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Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., incoming leader of the House Appropriations Committee, says he wants top officials from all major government agencies to appear and justify their spending. (Photo by James Crisp / AP)

Facebook’s deal values firm at $50B

As if being named TIME’s “Person of the Year” wasn’t enough, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may now be worth an estimated $14 billion.

MSNBC

Facebook holds commanding lead in search

InformationWeek

When seasons change how you feel

In the U.S., an estimated 4 to 6 percent of the population suffers from seasonal affective disorder. Ten to twenty percent might have milder winter blues, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

CNN

Q-and-A: What is seasonal affective disorder?

MedicineNet

Republicans’ resolve: repeal, resist, research

President Barack Obama returns from his Hawaiian holiday to a changed Washington where Republicans will control the House of Representatives.

ABC News

Congress returns with new rules proposed

C-Span

GOP House majority looks ahead

CBS News

Educational program brings foreigners to North Korea

Amid the ongoing tensions between North Korea and the international community, an educational scheme created by two men from the U.S. is engaging directly with citizens and students inside the country.

BBC

Why did thousands of birds drop from the Ark. sky?

Theories to explain the sudden demise of the blackbird flock have come thick and fast. Karen Rowe, an ornithologist for the AGFC, said that the incident isn’t that rare, and is often caused by lightning strikes.

TIME

100,000 drum fish die in Ark. River

NY Daily News

Why are fish, birds dying in Ark.?

AOL News

NATION

Obama signs 9/11 1st responders bill

President Barack Obama said he was honored to sign a bill to provide aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders who became ill working in the ruins at the World Trade Center.

Star Tribune

Senator lauds signing of 9/11 bill

CNN

‘Project Censored’ highlights top stories that go unreported

“Project Censored” criticizes print and broadcast media outlets for overlooking important issues in favor of “junk food news.” The group blames political, economic, and legal pressure.

Christian Science Monitor

Dollar stores: more bang for the buck

The battlefield for the mind and wallet of the American consumer is splayed across a strip mall in Charlotte, N.C. Nestled between an empty storefront and the Family Christian store is a Dollar Tree.

TIME

POLITICS

Schwarzenegger reduces sentence for politician’s son

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted the manslaughter sentence of the son of California‘s former Assembly speaker, drawing criticism from the victim’s family.

MSNBC

Jerry Brown as Calif. governor, Act 2: Can he save the state?

Jerry Brown may be mellower and more experienced than when he first served as governor in 1975. Now he faces big challenges given California’s more diverse population and flagging economy.

Christian Science Monitor

Health care in the hot seat again

Republicans demonstrated a united front against health care reform passed by the Obama administration.

CNN

EDUCATION

Class decides whether to donate professor’s kidney

Most college students write papers and read academic journals as class assignments. But how often does 5 percent of a final grade depend on deciding the fate of the professor’s internal organs?

NPR

Immigration: at what cost to schools?

Andrea couldn’t believe it when her cousin, a U.S. citizen, dropped out of school. “I told her so many times, ‘Don’t quit,’ ” said Andrea, a Salt Lake City high school student who is not a U.S. citizen.

Salt Lake Tribune

HEALTH

Partial solar eclipse eye safety warning

When the partial solar eclipse occurs morning, do not look directly at the sun or you risk permanently damaging your eyesight and even blindness.

Medical News Today

Doctor will see you now: More doctors using Skype for house calls

“It’s hard to quantify how many doctors now use webcams in their practices,“ said Gary Capistrant, director of public policy at the American Telemedicine Association, but ”it’s absolutely increasing.”

MyHealthNewsDaily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies

The actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64. Postlethwaite was once described by the film director Steven Spielberg as “probably the best actor in the world today.”

Guardian

Oprah Winfrey launches OWN TV network

U.S. talk-show host Oprah Winfrey has launched her own TV network, which will offer round-the-clock lifestyle programs.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope Benedict XVI: Egypt bomb blast ‘offends God, all humanity’

Pope Benedict XVI said the suicide bombing outside a Mass in Egypt that left 21 worshippers dead serves only to offend "God and all of humanity.”

USA TODAY

In Orthodox churches all over the world, Christmas means pierogies

Many Americans are busy sweeping up tinsel, but Ukrainian, Russian and other Orthodox churches are preparing for Christmas this week. And at the Christmas Eve feast, most will eat pierogies.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (E. J. Dionne):

Celebrating GOP majority

Truthdig

Editorial:

2 economies

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Ron Dzwonkowski):

Let’s hope governor’s clean political slate works for us

Detroit Free Press

Column (Victor Davis Hanson):

The new American 21st century

Fresno Bee

Editorial:

The tarmac rules work. Now, extend them to foreign carriers.

USA TODAY

Editorial:

Government transparency

Cape Cod Times

Column (Greg Breining):

The wolf survives — in numbers strong enough to be hunted

Star Tribune

Column (Debra Saunders):

Intimidation and the tyranny of silence

San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Moving toward recovery

A health and fitness class for cancer survivors at a YWCA in Minneapolis is giving women a chance to gain strength while sharing their experiences.

Star Tribune

Horseless pier set to harness wind

Anthony Catanoso envisions turbines as the centerpiece of an “energy education” center where school groups could learn about innovations in green energy before taking a spin on the Ferris wheel.

Philadelphia Inquirer

San Francisco street artists thrive in ‘grassroots economy’

The stagnant economy has more artists out on the streets of San Francisco — not starving, but selling their work.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

‘A disaster of biblical proportions’