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A protestor takes part in a demonstration outside the Bella Center, the venue of the UN climate change conference, in Copenhagen. (Photo by Peter Dejong / AP)

Obama urges Senate on health care bill; Lieberman supportive

President Barack Obama urged Senate Democrats to overcome disputes and push a health care overhaul through before Christmas, as negotiations continued to lock down the last votes needed for passage.

Washington Post

Dean urges lawmakers to kill health care bill

ABC News

Senate inches toward health bill

NPR

EU drops Microsoft antitrust charges

The EU said it is dropping antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp. after the company agreed to give Windows users a choice of up to 12 other Web browsers.

NPR

Police beat back climate protesters

The police attempt to beat back hundreds of demonstrators outside the global climate meeting, as a spokesman said 250 people had been arrested.

New York Times

Hedegaard resigns as president of summit

Guardian

Danish police clash with climate protestors

Sky News

Fed to strike upbeat note on economy

Focused on keeping the recovery going and driving down high unemployment, the Federal Reserve is poised to leave interest rates at a record low.

Columbus Telegram

Person of 2009: Ben Bernanke

TIME

In NY, a model school cafeteria

What happened in Eastchester, N.Y., is an example of why Congress began requiring twice annual school cafeteria inspections: problems were identified and resolved before they caused food-borne illnesses.

USA TODAY

Today's lunch lady knows nutrition

Buffalo News

NATION

Obama's Ill. prison plan faces a high wall

Republican lawmakers made it clear that they would try to derail proposed White House plans to move terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a prison in rural Illinois.

USA TODAY

Detainee prison will go beyond 'Supermax'

NPR

Shenandoah, Pa., officers charged with cover-up of racial beating death

The Shenandoah, Pa., police chief and two officers conspired to help two teens cover up their roles in the 2008 beating death of a Mexican immigrant, according to charges filed by federal prosecutors.

The Morning Call

POLITICS

Lieberman's ties to ex-party frayed by his use of swing vote

Sen. Joseph Lieberman's use of his swing vote to help quash a proposed expansion of Medicare marked the latest act in his deteriorating relationship with the Democratic Party.

ABC News

Lieberman mulls run as Republican

CNN

Economy, health care sends Obama to new lows in approval ratings

A double punch of persistent economic discontent and growing skepticism on health care reform has knocked President Barack Obama's key approval ratings to new lows.

ABC News

Immigration bill introduced in Congress

For the first time in two years, a measure billed as "comprehensive immigration reform" has been introduced in Congress.

San Jose Mercury News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

At holiday party, economy is Scrooge

Restaurants and caterers that host holiday parties have seen their revenues fall 10 percent to 30 percent for the season from a peak two years ago.

Hartford Courant

Toronto critics really like those 'Basterds'

The Toronto Film Critics Association has named two movies as the best of 2009. The tie was between "Hunger," about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands, and Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."

National Post

ENVIRONMENT

Warbler bird species discovered

The small green and yellow bird was first sighted in 1994, but at the time was thought to be a different species surviving over 600 miles from its usual home.

BBC

Natural gas fights for spot in climate bill

Gas emits half the carbon dioxide as coal, and with new technology to extract gas trapped in shale formations, the industry says it has a century's worth of domestic gas on tap.

NPR

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Black hole closer to Earth than thought

Astronomers have accurately measured the distance between Earth and a particular black hole for the first time. And it's close.

MSNBC

Boeing Dreamliner makes 1st test flight

Boeing's new 787 jetliner finally got airborne, the long-delayed inaugural flight of the world's first commercial plane constructed with half its components made from lightweight composite materials.

ABC News

Boeing 787 Dreamliner's 1st flight

Seattle Times

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Harassment across Arab world drives women inside

The sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab world is driving them to cover up and confine themselves to their homes.

ABC News

Taunton schools rebut report on child's Jesus drawing

An elementary school allegedly suspended a second-grader and required the boy to undergo a psychological test after he drew a picture of Jesus Christ on the cross. School officials challenged the account.

Boston Globe

Televangelist Oral Roberts dies

Oral Roberts, a pioneer in televangelism who founded a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university, died at 91. The evangelist was hospitalized after a fall and died of complications from pneumonia.

MSNBC

Interview with Oral Roberts' biographer

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Free lunches offer warmth to needy

Capitol Hill Community Services offers lunch at five Denver area sites, adding up to more than 52,000 meals annually. They are one of many applicants for funding from the Season to Share campaign.

Denver Post

Empathy keeps teens out of court

Compassion and understanding are a large component of what it takes to get troubled youths back on track.

Virginia Gazette

WORLD

Burma's Suu Kyi meets senior members of her NLD party

Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet top officials of her party, the National League for Democracy.

BBC

Italy's 'coexistence' with the mafia