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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, after the Senate passed the health care reform bill. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

Holiday white-out for Great Plains

A large swath of the nation's midsection from the northern Plains all the way down to north Texas was under a winter storm warning.

CNN

Big Midwest storm cripples holiday travel

CBS News

Holiday homecoming delays

ABC News

Molecules and synapses cement memories, say scientists

U.S. scientists believe they have uncovered one of the mechanisms that enables the brain to form memories.

BBC

Senate passes health care bill

The Senate's 60-39 vote to overhaul the nation's health care system moves the nation closer than it has ever been to a dramatic change in how Americans get medical care.

Kansas City Star

Special section:

Charting the future of the health overhaul bill

NPR

Senate finally votes on health care

ABC News

Treasury may help small banks' lending

The Treasury Department is debating whether it will ask Congress for legislation to provide some relief from its rules for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Houston Chronicle

Gauging how fast the Earth is shifting

There are many units by which to measure the impact of climate change in the world, but a group of scientists in California have put forth a new unit of measurement: kilometers per year.

Times Online

Velocity of climate change varies from mountain to marsh

Scientific American

NATION

Recession slows population rise across the South and the West

States in the South and the West that grew by exceptional leaps and bounds during the real estate boom are now experiencing sharply slower growth in population.

New York Times

Population drop threatens congressional seats

Detroit Free Press

Pack light for your holiday trip

The days between Christmas and New Year's are the busiest travel days of the year. But if the airline industry's projections are correct, this will be the second holiday season in decreased travelers.

NPR

Discussion:

Air travel Q-and-A

New York Times

POLITICS

Secretary Gates proposes $2 billion for unstable countries

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has proposed a monumental overhaul of the way the Pentagon and State Department do nation-building, seeking to end friction between the bureaucracies.

MSNBC

Senate health bill clears hurdle

The Senate cleared the third and final procedural hurdle for a U.S. health care overhaul, putting the landmark legislation on the brink of passage just in time to meet the Democrats' Christmas deadline.

BusinessWeek

Tanning salons do a slow burn over possible tax to pay for health care reform

Kansas City Star

Harry Reid proves the ultimate deal maker

NPR

BUSINESS

Big paydays for Fannie and Freddie executive employees

Top executives at mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both of which have been under government control since 2008, have received millions of dollars in pay in 2009.

CNNMoney

Ford Motor Co. shares break $10 for 1st time in 4 years

Shares of Ford Motor Co. broke $10 for the first time in more than four years as the automaker continues to benefit from market share gains and other recent successes.

BusinessWeek

Bear Stearns staff parties on as surviving banks scrap events

While Goldman Sachs Group Inc. scrapped its holiday party for a second straight year and some bankers had their yuletide gathering in a cafeteria, staffers of Bear Stearns Cos. found their own way to party.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Volunteers vaccinate homeless

Outside Fort Lauderdale's main library, a crowd started to build, and soon about a dozen homeless people were rolling up their shirt sleeves — in the middle of the street — for the H1N1 vaccination.

CNN

Researchers uncover Alzheimer's may stave off cancer and vice versa

Researchers have uncovered a bittersweet relationship between two major illnesses: cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

HealthDay

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Decade in books: Writers work magic, delivery has transformed

Nearly a decade ago, the book world was jolted — digitally — by one of its scariest and most popular writers, Stephen King.

USA TODAY

After 2 decades, he owns the role of Santa

Santa Claus lives in a rent-controlled apartment on the Upper West Side and takes the No. 2 or No. 3 train to work. 83-year-old Roger Franklin is Santa Claus.

New York Times

Special NORAD mission: Tracking down Santa

San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Orthodox Jews claim discrimination

Matthias Goldstein's beard wasn't a problem during his 15 years as a medic with the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Co. But now it's at the center of a legal dispute over fire safety.

Baltimore Sun

Of d'ohs and doughnuts: Vatican newspaper discusses Simpsons' theology

People either love or hate the TV cartoon series, "The Simpsons," but there's no doubt the 20-year-old series reflects very modern notions about religion and spirituality, the Vatican newspaper said.

Catholic News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Philadelphia gets HUD homeless funding

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Philadelphia groups that help homeless individuals and families $24.5 million for ongoing projects — an increase of $3 million from 2008.

Philadelphia Inquirer

War vets, shelter dogs heal in program

Pets2Vets is a group that pairs veterans with homeless pets by arranging adoptions of shelter animals.

MSNBC

Secret Santa gives strangers $10,000

Jim Ward and 99 other people at a Goodwill store were handed envelopes with $100 inside. In a matter of a few minutes, Portland's "secret Santa" gave away $10,000 to complete strangers.

Portland Press Herald

WORLD

Once at war, Russia and Georgia agree to open border