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New Afghan police recruits wait in a queue to get their weapons at a firing range on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Altaf Qadri / AP)

Medal of Honor recipient: From ‘average’ to ‘extraordinary’

Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta will receive the first Medal of Honor given to a living service member from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award.

USA TODAY

Medal of Honor award to living soldier

MSNBC

Facebook revamps messaging system

Facebook has revamped its messaging system to make it the main way people communicate with friends and family.

BBC

Facebook is No. 3 US Web company

Bloomberg

Obama administration plans a new US ‘transition’ strategy for Afghanistan

The Obama administration is changing its timetable for Afghanistan, beginning a phased reduction of troops next summer with the aim of ending the combat mission by 2014.

NPR

Blog:

Petraeus strikes back at Karzai ahead of major NATO conference on Afghanistan

Christian Science Monitor

Karzai calls for lower profile for US troops

MSNBC

Earmark ban: no effect on spending

With their return to Washington, Republicans in the House and Senate are being asked to vote on whether they support a moratorium on earmarks.

CNNMoney

Health care reform in GOP cross hairs

Christian Science Monitor

Risks to US in gambit to keep the Middle East peace talks alive

The Obama administration is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a 90-day freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank.

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Goldman, JPMorgan lobbyists top list of most visits to regulators on FinReg

Financial regulators have had more than 500 meetings with lobbyists from hundreds of companies seeking to shape the interpretation and enforcement of new financial reform law.

ProPublica

Blog:

Reform reading: 500 lobbyists’ meetings and counting

(Center for Public Integrity)

Paper Trail

Turkey donations plummet, charities hit nationwide

From California to Connecticut, food banks and charities nationwide report that donations of frozen turkeys, a traditional Thanksgiving meal, have fallen dramatically this holiday season.

ABC News

POLITICS

Rangel ethics trial set to begin in House

One awkward piece of unfinished business on Capitol Hill is the ethics case against 80-year-old veteran Democratic lawmaker Charles Rangel, who faces 13 ethics charges.

NPR

Charlie Rangel faces rare trial

Politico

Chicago mayoral hopefuls stand in line to get on ballot

The race for Chicago mayor is on. Candidates were waiting in line to file their nominating petitions when the Chicago Board of Elections opened at 9 a.m.

Chicago Sun-Times

BUSINESS

Senior boom begins amid economic bust

The first of the baby boomers are turning 65. How will a generation defined by its youthfulness and optimism deal with old age and hard times?

USA TODAY

Boomers to remain politically powerful

Honolulu Star Bulletin

Caterpillar buys Bucyrus in mining bet

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. set the largest deal in its history, saying it would buy Bucyrus International Inc. for $7.6 billion, accelerating its expansion in mining.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Welcome is mixed for gays on Catholic college campuses

Gay college students, including some at the nation’s 230 Catholic colleges, held candlelight vigils to remember Clementi and bear witness to the agony that gay young people often live with every day.

National Catholic Reporter

Record number of Chinese students flock to US colleges

The recession meant fewer Americans went abroad to study last year, and some countries sent fewer students to U.S. colleges. But the number Chinese students in the US increased by 30 percent.

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bishops defend opposition to health care reform bill

The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops defended the bishops’ opposition to the health care reform bill, asserting that only bishops can speak for the church on matters of faith and morals.

Religion News Service

Churches in Alaska try out energy audits to save money

It’s a sign of the times in religious circles: caulking and sealing parties. This new congregational activity will soon begin at Christ Lutheran Church and University Community Presbyterian Church.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

Tom Brady tosses 3 scores; Patriots trounce host Steelers

Tom Brady’s precision passing and a big end zone spike after a touchdown run of his own put the New England Patriots in control early en route to a 39-26 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a duel of AFC leaders.

USA TODAY

Patriots vs. Steelers highlights

NFL.com

Manny Pacquiao unanimous winner

Manny Pacquiao turned Antonio Margarito into a bloody and nearly blind fighter with a dizzying array of punches in a lopsided decision victory that wasn’t close from the opening rounds on.

ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (George Will):

Has Obama helped revive the right?

Detroit News

Blog (Mel Konner):

Psychological states as ancient adaptations

(Psychology Today)

The Tangled Wing

Column (Linda Chavez):

Student-loan rules are bound to do more harm than good

Columbus Dispatch

Editorial:

Don’t mention it

Salt Lake Tribune

Column (Elizabeth Kolbert):

Uncomfortable climate

The New Yorker

Column (Michael Hudson):

The coming sellout to the super-rich and what it means to the rest of us

Countpunch

Blog (Spencer Ackerman):

The legal basis for the drone strikes is … the assertion of their legality

(Firedoglake)

Attackerman

Editorial:

Education reform may hurt, but it’s no time to be timid

Honolulu Advertiser

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GOOD NEWS

Celebrities hire philanthropy consultants to guide their giving

Increasingly, celebrities are paying charity experts for advice. Some want to help but aren’t sure how. Some want to give more effectively. And, yes, some may just want some good PR.

Los Angeles Times

Miniature guide horse opens new doors for blind student

For Mona Ramouni, who’s blind, using a guide dog was just not possible. She now has a new companion to help navigate her way: Cali the guide horse.

MSNBC

Saratoga boy, 9, swims from Alcatraz to San Francisco

Numb from the frigid water, Daniel Bessonov, the 9-year-old Saratoga resident, didn’t realize he was powering through waves at a solid clip, finishing the swim in 41 minutes.

San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Aung San Suu Kyi challenges Burma junta to begin journey towards reform

The recently freed democracy leader wants “reconciliation” and appears to soften her support for international sanctions against Burma’s military junta.

Guardian

Suu Kyi’s liberation met by euphoria, fear

MSNBC

International mafias ‘crime goes green’

Powerful international mafias are turning their sights more and more on expanding into ivory poaching, illegal fishing and other “green” crimes, police and experts say.

The Australian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dinosaur pole-vaulted itself into the sky

Scientists said they have disproved claims that enormous prehistoric winged beasts could not fly, with new evidence that they “pole-vaulted” themselves into the sky.

Scotsman

Scientists propose 1-way trips to Mars

Two scientists contend human travel to Mars could happen much more quickly if the missions are made one-way.

USA TODAY

HEALTH

Bereavement ‘raises risk of dangerous heart changes’

Recently bereaved people have heart rhythm changes which may make some of them more vulnerable to health problems, say researchers.

BBC

Sex addiction rehab a thriving industry

For-profit sex addiction rehabilitation is booming, thanks largely to Tiger Woods and other celebrities whose public visits to rehab have moved sex addiction into the mainstream.

Los Angeles Times

ENVIRONMENT

The new floods and draughts

Freak floods wreak havoc in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Rising sea levels erode Egypt‘s coast. A comprehensive vulnerability index suggests you move to Scandinavia, Ireland or Iceland as slightly safer places.

Environmental News Network

None flew over the cuckoo’s nest: a world without birds

According to Henk Tennekes, the threat of a relatively new class of insecticide, known as neonicotinoids, are causing a catastrophe in the insect world, which is having a knock-on effect for many birds.

The Independent

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’: Running for president on reality TV?

“Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” a reality TV show of the former governor and her family in their home state, debuted just as potential 2012 presidential candidates were making plans.

CNN

Can Michael Jackson reign again?

A duet Michael Jackson recorded with singer Akon has gone on sale. Nevermind that the song, “Hold My Hand,” was recorded three years ago. It’s the sound of millions of people clicking “download.”

ABC News

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