Bush signs jobless benefits extension (AP) Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy to protest US pact (AP) Gov't: AG doing better after collapse (AP) Kenya: Somali pirates make $150M in a year (AP) Neb. lawmakers OK age limit in safe-haven law (AP)
Stocks show moderate advance after sell-off (AP) Wal-Mart names Duke to succeed Scott as CEO (AP) Palin pardons turkey while others slaughtered (AP) Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce (AP) For toilet-less Vermont library, a new chapter (AP)
Obama on track to name Clinton as top diplomat (Reuters) Pressure grows on Obama as world economy deteriorates (Reuters) Attorney General Mukasey sounds well: White House (Reuters) Bush signs law extending unemployment insurance (Reuters) Thousands protest in Iraq against U.S. troops pact (Reuters)
Citigroup shares slide as bank mulls merger and asset sales
(Reuters)
Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell
(Reuters)
Islamists on trail of Somali pirates
(Reuters)
Use of nuclear weapons more likely in future: US intelligence
(AFP)
Thousands of Sadrists protest Iraq-US military pact
(AFP)
Pirate 'mother ship' left in flamesWoman gets new windpipe grown in labFifteen corpses found in Baghdad mass graveFirst part of Jonestown memorial unveiledTaliban reject Afghan peace overture
Political prisoner returns home to Chile6.2-quake strikes Panama, Costa RicaGaffe-prone president embarrasses PolesBoyfriend's trial opens in triple slayingCongo: Rebel leader orders troops out of town
Drew Peterson meets with divorce lawyerAccused killer, 8, calmly talks of finding bodiesTips heat up Natalee Holloway caseJury selection begins in MySpace hoax trial