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Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress (AP): AP – President Barack Obama’s proposed budget predicts the national deficit will crest at a record-breaking $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year, then start to recede in 2011 to $1.3 trillion, a congressional official said Sunday. [+] `Avatar’ wins box office, nears domestic record (AP): AP – “Avatar” has topped all movies at the box-office to dominate for a seventh straight week. [+] Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with ‘Hurt Locker’ (AP): AP – Kathryn Bigelow and “The Hurt Locker” became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America. [+] 22-year-old goes from Miss Va. to Miss America (AP): AP – A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the nation’s newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants picked for their beauty, compassion and interview savvy. [+] Clive parties; Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams (AP): AP – The music world celebrated Grammy weekend at tributes, rehearsals, parties and styling suites. Here’s a look: [+] Beyonce poised to add to Grammy total (AP): AP – Besides being one of the most popular singers on the planet, Beyonce has gotten plenty of accolades over her career. Now a veteran, she’s won a caseload of Grammys for her solo work and also with Destiny’s Child. [+] CNN’s Candy Crowley to lead network’s Sunday show (AP): AP – Veteran CNN correspondent Candy Crowley will be host of the network’s Sunday morning political talk show. [+] Champions League final tops Super Bowl in TV (Reuters): Reuters – UEFA’s Champions League final has for the first time replaced the NFL’s Super Bowl as the most-watched annual sports event, according to a survey. [+] Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with ‘Hurt Locker’ (AP): AP – Kathryn Bigelow and “The Hurt Locker” became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America. [+] Clive parties; Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams (AP): AP – The music world celebrated Grammy weekend at tributes, rehearsals, parties and styling suites. Here’s a look: [+]