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President and Mrs. Bush pause to pay their respects by the casket of former President Gerald Ford in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP)

Indonesian jetliner wreckage found; 90 believed dead

Rescuers found the smoldering wreckage Tuesday of an Indonesian jetliner that went missing during a storm. Officials said 90 people were killed and 12 survived.

CNN

Somali Islamic stronghold falls

Somali Islamists have fled their last major stronghold as Ethiopian-backed government troops have claimed the port of Kismayo.

BBC

Ban Ki-Moon takes the reins at U.N.

South Korean diplomat Ban Ki-moon became the United Nations' eighth secretary-general on New Year's Day as the organization faced a tough array of global issues.

U.S. News & World Report

16,273 deaths reported in Iraq in 2006

Yahoo! News

Bushes pay tribute to Gerald Ford

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush briefly paid their respects to Gerald R. Ford, joining thousands of ordinary Americans in saying goodbye to the former president.

MSNBC

World welcomes 2007

The world welcomed 2007 with skyrockets and rock concerts, but in some corners of the globe, the New Year was marked by saber-rattling and bombings.

CNN

Poll: 89% optimistic about what '07 will bring for their families

USA Today

Iraq government to probe filming of Saddam hanging

The Iraqi government launched an inquiry into how guards filmed and taunted Saddam Hussein on the gallows, turning his execution into a televised spectacle that has inflamed sectarian anger.

Reuters

Hussein: A dictator's Mideast legacy

Christian Science Monitor

Broncos player killed in drive-by shooting

Denver Broncos player Darrent Williams was shot and killed after leaving a nightclub in a limousine. The team confirmed Williams' death.

Denver Post

NATION

Supporters of Thaksin suspected in Bangkok attack

Supporters of the government that was ousted in a coup three months ago were responsible for explosions across Bangkok during New Year's Eve celebrations, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said.

International Herald Tribune

Hundreds rescued after ferry sinking

At least 200 survivors have been found after the sinking of an Indonesian ferry carrying 628 people, Indonesia's health ministry said.

news.com.au

Chávez denies TV license, stokes censorship debate

President Hugo Chávez's decision not to renew the broadcast license of RCTV, a frequent critic of his government, has fueled a fierce debate over whether he is stifling dissent in Venezuela.

International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

U.S. exchanges closed to mark Ford's death

The major U.S. stock exchanges will be closed to mark the death of former President Gerald Ford, leaving stock trading suspended for an unusually long four consecutive days.

Reuters

Gazprom, Belarus agree on gas price, averting European cutoff

OAO Gazprom, Russia's natural-gas export monopoly, succeeded in imposing higher prices on Belarus, averting a cutoff that could have curbed deliveries of the fuel to Europe.

Bloomberg

New year brings new members to EU

Millions of Romanians and Bulgarians reveled in their first day as citizens of the European Union after a night of fireworks and street parties celebrating their countries' entry into the bloc.

Reuters

Euro already in widespread use in many places outside the EU

International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Romney to file paperwork for 2008 bid

Gov. Mitt Romney will file paperwork forming a presidential exploratory committee, according to a top aide familiar with his plans.

Townhall

Setback In Fla. Democrat's Election Fight

A Florida Democrat plans to appeal a court ruling stifling her hopes for a new election in the nation's only unresolved congressional race.

CBS

SPORTS

Boise State stuns Oklahoma in Fiesta Bowl OT win

Boise State ended the season with a perfect 13-0 record after beating Oklahoma University with a two-point conversion to win the Fiesta Bowl in overtime.

USA Today

Easy victory for USC in Rose Bowl

Going toe-to-toe in USC territory, the Michigan Wolverines, who had hoped for a national championship bid at the end of the regular season, lost big, 32-18.

USA Today

Cards fire Green after 5-11 season

The Arizona Cardinals fired coach Dennis Green after he failed to turn the downtrodden franchise into a winner in three seasons on the job.

ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

Oprah's school for girls opens

Talk show star Oprah Winfrey is due to open her long-awaited school - fulfilling a promise she made to former President Nelson Mandela six years ago.

CNN

Lula da Silva vows to help Brazil's poor

Brazil's first working-class president is pledging to use his second term to help the nation's poor with jobs, saying he is committed to boosting the economy.

Miami Herald

NATION

Brutal winter storm buries plains

The powerful winter storm that punished Colorado barreled into the Plains states, burying roads, snapping power lines and causing several deaths.

USA Today

Border smuggling is booming

Tougher U.S. border enforcement has prompted more illegal immigrants to hire smugglers to help them cross over from Mexico, and competition for customers has spawned violence and death.

USA Today

DEA targets medical marijuana providers

Until federal drug agents arrested him last month, Shon Squier was one of Hayward's most successful and generous young businessmen.

Los Angeles Times

ENVIRONMENT

2006: Stories that never happened

More often than not, 2006 gave credence to the cliche that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In other words, try to predict a major story at your own peril.

Variety

Rose Parade features 'Star Wars' tribute

Nature's grandeur was on full display at the 118th Rose Parade. One of the highlights was the three-piece "Star Wars Spectacular," an entry that celebrates the 1977 release of the movie.

Fort Wayne News Sentinel

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War trauma may raise heart risks

A groundbreaking study of 1,946 male veterans of World War II and Korea suggests that vets with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are at greater risk of heart attacks as they age.

Houston Chronicle

Engineered cattle 'resist mad cow disease'

United States and Japanese scientists reported that they used genetic engineering to produce cattle that resist mad cow disease.

Independent

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

EPA facing lawsuits over pesticide use

The Environmental Protection Agency is facing an onslaught of lawsuits from both the pesticide industry and environmental activists, over a new rule on pesticide use in or near water.

Seattle Times

City promotes touch of green in new construction

Landscaping can be much more than a pretty face on urban development. That's the idea behind new Seattle rules that encourage builders to construct "green roofs" to help the environment.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

From on high to low brows -- 2006 science review

From the edge of the solar system to the genes of Neanderthals, scientists reported startling and thought-provoking discoveries in 2006.

USA Today

UFO archive to be published online

The National Space Studies Center will publish its archive of UFO sightings and other phenomena online, but will keep the names of those who reported them off the site.

AOL News

EDUCATION

Report calls for education overhaul

Educators are skeptical about a report calling for a drastic overhaul of the public education system to help American students compete in the global economy.

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Study: Cramming college students pay price

College freshman Edie Weiner arrived home for winter break on a Saturday night, fell into her childhood bed and didn't get up for 20 hours.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Pope makes New Year's wish for peace

Pope Benedict XVI made a New Year's Day wish that people work courageously and without letup for world peace, and especially for a lasting end to the conflict in the Holy Land.

Calgary Sun

Rush to end rites on final day of haj

More than 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims performed final devil-stoning rites, as Saudi authorities declared the annual pilgrimage free from the tragedies that have marred haj in recent years.

Yahoo! News

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