 PM PST AFP - Improvised bombs slowed the progress of US-led troops fighting the Taliban Monday in a major offensive that has already claimed the lives of 12 Afghan civilians.

Clinton fears Iran headed for military dictatorship (AFP) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:13 AM PST AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that she feared Iran is moving "toward a military dictatorship," with enterprises controlled by the Revolutionary Guard "supplanting" the government.

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