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President-elect Barack Obama listens after introducing former Army chief of staff, retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki as his Veterans Affairs Secretary-designate during a news conference in Chicago. (Photo by M. Spencer Green / AP)

Pakistan troops go after Mumbai suspects, commander arrested

Pakistan's security forces have arrested Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, a key Islamic militant commander named by Indian officials as the overall planner of last month's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, security officials say.

CBS News

Key lawmaker calls for head of General Motors to step down

A senator said that the head of General Motors should step down, and President-elect Barack Obama accused industry executives of a persistent “head-in-the sand approach” to problems.

MSNBC

UAW chief fears collapse of GM

ABC News

Cold sores 'an Alzheimer's risk'

Catching a cold sore puts you at higher risk of getting Alzheimer's disease, mounting evidence suggests.

BBC

Secretary of Veterans Affairs selected

President-elect Barack Obama nominated Gen. Eric Shinseki, a Japanese-American born in Obama's home state of Hawaii, to become Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

ABC News

Iraq veteran suffers wounds that can't be seen

NPR

Rumsfeld nemesis to be named VA Secretary

YouTube

Blackwater guards to surrender in Utah

Five indicted Blackwater Worldwide security guards plan to surrender to the FBI in Salt Lake City, about 2,000 miles from the Washington courthouse where they were charged, a person close to the case said.

CBS News

Iraq contractors cost US $85b

Al Jazeera

Obama warns of worsening economy

President-elect Barack Obama predicts the economy will continue on its downward path, but declines to say how much his recovery plan would cost.

Baltimore Sun

Obama outlines centerpiece of recovery plan

MSNBC

EU begins anti-piracy mission

The European Union is to take over anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa from NATO vessels, deploying six warships and three surveillance aircraft in the region in its first-ever naval mission.

Al Jazeera

NATION

Montana judge rules man has right to assisted suicide

A Montana judge has ruled that doctor-assisted suicides are legal in the state, a decision likely to be appealed as the state argues that the legislature, not the court, should decide the matter.

International Herald Tribune

SoCal residents trade guns for food

A program to exchange guns for gifts brought in a record number of weapons this year as residents hit hard by the economy look under the bed and in closets to find items to trade for groceries.

Newsweek

Where the jobs are

CNNMoney

Gay marriage to go before Iowa court

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear a same-sex marriage case that could become a national victory for the gay rights movement or a chance to reinforce Iowa's decade-old gay marriage ban.

Des Moines Register

POLITICS

Obama weighing what to do with left over $29.9 million

After shattering all previous fundraising records with a $745 million haul during the 2008 race, President-elect Obama's campaign is now weighing what to do with the $29.9 million still left in its coffers.

The Hill

Obama finished campaign with money to spare

NPR

Caroline Kennedy interested in New York Senate seat

Caroline Kennedy is interested in the Senate seat that would open once Hillary Clinton becomes secretary of state, according to a close relative.

International Herald Tribune

Caroline Kennedy for Senate?

YouTube

ENVIRONMENT

Recycling goes from boom to bust as economy stalls

Just months after riding an incredible high, the recycling market has tanked with the global economic meltdown.

Google News

Tax cows, hogs for passing gas, burping?

For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if the federal government decides to charge fees for air-polluting animals.

MSNBC

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Was Saint Augustine good for the Jews?

St. Augustine of Hippo was an influential Christian thinker. Yet he has traditionally been unpopular with those concerned about Christian treatment of Jews over the centuries.

TIME

Increase in attendance at church as recession deepens

The revival of religious beliefs and community spirit is helping a recession-hit population to find new comfort and joy.

Telegraph.co.uk

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

'Four Christmases' wins slow weekend at the box office

With the annual post-Thanksgiving multiplex malaise setting in, the box office results remarkably resembled those of a week ago.

Entertainment Weekly

A bit long in the tooth

With "True Blood" recently ending its first season and the film "Twilight" topping the box office, it feels as if we're in the midst of a vampire moment. But the vampire metaphor is nothing new.

Newsweek

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

IBM launches Microsoft-free Linux PCs

IBM introduced a line of business computers that eschew Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows and Office environments in favor of an amalgam of open source software.

InformationWeek

Mars rover mission delayed until 2011

NASA will delay the launch of the next-generation Mars rover two years due to technical difficulties and cost overruns.

CNET News

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GOOD NEWS

New Hampshire Senate makes history

This week, at the official swearing-in ceremony for the recently elected senators, New Hampshire became the first state in the nation to have a legislature with a female majority.

ABC News

Secret Santas help those in need

Secret Santas descend on thrift stores, a health clinic, a convenience store, and a small auto repair shop to dole out $20,000 in $100 bills, hugs, and words of encouragement.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

Pakistani militants strike supply lines

Militants blasted their way into two transport terminals in Pakistan and torched more than 160 vehicles destined for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan.

CBS News

NATO supply convoy torched in Peshawar

YouTube

Greeks riot after teenager shot by police

Riots erupted in Athens and other Greek cities after a teenager was shot dead in a midnight confrontation with the police in an inner-city district of the capital frequented by extremist youths.

Times Online

Greek PM sends condolences over teenager's death

Xinhua

Anarchists' fury fuels Greek riots

Christian Science Monitor

Opposition damns Chavez vote bid

Opposition parties in Venezuela have formally rejected a plan by President Hugo Chavez to seek to stay in office as long as he keeps winning elections.

BBC

BUSINESS

Saudi Arabia bullish on oil's future

The good news is that the price of oil is falling, a lot. But it's also bad news if you've determined that the United States should kick its addiction to foreign oil.

CBS News

Asian stocks rise on stimulus plan

Asian stocks and U.S. futures rose after President-elect Barack Obama pledged the biggest public works program in about 50 years and India lowered interest rates.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Steelers stun Cowboys with rally in 4th

Dallas, constantly starting drives in poor field position, mounted little offense until Romo hit Witten on two passes for 31 yards to answer with Nick Folk’s 44-yard field goal on the final play of the half.

MSNBC

De La Hoya leaves firepower at home

De La Hoya was the big man when he entered the ring. But by the time the beating was over, the torch had been passed, and a page turned.

ESPN

HEALTH

New compound sheds light on spreading cancer cells

A new type of imaging compound can literally light up spreading cancer cells and may offer a way to track the deadly spread of the disease, Japanese and U.S. researchers reported.

Reuters

Scientists support the use of brain drugs for healthy people

Healthy people should have the right to boost their brains with pills, like those prescribed for hyperactive kids or memory-impaired older folks, several scientists contend.

Google News

EDUCATION

Campus student sex magazines surface

College campus publications include erotic fiction and nude or semi-nude photographs of their students, creating an uncomfortable balance for school administrators, experts said.

ABC News

Educators don't want law left behind

Many educators are looking to Barack Obama to revise a much-maligned federal initiative requiring annual tests to chart the progress of every school in the country.

Baltimore Sun

Photo of the Day

People hold candles at Simon Bolivar park during the Day of the Candles, the unofficial start of the holiday season, in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by William Fernando Martinez / AP)

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