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Nuns wave a Turkish national flag as they gather for a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, near Selcuk, Turkey. It is believed that this house is the last residence of the Virgin Mary. The Pope is on the second day of his four-day trip to Turkey. (Photo by Cem Oksuzl /AP Photo)

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NATO to bolster Afghanistan mission

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WORLD

Pope holds Mass at ancient Christian site in Turkey

Pope Benedict XVI held Mass at one of the holiest Christian places in Turkey as part of his efforts to reach out to the Roman Catholic minority in a mostly Muslim country.

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USA Today

No iPods for Kim Jong Il this Christmas

The Bush administration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters.

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White House said to be losing faith in Iraqi leader

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

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The Star

POLITICS

Frist will not run for president

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) announced he will not seek the 2008 GOP presidential nomination.

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Chattanooga Times Free-Press

Economy grows 2.2 percent in 3Q

Business growth slowed to a 2.2 percent pace in the late summer, a better performance than anticipated and an encouraging sign that the housing slump hasn't significantly harmed the economy.

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Yahoo!News

TECHNOLOGY

Parents: Kids are online too much

One in five American parents believes their kids are spending too much time on the Internet, though most say the online activities haven't affected grades.

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USNews & World Report

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U.S. media talk of Iraq civil war

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BBC

Mystery illness sickens Russian market reformer

Yegor Gaidar, architect of Russia's market reforms, was being treated in a Moscow hospital after coming close to death with a mystery ailment during a visit to Ireland.

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Reuters

Corruption hampers Afghan drug fight

Afghanistan's criminal underworld has compromised key officials who protect drug traffickers, allowing a flourishing opium trade that will not be stamped out for a generation, a U.N. report says.

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AOL

Rivals breathe easier as Pfizer trims sales force

A pharmaceutical marketing arms race that has chewed up billions of dollars a year of potential industry profits seems to be coming to an end.

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Reuters

Arby's joins trans fat-cutting parade

Arby's Restaurant Group announced its eateries will no longer serve french fries with trans fat and cut the artery-clogging oil from its other foods.

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Albany Times Union

Panel: Officials need not tell gift size

It's the thought that counts, not the size of the gift, the Texas Ethics Commission has ruled, saying public officials don't have to tell anyone how much money they get as presents from political donors.

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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

College chiefs’ pay on the rise

Presidents of 70 private colleges received more than $500,000 in salary and benefits last year.

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Providence Journal

College leaders fare well elsewhere

Some Iowa university presidents who left the state are now among the highest-paid college leaders in the nation, according to a new national survey of executive compensation.

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Des Moines Register

RELIGION

Pope holds intimate Mass in Turkey

Pope Benedict XVI held an intimate Mass under a flower-covered canopy at one of the holiest Christian places in this predominantly Muslim nation, as riot police patrolled a hillside nearby.

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Christian divisions cloud Pope's talks

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Church: Presiding bishop's comments taken out of context

Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Episcopal Presiding Bishop, is drawing fire for comments that some say demean other faiths.

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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

Mom charged with baby's microwave death

A 26-year-old mother was arrested on suspicion of killing her newborn daughter by microwaving the baby in an oven.

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CNN

Students expelled over MySpace fight

A dozen Illinois high school students were expelled for an on-campus brawl over who got invited to a party, a fight school officials said was arranged on the social-networking hub MySpace.com.

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Yahoo!News

Judge: Paper money is unfair to the blind

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Treasury Department is violating the law by failing to design and issue currency that is readily distinguishable to blind and visually impaired people.

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CNN Money

ABC paid Murdoch $1 Million in O.J. saga

In a weird twist to the "If I Did It" saga, ABC had to pay News Corp. a $1 million "kill fee" when it decided not to do a Barbara Walters interview with O. J. Simpson.

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MSNBC

Snoop Dogg arrested in California, again

Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested in Burbank, Calif., for investigation of illegally possessing a handgun and drugs as he left NBC Studios after performing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

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Billboard

SPORTS

Vick fined for obscene gestures

Quarterback Michael Vick has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for the obscene gestures that he directed toward heckling fans following the Falcons' loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

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ESPN

Ski cross in, women's ski jumping out at 2010 Olympics

Ski cross - a freestyle ski event that's modeled on snowboard cross - was voted into the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler at an International Olympic Committee meeting.

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Canada.com

SCIENCE

The fish with the most powerful jaws in history

Prehistoric jaws that terrorized the oceans 400 million years ago had the most powerful bite of any creature yet known, scientists have discovered.

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Times of London

Scientific journal pledges to curb fraud

A leading U.S. scientific journal that published phony stem cell findings must do a better job scrutinizing "high-risk" research, according to a panel appointed by the publication.

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Reuters

New urine test ID's prostate cancer

A new urine test can tell prostate cancer from an enlarged prostate -- but can't tell whether the cancer is deadly.

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WebMD

Video game violence goes straight to kids' heads

A study of adolescents finds that violent video games stir up the brain's emotional-response center while reducing activity in regions linked to self-control.

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Forbes

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

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