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A pedestrian walks past a mural depicting 1920‘s film stars John Gilbert and the legendary Greta Garbo. Recent films are paying homage to the style of grace of 1920’s cinema. (Photo by Chris Kasson / AP)

1920s roaring back in fashion and film

The 1920s were the beginning of the modern age in fashion. Cue the flappers, the fringe, the beads and the bobs. The Roaring ’20s are back in fashion — on the runways and on-screen.

Denver Post

US says mistakes, mistrust led to killing of Pakistani soldiers

An investigation into a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops near the Afghan border concludes that both mistrust and bad maps led to the airstrikes.

Star Tribune

US and Pakistan relations: from bad to worse

NPR

House leaders accept Senate tax terms

In an abrupt about-face, House Republican leaders agreed to a two-month extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut and federal unemployment benefits, GOP aides said.

USA TODAY

Blog:

Obama applauds payroll tax cut deal

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

Boehner: GOP still wants full year tax cut

YouTube

Jobless claims lowest since April 2008

According to Labor Department data, the number of Americans filing initial claims for regular state unemployment-insurance benefits stands at the lowest level since April 2008.

MarketWatch

Foreclosures push housing rebound to 2013

BusinessWeek

At least 60 killed in Baghdad attacks

A wave of at least 14 bombings ripped across Baghdad, killing at least 60 people in the worst violence in Iraq for months.

TIME

Days after US troops leave, bloodshed in Iraq

YouTube

NATION

Arlington: 64,000 potential grave mixups

Thousands of grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery may need to be replaced to accurately account for the dead.

TIME

Hearing concludes for suspected WikiLeaks leaker

The U.S. Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking classified files to the WikiLeaks website gave enemies “unfettered access” to government secrets.

Reuters

Blog:

Manning defense calls only 2 witnesses

(CNN)

This Just In

POLITICS

President Obama reflects on 1st-term mistakes, economic recovery

In an exclusive interview with ABC News‘ Barbara Walters, President Barack Obama accepted some responsibility for the gridlock in Washington and projected a sense of optimism for his re-election.

ABC News

Interview:

Romney

TIME

Occupiers take on the Iowa Caucuses, electoral process

As presidential candidates and journalists descend upon Iowa, “Occupy Iowa Caucuses” is busy organizing activities they hope will impact the rest of the 2012 presidential campaign season.

Al Jazeera

Calif. Dems work behind closed doors on redistricting boundaries

Redistricting occurs after each U.S. census when states redraw their political boundaries to reflect population shifts. A Democratic-controlled Legislature has long dominated the process in California.

San Jose Mercury News

BUSINESS

Wall Street gains

Stocks rose in another thinly traded session, putting the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index on track for its third straight advance after data pointed to improvement in the labor market.

Reuters

Are Americans losing passion for real Christmas trees?

Changing consumer tastes and competition from artificial trees have steadily chipped away at live Christmas tree sales.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

EDUCATION

Military likely to alter rule for graduates of cyber schools

The House Armed Services Committee inserted language into the 2012 defense budget bill that says the military has to treat diplomas from cyber schools and other alternative schools the same.

Education Week

Texas schools grapple with budget cuts

State lawmakers in Texas slashed more than $4 billion from the education budget — one of the largest cuts in state history — and more than 12,000 teachers and support staff have been laid off.

NPR

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

A Yuletide gift of kindness

When Canton, Ohio, was deep in the Depression, a mysterious man took out a news ad offering help and sent $5 checks to 150 families who wrote back. 75 years later, his grandson discovers his identity.

Smithsonian Magazine

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ still rings true today

Toronto Sun

Radio play of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

YouTube

Spirit of the holidays lives year-round in Christmas, Fla.

Revelers come to Christmas, Fla., from all around to mail their holiday cards. More than 20,000 pieces of mail stream through each day from all over the world beginning after Thanksgiving.

St. Petersburg Times

‘Golden Chief’ tomb treasure yields clues to unnamed civilization

Tombs in Central America are yielding thousand-year-old gold, gems and clues to the civilization of the so-called golden chiefs of Panama, archeologists say.

National Geographic

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Chinese atheists lured to find Jesus in US

As evangelical schools capitalize on the desire of affluent Chinese families for the prestige of an American education, many Chinese students are learning first-hand how the Bible Belt got its name.

Bloomberg

Christianity still the largest religion in the world despite migrations

Christians remain the largest religious group in the world despite their population migrating from Europe to Africa, Asia and the Americas, according to a new study.

Daily Mail

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Michael Wilbon):

The curtain rises on the NBA’s theater

ESPN

Interview:

Hip-hop culture and students

Inside Higher Ed

Column (Toby Jones):

Why the US should withdraw from the entire Persian gulf

The Atlantic

Column (Mark Thoma):

Failure to extend tax cut will slow recovery

CBS News

Column (Conor Friedersdorf):

Grappling with Ron Paul’s racist newsletters

The Atlantic

Blog (David Roberts):

New EPA mercury rules are a bona fide big deal

(Grist)

Fossil Fuels

Column (Joe Fitzgerald):

Christmas memories

Boston Herald

Column (Don Banks):

AFC West embodies what will be frantic end to playoff race

Sports Illustrated

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GOOD NEWS

HIV prevention earns scientific breakthrough of 2011

The journal Science has named research led by Myron S. Cohen, MD., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the 2011 Scientific Breakthrough of the Year.

Medical News Today

Arizona student survives blizzard

After being trapped alone in her Toyota Corolla in freezing temperatures deep in a secluded mountain range, an Arizona woman is recovering at a Flagstaff medical center after being rescued.

ABC News

After being missing for 7 years, tsunami victim finds her way home

Wati was eight years old when Ujong Baroh village in Indonesia was hit by the tsunami. After eight years of searching due to her inability to remember, Wati reunited with her family to West Aceh.

MSNBC

WORLD

Europe’s perishing parishes: liquidating dying churches in the Netherlands

With churches shuttered regularly, one man became top adviser on how to re-purpose once holy buildings. Some are demolished while others find new life as mosques, stores and recreation centers.

Spiegel International

‘Saving’ Santa’s bones

Every year the town of Bari, Italy, re-enacts the arrival of the body of St. Nicholas from Turkey with a 10-day festival. Italians and Turks still do not agree on the details of what happened.

canada.com

North Korean transition appears smooth so far

North Korea‘s power transition to Kim Jong Il’s young son appears to be going smoothly, with state media calling him an “outstanding leader” and no signs of unrest on the capital’s streets.

Philadelphia Inquirer

ENVIRONMENT

100 miles of oil: spill likely Nigeria’s worst in decade

Oil from an offshore spill has spread roughly 100 nautical miles after a leak occurred while loading a tanker, a Nigerian official said. An official said the offshore oil spill is likely the worst in a decade.

MSNBC

EPA acts to make air cleaner

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final health-based rules for controlling air toxins from power plants.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Blog:

The EPA finally tackles mercury pollution

(TIME)

Ecocentric

Camera trap images tell anti-poaching success story

Camera trap photo stills and video footage suggest that anti-poaching efforts in the forests of Thailand are paying off, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Discovery News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Personality trait reveals who becomes a mean drunk

A focus on the present, with little regard of consequences, appears to make someone under the influence more likely to become mean.

LiveScience

Metal implants produce lubricant in body

A study shows that the layer of lubrication that forms between the metal components of joint implants has more in common with the lubrication of a combustion engine than that of a natural joint.

LiveScience

Hubble spots potentially organic complex carbon compounds on Pluto

The Hubble Space Telescope has sniffed out evidence of complex carbon molecules, the building blocks of life in this corner of the cosmos, lying on the frozen surface of Pluto.

Popular Science

HEALTH

Taste for salt may start in infancy

Offering a baby a french fry, a piece of bread or even a handful of cereal may set him up for a lifelong affinity for salty foods and the health risks that go along with it.

WebMD

Increase in resting heart rate may signal higher death risk

People whose heart rates increased from under 70 beats per minute to more than 85 beats per minute over 10 years had a 90 percent increased risk of dying from heart disease, a new study concluded.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

USC Football: QB Barkley to stay for senior season

USC quarterback Matt Barkley believed he was prepared to play in the NFL, and the draft prognosticators agreed with him.

North County Times

Philly booed Santa, but Santa still smiles

Frank Olivo became a Philadelphia legend when he played Santa Claus at an Eagles game in 1968. As he walked across the field, the fans pelted him with snowballs.

ESPN

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