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Colin Powell: Celebrate Michael Jackson's art (AP)

AP - Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated. (original story)

Colin Powell cautions Obama on big government (AP)

AP - Colin Powell worries that President Barack Obama is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offers this advice: take a hard look at costs and consider the additional red tape that will be created. (original story)

Palin resignation splits GOP (Politico)

Politico - Sarah Palin’s jaw-dropping announcement that she is quitting her job as Alaska governor before finishing even her first term has divided Republican ranks and the wider political community in a very familiar fashion. (original story)

McCain: Palin to play leadership role as ex-Governor (Reuters)

Reuters - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation. (original story)

Schwarzenegger signals key budget concession

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, optimistic California can finish its budget negotiations in a few days, is willing to reconsider his proposed cuts to education in hopes of averting a cash crisis, the San Francisco Chronicle said on Saturday. (original story)

Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis (AP)

AP - California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all. (original story)

Analysis: Palin's resignation hurts her future (AP)

AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. (original story)

Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial (Reuters)

Reuters - An editor seen as close to Iran's leadership said on Saturday that opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi should go on trial, and a lawyer said other reformists had already been accused of acting against national security. (original story)

Obama's trip: 3 more countries, 1 broad mission (AP)

AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace. (original story)

OAS eyes Honduras suspension, but beaten to punch (AP)

AP - The Organization of American States is meeting in Washington to consider suspending Honduras' membership because of the military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. (original story)



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