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    Steelers Win Fifth Super Bowl Title (AP)

AP - Nearly all the Pittsburgh Steelers split the driving on this super
 Bus ride. From Willie Parker's record-setting run to the Antwaan Randle
 El-to-Hines Ward trickery, from coach Bill Cowher's validation to Ike
 Taylor's key interception, everyone contributed. His teammates did so
 well in Sunday's 21-10 Super Bowl victory over the Seattle Seahawks
 that Jerome Bettis barely was needed during his homecoming and
 farewell.

    Bush to Send Congress $2.7 Trillion Budget (AP)

AP - President Bush is sending Congress a $2.7 trillion spending plan
 that provides big increases for the military and homeland security but
 squeezes many other government programs in an effort to get soaring
 deficits under control.

    Muslim Demonstrations Spread Worldwide (AP)

AP - Lebanon apologized Monday to Denmark after thousands of rampaging
 Muslim demonstrators set fire to the building housing the Danish
 mission in Beirut -- the most violent in a growing string of worldwide
 protests over caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. In Afghanistan
 hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police and soldiers, leaving one
 dead and four injured.

    Gonzales to Answer Eavesdropping Questions (AP)

AP - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says the Bush administration's
 electronic eavesdropping program "may make the difference between
 success and failure" in stopping the next terrorist attack. But even
 before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Monday, Democrats accused
 the administration of depriving Congress of information about the
 program.

    Telecoms let NSA spy on calls (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - The National Security Agency has secured the cooperation
 of large telecommunications companies, including AT&T, MCI and Sprint,
 in its efforts to eavesdrop without warrants on international calls by
 suspected terrorists, according to seven telecommunications executives.

    Ferry Passenger Families Lash Out in Egypt (AP)

AP - Relatives of passengers on a ferry that sank in the Red Sea
 attacked the offices of the ship's owners Monday, throwing furniture
 into the street and burning the company's sign. Riot police fired tear
 gas to restore order.

    Cole Mastermind Escapes From Yemen Prison (AP)

AP - An al-Qaida operative sentenced to death for plotting the USS Cole
 bombing that killed 17 sailors in 2000 was among a group of convicts
 who escaped from a Yemen prison last week, Interpol said Sunday in
 issuing a global security alert.

    Yahoo, AOL to Charge Some E-Mail Senders (AP)

AP - Two of the world's biggest e-mail account providers, Yahoo Inc. and
 America Online, plan to introduce a service that would charge senders a
 fee to route their e-mail directly to a user's mailbox without first
 passing through junk mail filters, representatives of both companies
 said Sunday.

    Humor, Violence Rule Super Bowl Ads (AP)

AP - Cartoonish violence ruled the day at the annual knockdown
 competition among advertisers Sunday, as Bud Light, Diet Pepsi,
 Michelob and Sprint all used physical gags to hawk their wares at the
 Super Bowl, the most-watched television broadcast of the year.

    Rhymes' Bodyguard Dies Outside Video Shoot (AP)

AP - A star-studded music video shoot was interrupted by gunfire that
 killed a bodyguard for rapper Busta Rhymes, police said.

    New protests erupt in cartoon row (Reuters)

Reuters - Fresh protests erupted across Asia and the Middle East over
 cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Monday, despite calls by world
 leaders for calm after Danish diplomatic missions were set ablaze in
 Lebanon and Syria.

    Iran sanctions outside UN would be legitimate: US (Reuters)

Reuters - Applying economic sanctions on Iran without U.N. backing would
 be legitimate if other efforts failed to convince Tehran to halt
 uranium enrichment, a senior U.S. State Department official said on
 Monday.

    Bush seeks domestic-spending cuts in 2007 budget (Reuters)

Reuters - President George W. Bush will propose shrinking an array of
 domestic programs and cut billions from the Medicare health program
 when he sends Congress a $2.7 trillion budget on Monday.

    French face transplant woman grateful for new life (Reuters)

Reuters - A Frenchwoman who underwent the world's first partial face
 transplant spoke to reporters on Monday for the first time since her
 operation, saying she was grateful for a new start in life.

    Palestinians to ask for $300 mln in emergency aid (Reuters)

Reuters - The Palestinian Authority will ask international envoy James
 Wolfensohn to quickly release $300 million in aid to pay salaries and
 keep government ministries running, a senior official said on Monday.

    Protesters killed as global furore over cartoons escalates (AFP)

AFP - Global protests over cartoons of the Islamic prophet Mohammed have
 escalated, with two demonstrators killed in Afghanistan and Lebanon and
 warning shots fired outside a US consulate in Indonesia.

    World's first face-transplant patient appears before the media (AFP)

AFP - The first person to receive a face transplant appeared before the
 media, declaring that she was poised to live a normal life after the
 historic operation nine weeks earlier.

    Iran informs IAEA of resumption of sensitive nuclear work (AFP)

AFP - The International Atomic Energy Agency has been formally notified
 of Iran's decision to resume full-scale uranium enrichment work, the
 country's top national security official was quoted as saying.

    Anger boils over Egypt ferry tragedy (AFP)

AFP - A mob of Egyptians have ransacked the offices of the owners of a
 ferry that sank in the Red Sea as anger over the fate of relatives
 missing after one of the worst maritime disasters in living memory
 boiled over into violence.

    Pakistan quake victims wait for an uncertain spring (AFP)

AFP - Spring is around the corner for millions of Pakistanis left
 homeless by last year's giant earthquake, even if it doesn't feel like
 it as Hafez Gullamullah tramps through knee-deep snow.

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