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Republican presidential hopefuls former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., left, shakes hands with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, walks away following the Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Photo by Mary Ann Chastain / AP)

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For the remaining primaries, the campaigns will change tactics

Candidates can forget lingering in cozy coffee shops to woo a table of undecided voters, or spending an icy afternoon ringing doorbells in some small-state suburb. The presidential campaign is going national.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Republicans descend on South Carolina

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NPR

Kenya election protests to resume

Kenya's main opposition party will resume mass protests after last month's disputed elections, its spokesman says.

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BBC

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Kenya talks end without deal

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Reuters

US and Germany to recognize Kosovo independence, diplomats say

The United States and Germany have agreed to recognize Kosovo and get the rest of Europe to follow suit after the province declares independence following the Serbian elections.

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International Herald Tribune

Bank of America to acquire Countrywide

Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. bank by market value, agreed to buy Countrywide Financial Corp. for about $4 billion, after losing a $2 billion investment in the unprofitable mortgage lender.

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Bloomberg

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Retailers crawl into New Year

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Forbes

Emotional Bush tours Holocaust Memorial in Israel

President Bush had tears in his eyes during an hour-long tour of Israel's Holocaust memorial and told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice the U.S. should have bombed Auschwitz to halt the killing.

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CBS News

When pieces of national parks go on sale, US can't pay

National park officials have seen the federal budget for land acquisition slashed by 75 percent. Administrators are having difficulty purchasing roughly 1.8 million acres of privately owned land.

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Christian Science Monitor

Powerful thunderstorms slam South

Powerful thunderstorms packing heavy rain and high winds pushed across Alabama and Mississippi, causing scattered property damage and at least two traffic deaths.

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MSNBC

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Dangerous storms tonight

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The Weather Channel

NATION

Authorities to question marine's roommate

The former roommate of a pregnant marine, missing for nearly a month, will be flown to North Carolina from a West Coast training assignment, to face questions about the woman's disappearance.

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ABC News

Ex-official wants immunity in Central Intelligence Agency tape case

Attorneys for Jose Rodriguez told Congress the former CIA official won't testify about the destruction of CIA videotapes without a promise of immunity, two people close to the tapes inquiry said.

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CIA-tapes prosecutor known for FBI-mob ties case

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NPR

POLITICS

Gender takes center stage in Democratic presidential primaries

As the public scrutinizes TV coverage for signs of male chauvinism in the race, a few women said they found dismaying examples, which seems to have changed a few minds about who to vote for.

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International Herald Tribune

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Why pollsters got it wrong?

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ABC News

Kerry gives Obama his backing and e-mail list of three million supporters

Barack Obama received the endorsement of John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, a badly needed boost as he seeks to regroup after defeat in New Hampshire to Hillary Clinton.

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Times Online

US readies 'reasonable' ID card rules after lengthy debate

U.S. officials said they would unveil a reasonable and inexpensive national requirements to implement an identification-card program critics call a costly invasion of privacy.

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Reuters

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Supreme Court hears Indiana voter ID case

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BUSINESS

Bernanke says more interest-rate cuts may be needed

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said "additional policy easing may well be necessary" to offset "downside risks" to the U.S. expansion.

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Reuters

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No-bid contract brings scrutiny in US Justice Dept.

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International Herald Tribune

Ford Motor says it will make cuts needed to be profitable

Ford Motor Co. said it would cut vehicle production. Much is needed to return to profit, despite the tradition of Detroit carmakers responding to sliding retail sales by stepping up incentives.

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Financial Times

SPORTS

On football: Belichick among the best-ever

Ask Bill Belichick a question about his 16-0 record and you will get the briefest of answers and a bored look on one of the most famous faces in New England.

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USA Today

Panel postpones Clemens hearing

Everyone is getting some extra time to prepare for Roger Clemens' appearance on Capitol Hill. That includes Clemens, of course, along with his teammate, workout partner and friend Andy Pettitte.

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Associated Press

HEALTH

Study: Autism may be more about genes than environment

When Ann Hotez's third child, Rachel, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2, the mother's first reaction was to believe something she had done while pregnant had brought about the condition.

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ABC News

FDA goes after 'natural' HRT claims

Federal regulators warned several pharmacy companies to stop marketing so-called "natural" hormone replacement therapy, calling their sales to women "false and misleading."

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WebMD

RELIGION

Voodoo priests trust faith to beat bird flu

Sacrificing chickens in a spray of blood, Benin's traditional priests celebrated Voodoo Day and declared their ancient religion would protect them from risk of infection by the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.

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Reuters

Judge bars Bibles to grade schoolers

A rural Missouri school district's long-standing practice of allowing the distribution of Bibles to grade school students is unconstitutional, a federal judge has ruled.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

666 draws comment in House of Commons

The beast of the Book of Revelation intruded into the banter of the House of Commons when a motion calling for the disestablishment of the Church of England was numbered 666.

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Associated Press

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GOOD NEWS

Pixelanthropy: Charities tap into virtual Second Life

Second Life, a virtual community, now has an office park called the Nonprofit Commons that is filled to capacity with 32 charities (there is a waiting list to get in).

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MSNBC

The Souper Bowl's goal: 2 million pounds of food

The second annual Souper Bowl of Caring Greater Houston Food Drive kicks off and organizers hope to collect at least 2 million pounds of non-perishable food from donors.

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Houston Chronicle

WORLD

Mount Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary dies

Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who was catapulted into the history books when he became the first man to climb Mount Everest, died at the age of 88.

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Times Online

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Hillary through the years

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Freed hostages in Venezuela

Helicopters carrying two freed Colombian hostages touched down in Venezuela. The women were freed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, in a deal brokered by President Hugo Chavez.

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CNN

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Chávez says 2 hostages are released by Colombian guerrillas

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International Herald Tribune

US counterfeiting charges against North Korea based on shaky evidence

A 10-month McClatchy investigation on three continents has found that the evidence to support President Bush's counterfeiting charges against North Korea is uncertain at best.

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McClatchy Newspapers

ENVIRONMENT

New ocean rescue center will bring science, policy together

Calling the ocean an "irreplaceable resource in dire trouble," leaders at three major institutions announced they will establish the Center for Ocean Solutions.

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San Jose Mercury News

Division of Wildlife moves to prevent massive deer die-off

Colorado wildlife officials are launching a massive and rare effort to feed the largest mule deer herd in the state, which biologists say face a massive die-off.

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Denver Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

US Astronaut Hall of Fame selects 4 new members for 2008

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation announced that U.S. astronauts Loren Shriver, John Blaha, Bryan O’Connor and Robert Cabana will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

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iTWire

Robot skin gets sensitive

Technologist Vladimir Lumelsky worked on sensor embedded skin coverings for robots. This high-tech skin is essential for robots doing space exploration, because humans and robots will work together.

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LiveScience

Huge televisions, green talk among the highlights at CES

Gadgets got smaller and adopted more interactive features. Flat-screen televisions became thinner and bigger at the Consumer Electronics Show.

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San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Americans turn to online videos

In the United States, online video sharing sites are reaping the benefits of the ongoing writers' strike.

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BBC

Judge leaning toward allowing Dan Rather’s case

A judge said that he was leaning toward allowing Dan Rather’s $70 million lawsuit over his being fired by CBS to proceed. The judge suggested the parties try to agree on the scope of pre-trial discovery.

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MSNBC

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Dan Rather sues CBS

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YouTube

CBS newswriters reach deal

The Writers Guild of America said it has reached a tentative agreement with CBS Corp. on a new contract for CBS' newswriters, editors, researchers and other guild members.

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MarketWatch

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Writers turn to child's play

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Hollywood Reporter

EDUCATION

Spellings pushes to keep No Child Left Behind law alive

With more than a year left in office, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says she plans to take matters into her own hands on the No Child Left Behind law to push through changes in Congress.

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USA Today

Bill aims to put more farm-fresh foods on school lunch menus

Legislation to be proposed in Olympia, Wash., could catapult the state to the forefront of national efforts to get more farm-fresh, locally grown food into lunches at schools.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Oil prices seen surging to record level

Tight oil supplies, red-hot global demand and a weakening dollar will boost average oil prices to a record level.

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Reuters

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San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, top right, battles Detroit Pistons forward Antonio McDyess (24) and forward Rasheed Wallace, left, for a rebound during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Eric Gay / AP)

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