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Antxon, a Spanish unemployed homeless man, sleeps under a bridge in Pamplona, Spain. The Spanish Royal House announced the budget of the royal family for the first time. Spain suffers an economic crisis with more than five million unemployed. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos / AP)

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After 40 years, Dick Clark still reigns on New Year’s

“New Year’s Rockin‘ Eve” was born to give young people an alternative to a seasonal institution, bandleader Guy Lombardo. Now Clark is the institution. This year, the show pays tribute to its own grand history.

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Toronto Star

Dick Clark

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History of Rock.com

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Clark: genesis of New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

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YouTube (Emmy TV Legends)

North Korea calls successor Kim Jong Un ‘supreme leader’

North Korea declared Kim Jong Il‘s son and successor “supreme leader” of the ruling party, military and the people during a memorial for his father in the government’s first public endorsement of his leadership.

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ABC News

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North Korea ends mourning with eulogies heralding ‘Kim Jong Un era’

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BusinessWeek

Euro falls to 17-month low, US dollar rises

Selling pressure pushed the euro to its lowest level since mid-2010, when Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the outlook was “unusually uncertain.” The currency could go even lower early next year.

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CNNMoney

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US jobless claims up for 1st time in 4 weeks

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MSNBC

Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws

Many new laws reflect the nation’s concerns over immigration, the cost of government and the best way to protect and benefit young people, including regulations on sports concussions.

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CBS News

US weapons sales to Iraq move ahead despite red flags

The Obama administration is moving ahead with the sale of nearly $11 billion worth of arms and training for Iraq, despite concerns the move could backfire if Baghdad aligns closely with Tehran.

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MSNBC

Special section:

Who’s who in Iraq after US exit

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Christian Science Monitor

Military wives in Tenn. turn to Bible for marriage advice

With husbands deployed, some young army wives spend much of their marriages alone. Faced with worry, a group draws together for spiritual support to bolster the strength of their marriages.

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Guardian

NATION

Storm victims challenge debt notices from FEMA 6 years later

FEMA seeks to recover $385 million it says was improperly paid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Many are angry at the prospect of repaying money spent years ago to rebuild lives.

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Star Tribune

Congress frees $40 million in assistance to Palestinians

Lawmakers have freed up a little more than 20 percent of $187 million in U.S. assistance to the Palestinians that had been frozen over the Palestinian bid for U.N. membership.

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CBS News

Foreclosure free ride: 3 years with no mortgage payments

Delinquent borrowers facing foreclosure are learning that they can stay in their homes for years, as long as they’re willing to put up a fight.

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CNNMoney

POLITICS

Support slips, but voters still favor pipeline

A majority of voters still support the controversial Canada-to-Texas oil sands pipeline as the Obama administration again weighs whether to approve or scrap the project.

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Reuters

Greens say White House has no choice but to kill Keystone XL pipeline

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(The Hill)

E2 Wire

Republican Johnson to run as Libertarian

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, who has been excluded from most Republican presidential debates, said he instead will seek the Libertarian nomination for the White House.

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BusinessWeek

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Iowa faces epic case of political indecision

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BUSINESS

BP may face criminal charges after spill

Prosecutors are preparing what would be the first criminal charges against BP Plc staff after the worst U.S. oil spill last year, undisclosed sources say.

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Houston Chronicle

US stocks hit by Italian debt worries

Stocks suffered significant losses, with the S&P 500 retreating to the loss column for 2011, on concern about Italy’s upcoming debt auction. The Dow holds a 5 percent gain for the year, with two sessions left.

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MarketWatch

EDUCATION

Tucson’s ethnic-studies program violates Arizona law, judge rules

Tucson‘s Mexican American studies program violates state law, an Arizona administrative law judge ruled, paving the way for the program’s possible demise.

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Chicago Tribune

Cash-strapped universities look at cutting remedial classes

In a largely overlooked but precedent-setting move, cash-strapped Ohio has said it‘ll soon stop footing the bill for remedial courses, phasing out funding at four-year universities beginning in 2014.

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McClatchy Newspapers

HEALTH

Obesity tied to older adults’ risk of falls

Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall — though the most severely overweight may be somewhat protected from injury.

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Reuters

Could obesity change the brain?

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(NPR)

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Made of tissue or silicon, breast implants require a lifetime of care

Women around the world are worried about implants from a now-defunct French company, but all products need to be watched carefully.

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The Atlantic

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Christian clergymen clash at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

The annual cleaning of one of Christianity’s holiest churches deteriorated into a brawl, as dozens of monks feuding over sacred space battled each other with brooms until Palestinian police intervened.

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Houston Chronicle

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Priests fight in Bethlehem church

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Reuters

Clergy, survivors sign plea for Milwaukee sex abuse victims to come forward

An alliance of priests, clergy sexual abuse survivors and advocates for abuse victims composed and signed a full-page ad encouraging Milwaukee “victim/survivors” to come forward before Feb. 1.

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National Catholic Reporter

Columns And Op-Ed

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New Year: Clear the air with new emissions regulations

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Can bird flu research be put back in Pandora’s box?

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Column (Paul Osterman):

To save middle class, create good jobs

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CNN

Payroll tax holiday — quick fix, long-term burden

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San Francisco Chronicle

Column (John Zogby):

Romney’s ‘inevitability’ may make it so

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Forbes

Blog (Sarah Hughes):

US television in 2011: weak season, but plenty of nice surprises

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(Guardian)

TV & Radio Blog

Column (Alia Malek):

America’s big mistake on indefinite detention of terror suspects

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Cindi Ross Scoppe):

Using technology to look for the perfect GOP nominee

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McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

Christmas train conductor ending his 20-year run

Children watch with delight at the chugging engines winding around the magical scene, led by Herb DeVries, 79. It was a 20-year labor of love. But now he’s ready to hang up his cap.

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Detroit Free Press

In Katrina’s wake, New Orleans enjoys start-up boom

New Orleans has long been known as one of America‘s hardest luck cities, struggling with poverty, crime and tragic disaster. But the city’s darkest days have sparked a surprising new entrepreneurial spirit.

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NPR

Philadelphia selects 1st poet laureate

For years, people called her the “unofficial poet laureate of Philadelphia.” Now it‘s official. Sonia Sanchez, 77, poet, teacher, mentor and activist is named the city’s first poet laureate by Mayor Nutter.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Egypt forces raid NGOs, including several US-based offices

Egyptian soldiers and police stormed non-governmental organization offices throughout the country, banning employees from leaving while they interrogated and searched computer files.

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CBS News

US won’t ‘tolerate’ Iran’s threat to shut oil-supply route

The U.S. Navy fired off a stern warning to Iran in response to the volatile Middle Eastern nation’s threat to shut down the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran threatening global oil supply

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ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn

One of the nation’s most widely planted crops — a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide — may be losing its effectiveness more quickly than scientists expected.

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Star Tribune

Exotic creatures discovered living in deep-sea vent in Indian Ocean

British scientists have found a remarkable array of creatures, some of them new to science, in one of the most inhospitable regions of the deep sea.

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2011: a year of transition for spaceflight

Human spaceflight turned 50 this year, but 2011 was less about drawing inspiration from the past than about transitioning to an uncertain future as NASA ground its storied space fleet.

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SPACE.com

Tiny sensors will give early warning of disease from within body’s cells

Tiny sensors that monitor the health of cells have been developed by Scottish scientists and could improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other degenerative illnesses.

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Scotsman

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Noel Rockmore, the ‘Picasso of New Orleans,’ rediscovered

Revered as an American throwback to Europe’s great expressionistic masters, he was then forgotten. After Katrina, 1,500 works were found, saved for 25 years by a patron seeking to revive his art.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Noel Rockmore’s work

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New Orleans Times-Picayune

Cheers to Champagne! Bubbly, sparkling sips bounce back

The economy may be in a funk, but there’s one glass that seems to be more than half full — flutes of Champagne, to be precise.

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Denver Post

1st US museum dedicated to Greek culture opens in Chicago

Dolls a Greek woman made during World War II. Ice cream bowls from a candy store. Such heirlooms are at the “National Hellenic Museum.”

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CBS News

SPORTS

A’s deal Bailey, Sweeney to BoSox

For Andrew Bailey, coming in from the bullpen at Fenway Park is a special feeling. He’ll experience that a lot more next season. New manager Bobby Valentine found his new man.

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Sports Illustrated

SEC football schedules for 2012 released, with big changes

The Southeastern Conference announced the entire conference schedule for 2012. While the league will be split into two seven-team divisions, some traditional game dates have been changed.

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FOXSports

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

For the military clean energy saves lives

One out of 8 U.S. Army casualties in Iraq was the result of protecting fuel convoys. This statistic is a powerful incentive for the military to move away from oil and toward renewable energy.

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CNNMoney

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Andreas Kofler of Austria soars through the air during the trial jump at the first stage of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, southern Germany. (Photo by Matthias Schrader / AP)

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