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• Aretha Franklin: Shocked by Houston's death

  Aretha Franklin believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer's death all the more shocking.

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  U.S. shuts embassy in Syria as Obama tells Assad to go

  An international standoff on Syria intensified Monday as the U.S. shuttered its embassy in Damascus and Britain recalled its ambassador amid an increase in violence that many now believe is headed for full-blown civil war.

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  Obama: U.S. has 'very good' intelligence on Iran

  President Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but he cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.

• Super Bowl ads that generate buzz after the game

  Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year.

• Author-commentator Charla Krupp dies in NYC at 58

  Charla Krupp, a popular author and commentator on fashion and beauty whose best-sellers included "How Not to Look Old" and "How to Never Look Fat Again," has died at age 58.

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  Gingrich downplays Santorum's taking lead in Iowa

  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday he's still the best conservative alternative to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination, brushing aside new Iowa vote results showing former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum ahead of Mr. Romney in the state's GOP caucuses.

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  Christie touts 10% tax cut far and wide

  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hit the road and the airwaves Wednesday to sell his proposed across-the-board 10 percent income-tax cut to the people, both at home and across the country, and perhaps position himself for a 2016 presidential bid.

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  Paula Deen deflects 'hypocrisy' charge

  Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, makes no apologies for waiting three years to disclose that she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheesecake and other high-calorie, high-fat recipes on TV.

• Tuning in to TV

  Celebrity chef and Food Network star Paula Deen is teaming with drug-maker Novo Nordisk to launch a program that aims to help people live with Type 2 diabetes and promote a Novo diabetes drug.

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  Paula Deen teams with Novo Nordisk on diabetes

  Celebrity chef and Food Network star Paula Deen is teaming with drug maker Novo Nordisk to launch a program that aims to help people live with Type 2 diabetes and promote a Novo diabetes drug.

• Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food

  Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, makes no apologies for waiting three years to disclose she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheesecake and other high-calorie, high-fat recipes on TV.

• Paula Deen teams with Novo Nordisk on diabetes

  Celebrity chef and Food Network star Paula Deen is teaming with drug maker Novo Nordisk to launch a program that aims to help people live with Type 2 diabetes and promote a Novo diabetes drug.

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  Tuning in to TV

  Both Fox and Ryan Seacrest say they want Mr. Seacrest to stay as host of "American Idol" after this year.

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  Romney weakens in N.H. as foes slam jobs record

  As voters head to the polls at the New Hampshire presidential primary, Mitt Romney's rivals blasted his record as a venture capitalist while the Republican front-runner's support in polls eroded further.

• Imagine this: 'American Idol' without Seacrest?

  Both Fox and Ryan Seacrest say they want Seacrest to stay as host of "American Idol" after this year. Whether that will happen was unclear Sunday even as both sides promoted this month's launch of the 11th season of the country's most popular television show.

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