USA today, Editoweb, 8 jan 2008

Winter tornadoes hit nation's midsection
A possible tornado damaged homes in central Arkansas on Tuesday, a day after a freak cluster of January twisters struck the unseasonably warm Midwest and demolished houses, knocked a railroad locomotive off its tracks and briefly shuttered a courthouse.

Sentencing begins for Padilla, 2 others
A sentencing hearing for convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla and two other men began Tuesday with defense lawyers raising more than 90 objections to a report that could determine whether their clients spend the rest of their lives in prison.

2 missing snowboarders rescued in NM
A couple who spent three frigid nights lost near a Santa Fe ski area was rescued Tuesday by helicopter after they stomped SOS in the snow.

Katrina general retiring from the Army
The gruff, cigar-chomping general who led federal troops into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina is convinced America hasn't learned its lesson from the storm.

Autopsy performed on Ga. hiker's body
An autopsy was performed Tuesday on the body of a hiker who was found after a drifter accused of kidnapping her told authorities where to look, officials said.

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