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Our early headlines:

-- Pete Seeger Dies; Folk Music Icon And Activist Was 94

-- Obama To Raise Minimum Wage For Federal Contracts

-- Inspector General: Literacy Training Of Afghan Forces Has Limited Success

-- Book News: Mexican Poet Jose Emilio Pacheco Dies At 74

Other news making headlines:

-- "Tuesday's Forecast: Rare Winter Storm Roars Into Deep South." ( USA Today )

-- "Backing Among Republicans For Legal Status For Immigrants." ( The New York Times )

-- "Central Banks Boost Emerging Markets." ( The Financial Times )

-- "Gunmen Kill Egyptian General, Ousted President Defiant At Trial." ( Reuters )

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