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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., accompanied by Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill, left, Max Baucus, D-Mont., second right, and Sherrod Brown, reacts to passage of the Minimum Wage Bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP)

Senate votes to raise minimum wage

The Senate voted 94-3 to increase the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, from $5.15. The House of Representatives approved such a raise weeks earlier.

San Jose Mercury News

Russia considers cooperating with Iran to sell natural gas

Even as the United States intensified its efforts to isolate Iran, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would consider OPEC- like cooperation with Iran on sales of natural gas.

International Herald Tribune

Bingeing is nation's most common eating disorder, study indicates

Frequent binge eating is the country's most common eating disorder, far outpacing the better-known diet problems of anorexia and bulimia.

Houston Chronicle

Panel: Warming 'very likely' human-made

Climatic changes seen around the world are "very likely" to have a human cause, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will conclude.

BBC

Suicide bombers kill 61 in Iraqi town

Two suicide bombers killed 61 people and wounded 150 when they blew themselves up at a crowded market in Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim town of Hilla, police said.

Reuters

Blasts hit Baghdad as deaths hit new high

Reuters

Casey: Only half of troop boost needed

The top U.S. commander in Iraq told a Senate panel that improving security in Baghdad would take fewer than half as many extra troops as President Bush has chosen to commit.

ABC News

McCain blasts Army chief nominee

MSNBC

Exxon Mobil nets largest annual profit in U.S. history

Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company - $39.5 billion - even though earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent.

Houston Chronicle

NATION

Senior Chinese official rebukes Bush

A senior Chinese government official issued a rare public rebuke of President Bush, accusing him of waging a "unilateral" battle against terrorists that has worsened global tensions.

International Herald Tribune

Palestinian cease-fire enters third day

Palestinian gunmen opened fire at Hamas officials, marring efforts to shore up a truce that brought relative quiet to Gaza after days of deadly violence.

U.S. News & World Report

Dalai Lama says rail link brings AIDS

The Dalai Lama accused Beijing of using a new railway link to flood Tibet with beggars, prostitutes and the unemployed, destroying its culture and traditions.

NEWS.com.au

POLITICS

San Francisco mayor apologizes for affair with aide

Mayor Gavin Newsom admitted having an affair with the wife of his re-election campaign manager and apologized at a City Hall press conference held in his office.

San Francisco Chronicle

Libby judge allows White House tapes

A federal judge allowed prosecutors to play portions of White House briefing room videos at the perjury and obstruction trial of former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

San Francisco Chronicle

Libby trial pits loyalty against self-preservation

It was June 2003 and the White House allegations that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction were unraveling.

International Herald Tribune

Mary Cheney: Baby decision not political

The decision to become pregnant and raise a child with her female partner was not political, Mary Cheney, a daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, told a Barnard College audience.

San Diego Union-Tribune

SPORTS

Living the dream

As the drumbeat surrounding Super Bowl XXII escalated over two weeks, the pressure on Doug Williams approached oppressive. The Washington Redskins quarterback was making history.

ESPN

Saban issues apology for slur

As an audiotape spread on the Internet, Alabama coach Nick Saban acknowledged using a phrase considered derogatory to Cajuns but said he doesn't condone such language.

Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Erectile dysfunction hits 18 million

More than 18 million American men suffer from erectile dysfunction, but help may not require a little pill. Simple lifestyle changes may be enough to ward off the problem.

WebMD

Soccer sends more than 100,000 kids to ER annually

While youth soccer is generally considered a safe sport, more than 1.6 million U.S. children ended up in the emergency room during a 13-year period due to soccer injuries, research shows.

HealthDay

Police end investigation of racial fight at Guilford

Police have decided not to pursue their own charges in a racially tinged fight between several Guilford College football players and three Palestinian students.

CNN

Bill Gates' syllabus for tech and education

Technology will greatly impact the way people choose educational institutions, according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

ZDNet

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GOOD NEWS

Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world's attention to the dangers of global warming.

Salon

Hospital gets whopping $75 million donation

The future of Boca Raton Community Hospital took a major upturn. In what speakers called “a milestone in health care,” the Schmidt Foundation presented BRCH with a $75 million donation.

Boca Raton News

NATION

Two plead not guilty to Boston hoax charges

Two men pleaded not guilty to charges they created panic by placing electronic light boards that caused a bomb scare Wednesday in Boston.

CNN

Boston mayor outraged over marketing stunt

Boston Herald

Missouri boy guarded fellow captive

Abducted teen Shawn Hornbeck was ordered to guard fellow captive Ben Ownby and hide him from police when they were repeatedly left alone in their captor's apartment.

USA Today

Florida may dump e-voting

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist promised to abandon touch-screen voting machines adopted after the disputed 2000 presidential race and replace them with devices that provide a paper record.

Red Herring

BUSINESS

Turnaround time for Michael Dell

The latest Dell executive to leave as a result of Michael Dell's housecleaning was the man perhaps second-most responsible for the company's original success.

CNET

U.S. income, spending on the rise

U.S. incomes and spending rose as expected in December, while core consumer prices gained less than anticipated, a government report said.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Date announced for final Harry Potter book

The fate of fictional boy wizard Harry Potter will finally be revealed on July 21, the publication day for the seventh and last installment of J.K. Rowling's hugely successful book series.

New Zealand Herald

Brandy sued for $50 million in fatal crash

The parents of a woman killed in a freeway crash involving Brandy sued the actress-singer for $50 million.

Miami Herald

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Oil exec calls Bush fuel goal 'impossible'

President George W. Bush's goal of increasing U.S. renewable fuel use five-fold by 2017 is impossible under current technology, the chief of U.S. refiner Valero Energy Corp. said.

AOL News

Exxon Valdez oil persists off Alaska coast

Lingering crude from the nation's largest oil spill has weathered only slightly in some places almost 18 years after the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground.

Sioux City Journal

Anti-whaling group prepares for war at sea with Japanese

The president of a militant anti-whaling group has vowed to "do whatever it takes" to disrupt a Japanese fleet planning to harpoon nearly 1,000 whales in the waters off Antarctica.

Independent

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Space station astronauts complete nearly 8-hour spacewalk

Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station ventured outside for more than seven hours to turn on the orbital lab's permanent cooling system.

Baltimore Sun

Google soars again: 4Q profits nearly triple

Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled amid another burst of breathtaking growth that enabled the online search leader to sprint past analyst expectations.

Forbes

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Hanoi and Vatican to discuss diplomatic ties

The communist-run Hanoi government and the Vatican will discuss diplomatic relations following a meeting between Vietnam's prime minister and the Pope, a government spokesman said.

San Diego Union-Tribune

As church loses appeal, Protestants try rebranding religion

Nearly five centuries after Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to a door in Wittenberg, the city is the center of a revival aimed at reversing the fortunes of Germany's ailing Protestant church.

Deutsche Welle

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