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Local News

• Prayer flags will fly in the Lehigh Valley in time for the inauguration

• Events planned to mark Martin Luther King Day

• Lehigh Valley bars brace for big football Sunday

• Pilot hailed as hero in Hudson River plane crash

• B-b-b-b-aby it's cold outside

Sports

• Perseverance pays off for Eagles' Buckhalter

• Friday's Local Scoreboard

• Phillies, Dobbs avoid arbitration

• Fans can buy, sell Super Bowl tickets online

• Pocono ski resorts offer kids a mountain of fun

Election 2008

• Obama's donors still in a giving mood

• Where's money going? Obama seeks more openness, oversight in financial bailout payments

• Blagojevich former chief of staff Harris may cooperate with prosecutors

• NYC museum explores FDR's first 100 days in exhibition that avoids glib comparisons to Obama

• Obama Transition Office To Release Internal Review Of Contacts With Blagojevich Staff

Entertainment

• Throw a party with a theme

• Sue Kittek: Yellow leaves on lemon tree means watering problem

• Innovative deal for 'Friday Night Lights' gives acclaimed, low-rated shows hope for survival

• Singer Boy George sentenced to 15 months in jail for false imprisonment of male escort

• Anne Hathaway gets starstruck over 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel

Lifestyle

• No winter doldrums in Philadelphia theater

• Lady luck could bring early Sands Casino opening for Bethlehem

• Make your own hummus with the help of a St. George's festival cook

• Spreading the hummus

• Try finger-licking chicken stew

Business

• Bank of America to get more federal aid

• Valley is launchingpad of job Web site

• Stocks end erratic session up as Bank of America receives govt support, Citi splits operations

• Global beer industry ailing in recession

• Jobless claims climb higher

Opinion

• New old idea will help to protect groundwater in Lehigh County

• iThink: Young people need a better economy, too

• Too easy to choose taxes over cuts

• U.S. must 'regain competitive edge'

• Many are helping to combat hunger

State News

• Rendell defends hiring ex-legislator

• Pa. budget deficit could be as high as $1.9 billion

• Philly mayor says budget requires 'drastic choices'

• Supreme Court won't hear Berg's appeal

• State's 2% biodiesel law to take effect

Nation/World News

• Mexico says suspected drug gang hit men adopt uniforms with modified 'Jackass' logo

• Cuba defends human rights record in report for UN; activists unconvinced

• Brazil's Silva expects Obama will talk to leaders of Venezuela, Bolivia

• Barack Obama: The new face of White House is hottest mask for Brazil's Carnival

• Food aid reaches needy Gazans without delays despite Israeli attack on UN warehouse