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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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