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Two suspects are handcuffed together and chained to a policeman (unseen) at the District Court in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistani authorities were hunting for Rashid Rauf after he escaped police custody, a deep embarrassment to the government of President Pervez Musharraf. (Photo by Greg Baker / AP)

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Deadly storm moves northeast

A winter storm set its sights on the northeast, a day after snarling road and air travel and leaving at least two people dead when up to a foot of snow fell from the Plains across the Midwest.

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USA Today

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Parents: Creating a wonderful winter with your children

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PBS

Basra returned to Iraqis

British troops have transferred control of Basra province to the Iraqi authorities, four-and-a-half years after the invasion. The handover marks a significant milestone toward Britain's final withdrawal.

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BBC

Des Moines Register backs Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. McCain

The Des Moines Register's editorial board endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain in the upcoming caucuses in Iowa.

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Editor & Publisher

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Reading Iowa's voters

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NPR

Top British terror suspect escapes

The alleged British terrorist mastermind behind a plot to simultaneously blow up at least 10 transatlantic airliners in an atrocity that had the potential to dwarf Sept. 11, was on the run.

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Guardian

Congress defies Bush on CIA tape probe

House Intelligence Committee chairman Silvestre Reyes told ABC News that he will ignore the Bush administration's request to drop its investigation of why CIA interrogation tapes were destroyed.

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ABC News

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More questions about CIA tapes

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CBS News

White House and NATO set thorough review of Afghan mission

Deeply concerned about the prospect of failure in Afghanistan, the Bush administration and NATO have begun three top-to-bottom reviews of the entire mission, according to U.S. officials.

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International Herald Tribune

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A distant war comes home to America

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McClatchy Newspapers

Turkish planes bomb northern Iraq

Turkish planes bombed northern Iraq targeting Kurdish rebels, in at least the second of such operations.

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AFP

It's a baby boomers world

Baby boomers aren't going anywhere anytime soon. The generation born between 1946 and 1964 is 78 million strong, and still exerting tremendous cultural, political and economic influence.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

NATION

Canadians: buyers of US homes

The mortgage meltdown, combined with a surging Canadian currency, has Canadians dreaming of winter golf on grass that's always green.

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CBS News

LSU campus open after killings

The Louisiana State University campus remained open for the last day of final exams as police stepped up patrols and investigated the killings of two doctoral students from India.

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CNN

Study: some 3,800 young people homeless in New York City

An estimated 3,800 people under age 24 go homeless each night in New York City, but they blend in so well they are hard for social workers to find, according to the city's first-ever census of homeless youth.

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Reuters

POLITICS

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The roots of fear

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Newsweek

Romney swings at Huckabee over negative Bush comments

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney lashed out at his chief rival in Iowa, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, for Huckabee’s criticisms of the Bush administration.

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The Hill

Bill would ban military slot machines

A bill in Congress seeks to eliminate military slot machines overseas that take in $130 million a year, mostly from soldiers.

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CNN

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Most Americans want troops out of Iraq

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Angus Reid

BUSINESS

US, European growth is slowing

U.S. and EU economic growth will be weaker than forecasted, due to the deterioration of U.S. market and problems at European banks, said chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

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Bloomberg

The ugly side of microlending

For three decades, microlending was seen as a tool of non-profit economic development. Now poor people are turning into one of the world's least likely sources of untapped profit.

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BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Hawks' Shelden Williams carjacked

Atlanta forward Shelden Williams was carjacked at gunpoint before the Hawks' game against Charlotte.

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Sports Illustrated

A-Rod says he's never been tempted to use steroids

Jose Canseco said he couldn't believe that Alex Rodriguez wasn't named in the Mitchell report. But in an interview, A-Rod says he's never even been tempted to use performance-enhancing drugs.

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ESPN

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From bat boy to steroid dealer

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CBS News

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10 worst moments in sports

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ABC News

HEALTH

Menopause may be unique to humans

Scientists have found no evidence that female chimpanzees go through menopause in the way that human females do, even though their ability to reproduce tends to taper off at a similar age.

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LiveScience

FDA panel rejects OTC cholesterol drug

The FDA rejected a drug company's bid to sell a cholesterol-lowering drug without a doctor's prescription. This was a major setback in Merck & Co. Inc.'s years-long effort to sell Mevacor over the counter.

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WebMD

Stem cells used to fix breast defects

For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed.

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ABC News

RELIGION

GodTube's virtual flock

GodTube, whose Internet viewership has soared in the four months since its debut is reaching higher. It already claims to be "the largest Christian Web site on the planet."

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Japanese monks stage fashion show

Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo in a bid to spread Buddhism among younger people in this rapidly aging society.

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Associated Press

Vatican tells missionaries to save souls, not just do deeds

Roman Catholic missionaries should aim to win souls and not restrict themselves to humanitarian good works, the Vatican said.

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GOOD NEWS

Sammy: beating the odds of poverty

From little education to drug dealing and scavenging in Kenya to a master's in Manchester, England, 35-year-old Sammy Gitau fought for his dreams.

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CBS News

Internet makes everyone a philanthropist

The old thinking goes that to change the world, you have to give millions. But young tech-savvy philanthropists are trying to prove otherwise.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Charity gift cards gain popularity for holidays

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NPR

WORLD

Final punches in South Africa brawl

The race for the leadership of South Africa reached a fever pitch on the eve of a decisive ruling party conference, as state investigators filed revised allegations of corruption against the leading contender.

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TIME

Bolivia regions declare autonomy

Three provinces in Bolivia have declared autonomy, protesting against constitutional reforms agreed by the government of President Evo Morales.

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BBC

Tens of thousands of Palestinians rally for Hamas in Gaza

The Islamic militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has put on a show of strength as they sent a tough message of opposition to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

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Voice of America

ENVIRONMENT

Who won and lost at Bali

In the nearly a decade since the U.S. rejected the Kyoto Protocal, the landmark climate change agreement, the U.S. has become accustomed to being attacked at U.N. environmental gatherings.

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TIME

California town goes solar, collectively

Thirty-six families in Clovis, Calif., joined together in a group-based purchase program, which raised 215 total kilowatts of solar power.

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Environmental News Network

Penguins in peril as climate warms

The penguin population of Antarctica is under pressure from global warming, according to a World Wildlife Fund report.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Mystery of sinking Confederate sub

When scientists opened the watch belonging to the H.L. Hunley commander three years ago, they thought they had the key clue to why the Confederate submarine sank off Charleston, S.C.

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LiveScience

South Korea's glow-in-the-dark cats

South Korean scientists have reportedly cloned cats modified with a gene that makes them glow under ultraviolet light.

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Wired

Prehistoric armored mammal found

Fossils found in South America's Andes mountains in Chile belong to a new species of the ancient armored mammals called glyptodonts, scientists say.

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National Geographic

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Nintendo's Wii wonder

While the Nintendo Wii may not match the video graphics offered with Microsoft's XBox 360 or Sony's Playstation 3, it promises users a more unique and physically interactive experience.

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Forbes

'Tis the season to be ... wary of e-cards

E-cards can spread cheer, cheesy humor and, unfortunately, computer viruses. Spammers and hackers continually shift their strategies to match the calendar.

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Christian Science Monitor

Jay-Z talks exit rumors, Grammys

Ringing in the holidays on a sleigh full of Grammy nominations (26 for Def Jam overall and five of his own), Def Jam President Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has more than music on his mind.

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Billboard

EDUCATION

UCSF medical school fires dean in dispute over finances

Dr. David Kessler, the onetime commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration who became dean of the UCSF School of Medicine in 2003, was fired after years of discord over finances.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Johnston County, N.C., hunting for books to remove

After banning a popular coming-of-age tale, Johnston County, N.C., school officials are scouring library shelves for other potentially offensive books to remove.

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News & Observer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Study says soccer is better than jogging

There's a new slogan for weight-watchers: burn it like Beckham. A game of soccer, a new study has found, works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging.

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Splotch #3, one of five sculptures and a wall drawing by American artist Sol LeWitt, is seen against the Manhattan skyline from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City. (Photo by Richard Drew / AP)

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