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National news

• Forget about how cold it is: Last year was 8th-hottest on record

• Kellogg pulls crackers over salmonella fears

• Senate Republicans block bill to postpone next month's analog TV shutoff

• Report: Over 8 in 10 corporations have tax havens

• Indiana teacher fired for placing duct tape over student's mouth

• U.S. warns of Teflon chemical in water

• Supreme Court will review school strip search for drugs

• House unveils $825 billion stimulus; GOP lawmakers not excited

World news

• Cholera kills 2,225 in Zimbabwe, infects 42,600

• Protesters clash with police in Lithuania; several hurt

• Putin accuses EU of supporting Ukraine in gas dispute

• Iraqi political candidate assassinated

• Obama's half-brother gives charity concert in China

• Power knocked out to 100,000 in Toronto amid bitter cold

• Vatican says Jewish prayer complaints excessive

• Turkish PM: Israel should be barred from UN

• U.S. businessman jailed for stealing pages from rare books

• Obama is face of Brazil's Carnival

• Israeli peace groups in bind amid support for Gaza offensive

• Last Ethiopian troops leave Somalia's capital and Islamist forces move in

• Pakistan says it has detained scores in swoop on Mumbai suspects

• Report: Kim Jong Il names youngest son as successor