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Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid picked up a key endorsement Monday from Sen. Edward Kennedy — along with some other Kennedys. Sen. Kennedy, a major Democratic player for decades, had been courted by the Clintons, who requested that he remain neutral.

In his final State of the Union address, the president hailed the policy shift in Iraq which he said had brought success there, and he cautioned against a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops. He also urged Congress to extend his tax cuts.

The leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints won't name a new president and prophet of their Mormon faith until after the funeral of Gordon B. Hinckley, who died Sunday night. The likely successor, 80-year-old Thomas Monson, would inherit a church that is bigger and more scrutinized than ever.

A day after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate, world markets were calmer. A steep two-day slide was triggered by fears of a U.S. recession, but it's unclear that a nationwide downturn is a certainty.

When parents bring their children in for shots, one can often sense a touch of relief that, as adults, their time with the needle is over. Wrong. Immunizing adults is the most natural, cost-effective way of preventing illness.

The Commerce Department says the U.S. gross domestic product grew at just 0.6 percent in the final quarter of 2007. That is the weakest growth rate in five years for the GDP.

As the Federal Reserve wraps up a two-day meeting Wednesday, expectations are high that a fresh rate cut is coming. But analysts are divided over how dramatic a reduction is on the way in the wake of last week's big move.

A close listen by NPR reporters yields observations about how closely President Bush's rhetoric in the State of the Union address matched the facts.

Former Indonesian dictator Suharto was buried Monday at a state funeral with full military honors. The former army general presided over a brutal regime. As many as 1 million political opponents died in purges.

Iowans absorb a final rush of presidential campaign stump speeches by Democratic contenders just hours ahead of making their decisions in the 2008 presidential race. The races in both parties could not be closer. And many Iowans, even in these final hours, are still weighing their options.