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Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked the State Supreme Court to declare scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich "unable to serve" and strip him of his powers. (Photo by M. Spencer Green / AP)

Blagojevich faces looming ultimatum: Resign or be ousted

Disgraced Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich maintains he has no plans to resign. Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked the state Supreme Court to declare Blagojevich "unable to serve."

ABC News

What do you think should happen with Obama's open senate seat?

The Nation

Prosecutor lays out the charges

CNN

Ice storm coats northeast, cuts off power to 1.25 million customers

An ice storm knocked out power to 1.25 million homes and businesses from Maine to Pennsylvania, closing schools and tying up travel. Authorities say it could take days for all customers to get service back.

CBS News

White House may come to Detroit's rescue

The White House says it is considering using the Wall Street rescue fund to prevent U.S. automakers from failing.

CBS News

Stocks edge higher amid hope for automaker rescue

Forbes

Senate plays role of Grinch for autoworkers

Reuters

Strategy session

CNN

Obama plans major speech in Muslim world to ‘reboot’ America’s image

President-elect Barack Obama intends to repair America’s image in the Muslim world by delivering a major speech in an Islamic capital, perhaps within the first 100 days of his presidency.

Christian Science Monitor

How Bush said yes to waterboarding

The Bush administration approved waterboarding after receiving reports that it was effective in breaking the will of military personnel subjected to it during training, a Senate Committee reports.

Newsweek

Pakistan arrests just for show?

Some analysts say militants arrested in the past have been quietly released later.

NPR

NATION

Consumers' mood improves on massive price drops

Consumer sentiment improved in December, due to falling gasoline prices, retail discounts and tumbling inflation expectations, but pessimism over the future tempered their enthusiasm.

Reuters

Wholesale prices drop 2 perent in November

TIME

Americans drive less as gas prices drop

USA Today

Environmentalists blast changes to endangered species rules

The Bush administration cleared the way for federal agencies to skip consulting with scientists when starting projects that could affect endangered wildlife.

CNN

POLITICS

Officials plan for massive January inaugural turnout

Officials are bracing for a massive turnout for the January inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama but say predictions of four or five million visitors to Washington are too high.

CNN

Report: Jackson backers discussed raising $1M cash payment

Businessmen with ties to both Ill. Gov. Blagojevich and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. say they discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to help appoint Jackson to Pres.-elect Obama's Senate seat.

San Francisco Chronicle

Close Blagojevich ally turned government informant

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

EU leaders dramatically scale back their ambition on emissions

EU leaders said the accord, which offers concessions to polluting companies and countries, would not jeopardize their overall target of reducing carbon emissions 20 percent by 2020.

International Herald Tribune

US 'willing to lead climate push'

BBC

California adopts sweeping global warming plan

MSNBC

Vital signs of a warming world

MSNBC

Global boiling could result from ocean methane release

Some geologists say rising temperatures will uncork vast deposits of undersea methane. If they're right, we're cooked.

Salon.com

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Brad Pitt: the Rolling Stone interview

"I got lost in the wilderness of fame a bit," he says. "There are all of these opportunities you're supposed to be taking. And I got really discombobulated."

Rolling Stone

'American Idol' reality check

Our "American Idol" spies tell us the eighth season is going to look more like "Big Brother" than a true singing competition.

TMZ

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Full moon largest since 1993

This full moon will be closer to the Earth and the brightest in the past 15 years.

Salt Lake Tribune

Wii will, Wii will rock you

The Nintendo Wii is poised to dominate the holiday season for the third year in a row, an unprecedented trifecta for a gaming console proving impervious to recession.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Vatican issues document on bioethics

The Catholic church reinforced its opposition to in-vitro fertilization, human cloning and embryonic stem cell research.

International Herald Tribune

Religious 'shun nanotechnology'

Attitudes to nanotechnology may be determined by religious and cultural beliefs, suggest researchers writing in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column:

Astronomers learning about black holes

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

The truth about alternative medicine

Newsweek

Column:

Would a $34B loan help or hinder Detroit?

U.S. News & World Report

Column:

Collapse of oil a tiny bit of good news

TIME

Column:

There is a US auto industry that works

CNN

Blog (Steve Parker):

Republicans kill any help for Detroit

Huffington Post

Column (Gail Collins):

The good news from Illinois

International Herald Tribune

Column (David Pauly):

Bonus system marches into history

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Irwin Stelzer):

What we know we don't know

Weekly Standard

Column (Joe Conason):

The hunting of the president resumes

Salon.com

Editorial:

Zero hour in Zimbabwe

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Kids eating more free lunches at school

There is such a thing as a free lunch, and school districts across the country report that kids are eating many more of them.

TIME

Breast cancer drug and chemotherapy 'cuts recurrence by a third'

Prescribing a breast cancer drug in addition to standard chemotherapy can cut the chances of the disease recurring by a third, a new study shows.

Telegraph.co.uk

WORLD

Greek PM rejects election calls

Greek PM Costas Karamanlis rejected calls for an early general election after a week of violent unrest over a fatal police shooting.

BBC

A new ordeal bleeds Zimbabwe

As the endgame of President Robert Mugabe's rule plays out, a cholera epidemic deepens the human tragedies in the country.

International Herald Tribune

Mugabe: There is no cholera

CBS News

BUSINESS

Step-by-step directions for Detroit's future car czar

The czar would be a blend of super-CEO and bankruptcy judge. He doles out the loans, sets restructuring terms and can compel "interested parties," like unions, car dealers and lenders, to make concessions.

Newsweek

Video game sales buck recession trend

Bolstering the theory that the industry may be recession-proof, the video game business posted a startlingly strong November, according to figures by the analyst firm NPD Group.

CNET News

SPORTS

Boston Celtics streak to best start in franchise history

At 21-2, today's Boston Celtics led by Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are off to the best start in the franchise's storied history.

Sports Illustrated

Judge extends injunction; suspended players cleared to return

A federal judge extended his preliminary injunction blocking the NFL's suspending five players for violating the league's anti-doping policy, which their lawyer said lets them play for the rest of the season.

ESPN

HEALTH

Safe sex includes female condoms

In the 15 years since the FDA approved "female condoms," they still haven't found their niche. A Seattle-based non-profit hopes to change that.

TIME

With Daschle appointment, Obama signals health will be priority

The choice of former Sen. Tom Daschle for health and human services means that health will not become a back-burner issue, as some had feared when the economy soured.

NPR

EDUCATION

Fair-use guide offers copyright shelter

Media and legal experts publish a guide to help teachers and students understand fair use of copyrighted materials.

E-School News

Colby College investment group beats big guns

The Colby Student Investment Association at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, manages a $100,000 fund that has outperformed the Dow, NASDAQ and Standard & Poor 500.

NPR

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