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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., right, and the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., left, greet Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., before the committee's hearing on her nomination. (Photo by Susan Walsh / AP)

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Clinton vows to use 'smart power' to revitalize US diplomacy

Hillary Rodham Clinton said she intends to revitalize the mission of diplomacy in American foreign policy, calling for a "smart power" strategy in the Middle East and on arms control.

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CBS News

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Clinton pledges to use diplomacy

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BBC

Tax woes for Treasury pick: Could off-books employee sink him?

When Tim Geithner worked at the International Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2003, he made common errors in filing his taxes and unknowingly employed someone with illegal immigration status.

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ABC News

Phoenix: real estate's 'ground zero'

"Foreclosed," "for sale" and "for rent" signs dot the lawns of this suburb, Tolleson, Ariz., where 130 homes are currently on the market in one subdvision alone.

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ABC News

44 to reverse 43's executive orders

President-elect Barack Obama will reverse President Bush's executive orders on torturing terror suspects, the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and other controversial security policies.

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CBS News

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Grandson of slaves: Obama is our Moses

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CNN

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In depth: Who will be speaking at Obama's inauguration?

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Slate

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Looking back on past inaugurals

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CBS News

Israeli forces storm Gaza neighborhood

Terrified residents ran for cover in a densely populated neighborhood of Gaza City as Israeli troops backed by tanks thrust deeper into the city and sought Hamas fighters in alleyways and cellars.

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Israeli tanks enter Gaza City

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Intel experts consider where al-Qaida threat might be headed

Intelligence experts worry about what lessons Osama bin Laden and his followers might have learned from the brutal effectiveness of a handful of men armed with automatic weapons.

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U.S. News

Justice official Schlozman hired partisans, lied to Congress about it

Investigators say a former top Justice Department official lied to Congress and violated federal hiring law in the civil rights division by discriminating against those he believed were not conservative enough.

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CBS News

NATION

Where did the bailout billions really go?

Henry Paulson's Treasury Department gave bailout money to help select banks buy competitors, largely under the public radar.

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CBS News

Bernanke: More bank bailouts needed

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said President-elect Barack Obama's stimulus package could help the economy, but that additional bailouts of financial institutions may also be needed.

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POLITICS

Obama taps William Corr as next deputy health secretary

President-elect Barack Obama intends to nominate the "Campaign for Tobacco- Free Kids" head William Corr as deputy secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Reuters

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Bush grants Obama's $350B request

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Activists cheer Obama's choice of gay bishop for inauguration

Barack Obama's decision to have a prominent gay bishop open his inaugural festivities at the Lincoln Memorial is the latest in a series of moves that heartened gay rights advocates.

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USA Today

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Stars set for Obama inauguration

Barack Obama's inauguration team announced a huge lineup of talent that will perform at an opening celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.

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Variety

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Obama inauguration to air in theaters

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Hollywood Reporter

Fiction reading increases for US adults

A National Endowment for the Arts report says it now believes that a quarter-century of precipitous decline in adult fiction reading has turned around.

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International Herald Tribune

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

'Reverse evolution' in real time gives insight into mechanisms of evolution

Scientists have turned back the evolutionary clock in fruit flies to provide key insights into the basic mechanisms of evolution in a recent study.

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Obama's new BlackBerry: a secure PDA?

Fortunately for an enthusiastic about-to-be e-mailer-in-chief, some handheld devices have been officially blessed as secure enough to handle classified documents, e-mail and Web browsing.

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CNET News

HEALTH

Lack of sleep linked to common cold

If you get less than seven hours of sleep a night, you're three times more likely to catch a cold. And if you sleep poorly, you're five times more susceptible to one as well.

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HealthDay

Federal government pushes electronic family tree to examine each patient's risks

A good family health history is inexpensive and far more important than a gene test to predict your future medical needs, but it's hugely underused.

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Yahoo! News

Salmonella spurs peanut butter recall

King Nut peanut butter and Parnell's Pride peanut butter are being recalled because of a salmonella risk.

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WebMD

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Rev. Watkins to be 1st woman to give inaugural sermon

The Rev. Sharon Watkins will deliver the sermon at the National Prayer Service that caps the inauguration activities of President-elect Barack Obama.

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USA Today

ACLU sues US Catholics, claims contract unconstitutional and unfair

The American Civil Liberties Union said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was imposing its beliefs on victims of human trafficking by blocking federal grant money for contraception or abortion.

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Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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Criticisms, political pressure and Obama

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Salon.com

What "Waltz with Bashir" can teach us about Gaza

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Salon.com

Show us where the TARP money is going

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Real Clear Markets

Column (Anthony Karydakis):

Stimulus will take a while to work

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Fortune

The chance for a new world order

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Real Clear Politics

A trade fix for Obama's stimulus

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Christian Science Monitor

Madoff the Swindler escapes jail

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Bloomberg

Pakistan: the fault line of Islam

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Frank Roberson):

Roberson: Our teachers told us we could

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Slate

Editorial (peter Cappelli):

What does 'qualified' truly mean?

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Newsday

Not your father's censorship

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Chronicle Review

A mining company vs. the environment

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USA Today

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GOOD NEWS

Ex-Raven inspires team as he battles Lou Gehrig's disease

O.J. Brigance, a Super Bowl champion as a Raven in 2000 and now Baltimore's director of player development, continues inspiring the team as he fights his own battle against Lou Gehrig's disease.

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Australia offers up 'Best Job in the World' on paradise island

Billing it the "Best Job in the World," the Queensland, Australia, tourism department is seeking one lucky person to spend half a year relaxing on Hamilton Island.

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WORLD

Russian gas to Europe 'blocked'

Russian gas giant Gazprom says Ukraine blocked gas deliveries to Europe, dashing hopes of ending a row which has hit several countries' supplies.

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BBC

Iran tries 4 in alleged US-backed coup

Iran says four Iranians were tried on charges of seeking to topple the Islamic establishment, allegedly with the backing of the U.S. State Department and the CIA.

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International Herald Tribune

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US Iranian covert action

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BUSINESS

GE’s earnings may be at low end of forecast, Barclays says

General Electric Co.’s fourth-quarter profit may be at the low end of the company’s forecast, said Barclays Capital analyst Robert Cornell.

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Bloomberg

Technology targets boomers

Consumer electronics companies facing a shrinking overall market turn to aging baby boomers. Organizers set aside an area of the floor for technology that caters to older people — including video games.

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NPR

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13 companies hiring this year

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Environmentalists to warn US Supreme Court of dumping mine tailings

Canadian mining regulations come under the scrutiny of the U.S. Supreme Court as environmentalists from both countries try to prevent American miners from depositing tailings in an Alaskan lake.

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CBC

Senate will vote on 160 public lands bills

Senators agreed to vote on the package of 160 public lands bills that would protect 200 million acres of wilderness in nine states.

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Environment News Service

SPORTS

Congress may monitor NFLPA's executive director search

Four members of Congress want the Department of Labor to monitor the NFL Players' Association's search for a new executive director.

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Sports Illustrated

Dungy retires after 7 years with Colts

Tony Dungy began the transition from head coach to full-time dad by announcing his retirement after seven years as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

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EDUCATION

Natural playgrounds serve as outdoor classrooms, mix learning with play

They range from vegetable gardens to slides built into grass hills, to stages where pretend play capitalizes on natural surroundings to stimulate young minds.

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MSNBC

School officials want a cut of bailout

If banks, insurance companies and automakers are getting a piece of Washington's bailout largesse, why not cash-strapped schools?

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USA Today

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

New longevity drugs tackle aging

History is littered with failed wonder drugs, elixirs of youth and miracle cures. But the research has gone from tantalizing curiosity to possibly foreshadowing human health care in the 21st century.

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Wired

Photo of the Day

The Bush 43 White House, which started in the Supreme Court, comes to a close. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP )

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