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Farmer John Mesrobian is shown at his paper shedding business called Loss Protection & Investigations Inc. in Fresno, Calif. He is one of many farmers who work a job off the farm to make ends meet in the struggling economy. (Photo by Gary Kazanjian / AP)

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More farmers work away from fields to pay bills

More than half of America’s farmers work a job off the farm to make ends meet, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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NPR

Navratilova hospitalized after attempt to climb Kilimanjaro

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been hospitalized in Kenya with an accumulation of fluid in the lungs after attempting to climb Africa’s highest peak.

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Sports Illustrated

Obama, Clinton team up to support tax deal

Former President Bill Clinton made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room to express his support for the tax cut deal between President Barack Obama and Republicans.

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CBS News

Clinton swoops in to save tax deal as Dems balk at compromise

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At Obama’s side, Clinton backs tax deal

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Embedded with the Taliban

Rarely seen by outsiders, the daily life of a regional Taliban commander named Dawran and his militant fighters is dominated by extremes: love and war, attack and retreat, life and death.

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CNN

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Taliban exposed by embedded journalist

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Examiner

Sprint, T-Mobile to sell 4G tablets in 2011

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA said they plan to sell tablet computers next year that are able to connect with their high-speed wireless networks.

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NATION

Gaza boys take trip of a lifetime

The distance from Gaza to New York is 5,685 miles, but for Motaz al-Jamal the gulf between the rubble of his hometown of Rafah and the neon glitz of Times Square could have been interplanetary.

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Guardian

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Documentary follows 15 boys from Gaza on trip to US

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Guardian

FAA missing info on 119,000 planes

The Federal Aviation Administration is missing key ownership information on one-third of the 357,000 aircraft in the U.S. — a gap it fears could be exploited by terrorists and drug traffickers.

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CBS News

Snowbirds help recovery after BP spill

Tourism officials in the areas of the Gulf Coast hit hardest by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill say winter tourism appears to be normal or better as snowbirds flock there.

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USA TODAY

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Activist files court motion to address lingering Exxon Valdez oil spill

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Anchorage Daily News

POLITICS

9/11 responders bill defeated by Senate GOP filibuster

Senate Democrats failed to win a procedural vote to open debate on a bill that would provide medical benefits and compensation for first responders on the scene on September 11, 2001.

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CNN

‘Don’t ask’: Senate vote kills repeal

A Senate vote dealt a death blow to repeal of the “don‘t ask, don’t tell” ban, delivering a setback to President Barack Obama one week after a Pentagon study urged an end to the Clinton-era ban.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Senate bid to end gay ban fails

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BBC

Illegal immigration poses burden for developing nations as well as US

In the lowlands of Central America, Nicaraguan immigrants in Costa Rica are proof that illegal immigration is not a problem solely for the U.S., Europe and other wealthy nations.

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Arizona Republic

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Slim majority supports DREAM Act

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Politico

EDUCATION

Gates study offers insight into testing teacher effectiveness

“Value added” gauges based on growth in student test scores and perceptions of their teachers both hold promise as components of a system for identifying and promoting teacher effectiveness.

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Questioning a degree’s value

The value of a master’s degree in education in monetary, philosophical and educational terms is under fire as conflicting camps are responding to increasingly high-profile criticism of merit pay systems.

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Inside Higher Ed

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Top Israeli rabbi slams anti-Arab edict

A top Israeli rabbi has condemned a controversial ruling forbidding renting or selling property to non-Jews.

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ABC News

Church friends can boost joy

“Religious people are happier than secular people, but it’s less about faith than communities of faith,” said Robert Putnam, a Harvard University professor who co-wrote a recent study.

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Columbus Dispatch

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Amelia Earhart’s finger bone recovered?

A bone fragment could provide information about the fate of Amelia Earhart, the legendary pilot who disappeared 73 years ago while flying over the Pacific Ocean in a trip around the world.

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MSNBC

Turbine-powered car accelerates like a jet

Jaguar, working with Bladon Jets, recently unveiled a hybrid concept car, the C-X75, that can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in a blistering 3.4 seconds.

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ENVIRONMENT

After the cop-out in Copenhagen, it’s chaos in Cancun

Chris Huhne, who is leading a special group of ministers tackling the meeting’s key problem gave a solemn warning that the conference could very possibly end in outright failure.

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The Independent

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Climate change conference looks at deforestation

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San Francisco Chronicle

Bush-era pollution regulations extended

The Obama administration is retreating on long-delayed environmental regulations on smog and toxic emissions from industrial boilers.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Tom Foreman):

You say you want a revolution?

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CNN

Insult to the injured

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Column (David Harsanyi):

No, we’re not No. 2, not yet

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Denver Post

Column (Eleanor Clift):

How President Obama can fill in the blanks

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Newsweek

Blog (Pierre Buhler):

WikiLeaky power

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The Worldly Philosophers

(Project Syndicate)

Blog (Glenn Greenwald):

The media’s authoritarianism and WikiLeaks

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(Salon)

Unclaimed Territory

Column (Thomas Sowell):

Government ‘fixes’ only worsen problems

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Detroit News

California dropping out on dropouts

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San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Lighting up a family Christmas

In a three-hour makeover, the family became the first Minnesota winners of a national program that decorates the homes of families with members in the military.

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Star Tribune

‘Wise Giving’ website to help public be proactive with philanthropy

The Association of Fundraising Professionals unveiled its new wise-giving website, Change the World With a Giving — and Wise — Heart, designed to help donors think proactively about giving.

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PNNOnline

MTV bash collects 10 tons of food for hunger drive

MTV staffers got their groove on and boosted the Daily News’ annual Readers Care to Feed the Hungry drive by over 20,000 pounds of food.

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WORLD

Chinese dissident awarded Nobel Peace Prize with empty chair

An imprisoned Chinese dissident was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway as groups of protesters gathered outside the Norwegian Embassy and United Nations offices in Beijing.

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CNN

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China reacts on Nobel award day

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Reuters

Japan targeted on Kyoto climate stance

As this year’s U.N. climate summit nears its end, nations looking for a new deal have launched a diplomatic assault on Japan in the hope of softening its resistance to the Kyoto Protocol.

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BBC

Cancún climate change summit

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Guardian

UN human rights boss concerned at targeting of WikiLeaks

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay voiced concern at reports of pressure being exerted on private companies to halt financial or Internet services for WikiLeaks.

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Reuters

Ron Paul vigorously defends WikiLeaks

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The Atlantic Wire

BUSINESS

US trade gap falls, leaving a smaller surplus for China

The trade deficit in the United States narrowed, according to the latest data, though America’s largest trading partner, China, still exports more than it brings in.

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CNNMoney

Fink builds Blackrock powerhouse without Goldman backlash

As chairman and CEO of BlackRock Inc., Larry Fink controls more money than Germany’s gross domestic product.

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Bloomberg

HEALTH

Eating disorders a problem among Orthodox Jews

Health experts say eating disorders are a serious, underreported disease among Orthodox Jewish women as families are reluctant to acknowledge the illness.

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ABC News

Drug combination helps women with early breast cancer

New drug combinations are helping women with early breast cancer. Using two drugs that more precisely target tumors doubled the number of women whose cancer disappeared with treatment.

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BusinessWeek

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Upstate NY town pays tribute to ‘Wonderful Life’

For years, civic boosters have pointed out intriguing parallels that suggest Seneca Falls, N.Y., was the inspiration for Bedford Falls, the make-believe mill town in “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

On average, 30 million Americans drive drunk annually

With the holidays under way and numerous nights of alcohol-filled parties, there is a risk of more drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol taking to the streets.

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CBS News

Should parents attempt to ‘friend’ their children on Facebook?

When Facebook was dominated by people under 25, things were simple. Now the important question is should you “friend” your child on Facebook?

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BBC

SPORTS

Lead NFL negotiator: 18-game season key to talks

The head of the NFL’s negotiating team says it will be much easier to reach a new labor agreement with the players’ union if the accord includes an 18-game regular season.

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USA TODAY

The streak that changed football

When the Baltimore Colts’ Johnny Unitas started his 47-game streak of throwing at least one touchdown pass in a game in 1956, he was an obscure quarterback playing a barely above niche sport.

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Sports Illustrated

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Off the grid families pioneer sustainable energy lifestyles

An increasing range of Americans are leading a lifestyle mostly unhitched from public utilities. Using nature, they warm and cool their homes and power everything from a blender to a TV to a hot tub.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Caribbean flamingos bask in the sun at a pond at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Susan Montoya Bryan / AP)

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