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"Intentional" explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman (Reuters)
Reuters - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.
Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriage (Reuters)
Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of Wall Street's most powerful figures, has become the first major business leader to join a national media campaign in support of same-sex marriage.
Police clear DC Occupy site, protesters look to a new day (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. police officers cleared tents from an "Occupy" protest site in downtown Washington on Sunday, but demonstrators said even without the camp they would continue to fight for economic equality and other issues.
Slab City: Living Off the Grid in California's Badlands (Time.com)
Time.com - Deep in the badlands of California is a squatters' camp that many are increasingly calling home -- and a paradise of sorts
Class War 2012: Why Both Parties Are Flying the Anti-Wall Street Banner (Time.com)
Time.com - Gingrich ended his campaign against Romney in Florida with the same message strategy that Romney's senior advisers had used in another Republican primary two years earlier: Attack Goldman Sachs. There was a good reason
Man pardoned by Barbour charged with DUI weeks before (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour was not aware that a man who received a pardon in January had been charged with driving while intoxicated for a fourth time just weeks before Barbour granted the pardon, his spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Blood, saliva and DNA are keys to murder case (AP)

AP - A trial opening this week has the dramatic elements of a TV crime show — a bloody murder scene, two pretty women and a love triangle that could have precipitated the killing.

Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats? (AP)

AP - A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.

Ca. school closing for 2 days over teacher arrests (AP)
AP - The superintendent of schools is meeting with worried parents and classes are canceled for two days at a Southern California elementary school where two teachers are suspected of lewd acts with young students, officials said.
Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC (AP)
AP - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
Giants top Pats for 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years (AP)

AP - Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish.

NBC broadcasts Super Bowl with pomp and promotion (AP)

AP - Clint Eastwood's patriotic pep talk about "halftime in America" might just as well have applied to NBC.

Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys (AP)

AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.

Mushroom pickers lost hope, considered eating dog (AP)

AP - Dan Conne says he and his wife and son thought they were going to die after getting lost while picking mushrooms and spending nearly a week in the rugged forest of southwest Oregon.

Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits (AP)
AP - Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them.
Despite ceremony, NY fort's skeletons not buried (AP)

AP - For decades, tourists visiting this popular Adirondack village could gape at the skeletons of soldiers from nearby French and Indian War sites. Then in 1993, a somber reburial ceremony was held to finally put the remains to rest.

Marine sergeant accused of hazing goes to trial (AP)

AP - A second Marine is going to trial for allegedly hazing a fellow Marine who later fatally shot himself in Afghanistan.

NYC fans cheer, dance as Giants defeat Patriots (AP)

AP - The repeat performance was just as good as the first for New York Giants fans as they watched their team again beat the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday in the Super Bowl.

Patriots' loss is Super disappointment for fans (AP)

AP - Hundreds of officers who lined the streets of Boston had little to do as fans quietly mourned their team's Super Bowl loss Sunday night, but 14 people were arrested across the state at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst when police in riot gear dispersed a rambunctious crowd.

Obama: US in 'lockstep' with Israel on Iran nukes (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama says the United States is working in "lockstep" with Israel to solve the brewing crisis over Iran's disputed nuclear program.