National and International News-Monday, Jan. 22nd

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Explosions in Baghdad have killed about 40 people and wounded more than 60 others. The blasts went off almost simultaneously in a mainly Shiite commercial area in the center of the Iraqi capital.

WHITE HOUSE (AP) - Give the Iraq troop buildup a chance to work. That's President Bush's message to Congress on the eve of the annual State of the Union address. He also tells U-S-A Today the war on terror is a long-term problem that his successors will have to deal with.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Activists on both sides of the abortion issue will hold rallies on this 34th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe versus Wade decision. President Bush will make a call to the annual March for Life in the nation's capital.

UNDATED (AP) - While Colorado residents endure another snowstorm, people in the mid-Atlantic are getting their first real dose of winter weather. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are slowing the commute around the Washington D-C area.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Chicago football fan is happy her team won a spot in the Super Bowl but admits, "the Saints needed it more than the Bears." It was a heartbreaking end to a dream season for the team forced out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It's the Bears and Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl 41.