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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 20, 2006

NEWS

Despite U.S. trend, Congress remains a smoke-filled room By FAYE FIORE AND NICK TIMIRAOS | FAYE FIORE AND NICK TIMIRAOS,LOS ANGELES TIMES

K-8 schools offer best path for young adolescents By MARIALE HARDIMAN

Two young friends, forever dreaming By RICK MAESE | RICK MAESE,SUN COLUMNIST

Breeds face off for canine contest By JOHN-JOHN WILLIAMS IV | JOHN-JOHN WILLIAMS IV,SUN REPORTER

Katrina's chain of failure By CYNTHIA TUCKER

A dangerous solution By CHARLES D. FERGUSON AND SVEND SOEYLAND

Police Blotter By RICHARD IRWIN

Electric rate jolt coming By PAUL ADAMS | PAUL ADAMS,SUN REPORTER

Questions on video assisting justice By LAURA CADIZ | LAURA CADIZ,SUN REPORTER

Carroll boy, 10, rescued from 6-foot hole By RICHARD IRWIN

After stay in hospital, man back in the cold By DAN RODRICKS

Senator hopes to extend visa law By CHRIS GUY | CHRIS GUY,SUN REPORTER

Party remembers agony and ivory By RONA KOBELL | RONA KOBELL,SUN REPORTER

Fire damages Westminster restaurant and apartments By JOHN FRITZE

Hedging their bets in governor's race By JOHN FRITZE | JOHN FRITZE,SUN REPORTER

CCBC's Essex campus reopens after outage By BALTIMORESUN.COM STAFF REPORTER

Senators develop fitness, allies in corridors of power walking By JOANNA DAEMMRICH | JOANNA DAEMMRICH,SUN REPORTER

White House bargains on wiretap oversight By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND DAVID E. SANGER | SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND DAVID E. SANGER,NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Cherish right to make fun of our leaders By ELLEN GOODMAN

Israel acts to cut off Hamas By JOHN MURPHY | JOHN MURPHY,SUN FOREIGN REPORTER

Kathryn Belitsos, 55, biology teacher, active in the city's Greek community By JULIE BYKOWICZ | JULIE BYKOWICZ,SUN REPORTER

Sides drawn in portraits tussle By JAMIE STIEHM | JAMIE STIEHM,SUN REPORTER

Young Duke `Y.D.' Hance, 85, 1st Md. agriculture secretary By JULIE BYKOWICZ | JULIE BYKOWICZ,SUN REPORTER

FEATURES

Peabody connection pays off with strong music-making By TIM SMITH | TIM SMITH,SUN MUSIC CRITIC

Cheney fired, but then he tried to duck By KEVIN COWHERD

And in this corner, Rocky action figure By BRENT HOPKINS | BRENT HOPKINS,LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

It's Her Bag By TANIKA WHITE | TANIKA WHITE,SUN REPORTER

The rise of presidential biographies By RONALD BROWNSTEIN | RONALD BROWNSTEIN,LOS ANGELES TIMES

The new high-rise is only the beginning By EDWARD GUNTS | EDWARD GUNTS,SUN ARCHITECTURE CRITIC

SPORTS

Just say Meissner has arrived By CANDUS THOMSON | CANDUS THOMSON,SUN REPORTER

Loyola upsets Marist By FROM STAFF REPORTS

Tejada certain to pick up O's pace By JEFF ZREBIEC | JEFF ZREBIEC,SUN REPORTER

Rodriguez gets out-legged By DAVE HYDE | DAVE HYDE,SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL

U.S. comes up short in spite of advantage By HELENE ELLIOTT | HELENE ELLIOTT,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Conine returns with a flourish By JEFF ZREBIEC | JEFF ZREBIEC,SUN REPORTER

U.S. duo lands in 2nd place By ALAN ABRAHAMSON | ALAN ABRAHAMSON,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Blast today By JEFF SEIDEL

Tight-lipped Davis doesn't cash in golden opportunity By PETER SCHMUCK

Destination Auto Racing By PETER BLAIR

Davis mum after winning gold By MELISSA ISAACSON | MELISSA ISAACSON,CHICAGO TRIBUNE

For U.S., it's down to bronze or nothing By JOHNETTE HOWARD | JOHNETTE HOWARD,NEWSDAY

St. Frances wins IAAM A crown By KATHERINE DUNN | KATHERINE DUNN,SUN REPORTER

Stewart drives right into trouble By SANDRA MCKEE | SANDRA MCKEE,SUN REPORTER

After an ugly O's divorce, a mother's pleas and a month in rehab ... By DAN CONNOLLY | DAN CONNOLLY,SUN REPORTER

Johnson gets his revenge By SANDRA MCKEE | SANDRA MCKEE,SUN REPORTER

BUSINESS

Entrepreneurs invited to networking event By KELSEY PERKINS | KELSEY PERKINS,SPECIAL TO BALTIMORESUN.COM