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Protesters at the besieged international airport in Bangkok celebrate a court ruling that brought down the Thai government, allowing thousands of protesters to end their siege of the country's two main airports. (Photo by Vincent Thian / AP)

GM, Ford unveil rescue plan to get government aid

A humbler group of auto executives returned to Congress pledging to slash costs, including their own salaries, and accelerate fuel-efficient cars if Congress coughs up another $25 billion.

ABC News

GM, Chrysler sales fall more than 40 percent

MSNBC

Levin calls for bolstering U.S. auto industry

NPR

Pelosi: Give us a reason

CBS News

Obama pledges to work with governors

Plagued by rising unemployment, falling tax revenue and increased demand for state services, the nation's governors met with President-elect Barack Obama to press for federal money to ease their fiscal strain.

CNN

Thai prime minister steps down, protesters abandon blockade

The anti-government protesters promised to abandon their demonstrations after the country’s prime minister was forced from power by the country’s highest court.

Times Online

Timeline: Thailand's political crisis

Reuters

Pardon is back in focus for attorney general nominee

For President-elect Obama’s AG choice, there is one blemish: Eric Holder’s role in the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich, a billionaire financier who fled the country rather than face federal tax evasion charges.

MSNBC

Who is Eric Holder?

YouTube

Free Internet for all? FCC to vote on plan wireless industry hates

Free broadband Internet service could become available across the country if the government okays a proposal to open up unused public airwaves to bidders.

Scientific American

Variations on the Russia enigma

Russia is not the Soviet Union, but is it a recovering world power — or a corrupt oligopoly with a market economy of sorts? Arkady Ostrovsky explains why it is both.

Economist

NATION

Study: WMD attack in US likely by 2013

The United States can expect a terror attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study briefed to Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

CBS News

Activist illegally moves homeless into foreclosed homes

Max Rameau is an activist who has been executing a bailout plan of his own around Miami's empty streets: He helps homeless people illegally move into foreclosed homes.

MSNBC

Economy cripples Galveston's comeback after Hurricane Ike

After Hurricane Ike ravaged this Gulf Coast city, Galveston is struggling to resurrect itself amid a sour economy.

USA Today

POLITICS

At stake in Georgia's Senate runoff

A victory by underdog Jim Martin over Republican Saxby Chambliss would keep alive the Democratic Party's dreams of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority.

Time

Mel Martinez to retire from Senate in '10

Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., will announce his retirement from the Senate, creating another highly competitive open Senate seat for Republicans to defend in 2010.

ABC News

Rapport with ex-rival key for Clinton

The two discussed the parameters of the job and how they would work together. Clinton would have the kind of access to Obama she needs, as well as the authority to pick her own team.

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Brazil goes high-tech to protect vulnerable Amazon tribes

The Brazilian government's National Indian Foundation said it would conduct flyovers in Amazonia, where it suspects Indians might be in danger from encroaching farmers, loggers and miners.

Christian Science Monitor

New fan-like coral found in deep sea

A new species of bamboo coral was thriving in veritable forests on the peaks of undersea mountains off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.

Discovery

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

'Milk': It's good, and good for you

"Milk" is a hurtling, minutely researched, close-to-irresistible biopic starring Academy Award winner Sean Penn, whose performance is likely to be nominated for another Oscar, as is this film.

TIME

Arrest made in Jennifer Hudson family members' murders

The estranged brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was arrested for the October slayings of three of her relatives, police said.

Reuters

Estranged relative arrested in Hudson killings

YouTube

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Churches in Muncie, Ind. join city to board up abandoned houses

The cooperative project was the brainchild of Stephanie LeBlanc, who had reached out to local congregations for help when she worked for the American Red Cross.

Star Press

Pope to make rare visit to Israel following months of tension

Pope Benedict XVI accepted an invitation by President Shimon Peres to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories in 2009.

Ha'aretz

EDUCATION

Parent assignments required

An elementary school in Indianapolis treats parental involvement like homework. If a student's parents fail to meet strict expectations, their child can be shipped to another school.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Going off to college for less

More American students are heading overseas not just for a semester abroad, but for their full degree program.

Times Daily

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GOOD NEWS

Oldest Holocaust survivor tells a story that's out of the ordinary

The 103-year-old traveled to Frankfurt from his home in Austria to tell his story at the world's largest publishing event. Engleitner, a former farmer from the Salzburg region, is a Jehovah's Witness.

Christian Science Monitor

Kick the procrastination habit — now

Biology is partly to blame for habitual procrastination, but anyone can learn to quit. Or should you think about it later?

Scientific American

WORLD

NATO 'to resume ties with Russia'

NATO agrees to a "graduated re-engagement" with Moscow four months after talks were frozen over Russia's war with Georgia.

BBC

Zimbabwe cholera deaths near 500

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 484 people since August, according to the United Nations.

BBC

India demands Pakistan hand over suspects in multiple terror attacks

India picked up intelligence that terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, as the government demanded that Islamabad hand over suspected terrorists believed living in Pakistan.

NY Daily News

US warned India of potential terror attack

ABC News

Mumbai mourns attack victims

BBC

BUSINESS

Will these cars save the auto industry?

Carmakers are trying to move away from gasoline power and anticipate shifts in demand. Here are some of the offerings that will reach American dealerships over the next two years.

BusinessWeek

Famous defunct auto brands

BusinessWeek

Video games top gift list; retail sales rise

Families are still shopping and video games are at the top of lists. Experts expect retail sales to grow 2.2 percent over last year, but sales of video games could improve as much as 15 percent.

USA Today

SPORTS

Power poll: It's a Lakers-Celtics world

This is just how it is supposed to be, isn't it? Last year's two finalists, perched on top of the poll, week after week, the Lakers at 14-1, the Celtics at 17-2, dominating their respective conferences.

Sporting News

Plaxico Burress reignites issue of athletes and guns

Burress surrendered to authorities at a Manhattan police station. It's the latest twist in a bizarre shooting scandal that has set the tabloids aflame and re-ignited the issue of athletes and guns.

CBS News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Some brains are wired for change

People who welcome new experiences have stronger connections between their memory and reward brain centers than people who avoid anything new, research shows.

LiveScience

Making an old brain young

New ways to manipulate neural plasticity — the brain's ability to rewire itself — could make adult brains as facile as young ones, at least in part.

ABC News

HEALTH

Mental problems in 1 in 5 young adults

Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported in the most extensive study of its kind.

CBS News

Report: Mass media harms kids

Parents and policymakers need to take action to protect children from being harmed by TV, the Internet and other types of media, a report says.

USA Today

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