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Round 2: Snow slams Mid-Atlantic, points north (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Plows that have been rolling around the clock for days in the nation\'s capital, Philadelphia and Baltimore won\'t be heading for the garage any time soon as a second major storm in a week moved into the snowbound region Wednesday.'); document.write('
Obama, Palin trade telling jibes over crib sheets (AP)
'); document.write('AP - The jokes about Barack Obama\'s close relationship with his teleprompter have been constant since he became president.'); document.write('
Doctor says vendor may have been in rubble 27 days (AP)
'); document.write('AP - The tale seems dubious: that a rice vendor survived 27 days trapped under the rubble of a flea market following Haiti\'s devastating earthquake.'); document.write('
Honda adds 437,000 cars to global air bag recall (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Honda Motor Co. is adding 437,000 vehicles to its 15-month-old global recall for faulty air bags in the latest quality problem to hit a Japanese automaker.'); document.write('
New report: Consumers spent modestly in January (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Americans backed off from holiday spending in January, but retail sales rose for a third month in a row compared with a year earlier, largely because of gas price hikes, according to figures released Wednesday by a key data service.'); document.write('
Iran rewards Basij militia with political clout (AP)
'); document.write('AP - During an Iranian government meeting late last month, a top adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brought a proposal to expand the political voice of a group more known for its street muscle: the civilian militia corps called the Basij.'); document.write('
Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Shuttle Endeavour arrived to a warm welcome at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth.'); document.write('
AP sources: FAA eyes hefty fines for American (AP)
'); document.write('AP - The Federal Aviation Administration is close to wrapping up a two-year investigation of safety violations at American Airlines that could result in one of the largest fines in the agency\'s history, according to government and industry officials familiar with the investigation.'); document.write('
Fans delighted by DeGeneres\' \'Idol\' debut (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Ellen DeGeneres hit the right notes with \"American Idol\" viewers.'); document.write('
Carmelo returns to help Nuggets beat Mavs, 127-91 (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points in his return from an ankle injury and the Denver Nuggets had their biggest win of the season, routing the Dallas Mavericks 127-91 on Tuesday night.'); document.write('
Honda expands airbag recall as more Toyotas probed (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Honda Motor Co said it would recall another 440,000 cars around the world for faulty airbags as rival Toyota Motor Corp faced further probes over its largest-ever safety crisis.'); document.write('
Second big snowstorm slams East Coast (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the East Coast from Washington to New York on Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close and Congress to curtail legislative action.'); document.write('
Iran says nuclear fuel deal \"still on the table\" (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Iran believes a nuclear fuel exchange with the West is still possible, state television said on Wednesday, a day after the Islamic Republic\'s expansion of uranium enrichment drew a U.S. warning of more sanctions soon.'); document.write('
Inside Toyota\'s epic breakdown (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp, the world\'s most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on taxpayer-funded life support.'); document.write('
Google Gmail tweak challenges Facebook, Twitter (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Google Inc is tapping its huge network of Gmail users and Web surfers to create a Buzz that it hopes will help it catch up with online social networking leaders Facebook and Twitter.'); document.write('
U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.'); document.write('
Obama\'s healthcare summit sets stage for end-game (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - President Barack Obama\'s call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.'); document.write('
Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday, dissolving what could be a new rift in tense Sino-U.S. ties.'); document.write('
Afghan avalanche toll hits 160: official (AFP)
'); document.write('AFP - A total of 160 bodies have been recovered from an area hit by avalanches in a treacherous mountain pass in northern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Wednesday.'); document.write('
Greek workers strike over austerity drive (AFP)
'); document.write('AFP - Thousands of Greek civil servants went on strike Wednesday against wage cuts, paralyzing flights and disrupting rail traffic as Athens grappled to fight a debt crisis that has shaken Europe.'); document.write('