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In the Lewis Libby perjury trial, neither the defendant nor his former boss, Vice President Cheney, will take the witness stand, according to Libby's lawyer, who plans to rest his defense without testimony from either man.

In an announcement made on his Web site, Sen. Barack Obama says he will form a presidential exploratory committee. The first-term Democrat says he will go into greater detail about his White House plans on Feb. 10.

Barbaro, the horse scrutinized by many for the strength and speed required to win the Triple Crown, is now under the watchful eyes of doctors and his owners, Gretchen and Roy Jackson. The thoroughbred colt underwent emergency surgery after shattering parts of his right rear leg in Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

Singer James Brown dies at 73. He had been hospitalized in Atlanta for pneumonia. His string of hits began in 1956 with "Please Please Please" and continued with "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "Night Train," and "I Got You."

Firefighters in Los Angeles appear to have the upper hand on a wildfire that has consumed more than 800 acres in Griffith Park. The 4,000-acre park is a city landmark, home to its zoo and the famous Hollywood sign. Firefighters hope to have the blaze completely under control by nightfall Thursday.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met separately with Palestinian and Israel leaders Sunday as she presses for agreement to move toward the creation of a Palestinian state. Rice said she is taking time to find what is tolerable for each side.

French citizens go to the polls Sunday to elect their next president. The contrasting political platforms of the two candidates suggest a divided France. Socialist Segolene Royal and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy won last month's first round of voting.

Virginia Tech President Charles Steger and the university's police chief say that the first shooting on Monday was initially treated as an isolated incident — and that authorities suspected the gunman had left the campus. But a second, far more deadly shooting left more than two dozen people dead.

In the federal perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis Libby, his defense lawyers called some of the nation's best-known journalists to testify. Both Bob Woodward and Robert Novak said it was a State Department official — not Libby — who told them the identity of an undercover CIA operative.

A U.S. shuttle astronaut is under arrest in Orlando, Fla., accused of trying to kidnap a woman she considered a romantic rival. Police say Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, 43, drove 900 miles to confront the woman. She faces a court appearance Tuesday.