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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer arrives with his wife at his New York City apartment Monday. Spitzer, who built his career on rooting out corruption, apologized after he was accused of involvement in a prostitution ring. Louis Lanzano, The Associated Press

[Photo] Gov. Spitzer linked to call girl

By The Associated Press • Mar 11, 2008
Darius Rucker, lead singer of the group Hootie and the Blowfish, performs in Orlando, Fla., in this March 15, 2003, file photo. The group will play at a fundraiser in Columbia, S.C., in March to benefit the Animal Mission, and when the bandmates get toget Doug Murray, The Associated Press

[Photo] Three members of Hootie and the Blowfish prep solo releases

By The Associated Press • Mar 11, 2008
Film director Francis Ford Coppola poses for a photo during an interview in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday. Decades after his 1972 hit "The Godfather," Coppola is getting set to shoot "Tetro," a film about a different but equally dysfunctional Italian Natacha Pisarenko, The Associated Press

[Photo] Coppola relishes new start in Italian-infused Argentina

By The Associated Press • Mar 11, 2008
Pop star Madonna performs during the opening of The Virgin Tour in Seattle, in this April 10, 1985, file photo. The ever-evolving Madonna will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with John Mellencamp, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen and The Barry Sweet, The Associated Press

[Photo] Madonna, Mellencamp heading into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

By David Bauder • Mar 10, 2008
Carson The Associated Press

[Photo] UNC shaken by student body president’s death

By Staff Reports • Mar 7, 2008
An "Act Now" button (purchased for $1) identifies Courtney Conk as an "improvisational actress," allowing her to light up a cigarette at the Rock Nightclub on "theater night" in Maplewood, Minn., on Wednesday. Janet Hostetter, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bars encourage smokers to take up acting, avoid ban

By Gregg Aamot • Mar 7, 2008
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre gets choked up as he talks about his retirement Thursday March 6, 2008 during a news conference at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis Mike Roemer

[Photo] Favre rules out return to playing football

By Chris Jenkins • Mar 6, 2008
President Bush and Republican nominee-in-waiting, Sen. John McCain, walk together to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington as Bush endorsed McCain for president, Wednesday. LM Otero, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bush endorses McCain, praises his ‘character’

By The Associated Press • Mar 6, 2008
Actor Patrick Swayze poses for the photographers, prior to the premiere of his new film "Keeping Mum" at a Leicester Square cinema in central London, in this Nov. 28, 2005, file photo. A representative for Patrick Swayze says he is being treated for pancr Lefteris Pitarakis, The Associated Press

[Photo] Whoopi Goldberg says friend Patrick Swayze is the reason why she won an Oscar for ‘Ghost’

By The Associated Press • Mar 6, 2008
Robert Downey Jr. poses during a photo call for the film "A Scanner Darkly," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, in this May 25, 2006, file photo. In "Tropic Thunder," one of three summer films featuring Robert Downey Jr., the actor Kirsty Wigglesworth, The Associated Press

[Photo] Robert Downey Jr. pretends to be black in Ben Stiller film ‘Tropic Thunder’

By The Associated Press • Mar 6, 2008
Kate Voegele poses outside her dormitory on the campus of Miami (Ohio) University, in this, April 3, 2007,file photo in Oxford, Ohio. Voegele appears for six episodes as Mia, the backup singer in a band fronted by a character played by Kevin Federline. Sh David Kohl, The Associated Press

[Photo] Acting on ‘One Tree Hill’ enhances singing career of artist Kate Voegele

By The Associated Press • Mar 6, 2008
Relatives of a Venezuelan soldier embrace as buses with troops depart to the border with Colombia from Fort Paramacay, in Valencia, Venezuela, Tuesday. Juan Carlos Hernandez, The Associated Press

[Photo] Tensions rise as Venezuela moves troops near Columbia

By ToMuse • Mar 5, 2008
Water flows from the number one and two jet tubes at the Glen Canyon Dam Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in Page, Ariz. The Department of Interior is experimenting with high flows of water from the dam to help, in part, to rebuild beaches along the Colorado Rive Matt York, The Associated Press

[Photo] Manmade flood unleashed in Grand Canyon; meant to boost ecosystem by redistributing sediment

Mar 5, 2008
In this photo released by ABC shows Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet who receives an unwelcome visit from someone from her past and is given orders to track down Charlotte and Faraday in order to stop them from completing their mission on "Lost". Stuart Lieberman

[Photo] Elizabeth Mitchell is a winner on ‘Lost’ as the mysterious Juliet (but fears sudden ‘death’)

By Fraizer Moore • Mar 5, 2008
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre reacts to a fourth quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in Green Bay, Wis., on Nov. 23, 1997. Morry Gash, The Associated Press

[Photo] Favre retires after 17 seasons of play

By The Associated Press • Mar 5, 2008
Country Music Artist Brad Paisley talks to reporters following a news conference where he and fellow entertainer Carrie Underwood announced the nominations for the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall Bill Waugh, The Associated Press

[Photo] Kenny Chesney leads Academy of Country Music Awards nominees with 11

By John Gerome • Mar 5, 2008
Nigerian Minister of State for Energy Henry Odein Ajumogobia talks to journalists when arriving at his hotel in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, for the upcoming OPEC conference scheduled for Wednesday. OPEC has virtually ruled out pumping more Ronald Zak, The Associated Press

[Photo] OPEC not expected to raise production despite record-high oil prices

By William J. Kole • Mar 4, 2008
Truck driver Mike Monnin fills his tank with fuel at a cost of $3.959 per gallon at a truck stop in Pembroke, N.Y. David Duprey, The Associated Press

[Photo] Oil prices soar, economy borders on recession

By Jeannine Aversa • Mar 4, 2008
Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a fundraiser and political confidant for Gov. Rod Blagojevich, leaves the federal building in Chicago on Oct. 19, 2006. Nam Y. Huh, The Associated Press

[Photo] Rezko’s corruption trial moves forward

By Mike Robinson – The Associated Press • Mar 4, 2008
Brett Favre laughs after rushing for a first down against the Cleveland Browns in Green Bay, Wis., in this Sept. 19, 2005 file photo. Brett Favre has decided to retire from the NFL after 17 seasons. FOX Sports first reported Tuesday March 4, 2008 that the Mike Roemer

[Photo] Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre retires after 17 seasons

By Chris Jenkins • Mar 4, 2008
Models wear creations by Israeli designer Alber Elbaz as part of his collection for Lanvin presented in Paris, Sunday. Thibault Camus, The Associated Press

[Photo] Parisian fashion restrains luxury

By Joelle Diderich • Mar 4, 2008
Ronnie Buchanan, left, owner of Bryan Buchanan Auto Auction, flags a bidder during a auction of repossessed cars at an auction in Montvale, Va., on Feb. 21. The auction runs through about 100 car title loan repossessions each month. The Associated Press

[Photo] States cracking down on title lenders

By Dena Potter • Mar 3, 2008
Twin actresses Mary-Kate, left, and Ashley Olsen pose for the press prior to the presentation of the Spring-Summer 2007 ready to wear collection by British designer John Galliano for French fashion house Dior in Paris, in this Oct. 3, 2006 file photo. The Remy de la Mauviniere, The Associated Press

[Photo] Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen working on ‘Influence’ fashion book featuring artists and designers

By The Associated Press • Feb 29, 2008
Jazz musician Kenny G poses for a portrait at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. Jim Cooper, The Associated Press

[Photo] Kenny G rejects the standards path to return to making original music on new Latin-themed CD

By Charles J. Gans • Feb 29, 2008
Area firefighters and paramedics including Waukegan Fire Chief Patrick Gallagher, right, take away an injured woman from the scene of an apparent gas explosion at a hair salon in Waukegan, Ill., just after noon Thursday. Laura Weisman, The Associated Press

[Photo] Waukegan explosion injures 8

By DAVE CARPENTER – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • Feb 29, 2008
Northern Illinois president John G. Peters is joined by Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, and other officials as they announce plans to replace Cole Hall with a new classroom building to be named Memorial Hall during a news conference in DeKalb, Ill., on W Brian Kersey, The Associated Press

[Photo] NIU will demolish, replace Cole Hall

By The Associated Press • Feb 28, 2008
This undated photo released by New Line Cinema shows Will Ferrell, right, portraying Jackie Moon and Andrew Daly portraying Dick Pepperfield in the movie "Semi-Pro." Frank Masi, The Associated Press

[Photo] What Is Hip: Comedians plumb ’70s as decade of choice for period comedy

By The Associated Press • Feb 28, 2008
resident Bush speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. Ron Edmonds

[Photo] Bush says country not headed into a recession

By Terence Hunt. The Associated Press • Feb 28, 2008
Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes performs in this April 22, 2005, file photo on the opening day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival in New Orleans. Burt Steel, The Associated Press

[Photo] The Black Crowes want Maxim to say sorry

By The Associated Press • Feb 27, 2008
Oscar producer Gil Cates, left, is seen with host Jon Stewart at the conclusion of the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008. Chris Carlson, The Associated Press

[Photo] Whoopi Goldberg accepts apology for Oscar snub

By The Associated Press • Feb 27, 2008
A Shiite pilgrim takes part in a procession for Arbaeen in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday. Shiites from all over Iraq have walked to Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, for Arbaeen. The commemoration marks the end of the mourning Ahmed Alhussainey, The Associated Press

[Photo] Violence shakes al-Qaida in Iraq’s ‘last urban stronghold’

By John Affleck • Feb 27, 2008
 

[Photo] Anderson fighting for center field job

By The Associated Press • Feb 27, 2008
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, right, accompanied by Army Secretary Preston Green, gestures during an appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. Dennis Cook, The Associated Press

[Photo] Army says force out of balance, must reduce soldiers’ time in combat

Feb 26, 2008
Two popular Electronic Arts games are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. in this Oct. 15, 2007 file photo. Electronic Arts Inc. on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 said it was pushing ahead with a bid to take over upstart gaming rival Take-Two Inte Paul Sakuma, The Associated Press

[Photo] Electronic Arts pursues $2 billion buyout offer for rival, but Take-Two rejects bid

Feb 26, 2008
North Korean dancers perform at the Mansudae Art Theater in Pyongyang to entertain the visiting New York Philharmonic orchestra which is beginning a two day visit to North Korea on Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. David Guttenfelder, The Associated Press

[Photo] North Korean, New York Philharmonic exchange musical diplomacy in capital

By Burt Herman • Feb 26, 2008
Elephants at a watering hole in Tembe Elephant Park in the Northern KwaZulu Natal province in Jan 2007. South Africa will allow the culling of elephants for the first time since 1994, said a government notice Monday, Feb, 25, 2008. Denis Farrell, The Associated Press

[Photo] South Africa to allow killing of elephants for first time since 1994 to control population

By The Associated Press • Feb 26, 2008
Jon Stewart, host of the 80th Academy Awards, poses for a photo at the Kodak Theater in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. Chris Carlson, The Associated Press

[Photo] Jon Stewart flexes his funny bone fast as host of the Academy Awards

By Sandy Cohen • Feb 22, 2008
n this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Mao Mi, a red panda that has just arrived at the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, N.Y., from his former home at the Binder Park Zoo in Michigan, gets familiar with his new environment, Wednesday, F The Associated Press

[Photo] Black, white, red all over: Newspaper? No, Mao Mi, new panda at New York City zoo

By The Associated Press • Feb 22, 2008
Turkish army tanks return their bases near the Turkish-Iraqi border town of Silopi in the Sirnak province, southeastern Turkey, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. Turkish troops launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish The Associated Press

[Photo] Turkey launches ground incursion into Iraq, escalating conflict with Kurd rebels

By Christopher Torchia • Feb 22, 2008
The U.S. embassy in Belgrade burns after masked attackers broke into the building and set an office on fire at the end of a massive protest against Western-backed Kosovo independence, in the Serbian capital, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. More than 150,000 Serb The Associated Press

[Photo] Serb protesters break into U.S. Embassy in Belgrade

By Slobodan Lekic • Feb 22, 2008
Music group Linkin Park performs at the Apple Store in the SOHO neighborhood of New York, Feb. 20, 2008, during a surprise performance. Jim Cooper, The Associated Press

[Photo] Former federal lab worker sentenced to prison for stalking Linkin Park singer

By The Associated Press • Feb 22, 2008
Marc Anthony and his wife Jennifer Lopez pose together at "Movies Rock: A Celebration of Music in Film," in Los Angeles, in this Dec. 2, 2007, file photo. Advertising Age reported Monday on its Web site that Lopez and Anthony were in negotiations to sell Chris Pizzello, The Associated Press

[Photo] Jennifer Lopez gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, on New York’s Long Island

By The Associated Press • Feb 22, 2008
Duke University junior Josh Sommer, 20, prepares to dislodge cells while conducting chordoma research at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Durham, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 14. Sommer was diagnosed in January 2006 with chordoma, a rare bone cancer which ha Sara D. Davis, The Associated Press

[Photo] Duke student fighting for his life in lab

By The Associated Press • Feb 21, 2008
With his arm in a sling because of his slipping on the ice last week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, receives a Lei from Admiral Timothy J. Keating and his wife Wanda Lee Keating, right, at Hickam Air Force Base, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2008 in Honol Mark Wilson, Pool

[Photo] Pentagon says debris from destroyed satellite unlikely to cause harm on Earth

By Robert Burns – The Associated Press • Feb 21, 2008
The front page of the Thursday Feb. 21, 2008, edition of the New York Times featuring a story about presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, is shown in this photo in New York, Thursday Feb. 21, 2008. McCain denied a romantic relationship with a femal Richard Drew

[Photo] McCain says report suggesting inappropriate relationship “not true”

By LibQuaid • Feb 21, 2008
Iraqi policeman stands by a road side bomb crater that struck a British patrol on Wednesday night in Basra, Iraq, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. There were no reports on possible casualties. Nabil al-Jurani, The Associated Press

[Photo] Iraqi lawmaker says al-Sadr statement on cease-fire to be read in mosques on Friday

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra • Feb 21, 2008
This undated photo originally provided by Focus Features shows Keira Knightley, left, and James McAvoy during a scene from "Atonement." Alex Bailey, The Associated Press

[Photo] Some Oscar suspense remains despite ‘No Country,’ Day-Lewis’ and ‘Blood’ momentum

By The Associated Press • Feb 21, 2008
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to supporters after delivering his State of the State Address to a joint session of the General Assembly in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday. Seth Perlman, The Associated Press

[Photo] Lawmakers find flaws in governor’s spending plan

By The Associated Press • Feb 21, 2008
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets supporters during a rally at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Tuesday in San Antonio, Texas. Rick Bowmer, The Associated Press

[Photo] Obama, Clinton square off in Wisconsin, Hawaii; Democrats face negative results

By David Espo • Feb 20, 2008
North Carolina coach Roy Williams directs his team during the second half of a college basketball game against Clemson in Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 10. North Carolina won, 103-93, in double overtime. Gerry Broome, The Associated Press

[Photo] N.C., Duke coaches have clashing opinions on reporting team injuries

By Stuart Lieberman • Feb 20, 2008
In this photo provided by "The Martha Stewart Show," Martha Stewart and celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse work in the kitchen for a full hour to prepare a New Orleans-style Thanksgiving dinner featuring seafood gumbo, roasted turkey breast and oyster dressing Anders Krusberg, The Associated Press

[Photo] Martha Stewart to pay $50 million for Emeril Lagasse franchise of cookbooks, shows

By The Associated Press • Feb 20, 2008
President Bush and wife Laura Bush meet with student members of the "Anti-AIDS Club" at the Lycee De Kigali, in Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday, which provides AIDS awareness education programs. Charles Dharapak, The Associated Press

[Photo] At site of genocide, Bush pushes U.N. to stop African violence

By Jennifer Loven • Feb 20, 2008
A customer enters the El Cheapo liquor store in Marfa, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. The stark landscape outside Marfa shows up in the movies "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood," which each have eight Academy Award nominations. In six cat Eric Gay, The Associated Press

[Photo] Texas town’s landscape, ‘desolation’ make it popular location for movie sets

By Michael Graczyk • Feb 19, 2008
Former President George H.W. Bush, left, speaks in Houston, Monday, where he endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain. Pat Sullivan, The Associated Press

[Photo] Sen. McCain receives Bush endorsement

By Liz Sidoti • Feb 19, 2008
Chicago White Sox third baseman Josh Fields practices in the field after showing up early for spring training in Tucson, Ariz., on Sunday. The Associated Press

[Photo] Fields will compete with Crede for starting role at third

By Rick Gano – The Associated Press • Feb 19, 2008
A Maryland State Police helicopter takes off from the scene of a car crash on Indian Head Highway on Saturday in Accokeek, Md. Haraz N. Ghanbari, The Associated Press

[Photo] Illegal drag race kills 8 in roadside accident Saturday

By Stephen Manning • Feb 18, 2008
Demonstrators hold a banner reading, "My grandfather was also in Dachau", during a protest outside the venue where Johan Heesters, a singer who once performed for Adolf Hitler, is to take the stage, at De Flint theater, in Amersfoort, Netherlands, Saturda Cris Toala Olivares, The Associated Press

[Photo] Singer, 104, who performed for Hitler takes Dutch stage, drawing protesters

By ToSterling • Feb 18, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews sports an NIU decal on his helmet against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday in Chicago. Jerry Lai

[Photo] Blackhawks, Sox honor lives lost during Northern Illinois shooting

By The Associated Press • Feb 18, 2008
Rennie Sawade takes the bus home from his job as a programmer in downtown Seattle, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. Sawade, who lives in Woodinville, Wash., recently started taking the bus home to save money. Stephen Brashear, The Associated Press

[Photo] Volatile economy concerns Americans

Feb 18, 2008
In this image provided by NASA, American astronaut Rex Walheim works on the international Space Station, Wednesday. The Associated Press

[Photo] Astronauts have one last walk

By Marcia Dunn • Feb 15, 2008
In this photo released Feb. 15, 2008, by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is Steven Kazmierczak who was identified by Florida authorities and a university official familiar with the investigation as the gunman who killed six people at Northe The Associated Press

[Photo] NIU gunman studied, lived in Champaign

By Sky Opila and Karis Morrall • Feb 15, 2008
In this photo provided by the student-run Northern Star newspaper, rescue workers carry an unidentified victim from the scene of a shooting at a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. on Thursday. A man dressed in black opened fire Jim Killam, The Associated Press

[Photo] Coroner confirms five killed in addition to shooter

By The Associated Press • Feb 15, 2008
This combination of five photographs shows the victims of the Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Top row, from left: Catalina Garcia and Gayle Dubowski. Bottom row, from left: Ryanne Mace, Julianna Gehant and Daniel Parmente The Associated Press

[Photo] A look at those who died in shooting at Northern Illinois University

By Carla K. Johnson and Lindsey Tanner • Feb 15, 2008
Former Canton police officer Bobby Cutts Jr. is lead into the Stark County Common Pleas courtroom of judge Charles E. Brown Jr. for a pretrial hearing at the Stark County Safety Center Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in Canton, Ohio. Cutts has pleaded not guilty t Scott Heckel, The Associated Press

[Photo] Former Ohio police officer convicted of killing pregnant girlfriend, unborn child

By Thomas J. Sheeran • Feb 15, 2008
This undated photo released by Warner Bros. shows, from left, actors Johnny Lee Miller, Ewan McGregor, Kevin McKidd and Ewen Bremmer in a scene from the film "Trainspotting." Drugs and pop culture have had a long and healthy relationship. But despite bein Daniel Liam, The Associated Press

[Photo] Meth, long the scourge of rural America, finally seeps into pop culture

By Jake Coyle • Feb 15, 2008
This undated photo released by the Walker Arts Center shows the photograph "Untitled from the series Dream House, 2002," by Gregory Crewdson. The photograph is part of the exhibition "Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes," which opens at the Walker Art Ce The Associated Press

[Photo] Last arts frontier: Walker exhibit explores, explodes suburbia myths

By Giovanna Dell’orto • Feb 15, 2008
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, smiles as former rival Mitt Romney endorses McCain during a news conference in Boston, Thursday. Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press

[Photo] Former rival Romney endorses McCain

By Liz Sidoti • Feb 15, 2008
Utah paleontologist Terry Gates holds the bill on a skull replica of a new species of duck-billed dinosaur during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Douglas C. Pizac, The Associated Press

[Photo] Massive meat-eating dinosaur bones found

By The Associated Press • Feb 15, 2008
Cuban flamenco dancers perform during the debut of "Vida" or "Life," at the Mella theater in Havana, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. "Vida" mixes flamenco and African-influenced styles that reflect the multicultural roots of the island. Dado Galdieri, The Associated Press

[Photo] Dance company offers refined Spanish flamenco with Cuban rhythm, flavor

By The Associated Press • Feb 14, 2008
Chinua Achebe, Nigerian-born novelist and poet poses at his home on the campus of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York where he is a professor Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Craig Ruttle, The Associated Press

[Photo] 50 years later, ‘Things Fall Apart’ is still required reading

By Hillel Italie • Feb 14, 2008
President Bush gestures as he speaks at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 in Washington. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bush pledges long-term U.S. commitment toward Africa, sending Rice to bolster peace in Kenya

By Ben Feller • Feb 14, 2008
U.N. Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes, left, listens to a Kenyan Red Cross team leader while visiting the grounds of a police station in Tigoni, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. The police station Walter Astrada, The Associated Press

[Photo] U.N. report reveals child soldiers situation remains problematic

By The Associated Press • Feb 14, 2008
Colombian singer Shakira plays guitar at her rural estate, known as "La Colorada," in Maldonado, Uruguay, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. Ricardo Figueredo, The Associated Press

[Photo] Internet auction of Shakira’s tour wardrobe raises $76,000 for poor Colombian children

By The Associated Press • Feb 13, 2008
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, signs a autograph for a Aboriginal woman after delivering a speech where he apologized to its indigenous people for past treatment that "inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss," in a historic parliamentary Mark Baker, The Associated Press

[Photo] Australian Parliament provides apology to indigenous people

By Rohan Sullivan • Feb 13, 2008
Morry Gash, The Associated Press

[Photo] Cowboy Junkies rerecord album for new generation

By Scott Bauer • Feb 13, 2008
A man is transported by firefighters as other firefighters use the jaws of life after a fog-related wreck on Highway 99 early Tuesday south of Fresno, Calif. Tomas Ovalle, The Associated Press

[Photo] Eighteen cars damaged, 10 people hurt in pile-up on California highway

By Garance Burke • Feb 13, 2008
Emmylou Harris performs during a concert at Radio City Music Hall, in this June 22, 2006, file photo in New York. The newest members of the Country Hall of Fame are Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, the Statler Brothers and the late Ernest "Pop" Stoneman. Thei Stephen Chernin, The Associated Press

[Photo] Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, Statler Bros. among newest Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

By John Gerome • Feb 13, 2008
Florida Panthers right winger Richard Zednik is helped off the ice by a trainer and teammate Jassen Cullimore during the third period of a game against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y. on Sunday. Buffalo won 5-3. Don Heupel, The Associated Press

[Photo] Zednik hopes for playoff return as condition improves

By Tim Reynolds • Feb 13, 2008
This undated photo released Monday by the Swiss Police shows the room at the private museum E.G. Buehrle Collection in Zurich, Switzerland, from where gunmen stole four paintings by major artists Sunday. Mike Brown, The Associated Press

[Photo] Three gunmen steal paintings from museum in Switzerland

By Ernst E. Abegg • Feb 12, 2008
Uno, a 15-inch beagle, licks his lips during the hound group competition at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Uno won the Best in Group. Seth Wenig

[Photo] Baying and barking, Uno the beagle takes first winning steps at Westminster

By The Associated Press • Feb 12, 2008
This photo released by BBC Worldwide shows a soccer stunt pitting a Toyota Aygo team against a Volkswagen Fox team during a taping of "Top Gear." Charlie Gray, The Asociated Press

[Photo] U.S. networks look to British TV

By Bridget Byrne • Feb 12, 2008
Florida Panther Richard Zednik is assisted by teammate Jassen Cullimore and a trainer after he was hurt Sunday. John Hickey, The Associated Press

[Photo] Inadvertent skate slices hockey player’s carotid artery

By Beth Gilomen • Feb 12, 2008
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., followed by Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty, right, and others, offers coffee to his volunteers who have come out to get out the vote, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Washington. Rick Bowmer, The Associated Press

[Photo] Obama hopes for another primary sweep, McCain seeks a little more distance

Feb 12, 2008
Illusionists Roy Horn, left, and Siegfried Fischbacher pose in this recent promotional photo taken in Las Vegas. Siegfried and Roy plan to make a one-night-only comeback next February, performing their signature show at a fundraiser more than five years a Wayne Seale, The Associated Press

[Photo] Siegfried & Roy plan to make one-night-only comeback next February for fundraiser

By The Associated Press • Feb 12, 2008
Homeowners along Route 24 watch as flood waters rise in Watseka, Ill., Thursday. Nicholas Holstein, The Associated Press

[Photo] Federal assistance request rejected

By Melissa Silverberg • Feb 12, 2008
Jeff Cavalcante removes snow and ice from his car in the Hikes Point area of Louisville, KY., Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal

[Photo] Snow and ice blankets Ohio Valley

By Will Graves • Feb 12, 2008
Iraqi policemen stand guard in front of the Sultan Palace Hotel in central Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. The U.S. television network CBS reported Monday that two of its journalists had gone missing in the predominantly Shiite southern city of Basra Nabil al-Jurani, The Associated Press

[Photo] Muqtada al-Sadr’s office condemns journalists’ kidnapping in Iraq

By Kim Gamel • Feb 12, 2008
Traffic backs up on Mitchell Road outside of Mitchell High School on Monday in Memphis, Tenn. An argument that began off campus ended in a gym class Monday when a teenager walked up to another student and shot him twice. The Associated Press

[Photo] Tennessee teen faces charges in school shooting

By Woody Baird • Feb 12, 2008
Amy Winehouse is seen via satellite from London hugging her mother Janis as she wins record of the year at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. Kevork Djansezian, The Associated Press

[Photo] Amy Winehouse grabs 5 Grammys, but loses album of the year to Herbie Hancock in a shocker

By Ryan Pearson • Feb 11, 2008
Church member Bobby Sircy is distorted by heat vapors as he carries a shovel of debris past a burn pile at the destroyed Antioch Missionary Baptist Church near Layfayette, Tenn. on Friday. The 120-year-old building was destroyed when a series of tornadoes Charlie Riedel, The Associated Press

[Photo] Neighbors mourn lives lost as recovery process begins

By Jon Gambrell • Feb 11, 2008
Jim Zorn, new head coach of the Washington Redskins, speaks during a news conference at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., on Sunday. Jose Luis Magana, The Associated Press

[Photo] Former quarterback Zorn to helm Redskins

By Joseph White • Feb 11, 2008
Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts as she meets supporters Sunday in Manassas, Va. Donnie Biggs, The Associated Press

[Photo] Superdelegates fuel Clinton’s narrow lead

By Stephen Ohlemacher • Feb 11, 2008
Tom Schuler, head of Internet sales for Giants Seeds in Wahpeton, N.D,, uses a laptop and personal computer Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 to handle orders for a protest by fans of the recently canceled USA Network show "The 4400." The North Dakota sunflower se Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press

[Photo] Fans of ‘The 4400’ send USA Network sunflower seeds to protest sci-fi show’s cancellation

By Dave Kolpack • Feb 11, 2008
Billy Perry uses the Nintendo Wii Sports Boxing game for treatment following a stroke at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 21. Jonathan Fredin, The Associated Press

[Photo] Southern Illinois rehab center uses Wii to aid with recoveries

By Lindsey Tanner • Feb 8, 2008
Project Runway judges, from left, Nina Garcia and Michael Kors, Victoria Beckham and Heidi Klum attend Bravo Networks "Project Runway" final runway show during Fashion Week, Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in New York. Peter Kramer, The Associated Press

[Photo] ‘Project Runway’ contestants bring feathers, ruffles, emotion to the real runway

By Lisa Tolin • Feb 8, 2008
Firefighters continue to fight a fire Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, at the Imperial Sugar Company after an explosion Thursday night ripped apart the plant on the Savannah River in Port Wentworth, Ga. Six people were missing, and more than 50 people where taken to Stephen Morton, The Associated Press

[Photo] Crews find 6 bodies in Georgia sugar refinery decimated by explosion; dozens treated for burns

By Russ Bynum • Feb 8, 2008
In this photo released by Fox shows a scene from "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles". Lena Headey, as Sarah,right, begins to investigate Brendan Hines character Andy Goode. Pamela Nisivaco

[Photo] Lena Headey: two-fisted, tender-hearted in the title role of Fox’s ‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’

By Frazier Moore • Feb 8, 2008
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