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    Four Presidents Expected at King Funeral (AP)

AP - Shivering in near-freezing temperatures, hundreds of people waited
 hours in line Tuesday for one last chance to say goodbye to Coretta
 Scott King before her funeral.

    NATO Troops Fire on Afghan Attackers (AP)

AP - NATO peacekeepers exchanged fire with protesters who attacked their
 base Tuesday in the second straight day of violent demonstrations in
 Afghanistan over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet
 Muhammad, Afghan officials said. One demonstrator was killed and dozens
 wounded.

    Bush Spending Plan Sparks Protest (AP)

AP - President Bush, constrained by wars, hurricanes and exploding
 budget deficits, has sent Congress a 2007 spending plan that is
 garnering howls of pain from farmers, teachers, doctors and a wide
 array of other groups with special interests.

    Two Blasts in Central Baghdad Kill Seven (AP)

AP - Two bombs exploded minutes apart Tuesday near a central Baghdad
 square, killing at least seven people and wounding 20 as violence
 increased ahead of a major Shiite holy day later this week.

    Olympics Prove Herculean Tech Feat (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Managing high-tech systems for the Winter
 Olympics in Turin, Italy, is much like soaring off a massive ski ramp.
 It's a graceful feat fraught with serious risks.

    Coca-Cola Co. Reports Drop in 4Q Profit (AP)

AP - The Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage maker, reported
 Tuesday a 28 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit, but beat Wall
 Street expectations when certain one-time items are excluded.

    Google to Unveil New Chat Feature (AP)

AP - Online search engine leader Google Inc. is wedding its instant
 messaging and e-mail services in the same Web browser, hoping the
 convenience will lure users from the larger communications networks
 operated by its chief rivals.

    Springsteen, Sting Honor James Taylor (AP)

AP - From Bruce Springsteen's mournful harmonica on "Millworker" to
 Sting's acoustic guitar on "Close Your Eyes," a generation of
 singer-songwriters influenced by James Taylor paid tribute to him with
 their versions of his hits.

    Robbers on School Worksheet Draw Criticism (AP)

AP - An elementary school worksheet that tells the story of four people
 who get away with robbing a house and describes how to do a card trick
 has drawn criticism from a Baltimore mother who sees it as promoting
 criminal activity.

    Pittsburgh Plans Parade to Honor Steelers (AP)

AP - The Steelers will celebrate their Super Bowl victory with a parade
 through downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

    Cartoon crisis deepens as Muslim fury spreads (Reuters)

Reuters - A wave of Muslim fury spread across the Middle East and Asia
 over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Tuesday as leaders struggled
 to contain a deepening diplomatic crisis between Europe and the Muslim
 world.

    British Muslim cleric guilty of inciting murder (Reuters)

Reuters - British-based Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, accused by
 U.S. authorities of terrorism offences, was found guilty by a London
 court on Tuesday of inciting murder.

    Suicide bomber kills 13 in attack on Afghan police (Reuters)

Reuters - A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded 13 on Tuesday
 when he set off explosives outside the police headquarters in the
 southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a government spokesman said.

    Roadside bombs kill four marines in Iraq (Reuters)

Reuters - Roadside bombs have killed four U.S. marines in Iraq in the
 past two days, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

    Haiti election off to stumbling start (Reuters)

Reuters - Haiti's presidential election got off to a rocky start on
 Tuesday after repeated delays as thousands of people trekked to polling
 stations in the capital only to find them still closed.

    One dead in latest cartoon rage in Asia (AFP)

AFP - Muslim anger over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed boiled over
 again in Asia when a mob attacked the offices of Norway's NATO troops
 in Afghanistan, leaving one protester dead.

    Jihad leader killed as Israel keeps militants in crosshairs (AFP)

AFP - The leader of Islamic Jihad's armed wing in the West Bank has been
 shot dead by Israeli troops as the government vowed to continue its
 policy of targeting Palestinian militants.

    Haitians elect new president after years of turmoil (AFP)

AFP - Large crowds have formed outside voting centers as Haitians went
 to the polls in elections many hope will end the turmoil that has
 rocked the country since the last elected president fled in 2004.

    Thirteen killed by suicide blast in southern Afghanistan (AFP)

AFP - A suicide bomber has blown himself up at the police headquarters
 in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing 13 people, mostly
 police, and wounding 13 others, officials said.

    'Lost world' of untouched species found in New Guinea (AFP)

AFP - An international expedition to one of Asias most isolated jungles
 has discovered a virtual "lost world" of new species and giant flowers
 as well as rare mammals that were unafraid of humans, organizers said.

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