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Members of the crowd hold up a photo of Sean Bell while they vent their frustration outside the Community Church of Christ after the funeral service for Bell in New York. Bell, 23, was killed by members of the New York police on his wedding day outside a strip club last week. (Photo by Mary Altaffer / AP Photo)

NYC shooting victim's funeral held at church where he was to be married

Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects to the man killed on his wedding day by a barrage of 50 police bullets.

USAToday

High court takes 'Bong Hits for Jesus' case

The Supreme Court entered into a free-speech dispute involving a high school student suspended over a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner.

CNN

Obama shares AIDS views with Evangelicals

Potential presidential candidate Barack Obama stood before one of the United States' largest evangelical churches for a frank discussion of sexuality and spirituality.

CBSNews

More bodies uncovered in Philippines

Rescuers scouring villages buried under mud and boulders loosed by a powerful typhoon discovered more bodies, raising the death total to more than 300, with another 300 missing.

Yahoo!News

Key lawmaker calls spy program illegal

A top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee told the American Bar Association the Bush administration's secret wiretapping program for suspected terrorists is illegal.

San Francisco Chronicle

Federal agency faults electronic voting machines

Paperless electronic voting machines in widespread use across the country may be vulnerable to errors or sabotage and cannot be made secure.

ABCNews

Ailing Castro misses Cuban parade

The Cuban capital stages a military parade in honor of Fidel Castro but the ailing leader was not present at the start of events.

BBC

Bush to meet with head of Shiite party

Houston Chronicle

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A Myanmar Buddhist nun smokes a locally produced cigar as she waits for the faithful to make donations outside a downtown Yangon, Myanmar, hotel. (Photo by David Longstreath/AP)	The grand gate Otorii of the world cultural heritage Itsukushima Shinto shrine on the sea water is illuminated in Miyajima near Hiroshima, western Japan. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP)	Joel Barbara, head keeper at Sydney's Koala Park holds "Kamara" and her two one yera-old babies. (Photo by Russell McPhedran/AP)

WORLD

Venezuela's Chavez vows to outdo himself if re-elected

Hugo Chavez, as he seeks another presidential term in this weekend's election, is telling Venezuelans he is only beginning his effort to remake the country as a socialist oil power.

CNN

Chad rebels capture eastern town

Chadian rebels have captured the town of Guereda on the country's eastern border with Sudan.

BBC

BUSINESS

Ford reports U.S. sales decline; GM's sales rise 5.8%

Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales fell 9.6 percent last month, unexpectedly putting its total behind both Toyota Motor Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG. Ford, traditionally the second-largest automaker by U.S. sales, was fourth in November.

Bloomberg

Lucent deal done, with U.S. condition

Alcatel SA has completed its $11.6 billion purchase of Lucent Technologies Inc. to create the world's largest supplier of telephone networks.

Chicago Tribune

POLITICS

Vilsack: Iowa celebrity, national unknown

The midwest governor is self-described as a "long shot" for President.

CBS

U.S. Democrats mull climate change

The issue of climate change and global warming hardly registered on the political radar in the United States during the recent Congressional elections.

BBC

Levin, unheeded at start of war, will be key Democrat on Iraq

Senator Carl Levin said he intends to use his new authority to press for a rapid windup of U.S. military involvement in Iraq, even if the country continues to be wracked by violence.

Bloomberg

Russian Orthodox bishop discusses Orthodox-Catholic reconciliation

Jeffrey Donovan spoke to Bishop Illarion Alfeyev about why the Catholic and Orthodox Christian churches want to move closer, and about what keeps them apart.

Radio Free Europe

Evangelicals' open arms, wary hearts greet Obama

Sen. Barack Obama, a pro-abortion rights Democrat contemplating a presidential run, received an enthusiastic ovation from a national gathering of church leaders not traditionally welcoming of liberal social views.

Topix

HEALTH

Abortion pill could fight cancer

A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists.

BBC

Health and environment among key trends for 2007

Local sourcing of ingredients, fresh food, and health are some of the major trends expected to gain increasing importance in the food and beverage market next year, according to a recent study.

Food Navigator

Bush: HIV/AIDS Pandemic can be defeated

Marking World AIDS Day, President Bush met with top U.S. health officials and community leaders that battle the disease in countries like Botswana, Ivory Coast and Namibia.

Voice of America

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