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AP - If, indeed, this was his last game, Brett Favre went out in style. The rocket-like passes that defined his career were on full display, zooming between helpless defenders and into receivers’ hands. And when it was over, his voice cracked. Tears flowed.

AP - More than 1 million revelers in Times Square greeted 2007 with cheers, kisses and a whopping 3.5 tons of confetti at the city’s massive New Year’s Eve party.

AP - Hundreds of Iraqis flocked to the village where Saddam Hussein was born on Sunday to see the deposed leader buried in a religious compound 24 hours after his execution.

AP - The U.S. military announced Sunday the deaths of two soldiers, raising the number of Americans who have died in the Iraq war to at least 3,000, a somber milestone in the 46-month-old conflict.

AP - Nine bombs exploded across Bangkok as the Thai capital celebrated the New Year, killing three people and driving thousands of revelers home after the city was forced to cancel festivities.

AP - If the media’s habit of combining celebrity names didn’t cause word watchers enough heartburn in 2006, the past year had plenty of other words and phrases that language purists wish had “gone missing.”

AP - Ordinary Americans paid their respects to Gerald R. Ford on Sunday, walking slowly by his flag-covered casket in the Capitol and remembering how the 38th president likely sacrificed his career by granting the pardon he thought right for the nation.

AP - A fleet of small planes canvassed snow-covered roads in Colorado on Sunday, searching for stranded travelers after a powerful winter storm piled drifts up to 10 feet high across much of the Plains.

AP - A man celebrating the birth of his son was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting after showing off pictures of the newborn at a friend’s house.

Reuters - A major California prison riot
involving 800 inmates started when a black and a Hispanic
prisoner began fighting, prompting other prisoners to join
divided along racial lines, an official said on Sunday.

AP - Fred Jamison still thrashes in his sleep. Then, in the mornings, when he inspects the Sago Mine alone to make sure it’s safe for the day’s incoming crew, he passes the spot that haunts his dreams — the roped-off underground shrine with dried flowers, a silent and now-sacred space where no footprints disturb the dust.

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was released from a hospital Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to repair a broken leg suffered while skiing.