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STABBING SPREE
NEW YORK â€" A man accused of going on a 28-hour stabbing rampage through the city shouts that he was the victim of a "setup" while being led from a police station. Maksim Gelman is arraigned on charges he hacked three people to death, then stalked New York City for more than a day, attacking innocent strangers, hijacking vehicles and killing a pedestrian with a car. By Colleen Long.
AP Photos, video.
OBAMA-BUDGET
WASHINGTON â€" The ideological battle over how the government spends American taxpayer money comes into even sharper focus Monday with the release of President Obama's budget plan for the next fiscal year, an outline for taxing and spending that Republicans say does far too little to reduce the nation's spiraling debt. By Steven R. Hurst.
GRAMMYS
LOS ANGELES â€" Arcade Fire captures the album of the year award at the Grammys for "The Suburbs," a surprise win that left Eminem shut out in all the top categories. It was the rockers' only win on the night; they had been nominated for two other awards. By Nekesa Mumbi Moody.
AP Photos, video.
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GRAMMYS-LIST, GRAMMYS-ARETHA FRANKLIN TRIBUTE, GRAMMYS-GRUPO FANTASMA
PEOPLE-BUJU BANTON
MIAMI â€" Grammy-winning singer Buju Banton checkes out some cocaine, put some on his finger and tasted it â€" all of it caught on law enforcement video inside a Florida warehouse. Now he has another chance to explain why. His second trial is scheduled to begin Monday, just a day after his 2010 album "Before the Dawn" won the Grammy award for best reggae album. By Jennifer Kay.
AP Photo.
COLOMBIA-FARC
BOGOTA, Colombia â€" Colombian rebels release a fourth captive but a planned handover of two others did not occur. The government says the men were not at the location designated for the helicopter retrieval by the International Red Cross. By Vivian Sequera.
US-EGYPT
WASHINGTON â€" House Speaker John Boehner questions why assessments by U.S. intelligence did not appear to be ahead of the upheaval in Egypt, although he says the Obama administration responded appropriately to the crisis.
AP Photos, video.
VENEZUELA-CHAVEZ
CARACAS, Venezuela â€" President Hugo Chavez says he has no intention of ceasing his efforts to make Venezuela a socialist country, and he expresses confidence that his allies would take the reins of his "Bolivarian Revolution" if he died or decided to step down. By Christopher Toothaker.
DRUG WAR-MEXICO
TOLUCA, Mexico â€" A state security official says a street shootout possibly between local drug gangs has killed seven people and injured one in suburban Mexico City.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
NEW YORK â€" From its defiant origins in 1916, Planned Parenthood has not shied away from controversy â€" fighting to legalize birth control, offering candid sex education to adolescents, evolving into America's largest provider of abortions. And its foes have been relentless. By David Crary.
AP Photos.
PEOPLE-ELIZABETH TAYLOR
LOS ANGELES â€" Elizabeth Taylor is likely to spend another few days in a Los Angeles hospital while being treated for congestive heart failure, a spokeswoman for the Oscar-winning actress says. By Christopher Weber.
AP Photo.
PHILADELPHIA-LOVE TRAIN
PHILADELPHIA â€" When people ask Krisy Plourde and Tom Golden where they got married, their answer will be a rough estimate: somewhere around 46th Street in Philadelphia. Plourde and Golden said their vows aboard an elevated train, just ahead of Valentine's Day. By Kathy Matheson.
AP Photos.
BUSINESS:
INTERNET FLOWER REFUNDS
The online coupon site Groupon.com and flower company FTD Group Inc. are offering refunds after getting complaints that a Valentine's Day flower deal wasn't so sweet. By Tom Krisher.
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DOUGLASS-PLANTATION
BALTIMORE â€" The greenhouse on the Maryland plantation where famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass spent part of his childhood was not as uniquely European as once thought: Its furnace was built by slaves, who hid distinctly African touches within it to ward off bad spirits, researchers said. By Alex Dominguez.
AP Photos.
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