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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses New Hampshire voters during a campaign event at Exeter High School in Exeter, N.H. (Photo by Stephan Savoia / AP)

New Hampshire campaign focuses on independents

The race for president, steeped in appeals to each party's base for nearly a year, is largely in the hands of voters who identify themselves as neither Republican nor Democrat.

International Herald Tribune

The changing complexion of American politics

NPR

The Ghost Of Simón Bolívar

Nearly 200 years ago Venezuelan patriot Simón Bolívar declared his country a free and sovereign state. Decades later his dream inspired another — a young Hugo Chávez.

Newsweek

Special section:

Leaning left: A new left rises in Latin America

Houston Chronicle

Bush says trip to 'holy land' will promote peace

President George W. Bush said he will press for progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process during his trip to the Middle East next week.

Bloomberg

Special section:

Bush on Middle East conflict through the years

Reuters

Monitors hail Georgian election

A snap presidential election in the ex- Soviet republic of Georgia was broadly democratic, though it had shortcomings, foreign observers say.

BBC

Crunch vote for Saakashvili

Reuters

At least 6 dead in Alaskan plane crash

A small plane crashed in waters off Kodiak island in southern Alaska, killing at least six of the 10 people on board, authorities said.

USA Today

Just going to work, Palestinians and Israelis travel different roads

Israel has 550 checkpoints and barriers throughout the West Bank that are intended to ensure the security of Jewish settlers. But that network of checkpoints makes travel a nightmare for Palestinians.

McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

Thousands in Nevada forced from homes after levee breaks

An irrigation canal's levee ruptured after heavy rains, flooding hundreds of homes and forcing the rescue of dozens of people in helicopters and boats in Fernley, 30 miles east of Reno, Nev.

Reno Gazette-Journal

Court takes up lethal injection case

The two death row inmates whose challenge is before the Supreme Court are not asking to be spared execution or death by injection. They only want the job done relatively pain-free.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

In ambulance, survivors of S.F. tiger attack made pact of silence

Soon after their 17-year-old friend was mauled to death by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo, two brothers who survived the attack made a quick pact not to cooperate with the police, sources said.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Poll: Obama opens double-digit lead

Two days before New Hampshire's Democratic primary, Sen. Barack Obama has opened a double-digit lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in that state, a new CNN-WMUR poll found.

CNN

Republican candidates rumble over Iraq, terror, immigration

With only two full days left before the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, Republican candidates faced off in a televised debate.

ABC News

Huckabee discusses Iowa victory

MSNBC

Romney 'changes' his tune

CBS News

BUSINESS

Systemax to buy CompUSA brand

Computer manufacturer and seller Systemax Inc. said it has agreed to take over as many as 16 CompUSA stores from the recently sold electronics retailer.

BusinessWeek

Managing: handle with care

Having a crisis plan in place can go a long way toward keeping bad news from sinking your company. Start your preparation by recruiting a crisis management team from among your key executives.

BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Buckeyes try to break bowl funk vs. SEC

Top-ranked Ohio State gets another shot at a Southeastern Conference team in a bowl game when it faces No. 2 LSU in the BCS national championship game.

Sporting News

Roger Clemens open to lie-detector, shocked Andy Pettitte took HGH

Defiant in his first interview since his personal trainer accused him of using steroids, Roger Clemens seemed to set up a confrontation with Brian McNamee in front of Congress if the pair testify.

USA Today

With 1 year left on deal, Yankees GM not looking ahead

CBS SportsLine

Crennel's agent talking to Browns about contract extension

Coming off a 10-6 campaign that saw the Browns narrowly miss the playoffs, the agent for Cleveland's Romeo Crennel is talking to the team about extending the coach's current contract.

ESPN

HEALTH

Aging AIDS patients beset by complex health problems

Drugs have given AIDS patients a future, but many wonder at what cost, as longevity brings a constellation of ailments showing up among the first wave of AIDS survivors to reach late middle age.

International Herald Tribune

Weight gain and diabetes linked to sleep

Even with sleeping in on New Year's Day, many of us are starting 2008 feeling groggy. And that could undermine good intentions about losing a few pounds.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Brain foods your kids need

WebMD

RELIGION

Scientists say evolution fits

Facing continued challenges to evolutionary science from religious conservatives, the National Academy of Sciences has issued a new book that outlines the scientific evidence for evolution.

Baltimore Sun

Jesuits to elect a new 'black pope'

Church elders have begun gathering for a closed-door meeting to elect the man dubbed the "black pope." That's the moniker historically assigned to the leader of the Jesuit order.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

Youths find ways to give

In Club Penguin, a popular online game club for the elementary school set, more than 2.5 million children gave their virtual earnings to charities in a contest this month.

Christian Science Monitor

Homeless World Cup film to premiere at Sundance film festival

"Kicking It" is an intimate film that chronicles the lives of seven homeless athletes who achieve goals on the soccer field while overcoming poverty and addiction.

Good News Network

WORLD

For sale: West’s deadly nuclear secrets

A whistleblower has made a series of extraordinary claims about how corrupt government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapon secrets.

Times Online

A Mexican sweet 15 – a blue jean girl becomes a woman

Part sacred, part secular, the quinceañera marks the entrance of a young woman into adult society, and is thought to mix indigenous traditions with those of Spanish Catholic missionaries.

Christian Science Monitor

250,000 Kenyans driven out of homes

With vigilante groups blocking the main roads, food had not been getting to the outlying areas of western Kenya, where many displaced are holed up.

Guardian

Kenya fears civil war

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Potentially harmful pesticides found in all human subjects tested

A study found that 100 percent of people analyzed had at least one kind of persistent organic compound, substances internationally classified as potentially harmful to one’s health, in their bodies.

Science Daily

Reason for earthquake season revealed

Hurricanes and tornadoes have seasons, but do earthquakes? They do in the Himalayas, and it's during the winter.

LiveScience

21 things you can recycle

Garbage. Americans produce more and more of it every year, when we need to be producing less. Even the most waste-conscious among us can feel overwhelmed by it.

Environmental News Network

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Toshiba says HD DVD 'has not lost' despite Warner move

Toshiba Corp. insisted that its HD DVD format is far from dead despite being dealt a setback by Warner Bros. Entertainment studio's decision to exclusively back rival Blu-ray technology.

Reuters

Brain imaging shows if you are thinking of familiar object

Scientists have found a way to identify where people's thoughts and perceptions of familiar objects originate in the brain by identifying the patterns of brain activity associated with the objects.

Science Daily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Report: Striking writers in talks with United Artists

The Writers Guild of America is talking to United Artists Films in hopes of reaching an agreement to let striking screenwriters work with the studio, according to a published report.

MarketWatch

Dr. Phil weighs in on Spears drama

Melted-down pop tart Britney Spears left a Los Angeles psych ward after a surprise visit from celebrity shrink Dr. Phil.

NY Daily News

EDUCATION

US student lender plans loan cuts

SLM Corp.'s, or Sallie Mae, shares fell 13 percent to their lowest level in more than seven years after the largest U.S. student lender said it plans to make fewer loans and may face higher borrowing costs.

Reuters

The value of good grades

Facing mounting pressure to raise students' scores on standardized tests, schools are prodding kids to work harder by offering them clear-cut incentives.

U.S. News & World Report

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