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Gas prices dip below $2 a gallon - Only four months after peaking at an unheard of $4.11 a gallon, the national average price for gasoline tumbled below $2 Friday, its lowest point in more than three years.

Obama makes key Cabinet picks - Several key appointments, including State and Treasury Department secretaries appear to be nearly-done deals, with Democratic officials confirming President-elect Barack Obama's intended nominees.

Stocks leap on treasury speculation
Inaugural crowd to face scrutiny
Heisman, BCS on line in Tech vs. OU
GM, Chrysler make cuts to hold on for loans
NYT: Obama tilts to center, inviting a clash of ideas
Meteor lights up skies over Canada
Teen commits suicide as webcam users watch
N.Y. elementary school renamed for Obama
Utah studio wants pole dancing in Olympics
Court records detail Vick s lavish spending
Bob Jones University apologizes for racist policies
Sorenstam's LPGA career ends with missed cut
U.S. hopes to develop bug-sized flying spies
Germany drops attempt to ban Scientology
Nebraska tightens 'safe haven' age limit
Date-rape doctor they could not convict
Citigroup s options dwindle; shares plunge
Child deaths test faith-healing exemptions
Pentagon bans computer flash drives
Disputed Senate ballots hold key to Minn. win
Islamists: We'll fight Somali pirates

US NEWS

Nebraska tightens 'safe haven' age limit
Obama makes key Cabinet picks
N.Y. school renamed for Obama
Stevens trial witness says he hid truth
Jury hears testimony in Internet suicide case
Americans giving despite economic crisis
Man charged in Hawaii dam deaths
Report predicts U.S. decline, Russia rise
Cheeky! 'Butt bandit' suspect nabbed
Will mad cow prevention mean pollution?
Cheney prosecutor yells at judge
Bob Jones Univ. apologizes for racist policies
Yosemite rockfalls force camp closures
Man arrested in Ohio stadium bomb threat
Teen charged with immigrant's murder
Date-rape doctor they could not convict
Turkeys killed as Palin addresses media
Stepdad denies hitting girl in brain injury case
Student shot at Georgia university
Bush signs bill providing extra jobless benefits
Autumn babies face greater risk of asthma
Obama team springs leaks
Mukasey feeling better, checks out of hospital
Sorry, but I have to rob you
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WORLD NEWS

Bush effigy burned at Iraq protest
World mulls response to pirates
Gates: More forces for Afghan election
Gadhafi's son: Libya wants to invest in U.S.
Islamists: We'll fight Somali pirates
Bush pushes economy, N. Korea progress
Report predicts U.S. decline, Russia rise
China IDs 19,000 of quake dead
Chinese still buying cars - fuel efficient ones
Russia tries to flex naval might
Germany drops attempt to ban Scientology
Mexico: Ex-drug czar took cartel money
Sexism award goes to 'ugly ducklings' mayor
Russia OKs longer presidential terms
Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Ex-child soldiers launch aid group
Myanmar sends comedian, monk to prison
Tibetan exiles debate movement's future
Leftist Sandinistas win Nicaragua vote
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BUSINESS

Gas prices dip below $2 as oil prices waver
Stocks jump on Geithner speculation
Newsweek: Why Geithner boosted the market
GM, Chrysler make cuts to hold on for loans
'Card check' best hope for auto workers union?
GM to return two leased jets amid criticism
FDIC to guarantee $1.4 trillion in bank debt
Chinese still buying cars - fuel efficient ones
Deflation poses new economic threat
Citigroup s options dwindle; shares plunge
Bush signs bill providing extra jobless benefits
Wal-Mart picks Mike Duke as new CEO
Gifting necessities seen as big holiday hit
WaMu, BNY Mellon latest banks to shed jobs
Longevity risk : When retirees outlive savings

ENTERTAINMENT

Review: Twilight in the eye of the beholder
Travis Barker sues owners over plane crash
A beginner s guide to Twilight
Beyonce, Aguilera, West to play AMAs
Bolt tells a familiar hero s tale
Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
FCC appeals Jackson case to Supreme Court
Newsweek: Michelle Williams tries to move on
Newman s will gives assets to Woodward
Madonna, Ritchie granted divorce
Parole board KO s Lohan s boxing match
Scoop: Madonna's speedy divorce no surprise
It's a boy for Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz
Survivor gets personal as season nears end
Immunity idol? That's no immunity idol!
Grey s interns get off easy after a close call
The miniature killer returns on CSI
Sienna Miller wins damages from paparazzi
Sheik gave Jackson gifts, assistant testifies
'Wheel' and 'Jeopardy!' are bigger than TV
Rosie O Donnell laughs off Walters comments
Julianne Hough won t return to Dancing
Bauer power: 24 movie freshens show
Quiz: Who blindsided Charlie on 'Survivor'?
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings
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SPORTS

Cap cutting: Knicks trade Crawford, Randolph
Tar Heels' Hansbrough makes season debut
Celtics roll in Garnett's return to Minnesota
Brand rallies 76ers past Clippers
No. 10 Duke coasts to 2K Classic title
Jets rookie QB Ainge suspended for steroids
Sorenstam's LPGA career ends with missed cut
Utah studio wants pole dancing in Olympics
Defense will tell the tale in Norman
Video: Drive to the BCS: Texas Tech will win at OU
Video: Mad Dog Minute: Oklahoma will win shootout
Predictions 101: Oklahoma will be smiling
Ocho Cinco returns after being sent home
Curran: Atlanta fans getting over Vick's departure
Court records detail Vick s lavish spending
Goodell says economic bite may hit NFL in '09
Knicks' day of dealing paves way for LeBron
Video: Curran's predictions: Favre won't end Titans' run
Novacek's picks: Cardinals will stun 9-1 Giants
Video: The Matty Blake Show: This pilgrim is hot?
Video: MMA Fight Weekly: The rise of Brock Lesnar
Rumors: Why is T.O. sporting an Eagles shirt?
Heisman Hopefuls: Crunch time for Harrell, Bradford
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HEALTH

Autumn babies face greater risk of asthma
Child deaths test faith-healing exemptions
Date-rape doctor they could not convict
Study ties saturated fat to small intestine cancer
AIDS official blasts Russia as infections rise
Kids of centenarians live longer, healthier lives
Lawsuit claims teen with HIV was bullied
WHO: 294 cholera deaths in Zimbabwe
EpiPens emerge as life-saving kid accessory
Organ policy leaves some with subpar livers
Pet store chain linked to puppy mills
Retirement dreams give way to despair, anger
Pill as good as chemo against lung cancer
Vegas doctor convicted of using Botox knockoff
Docs on alert during meningitis shot shortage
Opinion: Cancer's not the only smoking risk
Graffiti triggers crime, littering, study shows
HIV tests not as routine as government wants
Unable to recognize voices, except Sean Connery's

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cosmic Log: The wired White House
Puppy Cam wranglers: 'No, you can't have one'
US hopes to develop bug-sized, flying spies
Report: Teen commits suicide online
Meteor lights up skies over Canada
Top 5 best sleeper games of 2008
Mini nuclear reactors to power remote areas
Second Life bank crash foretold financial crisis
Pentagon bans computer flash drives
Would-be Japanese space tourist wants $21M back
Google's virtual world to die next month
Watch Jupiter and Venus hook up
1,800-year-old bronze chariot unearthed
Urban growers go high-tech to feed city diners
Space station s urine recycler has hiccups
Cosmic Log: A galaxy far, farther away

TRAVEL

Talking turkey, coast to coast
The Terminal 2 ? Japanese man makes airport home
It's a Snap! The latest collection of readers' photos
Minneapolis lures Southwest with data, walleye
American history museum back in business
Woman hits jackpot in first trip to Las Vegas
World's largest cruise liner launched in Finland
Get an early jump on ski season
The best and worst airlines of 2008
Head to a 'one-third club' country and save
Jet off to Bermuda with JetBlue, from $365
Get away with a hot deal to Iceland, from $699

WEATHER

Flooding, slides kill 9 in Venezuela
Rains trigger deadly mudslide in Philippines
Grass lawns shrink in Calif. drought
Winter forecast: Warm, wet in central U.S.
Storms flood, cut power in Australia