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Iraq Blasts Kill 63, Send Grim Message
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Militants struck back Sunday in their first major blow against a U.S.-led security clampdown in Baghdad with car bombings that killed at least 63 people, left scores injured and ...

Impasse Overshadows Rice's Mideast Bid
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in Sunday by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally I...

Dems Eye Limiting '02 War Authorization
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats pledged renewed efforts Sunday to curtail the Iraq war, suggesting they will seek to limit a 2002 measure authorizing President Bush's use of force against Saddam H...

Avalanches Kill 5 in Mont., Utah, Idaho
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Weekend avalanches killed five people in Montana, Utah and Idaho, with one bruised survivor traveling miles by snowmobile and on foot to reach help, authorities said....

Crash Knocks Stewart Out of Contention
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tony Stewart, seeking his first Daytona 500 victory, surged into the lead just before a collision with Kurt Busch that knocked both drivers out of contention at Daytona Int...



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Iraq Blasts Kill 63, Send Grim Message
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Militants struck back Sunday in their first major blow against a U.S.-led security clampdown in Baghdad with car bombings that killed at least 63 people, left scores injured and ...

Impasse Overshadows Rice's Mideast Bid
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in Sunday by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally I...

Afghan Copter Crash Kills 8 U.S. Troops
SHAHJOI, Afghanistan (AP) -- After radioing in an unexplained loss of power and engine failure, a military helicopter crashed early Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan, killing eight U.S. service membe...

Asians Greet New Year With Food, Prayer
BEIJING (AP) -- Asians burned incense in temples thick with clouds of eye-stinging smoke and gathered for feasts of chicken, hot pots and dumplings Sunday as they celebrated the first day of the Lunar...

Israeli Police Chief Resigns in Scandal
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's police commander resigned Sunday after a government commission said he ignored ties between senior officers and underworld figures and failed to ensure a thorough investigat...

US Headlines
N.J. Civil Unions to Take Effect Monday
HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- Diane Marini used to joke that she was always the bridesmaid and never the bride because, as a lesbian, she thought it was unlikely New Jersey would ever approve same-sex mar...

Chill Doesn't Deter Carnival Crowds
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Chilly temperatures did not deter the revelers who turned out Sunday to watch the parades roll through the city on the last weekend before Mardi Gras....

Avalanches Kill 5 in Mont., Utah, Idaho
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Weekend avalanches killed five people in Montana, Utah and Idaho, with one bruised survivor traveling miles by snowmobile and on foot to reach help, authorities said....

Some Bars Pan Illinois's Tough Smoking Ban
HONOLULU (AP) -- There's a revolt going on in Illinois as some bar owners openly defy the state's new anti-smoking law, one of the nation's toughest, by letting their customers light up....

FBI Defends Against 'Kitchen Sink Bombs'
QUANTICO, Va. (AP) -- Kirk Yeager makes bombs from the stuff found under kitchen sinks. He does it to help the FBI defend against what officials say is the next frontier for terrorists in the United S...



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Crash Knocks Stewart Out of Contention
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tony Stewart, seeking his first Daytona 500 victory, surged into the lead just before a collision with Kurt Busch that knocked both drivers out of contention at Daytona Int...

Buckeyes Poised to Claim No. 1 Ranking
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The last time Ohio State was No. 1 in the AP men's basketball poll, John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas and a sub named Bob Knight were leading the Buckeyes to the NCAA championship game. T...

Duke Gives Coach K His 700th Victory
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Greg Paulus scored 15 points and Duke beat Georgia Tech 71-62 on Sunday in coach Mike Krzyzewski's 700th victory at the school....

Barry Bonds Buzz About to Start Humming
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Barry Bonds buzz has begun, along with a whole lot of questions: What time will he arrive at spring training? Or will he even show at all Monday when position players are...

Packers QB Favre to Have Ankle Surgery
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Brett Favre will have ankle surgery in the next few weeks, and Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says the three-time MVP will have plenty of time to recover for minicam...