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Sen. John McCain, R-AZ., left, puts his hand on the Democratic health care bills during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,. Senator Ben Nelson's, D-Neb., positive vote on Friday helped bring the Democrats closer to enacting sweeping health care reforms. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)

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Nelson signals progress on health care

Democratic leaders appeared to make progress in winning over Sen. Ben Nelson to be their 60th vote to pass a sweeping health care bill by Christmas.

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philly.com

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Sen. John McCain delivers weekly GOP address

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Democrats see greater role for government

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North Korean hackers may have stolen US war plans

South Korea's military is investigating a cyber attack in which hackers may have stolen secret defense plans outlining Seoul and Washington's strategy in the event of war on the Korean peninsula.

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Guardian

Climate deal 'meaningful' but not legally binding

Uncertainty has gripped the Copenhagen climate conference after US President Barack Obama unilaterally announced a global climate deal only for it to be immediately rejected.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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WHO: health issues at heart of climate talks

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CNN

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Greenpeace reacts to Obama's speech

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Guardian

US and Russia close on arms pact

The United States and Russia are close to an agreement on a new arms control treaty that will reduce their strategic nuclear arsenals by at least one-quarter.

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Obama claims Russia, US 'quite close' to new arms deal

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Eastern US prepares for severe winter storm

The eastern United States is preparing for a major winter storm moving up the Atlantic coast.

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BBC

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Washington residents brace for big snowfall

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NATION

Many Americans scale back seasonal trips or stay put

More than half of U.S. residents who wanted to travel during the holidays have cut back their plans or canceled trips altogether because of the fragile economy.

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USA TODAY

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Yahoo! News

Death penalty use declining nationwide

Use of capital punishment by states continues its steady decline, with fewer death sentences handed down in 2009 than any year since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976.

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CNN

Cartel ‘spies’ infiltrate US customs

James Tomsheck, the assistant commissioner for internal affairs at Customs and Border Protection, sees signs that drug organizations were trying to infiltrate and corrupt border agents.

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MSNBC

POLITICS

D.C. mayor signs same-sex marriage bill

District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty signed a measure recognizing same-sex marriages as legal.

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CNN

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D.C. Council approves same-sex marriage

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New funds prompt new hope in fight against human trafficking

America's war on human trafficking got its biggest-ever one-year boost in federal funding following President Barack Obama's signing of an appropriations bill.

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Kansas City Star

BUSINESS

Christmas shopping: Are consumers waiting for last-minute deals?

A survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) shows that U.S. shoppers had completed just 46.7 percent of their holiday shopping by the second week of December.

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Christian Science Monitor

US jobless claims rise for 2nd week

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits climbed for a second straight week but remained below the level of 500,000, government data showed.

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The Age

ENVIRONMENT

Mammals may be nearly halfway toward mass extinction

If the planet is headed for another mass extinction like the previous five, each of which wiped out more than 75 percent of all species, then North American mammals are one-fifth to halfway there.

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ScienceDaily

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The evolutionary role of genes

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NPR

Amazon losing ability to curb warming

The Amazon Rain Forest's "flying rivers" — humid air currents that deliver water to the vast rain forest — may be ebbing, which could have dire consequences for the region's ability to curb global warming.

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National Geographic

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Leaked document: World will warm

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Sydney Morning Herald

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

IEA: Energy revolution required to combat climate change

Revolutionizing the energy industry to achieve a target concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere of no more than 450 parts per million would require increasing nuclear power plants.

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Scientific American

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Hawaii in early stages of energy revolution

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CNN

Privacy groups take their Facebook quarrel to the Feds

If you have a Facebook account but haven't used it in a while, a lot more of your personal information may recently have become available to the public.

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Netflix spilled your 'Brokeback Mountain' secret, lawsuit claims

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Wired

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Nearly 70 percent of nations encounter religious restrictions

About one-third of the countries in the world have high restrictions on religion, exposing almost 70 percent of the globe's population to limitations on faith, research shows.

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Pew Forum

Mix of religion, politics at center

As an ordained Episcopalian minister and retired three-term Republican senator, John Danforth has a passion for religion and politics. He is equally passionate in his concerns about how the two mix.

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Springfield News Leader

Danforth: religion, politics, and America

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GOOD NEWS

Abandoned newborn has gift for rescuers 20 years later

The saga began that day in September about four in the afternoon. Chris, of South Riding, Va., was "an average, ordinary high school kid trying to find his way through life," he said.

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Denver Post

Giving caregivers a break — and memory-challenged seniors some fun

The Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, Calif., runs the Its Day Break program, providing adult day care for seniors with any type of memory loss.

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San Jose Mercury News

WORLD

Iraq official: Iranians seized Iraqi oil well

Iranian troops have seized an oil well in southern Iraq along their disputed border, Iraq's deputy foreign minister says.

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MSNBC

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Iran's government 'will not last', says Iran opposition leader Karoubi

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BBC

Tensions rise after attack in Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed up to 10 people in Pakistan, while a suspected U.S. drone killed six militants.

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Reuters

Auschwitz sign stolen

The iron sign bearing the Nazi slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei" that spanned the main entrance to the former Auschwitz death camp was stolen, Polish police said.

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Guardian

Auschwitz photos: Infamous 'Work will set you free' sign stolen from Nazi death camp

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CBS News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Holiday spirit is still in the cards

Christmas cards have stayed on many holiday shopping lists even while big-ticket items have been erased.

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Houston Chronicle

Try 'Mad Men' Christmas vibe

This could be the Christmas you go mad. We're talking "Mad Men," the AMC series set in the advertising business that exposes the underside of the American dream in the early 1960s.

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The News & Observer

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Dress codes | Put a tie on, Pop

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Foreign adoptions by Americans down

The number of foreign children adopted by Americans plunged more than a quarter in the past year, reaching the lowest level since 1996 and leading adoption advocates to urge Congress to help reverse the trend.

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Salt Lake Tribune

HEALTH

15 cigarettes equal 1 DNA mutation

"15 cigarettes equal one DNA mutation" depicts the enormity of what was discovered when scientists cracked the code of two killer cancers.

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Medical News Today

Many stores sell high-calorie snacks

The sale of high-calorie snack foods has moved far beyond grocery stores to hit most segments of the retail market. The easy availability of snack items might be contributing to America's obesity.

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HealthDay

SPORTS

Still undefeated: Colts hold off Jaguars' rally, move to 14-0

The Indianapolis Colts wasted little time making a bold statement. They have every intention of going for the second 16-0 regular season in NFL history.

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USA TODAY

$50K HORSE tournament replaced at poker World Series

The World Series of Poker plans to change the format of one of its most prestigious tournaments to make it easier for television viewers to follow.

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Sports Illustrated

EDUCATION

Wrangling persists on 'Race to Top'

Legislators and school organizations continued to clamor on how states should align with federal guidelines covering the competition for $4 billion in Race to the Top Fund economic-stimulus money.

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Upton Sinclair winners 2009

As we look at education in America, we would concur that the teaching profession is the product of a mid-twentieth-century labor model.

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EducationNews.org

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

'Open Internet' rules criticized

U.S. proposals to ensure that all traffic on the Internet is treated equally have drawn strong criticism from providers.

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BBC

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A man wind surfs the snowy mountains near St. Moritz in Switzerland (Photo by Dietmar Stiplovsek / Keystone / AP)

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