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\n \n Stock futures climb ahead of opening \n (AP)\n \n $\"FILE$ AP - Stock futures are pointing to a higher open Tuesday as hopes grow the European Union will provide Greece with some support for its mounting debt burden. \n \n	\n \n Nigerian senate votes to suspend ailing president \n (AFP)\n \n $\"Nigeria's$ AFP - Nigeria's parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua and hand power to his deputy until he is well enough to resume. \n \n	\n \n Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic \n (AP)\n \n $\"Kevin$ AP - A second major snow storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply. \n \n	\n \n Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program \n (AP)\n \n $\"FILE$ AP - Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons. \n \n
\n \n Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strand 1,500 \n (AP)\n \n AP - Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan's capital killing at least 28 people and stranding another 1,500 in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, officials said Tuesday. \n \n	\n \n Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun case \n (AP)\n \n $\"FILE$ AP - Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, \"Rebirth,\" was officially released Feb. 2. \n \n	\n \n Toyota adds new Prius to global recall list \n (Reuters)\n \n $\"Cars$ Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it would recall nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it battled criticism of its response to the spiraling safety crisis. \n \n	\n \n Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria \n (AP)\n \n $\"Louisiana$ AP - Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city. \n \n
\n \n Vote on NLRB nominee first test of GOP's new power \n (AP)\n \n AP - The Republicans' first test of their new Senate clout could come in a vote to block President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board. \n \n	\n \n Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally \n (AP)\n \n $\"In$ AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. \n \n	\n \n Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station \n (AP)\n \n $\"Space$ AP - Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station. \n \n	\n \n Weather closes government offices a second day \n (Reuters)\n \n $\"Cars$ Reuters - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow. \n \n
\n \n GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit \n (AP)\n \n $\"A$ AP - Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy. \n \n	\n \n NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down \n (Reuters)\n \n $\"An$ Reuters - Afghan villagers should stay inside and \"keep their heads down\" when thousands of U.S. Marines launch a massive assault on a densely-populated district in coming days, NATO's civilian representative to Afghanistan said Tuesday. \n \n	\n \n Toyota announces mass hybrid vehicle recall \n (AFP/File)\n \n $\"A$ AFP/File - Toyota said Tuesday it would recall more than 400,000 hybrid vehicles around the world, including its latest Prius model, plunging deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up. \n \n	\n \n Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source \n (Reuters)\n \n Reuters - Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday, dissolving what could be a new rift in tense Sino-U.S. ties. \n \n

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