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Fireworks explode over the Acropolis Hill during the New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Milos Bicanski / AP)

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Revelers hail 2009 in NY

Hundreds of thousands blessed the dawn of 2009 from frigid Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal ball dropped, signaling the end of a historic and troubled year.

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US troops celebrate New Year in Kabul

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Images: Ringing in the New Year around the world

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Vegas meets the recession

With Las Vegas in the grips of its worst economy since the early 1980s, the storm that dumped snow on the desert metropolis at year's end felt like piling on.

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TIME

Livni: Hamas would 'abuse' cease-fire

Israel rejected calls for a cease-fire because Hamas would abuse it to position themselves for the next attack, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said.

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UN holds emergency Gaza crisis discussion

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BBC

Burris asks Ill. Supreme Court to confirm his nomination

Roland Burris, the man embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed to fill Pres.-elect Barack Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate, is asking the Ill. Supreme Court to confirm his nomination.

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Burris a low-key groundbreaker

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Burris defiant on Senate seat

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Afghanistan and Pakistan take center stage in 2009

Under Pres.-elect Barack Obama, the U.S. may send 20,000 more troops and encourage talks with the Taliban in an effort to reclaim the upper hand in Afghanistan.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Italy's Marco Fois dives into the Tiber River from the 59-foot-high Cavour Bridge in Rome. (Photo by Pier Paolo Cito / AP)	Heads await positioning in a Md. workroom preparing for Pres.-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)	An Israeli soldier prepares to go into Gaza at a staging area along the northern border with Gaza Strip. (Photo by Oded Balilty / AP)

NATION

Suspect in Aspen bomb plot found dead

A man sought by authorities in connection with suspicious packages were sent to two banks was found dead, according to Aspen, Colo., police.

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CNN

US troops now under Iraq's authority

The U.S. military in Iraq falls under Iraqi authority for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003, a milestone in the war-weary country's path to restoring sovereignty.

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Reuters

POLITICS

Learning from history about Middle East

If Barack Obama intends to make peace between Israel and the Arabs, his first job is to understand why Bill Clinton, the last president to make a real effort to do so, discovered that he could not.

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Economist

Chief justice asks Congress for higher judicial salaries

"I must renew the judiciary's modest petition: Simply provide cost-of-living increases that have been unfairly denied," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Top technology breakthroughs of 2008

The world's corporate and academic R&D labs laid the foundations of some amazing future technologies such as silicon chips you can swallow for personalized medicine from the inside out.

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Wired

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Gadget racket threatens pulsar research

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Hundreds of Microsoft Zunes mysteriously shut down

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of the 30 GB version of the popular media player have gone on the fritz, and no one seems to know why.

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ABC News

HEALTH

Drug branding in doctors' offices to end

The pharmaceutical industry agreed to a moratorium on branded goodies — Viagra pens, Zoloft soap dispensers, Lipitor mugs — meant to foster good will and encourage doctors to prescribe more of the drugs.

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International Herald Tribune

The cholesterol-lowering food of love

Doctors' studies found that if a patient listens to 30 minutes a day of their favorite music, it benefits them physically by expanding and clearing blood vessels.

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LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Album sales plunge, digital downloads up

Music sales have continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs.

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Denver Post

Shamelessly spoofing Sarah

In case you were not paying attention during the 2008 presidential election, here's a selection of the best spoofs on the Republican vice-presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

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TIME

SPORTS

Shanahan fired as Broncos coach

Over the past few years, Mike Shanahan, the vice president of football operations, didn't do Mike Shanahan, the coach, any favors. In the end, both got fired.

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ESPN

Vanderbilt wins bowl after 53-year wait

Vanderbilt used to be the worst team in the Southeastern Conference. Cellar dwellers. The private school that just didn't belong in a power football league. No more.

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Sports Illustrated

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Church leaders ask for Gaza cease fire

Global Christian leaders are calling on Israel to implement an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, while U.S. Jewish groups have largely defended Israel's military campaign.

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Beliefnet

Black churches find new homes

Suburban churches are attractive because they have a more contemporary model of worship, often including ministries such as after-school programs for children.

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Christianity Today

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GOOD NEWS

Grape extract kills cancer cells

An extract from grape seeds kills leukemia cells in laboratories, a study suggests.

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BBC

Dog found shot twice now making miraculous recovery

At a Minneapolis animal hospital, Annie, a young golden retriever found in the snow wounded by two gun shots, is making a strong recovery.

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WORLD

Russia shuts off gas to Ukraine

Russia has stopped all gas supplies to Ukraine after the collapse of talks to end a dispute over unpaid bills and prices.

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BBC

Pakistani investigators find Mumbai link

Pakistani investigators have unearthed substantive links between the gunmen who attacked Mumbai and a banned Pakistani Islamist militant group.

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Reuters

BUSINESS

Time Warner Cable and Viacom reach deal, avoid blackout

Millions of Time Warner Cable customers won't lose their access to MTV and 18 other channels after the cable giant reached an agreement with media conglomerate Viacom Inc.

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Hartford Courant

Rise of the fix-it economy

"A lot of 'em never bother fixin' their shoes," cobbler Daniel Catalfuno says. But with the economy in its current state, "they're repairing everything they have."

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CBS News

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09' retail forecast bleak

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ENVIRONMENT

Coffee next in line as biofuel source

Coffee grounds — currently wasted or used as garden compost — could become a cheap and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel and fuel pellets, says a study.

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Environmental News Network

2008: a year of living dangerously

Death and destruction from climate-related disasters made 2008 one of the most devastating years on record, according to a U.N. year-end assessment.

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Environment News Service

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Orchards of the sun: Solar power springs up

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Obama pledges schools upgrade in stimulus plan

Educators say President-elect Barack Obama's school modernization program could jump-start student achievement.

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Economy dominated 2008's ed news

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USA Today

Parents head back to school

Parent-education programs are flourishing, with most offering instruction in instilling discipline, creating a home life conducive to studying and other basic skills.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

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Revelers hold balloons celebrating the 2009 New Year in Hong Kong. (Photo by Kin Cheung / AP)

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