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President-elect Obama speaks with aide Reggie Love while on his plane flying to Washington.  (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP) Republican sparring starts as party ponders its future The fight is on over who will be the new Republican leaders as they debate how to position themselves ideologically and how aggressively to take on President-elect Barack Obama. MSNBC Obama considers undoing Bush policies by executive orders International Herald Tribune For some military families, a long goodbye Wounded troops come home alive thanks to advances in emergency medical care. But some linger for months or even years before dying, usually of infection. USA Today Oldest living WWI vet visits White House MSNBC   Obama team crafts plan to close Guantanamo Under the plan, some detainees would be released and others would be charged in U.S. courts, where they would receive constitutional rights and open trials. CBS News Obama win 'sigh of relief' for stem cell research ABC News Historic rite-of-passage in U.S. politics MSNBC Worries on housing send stocks lower Wall Street tumbled after Toll Brothers Inc. said it couldn't project a profit for 2009 and Starbucks Corp. reported earnings that missed expectations. The Dow Jones fell about 140 points. TIME Europe marks 90th anniversary of the end of World War I European leaders marked the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, which tore the continent apart and cost millions of lives. International Herald Tribune New effort launched to fight anti-Semitism ABC News   NATION Citi to modify $20 billion in home loans Citigroup says it will expand its foreclosure prevention efforts and try to keep 130,000 troubled borrowers with $20 billion in mortgages in their homes. CNN Federal mortgage rescue plan due CNNMoney WWII vet held in Nazi slave camp breaks his silence Anthony Acevedo thumbs through the pages of his diary. It's a catalog of deaths and atrocities he says were carried out on U.S. soldiers held by Nazis at a slave labor camp during World War II. CNN POLITICS How better marketing elected Obama Obama's defeat of the heir apparent in his own party and his victory over the much-vaunted Republican machine is a remarkable achievement that owes a lot to his instinct for marketing. BusinessWeek Blog: More on Obama at the Oval ABC News Sarah Palin open to future campaigns Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin suggested in an interview that she might run for higher office in 2012, if the right opportunity presents itself. Reuters Palin fights back ABC News BUSINESS Circuit City's $1.1 billion bankruptcy loan buys it more time Circuit City, the consumer electronics chain that filed this year's biggest retail bankruptcy, arranged $1.1 billion in financing that gives the company another chance at survival. Bloomberg Transition: Bailing out the auto industry ABC News Sirius-XM: a long, challenging road ahead Growth aside, some of the company's biggest challenges haven't subsided. Sirius suffered a third-quarter loss of more than $4.88 billion. And investors are still awaiting details on debt refinancing. BusinessWeek HEALTH Study: Vitamins don't thwart heart disease Vitamins C and E - pills taken by millions of Americans - do nothing to prevent heart disease in men, one of the largest studies of these supplements has found. CBS News Heart disease test could become routine San Francisco Chronicle Intestinal bug spikes in US hospitals A virulent, drug-resistant gut infection that causes potentially deadly diarrhea, is up to 20 times more common than previously thought, a large survey of U.S. health care centers finds. MSNBC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Phoenix lander perishes on Mars The Phoenix lander has perished on the surface of Mars. The craft which confirmed the presence of water on the red planet has been declared dead by NASA. Times Online YouTube to show free movies and TV shows from MGM YouTube announced they will now show free movies and TV shows in a deal just reached with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Google, the owner of YouTube, hints that other such deals are to be expected soon. Detroit Free Press EDUCATION Texas pre-k program criticized for costs An experiment preparing low-income children to enter school cost Texas taxpayers triple the typical pre-kindergarten approach. San Antonio Express-News Students seek loans as savings dwindle College students may have to borrow more to finance their higher education as market turmoil erodes savings, a public policy group that tracks student aid said. Bloomberg   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Obama wades right into the fray San Francisco Chronicle Column: The GOP's last chance Salon.com Column: A grand plan for America’s energy woes Washington Monthly Column: The cruel success of Prop. 8 San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: Republicans in the wilderness Economist Column (George Packer): The new liberalism New Yorker Column (Deroy Murdock): The GOP and its heretics Real Clear Politics Column (George Will): Obama and the Founders' intent Newsweek   Site edited by: Erin La Rosa, Joe Gold, Andrew McMillan, Binal Ghelani, Eric Connolly, Jasmine Jernberg, Carlos Wall, Steff White-Olson and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS Nurse from iconic WWII picture to be reunited with US navy veterans After she and an amorous sailor provided one of the Second World War's iconic images 63 years ago, a former nurse will be reunited in New York with veterans of the conflict. Telegraph.co.uk Woman promotes project for soldiers When Danita Logsdon's son entered the Army in 2005, she began a project to supply him and his fellow soldiers with some of the things they might need or just enjoy while serving their country. HappyNews.com WORLD Police detain former president of Taiwan Chen Shui-bian, the former President of Taiwan, was detained by the police in Taipei after prosecutors sought his formal arrest on corruption and money-laundering charges. International Herald Tribune Taiwan ex-president taken to court, hospital MSNBC Fresh bombs hit Baghdad rush hour At least three people have been killed in a double bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. The two bombs exploded in quick succession in mainly Shia eastern Baghdad during the morning rush hour. BBC SPORTS Matt Holliday reportedly heading to A's Star outfielder Matt Holliday appears headed to the Oakland Athletics in a surprising move for a franchise known more for shedding stars than adding them. Sporting News Indians legend passes away Herb Score, the Cleveland Indians pitcher and former broadcaster died at his home in Rocky River, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. He was 75. MLB.com LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Donahue documentary takes on the war "Body of War" is a tough film that follows the story of U.S. Army soldier Tomas Young, whose spine was severed when he was shot on his fifth day in Iraq. NY Daily News Whole lotta clucking going on in cities A growing nationwide trend has seen city dwellers raising poultry in backyards, mostly out of concern for where their food is coming from. Christian Science Monitor RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Pope mourns Kristallnacht victims, condemns current Congo atrocities Pope Benedict XVI recalled the painful memory of Kristallnacht as the world marked the 70th anniversary of the mob violence that inaugurated the Nazi campaign against European Jews. Catholic World News Face-to-face with DR Congo rebel chief BBC Holocaust survivors tell Mormons: Stop baptisms of dead Jews Holocaust survivors said the Mormon church repeatedly violated a 13-year-old agreement to stop posthumously baptizing Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps. CNN ENVIRONMENT $15 million in ivory tusks sold The world's first legal ivory auctions in nearly a decade racked up $15 million. The money raised during the controversial week of sales will reportedly be used for African elephant conservation. National Geographic Fishing threatens North Atlantic sharks A quarter of sharks and rays are threatened with being fished out of existence in the northeast Atlantic, the International Union for Conservation of Nature says. Environmental News Network   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Bubble and bust A new study links high testosterone levels in male financial traders to profits, but too much of the hormone can have the opposite effect. 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