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Obama lost faith in Afghanistan strategy. • • 5. FORMER MISS VENEZUELA A POWERFUL SYMBOL IN DEATH • "Monica and Thomas are the face of thousands of men and woman whose children have been left without parents because of the violence of Venezuela," a TV personality tweeted. • • 6. PLUGGING 'SCHOOL-TO-PRISON' PIPELINE • New recommendations aim to end apparent disparities in how students of different races are punished for violating school rules. • • 7. FALLUJAH THEN AND NOW • The Iraqi city's recent fall to al-Qaida-linked forces triggers deep emotions for U.S. forces who secured the city in 2004 in intense urban combat. • • 8. HONORING TUCSON MASS SHOOTING VICTIMS • Ceremonies and church events mark the third anniversary of the shootings that killed six and injured 12, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. • • 9. WHY MORSI'S TRIAL IS ADJOURNED UNTIL FEBRUARY • Bad weather prevents Egypt's former Islamist president, facing charges of inciting murder, from getting to court. • • 10. HOW BASEBALL HALL OF FAME VOTING IS SHAPING UP • Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas appear to be on track to gain election from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, and Craig Biggio could join them. •
AP News in Brief Polar air eases its grip on much of the US, giving way to warmer but still chilly weather
• ATLANTA (AP) -- An arctic blast eased its grip on much of the U.S. on Wednesday, with winds calming and the weather warming slightly a day after temperature records -- some more than a century-old -- shattered up and down the Eastern Seaboard.
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