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1. A Shiite militant group just released this 10-second video of a kidnapped Iraqi-American soldier. This is the first time the U.S. Army translator has been seen since he was abducted four months ago in central Baghdad. It's not immediately clear w
1. Illinois Senator Barack Obama is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, holding a town hall meeting just hours after officially announcing his candidacy for president. Obama made the announcement in Springfield, Illinois while there he talked about his life over
1. Anna Nicole Smith has died after collapsing at a Florida hotel. The former Playboy playmate grabbed recent headlines when her 20-year-old son died suddenly in the Bahamas. 2. The White House is defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. This's after R
1. Colorado officials say a massive avalanche buried several cars on US Highway 40 about 60 miles west of Denver. At least 7 people have been rescued. Crews are searching for more survivors. Snow fell on the area on Friday, the third snowstorm in th
1. Crews in Iowa have been ordered to abandon a half-mile-long wall of dirt and sandbags because they're worried it's about to break. The wall was built after the Des Moines River punched a 100-foot wide hole in a levee allowing water to pour into a
1. A levee near Gulfport, Illinois was not able to hold back the rising water of the Mississippi river. Officials are urging residents to evacuate from waterlogged areas near the state line. They say there have been more than a half dozen levee brea
1.With gasoline topping 4 dollars a gallon, President Bush is calling on lawmakers to lift the decades-old ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. But Democrats quickly rejected the idea. 2.The White House is also asking Congress for nearly two billion
1. Two former Bear Stearns managers were arrested this morning on securities fraud and other charges. It s in connection with the collapse of a hedge fund that heavily bet on subprime mortgages before the market collapsed. 2. Some flooded-out Midwes
1. A British Airways jet landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, forcing the evacuation of the 152 passengers and crew members. Three people were injured. The underbelly of the plane was seriously damaged in the emergency. 2. Fed ch
1. New England's first major winter storm of 2008 snarled the Monday morning commute with heavy snow and closed hundreds of schools. Many flights were cancelled at airports in Boston and Portland, Maine. 2. A Taliban spokesman claims responsibility
1. Myanmar's foreign minister says the death toll in his country could reach more than 10,000. That after a powerful cyclone hit early Saturday with winds up to 120 miles an hour leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. 2. Barack Obama and H
1. Senator Ted Kennedy is said to be resting comfortably at a Boston hospital after suffering some kind of seizure. The 76-year-old was at his home on Cape Cod at the time and was later airlifted to Boston. 2. President Bush is trying to make amends
1. The massive custody case involving hundreds of children taken from a West Texas ranch is underway. Four hundred and sixty-three children are in foster care following allegations that members of a polygamist sect forced underage girls into marriag
1. Hours after a former Illinois police sergeant suspected in his fourth wife's disappearance turned himself in, he was released. Police had issued a warrant for Drew Petersons arrest in an unrelated weapons charge. Authorities are also investigatin
1.Stocks soar as the government unveils plans to restore calm to the financial system. The Dow closes up more than 300 points, extending a two-day rally. Investors appear soothed by plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. 2.Unite
1. Wall Street took it on the chin again today. The Dow closed down more than 400 points. The drop comes on the heels of the AIG bailout and as investors express more concern about investment banks. 2. US officials say an assault on the American Emb
1. Russian forces are pulling back from a town near Georgia's capital. That action comes after Russia's president signed a ceasefire deal earlier today. However other Russian troops remain entrenched in Georgian territory. 2. Florida has declared an
1. Doctors say Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is making a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head. Giffords is now breathing on her own, and has been upgraded to serious condition. 2. President Barack Obama is asking Americans to follow hi
1. It is primary day around the nation, and it could end being a tough day for incumbents a year after switching parties. Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter is in a tough primary fight as a Senator Blanche Lincoln whose battle against Lieutenant Gove
1.Democrats in Congress are telling the Big Three automakers exactly what lawmakers are looking for before they'll consider giving them a 25-billion-dollar bailout package. But the White House is criticizing the lawmakers for letting the issue linge