| Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
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| NFL future: Spotlight off the field
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AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.
| AP - A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming.
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| Obama's health care summit: Just for show?
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| Kansas still No. 1; Mountain West has 3 in Top 25
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AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.
| AP - The Mountain West Conference is doing some serious climbing. |
| Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow
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| Nebraska moves up to No. 3 in women's Top 25 poll
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AP - Federal workers and school children got a day off Monday as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.
| AP - Nebraska keeps winning and climbing up the Top 25. |
| Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
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| Payton, Brees bask in glory of New Orleans' title
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AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
| AP - Clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium Monday morning, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand.
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| World's tallest tower closed a month after opening
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| Saints win 1st NFL title by beating Colts 31-17
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AP - The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
| AP - The New Orleans Saints turned the Super Bowl's postgame celebration into something out of the French Quarter.
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