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ENTERTAINMENT
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Former 'Idol' Winner Carrie Underwood Invited to Join Opry
Carrie Underwood will become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry after she was invited Saturday to join the long-running country music show. -
Lohan: 'I Was Putting Myself in the Wrong Situations'
Lindsay Lohan told People magazine she was hanging around the wrong crowd, and didn't have her priorities straight prior to going to rehab, but her lifestyle has changed. -
'Horton Hears a Who' Hauls in $45 Million at Box Office
Family audiences boosted 20th Century Fox's animated tale "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" to a $45.1 million debut, the best opening so far this year.
HEALTH
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Actor Dennis Quaid Works to Reduce Hospital Errors
A troubling report that actor Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins received a dangerous overdose of the blood-thinning drug Heparin highlights the many medical mistakes that are made in U.S. hospitals each year.
OPINION
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Ollie North: Spitzer, Resigned to Reality
The press didn’t even notice the sex scandal that claimed the career of another powerful hypocrite: Tehran's brutal police chief, General Reza Zarei. -
Susan Estrich: People Will Vote Their Pocketbooks
Susan Estrich: When voters say they want change, and the economy is their top issue, the message should be clear - patience may be a virtue, but it is no answer to an insecure and worried electorate.
POLITICS
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Official: McCain Visits Baghdad to Meet Iraq, U.S. Leaders
Sen. John McCain arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for an unexpected visit with Iraqi and U.S. diplomatic and military officials, a U.S. government official said. -
Cheney in Mideast to Discuss Iran, Israel-Palestinians
Ten-day trip to Arab nations also opportunity to discuss Iraq's future, high gas prices. -
Pelosi Says Superdelegates Shouldn't Overturn State Results
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells ABC's "This Week" it would be harmful to the Democratic party if the superdelegate votes overturn what's happened in the primaries and caucuses. -
Clinton Library Builder's CFO Disappears Amid Audit
John Glasgow has not been seen since Jan. 28, and family and police say it's impossible to tell whether he killed himself, was abducted or left to start a new life elsewhere. -
Paterson Style More Likely to Attract Friends Than Spitzer
New York officials look for bipartisanship in wake of departure of no-holds barred fighting that defined outgoing leadership. -
Judge Orders Feds to Negotiate for Border Fence Land
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen has ordered the government to negotiate with owners over the price of access to the land, an extra step that has slowed the project. -
Bush Admin. Barely Catching Up to Information Requests
Private audit of Freedom of Information requests of federal government files show mixed results among 90 government agencies since president's 2005 executive order. calling for more responsiveness. -
Slavery Museum Racked by Low Fundraising, Questions
Millions of dollars have poured into proposed museum, but unclear accounting, slow development leaves many wondering when and if the museum will ever open. -
Paulson Defends Government Readiness to Help Economy
Treasury secretary defends federal moves to help invesment bank Bear Stearns using a depression-era mechanism critics say interferes with market. -
'An Attack on Our Pastor'
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Oklahoma Rep: Homosexuality Bigger Threat Than Terrorism
A YouTube audio clip of a state lawmaker's screed against homosexuality, which she called a bigger threat than terrorism, has outraged gay activists and brought death threats rolling in.
U.S.
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Student Stops Out-of-Control School Bus; Gets Detention
A 15-year-old girl who stopped an out-of-control school bus she was riding on was handed a Saturday detention instead because she was skipping school. -
Cops: Georgia Man Tried to Poison Neighbor's Dog
A Georgia man was arrested after he allegedly tried to poison his neighbor's 4-year-old chocolate Labrador, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Sunday. -
Two Killed by Another Ga. Tornado Day After Atlanta Hit
A tornado left two people dead Saturday in northwest Georgia, less than 24 hours after another tornado struck downtown Atlanta, while a tornado warning remained in effect as police ordered evacuations. -
Snow Triggers 20-Car Pileup, Killing 2 in Arizona
Blinding snow leads to 20-car pileup in northern Arizona interstate, killing two people and seriously injuring 10 others. -
JPMorgan to Buy Slumping Bear Stearns in $236 Million Deal
JPMorgan Chase said Sunday it will acquire rival Bear Stearns in a deal valued at $236.2 million, a stunning collapse for one of the world's largest and most venerable investment banks. -
Wall Street Looking For Answers To Stream of Bad News From C
Wall Street is hoping that this week, the Federal Reserve and the wounded Bear Stearns Cos. provide more answers than new baffling questions to the credit crisis. -
Tapes Show Airline Pilots Possibly Asleep During Hawaiian Fl
The pilots of an inter-island flight from Honolulu to Hilo failed to respond to air traffic controllers 11 times as it overshot its destination by 15 miles while flying at an altitude of 21,000 feet. -
Paulson Says Government Will Stabilize Markets
The Bush administration will "do what it takes" to stabilize chaotic markets and minimize the economic damage, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday after a tumultuous week capped by the government rescue of a teetering investment bank. -
Naked Man Damages Two Businesses in Vandalism Spree
Nicholas Hadzick faces ciminal mischief and lewdness charges for vandalizing business in a shopping center while naked. -
On Manson's Trail, Forensic Testing Suggests Possible New Gr
Forensic experts searching a remote ranch in Death Valley, California, say they may have found evidence of graves of murders linked to Charles Manson and his followers. -
Highway Patrol: 5 People Killed in Overturned Car in Ohio
Authorities say a car drove off a hilly state highway in northern Ohio, overturned, struck several trees and caught fire -- killing the three men and two women inside.
WORLD
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Search Leads to German War Ship Sunk in 1941
A search for an Australian navy battle cruiser lost in 1941 has led to the wreck of the German raider that sank it, the prime minister said Sunday. -
My Lai Survivors Gather to Pray for Victims, Peace
More than a thousand people turned out Sunday to remember the victims of one of the most notorious chapters of the Vietnam War. -
U.S. Missiles Hit Pakistan Militant Hub
A U.S. warplane fired missiles Sunday at a house in a Pakistani tribal area near the Afghan border known as a haven for Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters; U.S confirms that a bombing in Islamabad wounded 4 FBI agents. -
Colombians, Venezuelans Stage Peace Concert
Tens of thousands of Colombians and Venezuelans flocked to a border bridge on Sunday for a free concert that Grammy-winning rocker Juanes organized to help heal the worst crisis in Andean relations in decades. -
Tibet Protests Spread; Dalai Lama Warns 'Cultural Genocide'
Violence spilled over from Tibet into neighboring provinces Sunday as Tibetans defied a Chinese government crackdown. -
Afghan Woman Runs Toward Olympics Despite Jeers, Danger
Mehboba Ahdyar, a 19-year-old middle-distance runner, is the only female on Afghanistan's four-member Olympic team. -
Poll: Sarkozy's Party Trails Leftsts Among French Voters
Telephone poll says 49 percent of French voters prefer Socialist candidates compared to 47 percent to Sarkozy's conservative UMP party in municipal elections. -
Austria Says Deadline Extended For Al Qaeda Hostages
Austria said on Sunday it had won more time to try to secure the release of two Austrian tourists being held hostage by Al Qaeda in Mali's remote northeast Kidal region. -
BBC Says 4 of its Journalists Arrested in Ireland
Four British Broadcasting Corp. journalists were among seven men arrested in Ireland in connection with an investigation into paramilitary activity, the BBC said Sunday. -
Ahmadinejad Allies Win Largest Share of Votes in Elections
Iranian leaders said Sunday their victory in parliamentary elections showed voters' defiance of the West after allies of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the largest share. -
IOC Opposes Olympic Boycott Over Tibet
The International Olympic Committee wants a peaceful end to the violence in Tibet, and opposes an Olympic boycott. -
Iran Cracks Down on Media for Publishing Foreign Film Stars
Iran's Culture Ministry on Sunday announced the closure of nine cinema and lifestyle magazines for publishing pictures and stories about the life of "corrupt" foreign film stars and promoting "superstitions." -
Strict Curfew Enforced in Tibetan Capital After Protests
Hundreds of armed police and soldiers patrolled the streets of Lhasa and enforced a strict curfew Sunday in a security clampdown on the Tibetan capital following violent protests that drew negative publicity for China ahead of the Beijing Olympics. -
Albanian Army Depot Explosion Leaves 7 Dead, 10 Missing
Troops and police cordoned off a smoldering army depot north of the capital as crews searched Sunday for workers missing following a chain of explosions that killed at least nine people and injured hundreds. -
As Riots Spread Dalai Lama Calls for Investigation
At least seven people were killed during pro-independence demonstrations in an ethnic-Tibetan area of southwest China on Sunday, a Tibetan human rights group said, marking the latest reported upsurge of violence since the riots in Lhasa last week. -
Pope Issues Strong Appeal for Peace in Iraq
Pope Benedict XVI denounced the 5-year-old Iraqi war and issued one of his strongest appeals for peace in the country Sunday, days after the kidnapped Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul was found dead. -
China Blocks YouTube Over Tibet Videos
China's communist government is apparently blocking YouTube over videos covering the recent protests in Tibet. -
Officials: Belgian Hostages Held by Guatemalan Farmers Freed
Four Belgian tourists taken hostage by protesting farmers were released late Saturday as security forces in boats and helicopters closed in on them in Guatemala's eastern jungle, an official said.
SHOWS
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FNS w/ Chris Wallace: Transcript: Sens. Dodd, Schumer on 'FOX News Sunday'
Obama, Clinton supporters speak out in defense of their Democratic presidential candidates, whose campaigns have been preoccupied by race and gender fights. -
FNS w/ Chris Wallace: Transcript: Hank Paulson on 'FOX News Sunday'
Treasury secretary vows federal government is doing all it can do to help prevent economic downturn from getting worse.
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