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U.S. Senator John McCain, center, speaks alongside U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman, John Thune and John Barrasso at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. McCain said American drone strikes are critical in defeating terrorists in the region. (Photo by Musadeq Sadeq / AP)

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Suicide bombing puts a rare face on CIA’s work

In the days since the attack, details of the lives of the victims — five men and two women, including two C.I.A. contractors from the firm formerly known as Blackwater — have begun to trickle out.

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Al-Qaida: CIA attack avenges drone strikes

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Why cable is going to cost you even more

Your cable bill is going up this year — and next year, and the year after that — with no end in sight.

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'Small-in-1' devices reign, proving content is king

Converged handhelds aim to revolutionize mobile computing as the annual International Consumer Electronic Show opens in Las Vegas.

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AT&T adding more devices to wireless network

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What's hot at the Consumer Electronics Show

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ABC News

After a long brain drain, China is luring some scientists home

Determined to reverse the drain of top talent over the past three decades after it opened to the outside world, China is using its now ample financial resources to entice scientists and scholars home.

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I spy a 'stealth Starbucks'

Of the 15,000 Starbucks in the world, none is like this one in Seattle. Officially the coffee shop is called "15th Ave Coffee and Tea" but the store has earned another name: "the Stealth Starbucks."

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Calorie postings trim Starbucks consumption

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NATION

Winter weather threatens crops, livestock as icy cold hangs on

Citrus growers in Florida fought to protect their crops and ranchers in the U.S. Midwest watched for more snow as wintry weather sent future prices higher for orange juice, cattle and hogs.

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BusinessWeek

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Fla. farmers scramble to save crops from cold

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ABC News

US turns to India to create jobs

Company officials put aside anger over outsourcing to woo any company that is hiring in hopes to further bolster the U.S. job market and economy.

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Nursing offers healthy employment future

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NPR

Accused Holocaust museum shooter dies

A government official says the 89-year-old man accused of a deadly shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum has died in a prison hospital.

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San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Sen. Chris Dodd announces retirement

Veteran Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., announced that he will not seek another term and will retire from his long career in the United States Senate.

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ABC News

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Replacing Sen. Dodd: Who is Blumenthal?

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Christian Science Monitor

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Wave of retirements speaks to uncertainty about 2010 elections

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Washington Post

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Dodd's troubled road

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WTNH

Republicans see courts as last line of defense vs. Democrats' agenda

Republicans and allied groups say they will spend millions to oppose health care reform and other Democratic initiatives in the courts, which they see as a last line of defense against the opposition's agenda.

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The Hill

ENVIRONMENT

Boat damaged in anti-whaling clash

A conservation group's boat had its bow sheared off and was taking on water after it was struck by a Japanese whaling ship in the frigid waters of Antarctica.

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Houston Chronicle

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Boats collide in anti-whaling clash in Antarctic

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Native tribes fight Cape Cod wind farm

The plan to build an enormous wind farm in Nantucket Sound, off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, has seen off a string of formidable enemies.

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The Independent

EDUCATION

Obama directs $250 million to science and math

New funding will increase the number of science, technology, engineering and math teachers. The goal is to improve U.S. students' mediocre ranking in math and science performance.

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Christian Science Monitor

Job-training programs to replace shop and auto classes

Shop and auto classes that kids meandered into as electives are being replaced with 21st century job-training programs that students will vie for throughout Chicago under a vocational education shake-up.

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EducationNews.org

SPORTS

Dawson elected to Hall of Fame

Andre Dawson received 420 of 539 votes in results announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, 15 more than the 75 percent necessary to gain election.

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Sports Illustrated

NBA commissioner suspends Wizards star Arenas indefinitely

NBA commissioner David Stern has sidelined Wizards star Gilbert Arenas indefinitely for bringing guns into the Wizards locker room.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Vampires rule People’s Choice Awards

“The Twilight Saga,” “True Blood” and “The Vampire Diaries” all sucked up trophies at the 36th annual People’s Choice Awards.

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2010 People's Choice Awards

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CBS News

Grieving on Facebook

While social networking has brought together long-lost friends and rekindled old flames, Facebook has evolved to fill yet another role — an outlet for grieving.

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TIME

PETA uses an unauthorized image of Michelle Obama in latest ad

In their latest campaign, PETA, the animal rights organization, failed to consult one of the most-famous American faces before using her image.

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People

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GOOD NEWS

Optimism arrives on Calif. cul-de-sac

America is haltingly on the mend and the Beth Court cul-de-sac in Moreno Valley, Calif., is a case study in recovery. A dozen lives unraveled on the block during the recession; now empty houses are full.

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Job picture gets a little bit brighter

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CNNMoney

Work force initiative helps those who are mentally ill

A new job training initiative funded with public and private money is expected to help more than 500 mentally ill Marylanders a year find and retain employment.

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WORLD

Yemen sharpens debate: Are wars the answer to terrorism?

Critics say the U.S. has put too much emphasis on large-scale military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yemen shows that al-Qaida is too agile to be defeated by such a "whack a mole" strategy, they say.

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Christian Science Monitor

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US forges alliance with Saddam Hussein officers to fight al-Qaida

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Telegraph.co.uk

Row over South Africa Xhosa king's secession bid

South Africa has been plunged into a constitutional row after a Xhosa tribal king threatened to secede — and take 60% of the country's land with him.

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BBC

Jordan embarrassed as bombing reveals CIA link

King Abdullah of Jordan has been badly discomfited by the unprecedented public exposure of his country's role working with the CIA.

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Guardian

BUSINESS

Asian consumers most upbeat, American sentiment dips

Consumer confidence is strongest in emerging Asia, Brazil and Australia, but weakened slightly in the United States in the fourth quarter as Americans worried about job security, a survey shows.

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Reuters

Demand for upgraded energy efficiency at home is weak

The drop in new home construction is forcing companies to seek work upgrading the energy efficiency of U.S. homes.

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USA TODAY

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Breaking through the language barrier

IBM has 100 staff working on an internal project named "n.Fluent" that offers instantaneous translation across a variety of platforms.

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CNN

FTC has concerns about storing data

The Federal Trade Commission worries that consumers don't understand the privacy implications to storing some of their most crucial data and wants those issues raised in planning the national broadband.

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Ars Technica

From crickets to whales, animal calls have something in common

Scientists who compare insect chirps with ape calls may look like they are mixing aphids and orangutans, but researchers have found common denominators in the calls of hundreds of species.

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ScienceDaily

HEALTH

Dieters beware: Calorie counts are frequently off

According to a new study, prepared foods may contain an average of eight percent more calories than their package labels own up to and restaurant meals may contain a whopping 18 percent more.

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TIME

Autism cluster linked to parent education, not neighborhood toxins

College-educated parents of autistic children are more likely to fight for a diagnosis — and seek state-funded services for research — than less-educated parents, say a team of researchers.

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San Jose Mercury News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Land sales dispute mars Orthodox Christmas in Bethlehem

At least 100 protesters have accused the Greek Orthodox Church of selling and leasing land in the West Bank to Israeli organizations.

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BBC

Black churches team with hospitals to push better diets

Research funded by the National Cancer Institute found that church members significantly increased their fruit and vegetable consumption through congregation and pastoral support.

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Beliefnet

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Recession may boost life expectancy

During the Great Depression, the average life expectancy in the U.S. actually rose. This surprising bump in the population’s health is also seen in other economic downturns.

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A man lights candles during a ceremonial burning of dried oak branches — the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas Eve in St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Darko Vojinovic / AP)

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