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U.S. President George W. Bush, left, gestures during a press conference with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves at the National Bank of Estonia in Tallinn, Estonia. The stop was part of Bush's trip to the region to meet with NATO leaders. (Photo by Evan Vucci / AP)

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Summit: NATO presses for more troops in southern Afghanistan

NATO is asking its allies to send more troops to Afghanistan's volatile south, but Germany resisted an expanded presence and Canada complained of bearing the brunt of an increasingly bloody mission.

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International Herald-Tribune

Pope mends fences with Islam in Turkey

Pope Benedict XVI has moved to ease tensions surrounding his visit here by expressing regret for “the misunderstanding” created by a suggestion that Islam is rooted in violence.

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Toronto Star

AIDS cases on the rise; forecast to be among top causes of death worldwide

Within the next 25 years, AIDS is set to join heart disease and stroke as the top three causes of death worldwide, according to a newly released study.

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Bush: U.S. to stay in Iraq until mission is complete

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The Star

Judge strikes down part of Bush anti-terror order

A federal judge in Los Angeles, who previously struck down sections of the Patriot Act, has ruled that provisions of an anti-terrorism order issued by President George W. Bush after Sept. 11 are unconstitutional.

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Reuters

Supreme Court to weigh global warming

Environmental groups and a dozen states will argue the U.S. government should regulate emissions of greenhouse gases that spur global warming in a pivotal case before the Supreme Court.

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HEALTH

Smokers, it's not enough to just cut back

Smokers eager to cut the risk of dying early from tobacco-related illnesses must quit completely, researchers said, because cutting down is not enough.

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WORLD

EU nations 'knew about CIA jails'

Many EU nations were aware the CIA used their territory for the transfer or detention of terror suspects, a draft European parliament report says.

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BBC News

Afghan security handover on track

The head of the Nato alliance set a target of 2008 for the Afghan National Army to begin to take control of security.

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The Times

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Blair vows investigation of spy death

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Moscow Times

Home prices post record drop in October

The price of existing homes sold in October fell for the third straight month and posted the biggest drop on record, an industry group said, adding it expects weakness in pricing into next year.

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Durable goods orders slide 8.3 percent in October

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Reuters

Bank of America passes Citigroup as No. 1 bank by market value

Bank of America Corp., whose shares have climbed 18 percent this year, surpassed Citigroup Inc. for the first time to become the biggest U.S. bank by market value.

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Bloomberg

Sen. Reid: Ethics, stem cells top agenda

Ethics reform, a higher minimum wage and more money for stem cell research are the top items on the Senate agenda next year, incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said.

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Yahoo!News

Pelosi won't name Hastings chairman of House Intelligence Committee

Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Rep. Alcee Hastings that she would not name him chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

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Palm Beach Post

ENVIRONMENT

Crumbling infrastructure opens door to privatization of water resources

The colossal cost of fixing crumbling water infrastructure in the developed world has opened the door to government privatization.

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Netscape

Carmakers: California rules threaten the future of sport utility vehicles

The auto industry argued this week that lawsuits over vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions could eventually force manufacturers to eliminate big SUVs from the market in California.

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San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION

Pope urges leaders to renounce violence

Pope Benedict XVI began his first visit to a Muslim country by urging all religious leaders to "utterly refuse" to support any violence in the name of faith.

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ABC

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Christian divisions cloud Pope's talks

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BBC

Christian coalition's new leader resigns

Rev. Joel Hunter, president-elect of the Christian Coalition of America, is declining the job, saying the organization wouldn't let him expand its agenda beyond opposing abortion and gay marriage.

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NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Civilian and coalition forces distribute donated toys to Iraqi children

"Beanies for Baghdad," a civilian organization based in Evansville, Ind., donates thousands of beanie babies for distribution to Iraqi children with the help of the Iraqi Army.

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Happy News

Face transplant woman can smile

The recipient of the first partial face transplant has recovered so well she can go out without people noticing her scars, her surgeon has said.

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BBC News

N.Y. mayor meets with dead groom's family

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg met with the family of a man shot and killed by police in an incident that has sparked community outrage and could lead to a federal investigation.

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CNN

Investigators do not suspect arson in fatal Missouri fire

Investigators do not think a fire that killed 10 people at a group home for the mentally ill and mentally disabled was deliberately set.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mother suspected of placing infant in microwave oven

An infant girl who died in August 2005 of a high body temperature might have been put in a microwave, and her mother has been charged in the death, authorities said.

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USA Today

Wal-Mart launches movie downloads

Wal-Mart Stores announced it will launch its own video downloads service this week beginning with an exclusive "Superman Returns" DVD bundle containing a video download option with DVD purchase.

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CNN

Pamela and Kid Rock call it quits

Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock filed divorce papers, seeking to end a union that has lasted less than four months.

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Electric New Paper

SPORTS

AP survey: No Cooperstown for McGwire

The Associated Press surveyed 125 of the approximately 575 present or former members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who are eligible to cast ballots.

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Chicago Tribune

Red Sox in talks with Japanese pitcher

After bidding $51 million for negotiation rights, the Red Sox have made an offer to pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka that Boston president Larry Lucchino calls "fair" and "comprehensive."

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USA Today

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Humpbacks have unusual type of brain cells also found in humans

Humpback whales are unusual among cetaceans for having a type of neural cells in their brains that also are found in humans.

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Eat your words, literally

British scientists study 10 people with a rare neurological anomaly that causes them to 'taste' words.

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Newday

HEALTH

Feds say country has enough flu vaccine

There's still time to get a flu shot. Federal health officials reminded people the flu season usually doesn't peak until February or later, and said there's more than enough vaccine to go around.

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Topix

To ease back pain, don't sit up straight

The longstanding advice to "sit up straight" has been turned on its head by a new study that suggests leaning back is a much better posture

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MSNBC

EDUCATION

U.S. Supreme Court turns down school vouchers case

The Supreme Court decided not to plunge into the issue of school choice, passing up a dispute over a Maine law that bars the use of public funds to send students to private religious schools.

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CNN

Schools asks court to revive challenge to education mandate

School districts in three states and the nation's largest teachers union asked a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit challenging the way a government education program is funded.

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