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Republican presidential candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, left, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, arrive for a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa. Gingrich has recently said that he would not vote for Paul if the congressman won the GOP nomination. (Photo by Chris Carlson / AP)

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Transformations across Chinatown USA

The return migration of Chinatown immigrants is increasing. Now, unskilled laborers also go back, along with Chinese “sea turtles” — those who are educated overseas and migrate back.

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The Atlantic

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‘Chinglish’: Behind the Broadway comedy

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YouTube (The Goodman Theatre)

White House to request $1.2 trillion increase in nation’s borrowing limit

Treasury officials said that the White House plans to request another $1.2 trillion in borrowing authority. The request follows a summer of intense partisan debate over the nation’s record debt.

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Star Tribune

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Obama wins most demand for debt of US presidents since before 1st Bush

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Bloomberg

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Explain it to me: the debt ceiling made easy

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YouTube (CNNMoney)

GOP candidates sharpen their tongues before caucuses

It may be December, but the heat is rising in Iowa. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich declared that he wouldn’t vote for rival Ron Paul if the Texas congressman won the Republican nomination.

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USA TODAY

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Gingrich tells Iowans his experience counts

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Sioux City Journal

Playing the expectations game and other last-minute candidate tricks

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(NPR)

It's All Politics

Michigan closer to Detroit takeover

Heading down a path that could lead to the state taking over the running of Detroit, Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed a team to review the city’s finances.

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Msnbc.com

Coal’s power: New technology makes mines safer

Companies are taking a high-tech approach, combined with behavioral observation, to eliminate deaths in coal mines. One system links different gas detector docking stations via the Internet.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

December is a busy month for proposals

The heck with lovey-dovey Valentine’s Day. Turns out December — with its holiday cheer, romantic winter backdrops and family gatherings — is among the busiest months for popping the question.

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Denver Post

NATION

From tanning beds to immigration, states to enact controversial laws

The federal government may have been bogged down in a quagmire, but states across the country actively passed a slew of new laws ranging from conventional to controversial that are set to go for 2012.

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ABC News

Historic Ford plant site likely a tough sell

The Ford Motor Co. recently closed its historic Twin Cities Assembly Plant on a scenic river bluff. In today’s real estate market, redevelopment of the old factory could be a long way off.

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NPR

Firms submit business proposals to Feds for renting out seized homes

Fortress Investment Group and Deutsche Bank, whose executives played roles in the housing bubble, are among the firms that responded to a U.S. government request for proposals to rent foreclosed homes.

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Bloomberg

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National survey: Home prices down in most major US cities

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Denver Post

POLITICS

Growing wealth widens distance between lawmakers and constituents

Between 1984 and 2009, the median net worth of a member of the House more than doubled, according to a Post analysis.

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Washington Post

Democratic Senator Ben Nelson to retire

Democratic Senator Ben Nelson will not seek re-election next year — in a blow to efforts by President Barack Obama’s party to keep control of the chamber.

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BBC

BUSINESS

Sears, Kmart to shut 100-120 stores

Sears Holdings reported a sharp drop in sales and said the results will force it to close 100 to 120 Sears and Kmart stores.

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CNNMoney

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Sears closing some stores, eye on housing

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Reuters

Higher holiday sales come with caveat

Holiday retail sales appear on track to be somewhere between ho-ho-ho and ho-hum, raising the prospect that the expansion is still struggling to reach top form.

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USA TODAY

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‘Mega Monday’ adding sizzle for retailers

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CBS News

EDUCATION

Middle-aged borrowers piling on student debt more rapidly

Educational borrowing is up for every age group over the past three years, but it has grown far more quickly among those between 35 and 49.

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Reuters

What if 1 educational board ran Michigan’s universities?

If some Republican lawmakers succeed, Michigan’s unique brand of university governance — autonomy, little state control — may inch toward a new statewide university system.

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Detroit Free Press

HEALTH

Simpler food labels no easy task

Amid a growing battle against obesity and hypertension, food makers and industry watchdogs want to give consumers a simpler way to decipher nutrition. But they still can’t find one that works.

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Star Tribune

Painkillers 10 times stronger than Vicodin being readied for release

Pharmaceutical companies are cooking up a prescription painkiller that’s far more powerful than Vicodin.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Peres urges Israelis to mobilize to thwart ultra-Orthodox zealots

Israeli President Shimon Peres urged Israelis to rally against ultra-Orthodox Jewish zealots trying to impose their strict religious code on a troubled town near Jerusalem.

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Reuters

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Israeli girl’s plight highlights Jewish extremism

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Msnbc.com

Northern Nigerian Christians warn of religious war

Nigerian Christians said they feared that a spate of Christmas Day bombings by Islamist militants could lead to a religious war in Africa’s most populous country.

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Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Graeme McMillan):

Is 2012 finally the end of media ownership?

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TIME

Blog (David Ropeik):

Time to worry about worrying too much

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(Psychology Today)

How Risky Is It, Really?

Column (Alexander Kopplin):

Why no parades for end of Iraq War?

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Star Tribune

Blog (Bill Wasik):

A year later: scoring the debate over power of social-media revolutions

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(Wired)

Threat Level

Column (Michael Crowley):

Why Iowa shouldn’t vote 1st anymore

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TIME

US should ease visa access for tourists wielding cash

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Bloomberg

Column (Courtney E. Martin):

My ‘Millennials’ generation is busy reimagining a life of ethics

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Lyric Hughs Hale):

The coming accidental war with Iran

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Huffington Post

Rising Africa: ‘Lion economies’ are starting to roar

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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GOOD NEWS

Illiterate until his 90s, Jim Henry is now a published author

In his mid-90s and retired as a lobsterman, Jim Henry set out to continue his education. He took reading lessons and practiced writing. Now, not only is he reading and writing, but he is published.

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USA TODAY

Low-pressure ShinnyUSA welcomes hockey players of all ages and skills

ShinnyUSA is hockey for the fun of it. The program includes players with varying levels of skill, and competition is low-key.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Homeless student overcomes odds, earns national scholarship

Zabia Poole of Mount Dora, Fla., is one of only 15 students awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.

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Orlando Sentinel

WORLD

North Korea holds 2-day state funeral for Kim Jong Il

North Korea has begun two days of funeral services for late leader Kim Jong Il with a huge procession in the capital, Pyongyang.

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BBC

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Japan, China holding talks on the future of Korean peninsula

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CNN

Iran to ‘block’ oil if sanctions proceed

No oil will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz if the West applies sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi warned.

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Al Jazeera

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Iran conducts naval exercises

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Reuters

Rights group accuses Syria of hiding detainees from monitors

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem told journalists international monitors could move around the country “under the protection” of the government but could not visit “sensitive” military sites.

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CNN

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Arab League observers visit Syria’s war-ravaged Homs

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Christian Science Monitor

Syria: Protests in Homs as Arab League visits — live updates

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ENVIRONMENT

Rare influx of Arctic snowy owls wintering in Washington state

Snowy owls usually aren’t seen around here. Yet, birders have been treated to a blizzard of snowies in Washington state since fall.

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Electricity sparks new life into Indonesia’s coral reefs

A technique borrowed from the 1970s uses a weak electrical current to charge underwater metal structures, provoking a fast build-up of limestone and helping the corals off Bali flourish.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tracing the origins of a ‘yeti’s finger’

An anatomical specimen labelled “yeti‘s finger” was left overlooked in the vaults of the Royal College of Surgeons’ Hunterian Museum in London for decades. Its origins were unexplained, until now.

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BBC

Touchy-feely technology

When composer Bill Buxton started designing his own digital musical instruments, he had no idea he would spark the next technological revolution.

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NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Ink is still king at New York City’s Fountain Pen Hospital

In this palace of penmanship, the nib, ballpoint and rollerball are still mightier than the sword — and the keyboard.

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Los Angeles Times

Alexander Graham Bell recordings to go digital

Voices recorded by inventor Alexander Graham Bell more than 125 years ago are being heard. Thanks to digital imaging technology, scientists created a virtual playback machine on a computer.

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CNN

Human zoos: Back when real people were the exhibits

An exhibition in Paris looks at the history of so-called human zoos, that put inhabitants from foreign lands on display as articles of curiosity.

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BBC

SPORTS

Drew Brees sets single-season passing record as Saints clinch NFC South

Drew Brees set the NFL record for yards passing in a season, breaking a mark that Dan Marino had held for nearly three decades, and New Orleans clinched the NFC South.

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ESPN

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Brees sets passing mark in win

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YouTube

Tiger turns 36; can he still catch Jack?

When Tiger Woods hobbled to victory on a broken leg in a playoff win in the 2008 U.S. Open, he took another giant leap toward eclipsing Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championship triumphs.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Turtle survived what dinosaurs couldn’t

A tough river turtle, Boremys, not only survived the meteorite impact that likely wiped out the dinosaurs, but it also seemed to have been completely unfazed by the catastrophic event.

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Photo of the Day

Indian men feed birds on a cold morning in New Delhi. The dipping mercury has pushed the countrywide death toll to more than a hundred. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / AP)

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