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An Iraqi soldier stands guard as Iraqi Christians leave after Christmas mass in the Dora neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. The church was badly damaged by a car bomb two years ago, but worshippers continue to attend mass in what remains of the building. (Photo by Loay Hameed / AP)

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One survivor, 3 dead in Panama plane crash

Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.

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Reuters

Widening of health care in US states hits roadblocks

A year that began with great ambition for major expansions of health insurance is ending with considerable uncertainty, as a second wave of change runs headlong into a darkening economy and political divisions.

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International Herald Tribune

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Health care system’s future splits views in United States

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Angus Reid

Over 150 Kurdish rebels killed in Turkish strikes in Iraq

Turkey's military said that between 150 and 175 Kurdish guerrillas were killed in a large-scale air offensive that targeted rebel camps in northern Iraq.

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Reuters

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Iraq bombs hit US-backed militia

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BBC

In Iraq, the ghosts of Christmas past

Iraqi Christians and U.S. soldiers celebrate Christmas in similar ways: with specially prepared meals, small church services and thoughts of family and friends far away.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Technology unites kin, GIs on holidays

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MSNBC

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Christmas around the world

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CBS News

Ga. school melds a world of differences

More than half the 380 students at this unusual school outside Atlanta, Ga., are refugees from some 40 countries, many torn by war. Together they form an eclectic community who speak about 50 languages.

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International Herald Tribune

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Multicultural marketing more than a translation

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Arizona Republic

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Iraqi family settles into new life in Atlanta

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NATION

Southern US cities lure artists

Good jobs and cheap housing are the chief reasons behind the growth of many cities, especially in the Sun Belt region. But increasingly, proximity to culture is an emerging X factor for young careerists.

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Christian Science Monitor

Thousands of Christmas travelers affected as United cancels 250 flights

Air travelers who anticipated heading back to work were instead stuck in airports across the country on Christmas day after United Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights due to a weekend snowstorm.

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FOX News

Boston's Big Dig is finally completed

When the clock runs out on 2007, Boston will mark the end of one of the most tumultuous eras in the city's history: The Big Dig, the nation's most complex and costliest highway project, will come to an end.

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Associated Press

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Big Dig victim's family settles for $6M

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CBS News

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Big Dig figures

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POLITICS

Rudy Giuliani: I don't have cancer

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani declared he was cancer-free, less than a week after a severe headache landed him in the hospital and raised questions about his health.

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Student break makes Christmas tough for US campaigns

Student volunteers usually make calls, hand out pamphlets and drive voters to the polls, but this year Christmas vacation is competing with the campaigns for students' time.

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Reuters

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Dying Iowa voter confronts candidates

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Yahoo! News

BUSINESS

Non-stick chewing gum may be a reality

The number of commercial spinoffs at British universities is starting to grow and venture capital at last is pouring in. A start-up producing non-stick gum may be an early beneficiary.

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International Herald Tribune

Spain's holiday cry: Down with Santa!

The latest battle in the war on globalization came in Madrid, when a handful of demonstrators staged a protest. Their target was a toy factory, which they see as the dark side of globalization.

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TIME

SPORTS

Phillies snatch outfielder Taguchi with one-year contract

Outfielder So Taguchi, who hit .290 for St. Louis last season, signed a one-year contract with the Phillies. The 38-year-old Taguchi led all National League pinch hitters with a .406 (13-32) batting average.

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Marbury's status up in air

Stephon Marbury's status has become a reflection of the New York Knicks in general: uncertain. The Knicks have also been dealing with rumors regarding the job status of coach Isiah Thomas.

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ESPN

AP top 25: Ole Miss, Rhode Island

Last week's three big-time matchups caused plenty of movement in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, except at the top.

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HEALTH

Mild exercise may counter dementia

Moderate physical activity -- even an unhurried 30-minute stroll a day -- may diminish the risk for vascular dementia among the elderly, a new study finds.

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TIME

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Many parents blind to kids' obesity

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CBS News

Study: Foster care benefits brains

Toddlers rescued from orphanages and placed in good foster homes score dramatically higher on IQ tests years later than children who were left behind, new studies conclude.

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Newsweek

RELIGION

Help for immigrants divides congregations

Helping illegal immigrants has become an unpopular business in America, from presidential candidates to ordinary and average Americans.

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Reuters

Pope Benedict XVI plea for peace

Pope Benedict XVI has pleaded for the “grim sound of arms” to cease in war zones from Darfur to the Balkans.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Pope's blesses the masses in Christmas message

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GOOD NEWS

Report: New Orleans pop. nears 300,000

Despite slow progress in rebuilding some neighborhoods, New Orleans' population is nearing 300,000, or about 65 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina size, according to a new report.

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USA Today

35 years after crash, hero gets his due

Bud Marquis, the airboater who was first on the scene when Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed in the Everglades on Dec. 29, 1972, is finally being recognized for saving lives of air crash victims.

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MSNBC

WORLD

Bridge-collapse rescuers battle darkness, current, isolation

Rescuers were searching through the night for hundreds of people who fell into a river after a footbridge collapsed during a religious festival in Nepal.

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CNN

Keeping the faith in China

At an underground church service in China, you pray as quickly as you can -- and hope the police do not come running in.

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BBC

Afghanistan expels top officials

Two high-ranking officials from the European Union and the United Nations — one British, the other Irish — have been ordered to leave Afghanistan.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Walrus habitat is melting away

Federal marine mammal experts in Alaska studying the effects of global warming on walrus, polar bears and ice seals warn there is limited protection.

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LiveScience

China claims it is no threat to world energy security

China said it is not a threat to world energy security and energy issues should not be politicized, urging that conflicts in producing nations be resolved through dialogue and not military force.

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Environmental News Network

Beavers could be released in 2009

Plans are in the pipeline for beavers to be released into the Scottish wild for the first time in 500 years.

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BBC

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Red panda born in Canada

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ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

California squirrels make good use of old snake skins

California ground squirrels and rock squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators, according to a new study by researchers.

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Toyota to develop cars for seniors

Professor Ryuta Kawashima, who helped develop Nintendo's "Brain Age'' games, is teaming with Toyota to develop cars that help seniors drive safely.

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LiveScience

Assurances over US biometric data

Strict safeguards will ensure that the world's biggest biometric database will not abuse liberties, a senior U.S. security official has said.

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BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Piracy of holiday tunes rampant

Online piracy is creating a modern-day twist on "The Christmas Song." Nat King Cole's recording of the holiday standard is among the most popular downloads on file-sharing networks this year.

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Top 18 Christmas movies

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ABC News

Jay-Z stepping down from post

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter will step down as Def Jam Records president when his contract expires this year, he and Universal Music Group announced.

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Billboard

EDUCATION

Parents attempt to avert extinction of school librarians

Cash-strapped schools are dropping librarians to save money. In many cases, part-timers with little formal library training are replacing skilled veterans.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Electric shocks can continue at Mass. school after hoax

A special education school where two students were wrongly given dozens of shocks after a prank call, will be allowed to use electric shock treatments for another year, the Associated Press reports.

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ABC News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Health care is voters' top domestic concern

The combination of spiraling costs, declining employer coverage and growing numbers of Americans without health insurance has prompted consumers, lawmakers and the medical industry to call for change.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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People are seen Christmas Eve at John F. Kennedy Plaza, also known as Love Park, in Philadelphia, Pa. (Photo by Matt Rourke / AP)

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