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FIFA President Joseph Blatter, center, with officials of Russia, right, and Qatar, left, after the announcement that their nations will host future World Cups. (Photo by Michael Probst / AP)

Africa ‘can feed itself in a generation’

A new book claims Africa could feed itself within a generation and become a major agricultural exporter. The book calls on African leaders to make agricultural expansion central to all decision-making.

BBC

Investors try new tactics with African agriculture

Reuters

Curing the creative classes

Across the country, health systems and artists’ collectives are trying to find ways to make care more accessible to artists and others in nontraditional work environments.

Newsweek

US loses 2022 World Cup bid to Qatar

The United States lost its bid to host the 2022 World Cup today to Qatar in a stunning rebuke to the country that many had considered the front-runner to host the world’s grandest sporting event.

CNN

Qatar win right to host 2022 World Cup

BBC

Tough fixes on table for taming US deficit

Confronted with a deficit-reduction plan, members from both parties set aside ideological orthodoxy sparking hope that their work could ignite an effort to reduce government debt.

Arizona Republic

Obama coming around on tax cuts

CBS News

Taxing issues before Congress

MSNBC

‘Premature’ to end military ban on gays: Sen. McCain

It may be premature to end the U.S. military‘s ban on gays, Senator John McCain warned, as Republicans geared up to block President Barack Obama’s push to repeal the “Don‘t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

Reuters

NATION

Jobless claims average at 2-year low

More Americans applied for unemployment benefits recently, but the broader trend in layoffs points to a slowly healing job market. The average over the past month fell to a two-year low.

CBS News

Distressed homes in US sell at biggest discount in 5 years

U.S. homes in the foreclosure process sold for about 32 percent less than non-distressed properties in the third quarter, the biggest discount in five years, according to RealtyTrac Inc.

Bloomberg

Fed wants to strip a key protection for homeowners

McClatchy Newspapers

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House prices fall again

(Economist)

Daily Chart

The legacy of George F. Johnson and the Square Deal

Sixty-two years ago, the nation witnessed one of the largest funerals in U.S. history. It marked the passing of not a president, but of a captain of industry.

NPR

WIKILEAKS

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces new warrant

Swedish authorities have issued a fresh arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange following a procedural error with the first.

BBC

Julian Assange speaks with TIME

TIME

Australia braces for its own WikiLeaks damage control

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard lambasted WikiLeaks as the government braced itself for the publication of 1,500 diplomatic cables relating to Australia.

Christian Science Monitor

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Canadian political advisor regrets call for retaliatory WikiLeaks assassination

Globeandmail.com

POLITICS

Colin Powell gives Obama backing on START nuclear deal

President Barack Obama rallied support for a stalled nuclear treaty from former Secretary of State Colin Powell, as Republican lawmakers indicated a greater willingness to ratify the agreement with Russia.

Christian Science Monitor

GOP blocks childhood nutrition bill

Republicans used a procedural maneuver to try to amend the $4.5 billion bill, which would give more needy children the opportunity to eat free lunches at school and make those lunches healthier.

CBS News

The soul of the tea party

The fight is on for the soul of the tea party. On one side: libertarian-minded grassroots activists. On the other: the leaders of the wealthy, powerful and better-established Christian right.

Newsweek

HEALTH

Vitamin D requirements tough to meet through diet

Several top national nutritionists say many people will need to fine-tune their diets to reach the vitamin D recommendation of 600 International Units a day.

USA TODAY

Can omega-3 foods prevent eye disease in seniors?

Eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids appears to protect seniors against the onset of a serious eye disease known as age-related macular degeneration, a new analysis indicates.

HealthDay

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Holiday battle: Catholics vs. atheists

As if trying to negotiate the traffic wasn’t hard enough, drivers coming into New York City via the Lincoln Tunnel are getting caught up in a battle of beliefs.

CBS News

Review: plant porn and physics prayers

One man from San Francisco is targeting priest, scientist and artist in a playful rally against authority.

Religion Dispatches

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

A yuletide gift of kindness

Seventy-five years later, Ted Gup learns the astonishing family secret about his grandfather’s generosity during the Great Depression.

Smithsonian Magazine

‘Harry Potter’ actors are adults now, and ready to move on

You can see it on their faces and hear it in most of their remarks: They’re ready to move on with their lives.

USA TODAY

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Major infrastructure projects to go ahead as Russia and Qatar win World Cup bids

NCE

Blog (Frederick M. Hess):

Time to really rethink teacher pay

Beltway Confidential

(San Francisco Examiner)

Editorial:

Earmark reform won’t drain red ink

Grand Rapids Press

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How powerful is the tea party anyway?

(Mother Jones)

MoJo

Column (Ben Lieberman):

Unleashing US energy resources could spark economic recovery

Washington Examiner

Editorial:

AIDS battle continues

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Amy Goodman):

WikiLeaks and the end of US ‘diplomacy’

Truthdig

Editorial:

Between lines on WikiLeaks, some reassuring revelations

Detroit Free Press

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GOOD NEWS

Men worldwide grow mustaches for cancer effort

“Movember,” which inspired 500,000 men all over the world to grow mustaches last month, has raised more than $100 million, as men collected sponsorships that earned more money as those mustaches grow.

Las Vegas Sun

Brain scan ‘best thing’ for early detection of autism

The way autism is diagnosed could become less subjective by using a brain-imaging-based test that is being developed by researchers and that, in early trials, was 94 percent accurate.

MSNBC

Steroids and own blood help kick pain in the butt, says study

A shot of a patient’s own blood in addition to steroids and “dry-needling” can reduce the pain associated with hamstring tendinopathy, according to a study.

MedPage Today

WORLD

2 Republicans hint at hope for arms treaty with Russia