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Palestinian boy Mohammed Kutkut, 14, right, covers his face as he sits next to the name sign of his killed friend Ahed Qaddas in the Fakhoura boys school in Jebaliya, northern Gaza strip. (Photo by Anja Niedringhaus / AP)

Israel-Hamas Gaza truce expected to hold

An unofficial truce between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip will hold as long as Egyptian mediation continues, a Palestinian official close to Egyptian-sponsored talks said.

Reuters

Gaza crisis time-line

BBC

Time running out for a 2-state solution?

CBS News

Obama gets his opening grade

Gallup released the first job-approval rating for President Obama for his first three full days in office: 68 percent.

Politico

Obama takes stimulus directly to the people

President Obama went directly to the public in his first weekly address since moving into the White House, making the case for his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package that he hopes to sign.

ABC News

House GOP wants stimulus input following critical report

FOXNews

Obama outlines stimulus plan in address

YouTube

Security experts skeptical on Gitmo detainee report

Security experts question a Pentagon claim that 61 former Guantanamo Bay detainees returned to terrorist activities.

CNN

Gillibrand appointed to US Senate

New York Governor David Paterson designated U.S. Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to succeed Senator Hillary Clinton as New York's next junior Senator.

Bloomberg

NATION

Activists seek to overhaul food programs that feed 35 million

In soup kitchens, food pantries and universities across the country, activists plant the seeds to overhaul how America feeds its 35 million hungry people.

MSNBC

Obama orders his first air strikes on Pakistan villages

Barack Obama gave the go-ahead for his first military action, missile strikes against Pakistan militants that killed at least 18 people. He consulted U.S. commanders before launching the attacks.

Guardian

Obama's vision for Pakistan

YouTube

Hackers place millions at risk

The cyber-thieves went straight to the heart of one of the biggest credit and debit card processing companies in the country, Heartland Payment Systems.

CBS News

POLITICS

Blagojevich: Cowboy justice and the insider plot to raise taxes

As his impeachment trial draws near, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared himself to "an honest, hardworking cowboy about to be lynched by a band of black-hatted political insiders eager to raise taxes."

Associated Press

Blagojevich's lead defense lawyer to resign

CNN

Blagojevich says trial rules are unfair

YouTube

White House clears way for Pentagon deputy: senator

The White House removed an obstacle that held up confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee, William Lynn, to be deputy Pentagon chief.

Reuters

Pentagon nominee agrees to sell Raytheon stock

San Jose Mercury News

Judges refuse Minn. ballot inspection

Judges rejected Republican Norm Coleman's request to investigate alleged vote-counting irregularities in precincts around the state.

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

EPA objects to new SD coal plant

Environmentalists claim victory after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reversed South Dakota's approval of a big coal-fired power plant.

Reuters

New federal rules protect sea mammals from US Navy sonar

Federal fisheries regulators have announced rules to protect marine mammals during Navy sonar training along the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

China reports 4th bird flu death in 2009

A woman in China's far west has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the country's fourth death from the virus this year as the biggest festive season approaches.

Las Vegas Sun

60 million carry heart disease mutation

About 60 million people worldwide carry a gene mutation that almost always causes heart disease, a mutation most common among people in India, says a recent study.

HealthDay

SPORTS

Lakers' Phil Jackson will retire from coaching after next season

Phil Jackson, 63, is a Hall of Famer tied with the late Red Auerbach with a league-record nine titles. His Lakers have the NBA's best record at 34-8.

Sporting News

Phelps will not defend all 8 medals

Michael Phelps, who made history when he won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, will not attempt to repeat the feat when he competes at London 2012.

Telegraph.co.uk

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Methodist women seek to crack 'stained-glass ceiling'

The United Methodist Church, which boasts a history of ordaining women clergy, seeks to shatter the so-called "stained-glass ceiling" blocking female pastors from its largest pulpits.

USA Today

A YouTube channel for the pope?

If President Obama can launch a White House YouTube site, why can’t the pope? Pope Benedict XVI debuted his own channel with 12 videos and a promise to update the site daily with new videos.

Christian Science Monitor

The Vatican's new channel

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GOOD NEWS

Giving is the gift

A quiet change in volunteerism is underway in many charitable organizations. Think volunteers are retired with time on their hands and a desire to help the community? Think again.

Sacramento Bee

‘You opened a door’

Teachers at Alain L. Locke school in Harlem, N.Y., asked third, fourth and fifth graders to write letters to the president.

Newsweek

WORLD

US-China ties off to shaky new start

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said no nation is more important to the United States than China, but ties between the two powers may be off to a rocky start just days into the Obama administration.

USA Today

European storm death toll mounts

The fiercest storm to hit Spain and south-western France in a decade has killed 15 people, including four children.

BBC

Europe slow opening to Gitmo inmates

Across Europe, President Obama's decision to shut the Guantanamo Bay prison raises an awkward question: Who will offer new lives to released prisoners?

International Herald Tribune

Trading bombs for crayons: terrorists get 'art therapy'

ABC News

BUSINESS

Freddie seeks up to $35 billion from US

Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac needs as much as $35 billion more in federal aid, and Fannie Mae may soon ask for rescue funds as well.

Bloomberg

It's a great time for remodeling — if you have the money

Contractors are competing fiercely to get work, as some projects are taking half as long to complete and materials such as tile and granite are becoming cheaper.

Arizona Republic

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Apple's Macintosh turns 25

Over the short 25-year history of personal computing, no machine has inspired so many fanatical fans and so many frothing detractors as the Apple Macintosh.

The Register

Special section:

The Mac at 25

CNET News

White House Web site tries to create transparency in bureaucracy

The new White House Web site gives citizens better access to services their taxes pay for, and lets them comment on legislation before it becomes law.

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Scientists: Board proposals undermine evolution teaching

Texas schools won’t have to teach the weaknesses of evolution theories anymore, but the State Board of Education ushered in other proposed changes that some scientists say still undermine instruction.

Houston Chronicle

Is cursive writing worth teaching?

Are the flowing curves and fancy loops of cursive writing disappearing from elementary school classrooms?

USA Today

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

What's a best picture nomination worth?

Even if a movie is lucky enough to get a best picture nod, does it really justify the nomination campaign expense?

Newsweek

Hey, Obamas! Is this your dog?

Bear the labradoodle is vying for the position of First Dog in a fierce nationwide competition. He's the perfect dog, including being a rescue.

Christian Science Monitor

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