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Rescue workers stand next to the wreckage of the crashed Atlasjet plane near the town of Keciborlu, in Isparta Province, Turkey. The Atlasjet plane crashed shortly before landing in the mountainous region, killing all people on board. (Photo by Emin Demir / AP)

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Chavez threatens to cut oil if U.S. questions vote

President Hugo Chavez finished his campaign to push through broad constitutional changes with an attack against adversaries — including a threat to cut off oil exports to the U.S.

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CNN

Pakistan's Khan critical of Bhutto

Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is betraying Pakistan by not joining an election boycott, says cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan.

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Reuters

Reason for Turkish crash baffles investigators

Investigators have found the two "black box" recorders as they try to determine the cause of a crash that killed 57 people at the end of a flight from Istanbul.

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Turkish jet crash

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MSNBC

3 of 4 Taylor slaying suspects charged

Three of the four suspects held in the shooting death of football star Sean Taylor were charged with unpremeditated murder.

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4 arrested in Taylor's death

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The life and times of Sean Taylor

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White House wants to slash counterterrorism funds

The Bush administration intends to slash counterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments across the country by more than half next year.

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Bush says funding Iraq, Afghan wars is Congress's top priority

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Bloomberg

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A polar bear cub kisses his mother in Wapusk National Park on the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Hayward / AP)	Gardener Heike Ludwig looks at poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) in a greenhouse in Barth, northern Germany. (Photo by Frank Hormann / AP)	A man walks past the National Indoor Stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Oded Balilty / AP)

NATION

'Baby Grace' positively identified

DNA tests have confirmed that a toddler whose body was found in the West Bay earlier this month was Riley Ann Sawyers, the Galveston County, Texas, Sheriff's Department said.

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Traffic-stop taser cop acted 'reasonably'

A Utah trooper who used a Taser to subdue a stubborn motorist who was walking away from him during a traffic stop felt threatened and acted reasonably, state officials said.

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POLITICS

Bush wants $30 billion more to fight AIDS

President Bush urged Congress to approve an additional $30 billion for the fight against AIDS worldwide over the next five years and said he would visit Africa early next year to highlight the issue.

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USA Today

Immigration heats up GOP race

The Bible, abortion and taxes took a backseat in the CNN/YouTube Republican presidential debate as candidates were bombarded with questions about illegal immigration from the beginning.

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New York Daily News

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'Sanctuary' a fighting word in presidential campaign

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Hostage situation at Clinton campaign office ends

Police took into custody a man they say walked into Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, and took several people hostage.

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Clinton statement after crisis

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Hillary offers thanks in New Hampshire

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BUSINESS

Investor calls for Motorola breakup

Activist investor Carl Icahn welcomed the replacement of Ed Zander as CEO of Motorola but said there was much more to do and called for a break-up of the world's third-largest cell phone maker.

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Reuters

Stocks rise on rate and subprime hopes

Wall Street stocks rose as hopes for more interest rate cuts and reports of a plan to help subprime borrowers provided a boost to financial and homebuilder stocks.

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Financial Times

SPORTS

Penn State heading to San Antonio for Alamo Bowl

Penn State accepted a bid to play in the Dec. 29 bowl game in San Antonio against a Big 12 team — likely either Texas Tech or Texas A&M.

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USA Today

Yankees ready to make new offer

A pivotal sticking point in the Yankees' trade talks with Minnesota about Johan Santana is the question of whether New York will include talented right-hander Phil Hughes in their offer.

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ESPN

HEALTH

Hip replacements are long-lasting

Hip replacement may have long-term benefits, according to new British and Dutch hip replacement studies.

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WebMD

Amid debate, grocery chain bans high-fructose corn syrup

After years of winnowing out high-fructose corn syrup, eight stores announced that the rout was complete. While the science behind the move is still the subject of hot debate, the scope is unquestioned.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bringing Buddhism to a wired Seattle

Thin and younger-looking than his 42 years, tech savvy and gently ironic, Rinpoche (rhymes with "ricochet") delights in his quest to blend the ancient and Asian with a hurried, varied, scattered nation.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Maryland church basks in spotlight

The scheduled visit of President Bush has turned the spotlight on a Carroll County church, that has helped a ministry for Namibian orphans, many of whom have lost their families to AIDS.

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U.S. complains of Sudan's 'overreaction' in teddy bear case

The United States thinks Sudan overreacted in jailing a British teacher for 15 days for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Mohammed, as it supports Britain's efforts for her release.

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AFP

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Calls in Sudan for execution of Briton

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Sudan leaders court Western rage

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“How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.”

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GOOD NEWS

Baking soda could help save planet

A company called Skyonic announced a novel new system, Skymine, which uses the carbon dioxide emitted from smokestacks to make baking soda.

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Africa bans plastic bags

In a move more drastic than seen in most Western countries, several African nations are tackling the litter problem by banning or restricting use of plastic bags.

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WORLD

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Militants kill 14 Iraqi villagers

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BBC

Russian liberal party accuses Putin over pre-poll speech

A Russian liberal party accused President Vladimir Putin of abusing his authority in the parliamentary election that is expected to consolidate his grip on power.

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Reuters

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President Putin's party ahead in the polls

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ABC News

Chavez backers rally to alter constitution

Tens of thousands of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's supporters filled the streets for a final rally ahead of a vote on constitutional changes that would let him seek re-election indefinitely.

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CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Deep concern over Three Gorges Dam

There are fears that China's Three Gorges Dam is causing serious environmental problems, despite official claims to the contrary.

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BBC

Exploring energy conservation through shark research

Sharks have recently become the subject of a University of Alabama engineering research project exploring energy conservation and boundary layer control.

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Delivery companies switch to hybrid

Coca-Cola Enterprises started using hybrid delivery trucks, which operate just like the cars. When the trucks are unloading, there will be no fumes from idling diesel engines.

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Christian Science Monitor

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Evel Knievel dies at 69

Evel Knievel, the motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, has died at age 69.

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Yahoo! News

Millions of Americans move to new states

Americans are on the go again, moving across state lines at the highest rate since the early 1990s, according to an analysis of census data.

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USA Today

Top actress salaries are quoteworthy

Even though actress salaries seem to be bigger than ever, the news this year is not how large the paychecks of Hollywood's hottest female stars have become, but how low they go to fill in their schedules.

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Hollywood Reporter

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Hollywood's highest paid ladies

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Early human ancestors may have had 'harem' societies

Some early human ancestors may have lived in "harem" societies much like those of modern gorillas and orangutans, a new fossil study suggests.

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National Geographic

Israeli says elusive Biblical wall found

A wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found, an Israeli archaeologist says.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Marketing school to jaded kids

In an age of media saturation and ubiquitous advertising, some schools are trying professional marketing campaigns to sell the notion that "school is cool."

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Newsweek

Teachers swamp a parley on preschool

At least 10 Upper East Side nursery schools are closing their doors to make time for a conference on an Italian teaching philosophy that is challenging American methods.

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New York Sun

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

10 'most polluted places' named

A list of the world's most polluted places has been published by a U.S.-based independent environmental group.

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BBC

BITS AND PIECES

Photo of the Day

Theaters are seen in New York, the day after a tentative agreement between the League of American Theatres Producers and stagehands union ended a strike that had kept most of Broadway in the dark since Nov. 10. (Photo by Diane Bondareff / AP)

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