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ATF: Accelerant poured around Palin's church (AP)
AP - An accelerant was poured around the exterior of Gov. Sarah Palin's church before fire heavily damaged the building, federal investigators said Monday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the accelerant was poured at several locations around the church, including entrances.
Calif. storm collapses school roof, snarls travel (AP)
AP - California took a pounding Monday from a powerful storm that collapsed the roof of a trade school, made roads treacherous and forced residents from homes out of fear of mudslides from fire-stripped hillsides.
Wis. lawmaker arrest on alcohol, marijuana charges (AP) AP - A Wisconsin lawmaker has been arrested on charges of drunken driving and possession of marijuana.
Much of the nation shivers under bitter cold snap (AP)
AP - Temperatures crashed to record lows well below zero Monday as a huge mass of arctic air blustered southward across the Midwest and West, keeping people indoors and leading some cities to open shelters.
NY governor: Caroline Kennedy wants Senate seat (AP)
AP - Caroline Kennedy told New York's governor on Monday that she's interested in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, making her the highest-profile candidate to express a desire for the job. Democratic Gov. David Paterson will choose the replacement. "She told me she was interested in the position," Paterson said. "It's not a campaign. She'd like at some point to sit down."