Obama announces resignation of chief of staff (AP)
AP – In an abrupt jolt to the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home to Chicago, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day in November. Obama budget chief Jack Lew will take over the job.

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Texans win first playoff game, 31-10 over Bengals (AP)
AP – Andre Johnson hugged his coach at the end of Houston’s first playoff victory — a moment a decade in the making.

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Hawaii hit by number of endangered seal killings (AP)
AP – Two Hawaiian monk seals were found bludgeoned to death on a remote coast of Molokai — one was killed in mid-November and the other shortly before Christmas. Earlier this month, a dead seal showed up on Kauai. A fourth possible killing on Molokai is also under investigation.

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Giffords will soon face decision about future (AP)
AP – The signals are strong. One year after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is on a mission to return to the job she so clearly loved.

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The ‘CES curse?’ Gadget show has poor record (AP)
AP – The largest trade show in the Americas must be a great place to show off new products, right? Wrong. The International Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming a launch pad for products that fall flat.

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Pope names 22 new cardinals, including 2 Americans (AP)
AP – Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals Friday, including prelates in such key posts as New York and Hong Kong and a large number of Italians holding major Vatican positions.

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Romney raps Obama in SC; GOP rivals pile on in NH (AP)
AP – Looking beyond an expected win in New Hampshire, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney reached out to South Carolina voters Friday with a two-track argument that President Barack Obama has mishandled the economy and devised an “inexcusable, unthinkable” plan to shrink the U.S. military. His GOP rivals kept up an anti-Romney drumbeat in New Hampshire, hoping to chip away at his support and slow his momentum.

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AP source: Marlins acquire Zambrano from Cubs (AP)
AP – Carlos Zambrano will get a much-needed fresh start with the Miami Marlins.

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