Deadliest blast kills 135 in Iraq

A suicide bomber killed 135 persons yesterday in the deadliest single explosion in Iraq since the 2003 war began, driving a truck laden with a ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.

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The Super Bowl starts its fifth decade tonight with Peyton, Prince and plenty of pizzazz when the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears meet at Dolphin Stadium.

Bush builds bonds with House Democrats at retreat

President Bush and House Democrats got off to a good start in finding common ground yesterday at the Democrats' annual retreat -- with Mr. Bush saying they even share a bond in having been shot in the back by Republicans on immigration.

Cell-phone taxes subsidize land lines, enrich telecoms

Cellular subscribers are paying hundreds of millions of dollars each year to subsidize land-line telephone service, enriching big telecommunications companies while providing little or no benefit to cell-phone users.