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Protesters hold candles while displaying placards during a rally at Manila's Quezon city to condemn the massacre of at least 40 political supporters and journalists. (Photo by Bullit Marquez / AP)

Philippines imposes emergency; massacre toll reaches 46

The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule after gunmen killed 46 people in a brutal election-related massacre that has shocked the country.

Reuters

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The worst day in the history of journalism

Huffington Post

Largest ever US crib recall announced

Government safety regulators say more than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S. history.

MSNBC

Gov't recalls 2.1 million cribs amid baby deaths

YouTube

Troop announcement from Obama within days

President Barack Obama held a final strategy session with top aides on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and plans to announce his decision within days.

New York Times

Afghans 'blame poverty for war'

BBC

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Obama has info, will make decision shortly

The Atlantic

60 years of White House meals for India

At his first White House state dinner, President Barack Obama will put his stamp on the tradition the White House uses to honor foreign leaders.

MSNBC

Singh pledges cooperation as state dinner marks India’s stature

Bloomberg

Darwin's missing notebook

Annie Kemkaran-Smith, curator at the Home of Charles Darwin, explains the significance of Darwin's Galapagos notebook and how it went missing.

BBC

At 150, Darwin's 'Origin' stirs more debate

NPR

NATION

Health bill revives abortion groups

Lobbying over abortion was turning into a sleepy business. But the health care debate has brought a new boom, and both sides are exploiting it with fundraising appeals.

New York Times

Militia in Alaska pushed at a time when such groups are in resurgence in US

Norm Olson’s genial tone belied his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet there he was, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government.

Kansas City Star

POLITICS

Obama’s approval rating sinking. Can he keep his clout?

The job approval rating for President Barack Obama has now fallen below 50 percent in a Gallup poll — amid issues of jobs, health care reform, and Afghanistan strategy.

Christian Science Monitor

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The science of perceiving Obama's skin color

Newsweek

Draft of Calif. 'cap and trade' due

The state Air Resources Board plans to unveil a preliminary draft of the nation's first "cap and trade" program for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.

Sacramento Bee

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Looking for a leader in the post-Oprah talk show landscape

As Oprah Winfrey prepares to leave the broadcast airwaves, talk shows are in competition to fill her time slot on more than 200 stations nationwide.

New York Times

ABC receives complaints on Lambert

Complaints poured in about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, including criticism of his kiss with a keyboard player.

Baltimore Sun

HEALTH

Stifled anger at work doubles men's risk for heart attack

Men who bottled up their resentment over conflicts with a fellow worker or supervisor were more than twice as likely to have a heart attack or die of heart disease than those who vented their anger.

HealthDay

Gossip in the workplace is difficult to stop

Lafayette Journal Courier

GlaxoSmithKline pulls swine flu vaccines

The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has advised medical staff in Canada to not use one batch of swine flu vaccine for fear it may trigger life-threatening allergies.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Smart kids ignored? Disparities in gifted education reported

In its focus on education, the federal government largely ignores the idea of helping gifted kids reach their highest potential, leaving those tasks to states and local school districts.

USA TODAY

Change in federal financial forms aids independent students

This year, for the first time, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid program, or FAFSA, will allow approved students to submit a form without their parents and receive some aid.

Denver Post

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Baltimore center of abortion debate

The Baltimore City Council is expected to approve a first-in-the-nation law imposing new regulations on faith-based organizations that try to steer women away from the procedure.

Baltimore Sun

Iraq offers incentive to intermarry

The Iraqi government wants to nudge couples of mixed sects to get hitched, hoping that will repair the relationship between Iraq's majority Shiite and minority Sunni populations.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Pleas for holiday help answered

Spurred by concerns about empty Thanksgiving tables, Northern California residents responded with volunteerism, money and thousands of holiday turkeys.

Sacramento Bee

A church that is home to the homeless

Since September 2008, Trinity Evangelical Free Church has been operating as a homeless shelter — the only one, it turns out, in a county tied for second place as the poorest in the state.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Sri Lanka detains asylum-seekers in high seas dispute

Sri Lanka's navy has detained at least 100 people trying to sail illegally to Australia, an official said, days after a boatload of asylum-seekers triggered a diplomatic standoff between Australia and Indonesia.

Reuters

Iran expanding effort to stifle opposition