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Chicago Bears players hold the George Halas Trophy after beating the New Orleans Saints 39-14 to win the NFC championship in Chicago and advance to Super Bowl XLI. (Photo by Alex Brandon / AP)

Bears, Colts set the stage for historic Super Bowl

Head coaches Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy advanced to the Super Bowl with their teams and gave the NFL a historic moment that was 41 years in the making.

Yahoo! News

FBI: We failed in Foley probe

The FBI should have done more to investigate the Mark Foley e-mails or, alternatively, notified House authorities in charge of the congressional page program.

ABC News

Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders'

One of Somalia's Islamist leaders has given himself up to Kenyan authorities, a Kenyan police source has told the BBC.

BBC

Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities

At least 88 people were killed and 160 wounded in central Baghdad in a pair of nearly simultaneous car bombings, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

CNN

Bush: Iraq war plan will prove its worth

USA Today

Pfizer to lay off 10,000 workers, close plants

Pfizer Inc., struggling with fierce competition from makers of generic drugs, announced it will cut 10,000 jobs and close at least five facilities to slash its annual costs by up to $2 billion by next year.

MSNBC

China's silence on missile launching puzzles U.S. officials

Bush administration officials said they had been unable to get even the most basic diplomatic response from China after their detection of a successful test to destroy a satellite 10 days ago.

International Herald Tribune

Bush speech to stress energy security

A year after warning America of its addiction to oil, President Bush is expected to renew concerns about energy security in his State of the Union address.

Forbes

Poll: Most think country is on wrong track

Day

NATION

No clear victor in Serbian vote

Serbs scattered their votes among 20 political parties in parliamentary elections, leaving no group with enough power to rule alone.

CBC

U.S. sees 'basis for progress' in N. Korea talks

A U.S. envoy said China could announce a date soon for a resumption of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program and he saw potential for progress.

Reuters

'Multiple attempts' on Litvinenko

There may have been multiple attempts to kill Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko before he died, BBC One's Panorama program has discovered.

BBC

BUSINESS

U.S. financial sector is losing its edge, report says

Adding to a chorus of concern that the U.S. is losing its edge as the leading financial center, a study urges the country to improve its legal and regulatory environment.

International Herald Tribune

U.S. ethanol boom squeezes corn supply

Corn prices have hit their highest levels in more than a decade, fueled by U.S. government pressure for higher production of ethanol as an alternative power source for cars.

Yahoo! News

POLITICS

Senators seek support for Iraq resolution

Two leading Senate Democrats are seeking to dispel concerns that a resolution on Iraq doesn't go far enough, saying it would make a strong statement to the president.

AOL News

New House speaker shows she's the boss

Sworn in just over two weeks ago as the first female speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi wasted no time showing who's boss.

Topix

Libby trial jury selection nears end

A Labor Department employee who wrote letters opposing the Bush administration was approved as a potential juror as jury selection neared completion in the perjury trial of former I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

Yahoo! News

SPORTS

Parcells retires from coaching

Bill Parcells retired from coaching, leaving the Dallas Cowboys after four seasons and ending a career that featured three Super Bowl appearances and two championships.

ESPN

Colts post historic comeback to defeat Patriots 38-34

A comeback, a drive, a legacy. And yes - finally - Peyton Manning gets his Super Bowl trip, too.

USA Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Are you a giver? Brain scan finds the truth

Altruism, one of the most difficult human behaviors to define, can be detected in brain scans, U.S. researchers report.

Reuters

Retailers seek boost from Windows Vista

Some retailers plan to use tactics normally reserved for must-have electronics when the Windows Vista computer operating system goes on sale to the public.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Schools seek more female engineers

Experts argue that if the U.S. is to remain competitive in the engineering field, it will have to find better ways to encourage women to join the profession.

CNN

Students' new best friend: 'MoSoSo'

Mobile Social Networking Software is already appearing on cellphones, beginning with college campuses.

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

$18M Chevron donation helps fuel recovery for schools

Carol Roberts beamed as she stood next to a display showing how her New Orleans school district will use the $2 million received from Chevron’s Energy for Learning program.

New Orleans CityBusiness

On average, gasoline prices ease

Gas prices fell nearly 14 cents over the last two weeks, to a national average of $2.18 per gallon of self-serve regular, a survey said.

CNN

NATION

High court strikes down sentencing law

The Supreme Court struck down a California sentencing law, a decision that could mean shorter sentences for thousands of state prisoners.

CBS News

Slayings prompt Los Angeles to vow crackdown on gangs

Several deaths and soaring violence are prompting police and politicians to promise one of the toughest crackdowns against gangs in city history.

Yahoo! News

Latest winter storm blamed for 11 deaths in Plains states

The latest in a series of winter storms battered Colorado, dumping several inches of snow and whipping up strong wind that created whiteout conditions on the state's eastern plains.

USA Today

Snow surprises Phoenix, Tucson

CBS

ENVIRONMENT

British channel to review alleged racism on reality show

British television executives will be forced to explain their handling of the Celebrity Big Brother race row to its board as it meets to discuss the program for the first time.

Guardian

'Instinct,' 'Little Man' lead Razzie Awards for year’s worst movies

At least someone was happy Sharon Stone reprised her notorious femme-fatale role with "Basic Instinct 2." The box-office bomb received seven nominations for the Razzie Awards.

Newsday

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Uproar over ban on gays' blood

When Harbor High School held its annual blood drive with the American Red Cross, student body president Ronnie Childers was turned away. He is gay.

San Jose Mercury News

Greatest medical advance: Sanitation

Sanitation is the greatest medical advance since 1840, according to voters in a poll on the medical journal BMJ's Web site.

WebMD

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Eco-funding deal reached for Canadian rainforest

Environmental groups and Canadian officials have struck a $103 million deal to help fund environmentally friendly businesses in Canada's Pacific coast rainforest.

Environmental News Network

Pollution could wreak havoc on World Heritage coast

The coastline where the MSC Napoli is grounded is part of Britain’s first World Heritage Site and an important area for wildlife. A sizeable leak of oils or chemical toxins would threaten corals.

Times

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Late Pope 'thought of retiring'

Pope John Paul II seriously thought about resigning due to ill health in 2000, five years before he died, his private secretary has revealed.

BBC

Religious freedom helps Jews in 'Hotel Cuba'

By Cuban law, Salomon Mitrani has been married to his wife, Pilar, for 55 years. But, in a ceremony last week, he was finally getting married according to Jewish custom.

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