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Mcgwire is admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. Mcgwire tells the AP he used steroids off and on for nearly a decade. He says he is sorry, calling his action is foolish and a mistake.

Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid says he wants to move on after he apologized for comments he made in 2008. He says he's not going to dwell on the criticism he's gotten after calling Barack Obama a "light-skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect. " The White House said Obama " didn't take offense. "

Record low temperatures continue to linger in Florida. That cold is putting fruit and vegetable crops at risk, and it's adding an extra strain on the state's power grid. The National Weather Service reported 36 degrees in Miami beating an 82-year-old record of 37.

And Simon Cowell says this will be his last season on American Idol. The often outspoken judge says he will be joining a show he created, called " The X Factor". It's a hit in Britain then will jion Fox's schedule next year.

Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.


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