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In this photo released by Disney Resorts, actress Rachel Weisz portrays Snow White in this image created by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The power of the imagination in children has shown to be linked to cognitive development by psychologists. (Photo by Annie Leibovitz / Disney Resorts / AP)

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The power of magical thinking

Child-development experts are increasingly recognizing the importance of imagination and the role it plays in understanding reality.

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Wall Street Journal

Help your kids have a happy holiday despite economic recession

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U.S. News & World Report

Nursing crisis looms as boomers age

America may be facing a nursing shortage that will worsen as the population ages. The problem: Baby boomers are aging and will require more care than ever, taxing a strained nursing system.

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CNNMoney

Rudolph Giuliani rules out runs for Senate, NY governor

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who won acclaim for his leadership following the 9/11 attacks, said he does not intend to run for New York governor or the U.S. Senate in 2010.

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Former NY Mayor Rudy Giuliani announces he will not run for Senate

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CNN

In drought, Calif. learns importance of going green

After three years of drought, Southern California is learning to go green by going brown. Restrictions on water use has produced a 15 percent savings, regional water officials say.

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USA TODAY

Special section:

Freshwater crisis

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National Geographic

60M in US vaccinated against swine flu

About 60 million Americans have received the swine flu vaccine, including a large proportion of children, a government health official said.

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NATION

Unemployment funds running out

The recession's jobless toll is draining unemployment-compensation funds so quickly that according to federal projections, at least 40 state programs will go broke within two years.

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MSNBC

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City with most jobless: El Centro, Calif.

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CNN

General backs off on court martials for pregnant soldiers

"I see absolutely no circumstance where I would punish a female soldier by court martial for a violation ... none," Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo III wrote to ABC News.

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ABC News

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Women soldiers resort to back-alley abortions

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AlterNet

Holiday packages attract thieves

Jerry Warren, a consumer affairs manager for USPS, said his office averages 50 to 100 calls about delayed or missing deliveries weekly. About 80 percent of missing packages are quickly found, he said.

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Houston Chronicle

POLITICS

Obama rejects criticism on health care reform legislation

President Barack Obama rejected the idea that he's compromised excessively on health care legislation, challenging critics to identify "gaps" between his campaign promises and the pending bill.

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Washington Post

Senate agrees to morning vote on Dec. 24

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Special section:

Health care reform Q-and-A

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BBC

GOP warns of harsh climate on energy bill

Senate Republicans warned that the bruising fight over health care reform could deliver a knockout blow to another Democratic priority: passage of a climate change bill in 2010.

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Politico

BUSINESS

Court bans sale of Word

A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Home sales increase more than forecast

Sales of existing U.S. homes rose more than forecast in November, to the highest level since February 2007, a sign housing is gaining strength along with the broader economy entering 2010.

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Bloomberg

FBI probes hack at Citibank

The FBI is probing a computer-security breach targeting Citigroup Inc. that resulted in a theft of tens of millions of dollars by computer hackers who appear linked to a Russian cyber gang.

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Wall Street Journal

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Claim of giant cyber heist

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ABC News

HEALTH

Breast-feeding may be protective

In a study of nearly 300 women, researchers found that those who had not breast-fed were much more likely to have cardiovascular problems.

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HealthDay

Study: finishing heart rehab aids survival

People who get all 36 sessions of cardiac rehabilitation that most Medicare plans cover are less likely to die or suffer a heart attack in the next three to four years than people who have fewer sessions.

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CBS News

EDUCATION

NJ college beset by accusations

The state attorney general has sued Stevens Institute of Technology and its president, accusing him of plundering the endowment and receiving illegal low-interest loans for vacation homes.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Senator's $100M addition to health care bill is intended for UConn

The U.S. Senate's health care bill would set aside $100 million that U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., hopes will be used to replace an aging teaching hospital at the University of Connecticut.

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Chronicle of Higher Education

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Jewish leaders upset over decree praising Pope Pius XII

Jewish leaders warned of new strains in Catholic-Jewish relations after Pope Benedict XVI moved the controversial Pope Pius XII one step closer to sainthood.

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USA TODAY

Pilgrims flock to Aussie 'miracle house'

The home's owner said that the yellow oil started to appear in the bungalow shortly after Mike, their 17-year-old son died in a car accident in 2006.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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GOOD NEWS

Bringing circus – and new hope – to a remote Arctic village

Artcirq is a unique artistic hybrid, a collective of young performers who blend techniques of modern circus with elements of Inuit culture.

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Christian Science Monitor

Star Academy shines

The Stall High School classroom with the ball chairs and laptops in South Carolina is home to the school's Star Academy, a place where students who are behind can complete two grades in one year.

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Post and Courier

Quilt made by prisoners will go on display at London’s V&A museum

After two years of stitching in their cells, prisoners at an English prison will hand over to a museum a remarkable quilt depicting the lives and issues confronting inmates in jails.

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Times Online

WORLD

US made secret Pakistan raids in hunt for al-Qaida

American special forces have conducted multiple clandestine raids into Pakistan's tribal areas as part of a secret war in the border region where the U.S. is pressing to expand its drone assassination program.

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Guardian

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Taliban's Pakistan bombings hardest on poor

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Christian Science Monitor

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No action yet on Mumbai probe

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Reuters

Romania's neglected orphans

A BBC investigation has uncovered appalling conditions and abuse in adult institutions in Romania, 20 years after the fall of Nicolai Ceausescu exposed conditions in the country's orphanages.

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Orphans in Romanian history

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CNN

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Make time fly and you'll have more fun

Everyone knows that "time flies when you’re having fun," but a new study suggests that the reverse is also true.

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NPR

Diane Sawyer begins as new ABC 'World News' anchor

Diane Sawyer was all business on a busy first day as anchor of ABC News' flagship evening newscast, save for a brief salute at the end to Charles Gibson, whose retirement opened the job for her.

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San Jose Mercury News

ENVIRONMENT

China rejects characterization on Copenhagen talks

China has dismissed claims that it "hijacked" efforts to reach an agreement at the climate summit in Copenhagen.

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BBC

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Arctic climate change

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National Geographic

US to do more to regulate meds in water

Federal regulators are taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health.

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MSNBC

SPORTS

NY Giants rout Washington Redskins to keep pace in playoff

It may not have been as dramatic as the Week 3 goal-line stand in the final seconds back in 2007, but the Giants' win over the Redskins may have been just as important.

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Young and Millen on Giants' win

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ESPN

Serena Williams is 2009 AP Female Athlete of Year

Playing her best at the most important events, Serena Williams re-established herself as the top player in women's tennis in 2009 and was a landslide choice as AP Female Athlete of the Year.

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Times Union

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Stem cell treatment restores sight to partially blind man

A man who was partially blinded when ammonia was squirted in his eye 15 years ago has regained his sight after receiving a pioneering stem cell treatment.

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Guardian

Modern behavior of early humans found 0.5 million years earlier than thought

Evidence of sophisticated, human behavior has been discovered by researchers as early as 750,000 years ago — some half a million years earlier than has previously been estimated by archaeologists.

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ScienceDaily

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

'Robot' computer to mark English essays

Pearson is to use computers to "read" and assess essays for international English tests in a move that has fuelled speculation that GCSEs and A-levels will be next.

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Guardian

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Trees cast their shadows next to the chapel near Feldkirchen, southern Germany. (Photo by Uwe Lein / AP)

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