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• Paul Harvey dead at 90

• Indonesian tiger trappers rushing to rescue

• Obama administration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, aim to keep U.S. aid money from reaching Hamas

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National news

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• Downturn, laws keep endowments off-limits

• Despite President Barack Obama's campaign pledge, Washington culture of lobbyists and earmarks remains

• Called back to duty, Mom takes kids with her to Army post

• LA County tries for cuss-free week

• Some nonprofits can't touch their money

• March in like lion with snowstorm for Alabama

• 2 girls killed when car flips into Florida canal

• Alaska mother implicated in infant's disappearance

• Obama taps Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for HHS secretary

• Texas wildfire destroys 25 homes, 3 businesses

World news

• China says food safety situation still grim

• Australian rescuers try to save 54 beached whales

• Desperate Italian businesses turning to mob for cash flow

• U.S. Defense officials consider Iran's nuclear status

• U.S. missiles suspected in deadly Pakistan strike

• EU officials: Eastern Europe doesn't want special bailout

• Shiites protest election results in Iraq

• Voters go to polls in Spain's Basque region

• Bangladesh charges 1,000 border guards in mutiny massacre

• Flights resuming on Amsterdam runway