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Palestinians carry a body from the rubble following an Israeli missile strike. Israeli warplanes retaliated for rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, killing more than 200 and wounding nearly 400. (Photo by Hatem Omar / AP)

Pakistan 'will not act' against India

Pakistan's president promised to rid the country of terrorism and his prime minister said the military would not be the first to take action in any face-off with India.

Reuters

Special section:

In depth: Pakistan's troop movements

International Herald Tribune

Mumbai victim has 'no anger'

ABC News

Dolphins in NJ rivers elicit worries

A group of bottlenose dolphins have been confounding locals since they took up residence in two rivers near the New Jersey shore.

MSNBC

Hundreds dead as Israeli airstrikes continue

A Palestinian envoy called on the United Nations to condemn the deadly violence in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes on Hamas militants continued, killing over 225 and injuring 400.

CNN

Special section:

Israel's mixed motives for strikes

BBC

In photos: 'Israel Attacks Gaza'

Monsters and Critics

Bargain-hunting shoppers turn up noses at post-Christmas sales

Retailers, which started offering discounts of 50 percent or more in mid-December, had been counting on post-Christmas sales to help rescue what will probably be the worst holiday season in four decades.

Bloomberg

Economy has car sales making a U-turn

Though gas prices tumbled, some automakers are trying to juice sales of fuel-thrifty economy cars by slashing starting prices to less than $10,000.

ABC News

NATION

Gas prices at 5-year low and falling

Gas prices fell for nine consecutive days, according to a survey of credit card swipes at service stations across the nation.

CNNMoney

Energy czar aims to harness cow power

San Francisco Chronicle

US attorney asks panel not to subpoena Obama aides

The Illinois House committee investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't subpoena two incoming White House advisers, the committee chairwoman said, shutting down a request from the governor's attorney.

ABC News

POLITICS

Robert Gibbs prepares for starring role

"I don't think I'd be here if people didn't have confidence in my ability to do this," says incoming White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

ABC News

RNC chairman condemns distribution of controversial song

The chairman of the Republican National Committee, Mike Duncan, said he was "appalled" by a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" on a CD distributed by one of his political rivals.

CNN

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

'Benjamin Button' about much more than its curious time factor

In "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," time doesn't just slip away. It surges like a tsunami, swamping cities and washing aside human lives like Mississippi Delta topsoil.

San Jose Mercury News

Nobel laureate Harold Pinter dies

Harold Pinter, praised as the most influential British playwright of his generation and a longtime voice of political protest, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 78.

CBS News

Celebrity curtain calls 2008

MSNBC

HEALTH

What will '09 bring in medicine?

Expert on likely directions in treatment of obesity, cancer, infections, brain diseases and aging skin.

CBS News

Immune cells link to Parkinson's

Rogue immune cells entering the brain may contribute to the development of Parkinson's disease, say scientists.

BBC

SPORTS

Spurs need 2 overtimes to beat Grizzlies

Tony Parker scored 32 points, hitting two of San Antonio's three baskets in the second overtime, and Michael Finley blocked Memphis' last shot to send the Spurs to a 106-103 victory.

Sporting News

NBA roundup

Daily Herald

Debunking the NFL's myths: An elite run game is critical, right?

Vital as they're portrayed to be, a staunch running game doesn't guarantee victory, nor does winning the turnover battle.

USA Today

ENVIRONMENT

Green has meaning after Christmas too

With the holidays over, the mess in one's living room no longer has to look like a pile of trash around a dead tree. Opportunities abound to recycle gift boxes, wrapping paper and even live trees.

NewsChief

Navy, environmentalists settle lawsuit

The U.S. Navy has settled a lawsuit filed by environmentalists challenging its use of sonar in hundreds of submarine-hunting exercises around the world.

MSNBC

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Americans see religious influence waning

Two-thirds of Americans think religion is losing its influence on U.S. life, a sharp jump from just three years ago when Americans were nearly evenly split on the question, according to a new Gallup Poll.

USA Today

In Congress, they're big believers of religion

Los Angeles Times

As Bosnia revives, so do Muslim faithful

Thirteen years after a war in which 100,000 people were killed, a majority of them Muslims, Bosnia is now experiencing a revival in the Islamic faith.

International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Calif. family finds $10,000 in box of crackers

The box of crackers Debra Rogoff bought from the grocery store had some crackerjack in it — an envelope stuffed with $10,000.

ABC News

Md. teen raises money for stoves to keep Darfur's women safe

In Sudan's Darfur region, women risk their lives even seeking firewood. One Maryland teen dedicated himself to making life a little safer for those women.

CNN

WORLD

Thai protesters rally ahead of Prime Minister's maiden policy speech

Opponents of Thailand's new government rallied in central Bangkok and called for fresh elections, a day before Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is due to make his maiden policy speech to parliament.

Reuters

Mexican guard 'linked to cartel'

Mexican authorities have accused an officer in the presidential guard of being a spy for a drug cartel. The officer has been placed under house arrest for 40 days while he is being investigated.

BBC

Mexico fears 'adoption' of beauty queens by drug cartels

Guardian

BUSINESS

Washington Mutual had a relentless urge to approve any loan

Getting the job done meant lending money to nearly anyone who asked for it — the force behind the bank's meteoric rise and its precipitous collapse in the biggest bank failure in American history.

International Herald Tribune

Manufacturing, home prices sink: US economy preview

The year 2008 saw manufacturing in the U.S. shrink at probably the fastest pace since 1980 as the deepening global recession forced customers in North America, Europe and Asia to cut back.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Stem cells could end animal testing

As well as their potential for creating effective therapies for diseases, embryonic stem cells could open the door to improved pharmaceutical drug testing.

CNN

2009 to arrive not a second too soon

Time will stand still for one second on New Year's Eve. As a result, a "Leap Second" will be added to 2008, allowing a lagging Earth to catch up to super-accurate clocks.

SPACE.com

EDUCATION

Ohio schools keep cafeterias open during the holidays

An Ohio school district has opened some of its school cafeterias during the winter break to provide hot lunches for needy students in the district.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Teaching the teachers about what's changed in education

Today's average teacher, a white, middle-class female, may not feel prepared in front of a classroom of children from various backgrounds .

The Plain Dealer

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