Top News
Japanese whaler reported missing In distraction for Obama, chaos stalks new Senate (AFP) Baby P official in sacking appeal Obama plunges into pre-inaugural talks (AP) Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed without bail (AP)

US News
Fabulous fib is named Wis. club's top lie of 2008 (AP) Police search for boy missing 10 years Search starts for Kansas boy now missing 10 years (AP) FBI tapes might elude Illinois impeachment panel (AP) NM gov. backed down over pay-to-play probe (AP)

UK News
Economic worries still dominate Model Cars Worth A Small Fortune Cardiff kick for victory over Biarritz Wasps scrap out win over Edinburgh Two arrests over leaked BNP list

International
China faces wave of unrest in 2009 (Reuters) Marks & Spencer to shed 1,000 jobs: report (AFP) Hundreds in Afghanistan protest Gaza incursion Guatemalan mudslide kills 35, injures 15 (AP) Israeli military surrounds Gaza City, officials say

Politics
Burris: 'I am the legally-appointed senator' 11 notable presidential pardons Canvassing board certifies Franken Senate win Officials: Panetta to be tapped for CIA director Court denies Coleman's recount request

Entertainment
"Dark Knight" Gets Producers Guild Nod Buzz Briefs: Tom Cruise, "Bachelor" Parents share heartbreak over death of child Taylor Swift's "Saturday Night" Plans Travolta's son set for autopsy

Technology
Miranda Kerr Japan Vogue February 2009 Pictures Monsters Vs Aliens 3-d TV Spot Nano-powered 'FreeStyle' netbook Impressions Seagate ships two-platter 1TB Barracuda 7200.12 Guards In Court Over Iraq Deaths

Science
Cuba allows access to Hemingway papers Rare pink iguana evaded Darwin Newsweek: What would Apple be without Jobs? Feds start wait list for converter box coupons Human hair makes good fertilizer

Internet
MySpace to launch 'High School Musical' contest MySpace overtakes Yahoo in display ad views: report GeoEye signs deal to provide imagery to Google Malaysia ban on anti-government website draws outcry Comcast to limit customers' broadband usage

Sports
Harangody helps Irish upend No. 9 Hoyas Dodgers ready to part ways with Andruw Jones Yale makes Jags assistant Ivy's first black coach Florida's Harvin says ankle '90 percent' healed Cardinals may ask ace Carpenter to close

Health
Stress hormone 'a marker for ME' Study: 600,000 Women Get Unneeded Biopsies 3-D model sheds light on SARS-causing virus Gene that makes breast cancer spread is found Holes in health care means teens face future ills