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Illinois governor's words 'beyond greed'

The words on the recording sound as if they were uttered by a mob boss, stunning political analysts with profanity, threats and demands. Instead, the feds say, it is the governor of Illinois speaking.

MSNBC

Feds: Governor Blagojevich tried to 'auction' Obama's Senate seat

MSNBC

Democrats call for special election to decide Obama successor in Senate

Fox News

Illinois Gov. Blagojevich taken into custody

ABC News

Greek capital hit by major strike

Greece is braced for further turmoil after days of violence as unions stage a general strike in protest against the government's economic policies.

BBC

Tentative agreement on auto industry bailout

Weary Democratic congressional leaders and White House officials agreed in principle on a $15 billion bailout of U.S. automakers that lets the government restructure the failing industry.

CBS News

Obama, Gore meet to talk energy and global warming

Obama pledged to use part of his economic stimulus package to develop green technologies. Aides said the private meeting would help shape the president-elect's economic policies.

CBS News

India pressures Pakistan by naming Mumbai suspects

Indian officials released the names and hometowns of all 10 suspected Mumbai attackers, saying it has pinpointed them to individual postal codes within Pakistan.

Christian Science Monitor

Alleged Mumbai mastermind arrested

YouTube

Berkeley Council urges war crimes prosecution over torture memos

After a rancorous debate over torture and academic freedom, Berkeley's City Council passed a measure imploring the U.S. to prosecute former White House official John Yoo for war crimes.

San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

Credit unions get $40 billion to aid mortgage losses

Federal regulators said they are making more than $40 billion available to support several credit unions that suffered losses from mortgage securities.

USA Today

Musicians protest their songs used to irritate Guantanamo prisoners

The tactic has been common in the U.S. war on terror, with forces systematically using loud music on hundreds of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.

Google News

In New Mexico canyon, a novel way to prevent roadkill

Lobbied by a group of concerned New Mexico students, the state created a critter-friendly underpass.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

The Bill Clinton loopholes

Bill Clinton pledged to dial back his international charity work so Hillary Clinton can go to State. But a set of Obama-backed restrictions leaves a lot more that the ex-president can do than cannot.

Politico

Suspicious letters sent to governors

Suspicious letters containing powdery substances addressed to governors were intercepted in at least six states, but no injuries were immediately reported.

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Solar power: Can it be as cheap as coal?

Some predict that within five years, it could rival fossil-fuel energy.

Christian Science Monitor

EU states, parliament reach informal deal on renewable energy

E.U. states and members of the European Parliament reached an informal deal on a law boosting the amount of renewable energy, such as wave and solar power, which the bloc uses in 2020.

Earth Times

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Stars collect Kennedy honors, pay tribute to The Who

In a first, Washington’s most glitzy event celebrated a legendary rock act. Along with musicians George Jones and Barbra Streisand, the event gave the honorable nod to The Who.

Rolling Stone

Kennedy Center honors Streisand, Freeman

YouTube

NBC moving Jay Leno to prime time

Jay Leno is staying at NBC with a show at 10 p.m. weeknights. The network has signed the "Tonight Show" host to a new agreement that will allow NBC to keep him from going to a rival broadcaster.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

'Rhythms' in Martian rocks mark out past climate swings

Giant stairsteps on Mars are evidence of ancient climate cycles, suggest images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

New Scientist

Wikipedia article censored in UK for the first time

For the first time, U.K. Internet service providers have censored a Wikipedia article, one that includes an album cover image of a naked and possibly underage girl.

Computerworld

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Church shooting puts spotlight on Knanaya religion

When a gunman attacked parishioners at a church, word of the shootings spread quickly among two communities that share a little known bond.

USA Today

Muslims stone devil as haj nears end

More than two million Muslim pilgrims began a second round of stoning walls symbolizing the devil as haj pilgrimage rituals neared their end without major incident.

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Debra Saunders):

Farewell to fiscal responsibility

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Andrew Breitbart):

I believe Hillary's cardboard cutout

Real Clear Politics

Column (Arianna Huffington):

Rewarding those who got it right

Huffington Post

Editorial:

Terrorist death wish

NY Daily News

Editorial:

GOP must do its share for Detroit 3

Detroit News

Column (Peter Navarro):

The dangers of Obama's economic plan

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

A deal for Detroit?

Economist

Column (Joseph E. Stiglitz):

Capitalist fools

Vanity Fair

Column (Robert Gates):

Preparing the Pentagon for a new age

Real Clear Politics

Column:

Centrist Obama leaves liberals sputtering

Houston Chronicle

Editorial:

Saving the bluefin tuna

International Herald Tribune

Column:

The real Generation X

San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

Good Samaritan returns nearly $100K

Billie Watts found a handbag with a bulging envelope of cash in a Cracker Barrel bathroom in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

USA Today

New measures to save many young lives

MSNBC

Greek protesters attack police outside parliament

Guardian

WORLD

UN agency: Nearly 1 billion are hungry

High food prices have plunged an additional 40 million people into hunger this year, pushing the overall number of needy to almost 1 billion, a U.N. agency said.

CBS News

Iraq 'coalition of the willing' winds down

Most of the last members of the "coalition of the willing" are leaving Iraq as the year ends and, with them, the United Nations mandate authorizing their presence.

NPR

UK withdrawal 'begins in March'

BBC

BUSINESS

Zell's Tribune: the canary in a scary mine

The Chicago Tribune generates revenue mainly from newspapers with nine times more debt than annual cash flow, a figure which declines by the month.

BusinessWeek

Sony will cut 16,000 jobs as recession curbs demand

Sony plans to eliminate 16,000 jobs in the largest reduction announced by a Japanese company since the credit crunch drove the world into recession.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Mets score big with K-Rod deal

In the first big move of the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, the Mets agreed to pay free-agent closer Francisco Rodriguez $37 million over three years.

Sports Illustrated

Kevin McHale moves from front office to Timberwolves’ bench

Minnesota basketball legend Kevin McHale tumbled from beleaguered boss to coach of a Timberwolves franchise that is driving fans away with every mounting loss.

Boston Herald

HEALTH

Alternatives for the blues

How to treat depression without prescription medications: from herbal remedies to biofeedback and more.

Psychology Today

Electronic prescribing system saves patients money

An electronic prescribing system that tells doctors which drugs are the least expensive can save millions a year, a new study finds.

HealthDay

EDUCATION

The little things are adding up to big energy savings for schools

It's easy to think a small change — say, shutting down all the computers in a single classroom at the end of the day — will make a small difference in a school district's utility bills.

South CoastToday.com

Obama education pick sparks conflict

President-elect Barack Obama has not signaled what he will do to fix the country's failing schools, but his choice of education secretary will say a lot about the policies he may pursue.

Yahoo! News

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