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PEOPLE
Hillary Clinton Debuts at Madame Tussaud's
Joins wax Tony Blair in new exhibit, “Famous Defenders of Iraq War.”
 
ENTERTAINMENT
NBC's Winter Olympics Broadcasts
Draw Dismal Ratings

Finish behind “Celebrity Curling” (ABC), “Ski Jumping With the Stars ” (CBS) and “B-List Biathlon” (Fox).
 
MEDIA
Roundup of Top Stories on
Networks, News Channels

For week of Feb. 13-19:
 
ABC: White House scandal over Katrina response.
CBS: White House scandal over illegal wiretapping.
NBC: White House scandal over CIA leak.
MSNBC:  White House scandal over prescription drug plan.
CNN: White House scandal over lying about Iraq.
Fox: White woman still missing in Aruba.
 
BUSINESS
Control of Six Major U.S. Ports
Sold to United Arab Emirates
Company for $6.8 Billion

Cuts out the middleman in event of terrorist attack.
SCIENCE
Six Jars of White Wine Discovered
In Tutankhamen's Tomb

Scientists surprised by fruity finish, hint of playful impertinence.
Study: Altruism Makes Happier Marriages
Unless one of the two people in that happy marriage is so damn altruistic it makes you sick.
 
Pill Camera Can Be Swallowed, Transmit Pictures
Already, photos of Paris Hilton's digestive tract (right) making their way around Internet.
 
HEALTH / MEDICINE
Study: Teflon Causes Cancer
But saves time and elbow grease.
Dementia Linked to Educated People
Study based on interviews with thousands of absentminded professors.
 
LITERARY NOTES
 
Greenspan Writing Book About Years at Fed, Looking for Publisher
No takers yet for what he describes as “a measured, analytical assessment of a period in our economy characterized by the volatile relationship, mitigated by cyclical variations, between nascent market forces and an irrationally exuberant class of first-time investors.”

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