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Bruce, Reed, Wilson make final cut for football hall

Buffalo Bills greats Bruce Smith and Andre Reed and owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. made the list of 17 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Updated: 05:40 PM)

Retired federal Judge John T. Elfvin dies at 90

John T. Elfvin, a retired federal court judge who was appointed by President Gerald R. Ford in 1974, died today in a Lancaster nursing home. (Updated: 05:45 PM)

Flynn stepping down as U.S. attorney for WNY

U.S. Attorney Terrance P. Flynn, 45, is leaving his high-profile law enforcement job to become a partner with Harris Beach, a major law firm with offices in nine cities in New York and one in New Jersey. (Updated: 09:39 AM)

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Bills defensive end Bruce Smith was drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the No. 1 pick in the 1985 NFL Draft.
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Crash injures All-WNY football star

Deshanaro D. Morris, a key player on the state champion Sweet Home High School varsity football team, has been unable to walk or move his legs since a traffic accident last week in Amherst. (Updated: 08:34 AM)

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Bruce, Reed, Wilson make final cut for football hall

Buffalo Bills greats Bruce Smith and Andre Reed and owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. made the list of 17 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Updated: 05:40 PM)

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Business

Car shoppers still too scared to buy

As the auto industry records its worst showing in at least 16 years, carmakers and dealers are pulling out all the stops to bring in buyers. Some are advertising two-for-one sales and Hyundai is offering to let buyers return their new car if they fall on hard times. But whether it will be enough to woo consumers is anyone's guess with credit tight, the country in recession and unemployment on the rise. (Updated: 07:18 AM)

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World & Nation

Palestinians say Israeli raids near school kill 34

Palestinian medics said 34 people were killed in an Israeli strike outside a U.N. school in the northern Gaza town of Jebaliya. The United Nations confirmed 30 were killed and 55 injured. (Updated: 12:08 PM)

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Opinion

One bailout spent well

GMAC will use its infusion of federal bailout money to resume lending money to car buyers — precisely the kind of thing the feds envisioned for money intended to loosen credit, and precisely the kind of thing the big banks that also got money are refusing to document. Good for GMAC, but this economy still hasn't hit bottom. (Updated: 07:23 AM)

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Life

‘Still Alice’ explores love and loss of Alzheimer’s

The Buffalo News Book Club's January selection, "Still Alice," is a poignant novel exploring the love and loss of Alzheimer's disease, based on author Lisa Genova's personal experience with her grandmother. (Updated: 09:47 AM)

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Entertainment

Familiar shows returning as search for hits goes on

In what has been a disappointing television season so far, networks are looking to a mixture of returning and new shows at midseason to boost viewership. The replacements hit the air tonight with "Homeland Security USA," "The Biggest Loser," "Scrubs," "10 Items of Less," and "Nip/Tuck." (Updated: 07:29 AM)

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