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Protesters burn portraits of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his deputy Budiono, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana / AP)

Tobacco prevention funds cut

States cut funding for state tobacco prevention programs more than 15 percent in 2009, pushing it below federally recommended levels.

MSNBC

Soy latte may help 'prevent breast cancer from returning'

Women who have survived breast cancer can safely enjoy a soy latte or pad Thai with tofu in the knowledge it may help to reduce the chances of the disease returning, experts have said.

Telegraph.co.uk

Indonesians rally against corruption

Thousands of Indonesians have gathered to demand that the government act to end widespread corruption among politicians, police and other public officials.

Al Jazeera

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Q&A: Indonesia corruption scandal

BBC

Home values plummet $500B

Residential real estate owners suffered through another down year, but losses were much lower than in 2008.

CNNMoney

Credit and mortgage defaults in 2010

CNBC

Muslim cultural center at ground zero?

An Imam has turned an abandoned store near ground zero into a place where hundreds Muslims gather for prayer every week — and he dreams of converting into a full-fledged Islamic cultural center.

Gothamist

A house of worship near ground zero

New York Times

NATION

McChrystal: To defeat bin Laden he must be captured or killed

Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has told Congress that killing or capturing bin Laden is critical to defeating al-Qaida.

Kansas City Star

Obama set to extend bank bailout fund

The Obama administration plans to announce that it intends to extend the life of the $700 billion financial bailout fund until October 2010, officials said.

MSNBC

Focus on small businesses to spur job growth

Bloomberg

Massive security breach at TSA

In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inadvertently posted online its airport screening procedures manual.

ABC News

POLITICS

Public insurance option dies in Senate

Senate negotiators struck a tentative agreement to replace a government-run insurance plan in its health care bill, hoping for a final vote in the chamber.

News Journal

Poll: Most in US want public health option

Reuters

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New York Times

White House outlines blueprint for government transparency

The White House has directed federal agencies to make the workings of government more transparent by publishing more data online and allowing for greater public collaboration.

Sydney Morning Herald

BUSINESS

Corporations got scarce flu vaccine

When the swine flu vaccine was scarcest, thousands of doses went to private clinics at Walt Disney World, Toyota, defense contractors, oil companies and cruise lines, according to a USA TODAY review.

USA TODAY

Crude prices fall for 5th straight day

Oil prices dipped below $73 a barrel on a stronger dollar and economic data that did not indicate a quick rebound in demand from big energy users or from consumers.

MSN Money

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hubble telescope finds galaxies from infancy of universe

Images of some of the most distant galaxies in the universe have been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Times Online

Hubble looks deeper into the cosmos

Scientific American

The iPhone’s online identity crisis

Initially conceived as a multimedia device, the iPhone overcame a number of hurdles to become a popular gaming portable. But one surprising problem still haunts the device’s gaming capabilities.

Boston Herald

2nd stalled wheel may doom Mars rover

A second wheel may now be broken on NASA's Spirit rover, dampening hopes for freeing the robot from a sand trap it has been trapped in for seven months.

New Scientist

EDUCATION

Math scores show improvement at schools in large US cities

Public school students in major cities are showing improvement on test scores in mathematics, according to a report released by the Department of Education.

CNN

EPA unveils new school water policies

The Environmental Protection Agency has pledged to redouble efforts to protect children from toxic water in schools.

Seattle Times

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Faith-based objections to vaccines may threaten common good

As a swine flu pandemic looms, some bioethicists say members of religious groups who choose to forgo vaccines put their neighbors' health at risk.

Religion News Service

Vatican dismisses Pope health rumors

Pope Benedict XVI's spokesman said the pontiff was in good health, dismissing rumors that surfaced after the traditional Christmas midnight mass was moved to 10 p.m. instead of midnight.

Vancouver Sun

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GOOD NEWS

Cancer rates continue to fall in the US

Cancer diagnoses and deaths continued to decline in the U.S., according to the latest reports, helped by efforts to reduce risk and provide early detection and therapies.

Wall Street Journal

Loyola U. given $50M estate

The Cuneo Foundation has donated the Cuneo Museum and Gardens, 100 surrounding acres and art collections to Loyola University, the school announced.

Chicago Sun-Times

WORLD

Uganda debates death penalty for gays

Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for gay Ugandans, and their family could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities.

MSNBC

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