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In this file photo, an American International Group office building is shown in New York.   (Photo by Mark Lennihan / AP) Treasury to give AIG another $40 billion The Federal Reserve and Treasury Department upped the government's role in AIG to more than $150 billion with a restructuring of its loan package that includes $40 billion in new funding. USA Today AIG gets expanded bailout, posts $24.5 billion loss Bloomberg China's stimulus plan buoys markets in Asia and Europe Stocks gained in Europe and Asia after the Chinese government announced a stimulus plan that will bring $586 billion to infrastructure and social welfare projects. International Herald Tribune Zimbabwe compromise rejected Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai rejected a compromise to break the country's political deadlock. Al Jazeera Tsvangirai 'warns of starvation' BBC   Bushes to meet with Obamas at White House President Bush and his wife, Laura, have invited Barack and Michelle Obama to their new home, marking a major step in the transfer of power from the old president to the new. ABC News Economy won't stop Obama's priorities, aides say Reuters Can the global crisis wait for a new president? NPR Mideast mediators pledge continuity in peace negotiations With a year-end target date for a peace agreement certain to be missed, international mediators pledged support for continued Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Baltimore Sun NY Times: Bush OK'd global secret raids The U.S. military has conducted nearly a dozen secret operations against al Qaeda and other terrorist groups in Syria, Pakistan and other countries since 2004, The New York Times reports. CBS News Circuit City files for bankruptcy Circuit City stores, the nation’s second-biggest electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection but will stay open for business as the holidays approach. MSNBC   NATION Wall Street axe threatens 70,000 jobs The financial industry is bracing for a fresh round of job cuts as Wall Street banks slash costs to cushion the blow of further market turbulence and deepening economic woes in 2009. Financial Times Mini nuclear plants to power homes Nuclear power plants smaller than a garden shed and able to power 20,000 homes will be on sale within five years, say scientists at Los Alamos, the U.S. government laboratory. Guardian In tough times, layaway makes a comeback Ahead of Christmas, plummeting sales spur a revival of a ’50s standby. MSNBC POLITICS Lieberman can still help Dems, Reid says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he's still trying to keep Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman within the Democratic caucus despite anger over Lieberman's support of presidential nominee John McCain. CNN After defeat: How can McCain recover? A politician who enjoyed a shiny reputation as a maverick with broad appeal has squandered it in the course of winning the nomination and then trying to hold together a Republican coalition. TIME Obama's inner circle shares inside story When Barack Obama began thinking of running for president he turned to advisors from his 2004 Senate campaign. Together, they orchestrated one of the most effective campaigns in political history. CBS News Rep. Emanuel on tax plan ABC News HEALTH Cholesterol drugs also cut heart attack and stroke risk in half Researchers found that statin drugs, given to millions for high cholesterol, can halve the risk of heart attack and stroke in seemingly healthy patients. Baltimore Sun Music headphones can interfere with heart devices Have a pacemaker? Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck. A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them. ABC News SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY New fighter jet: controversial future of the US fleet The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is slated to become the backbone of the U.S. tactical aviation fleet. This ambitious program aims to replace the combined U.S. Defense Department arsenal. LiveScience How Nike's social network sells The Nike+ site is drawing hordes of runners, and its success may hold lessons for brand building on the Web. BusinessWeek Like a fish out of salt water A marine fish that seems to be on the verge of adapting to life in fresh water is shedding light on how some species managed the evolutionary feat in the past. Nature ENVIRONMENT Ancient Chinese kingdoms rose and fell with monsoons? Throughout centuries, the fortunes of China's ancient kingdoms rose and fell with monsoon cycles. The discovery is based on a nearly 2,000-year-old record of monsoon activity recently discovered in a cave. National Geographic Octopi had Antarctic ancestor Many octopi evolved from a common ancestor that lived off Antarctica more than 30 million years ago, according to a "Census of Marine Life" that is seeking to map the oceans from microbes to whales. Reuters Ocean animal census MSNBC LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Is there an ideal age for marriage? The median age for marriage is now the oldest since the U.S. Census started keeping track. Young people wait longer to marry, debating whether waiting is a good idea. USA Today After 30 years, 'Dallas' cast reunites Thousands of fans descended on Southfork Ranch to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the show Dallas. Dallas Morning News JR on 'Dallas' anniversary BBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Lisa Miller): A post-evangelical America Newsweek Column (Fred Kaplan): A foreign-policy repair manual Slate Column: Did realignment work for Republicans? Salon.com Editorial: Boehner wants less government NH Union-Leader Editorial: McCain needs to defend Palin Arizona Republic Column: Obama skeptics in Asia Real Clear Politics Column: Obama must honor promises Houston Chronicle Column: Orin Kerr and the responsibility of elites for the last eight years Salon.com   Site edited by: Zahra Jaferi, Jasmine Jernberg, Tom Moran, Carlos Wall, Orion McClure, Lauren Thurmond and Brian Levine.   GOOD NEWS Pastor praised as an unsung hero Just as Dexter Ball was set to celebrate his fifth anniversary at the Carpentersville church he founded, he was presented with an Unsung Hero award in Barrington, Ill. The Courier News Giving thanks to vets, Vegas-style Sheldon Adelson (a veteran himself) is on a mission: to make our troops a priority again. And he wants us to start with a simple "thank you," because he thinks they aren’t being thanked enough. CBS News Veterans parade struggles to thrive San Diego Union-Tribune Honda shows wearable device that helps you walk Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes for an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking gadget from Honda works. ABC News WORLD Dozens die in Iraq blasts At least 28 people were killed and scores wounded in twin bombings in a market in Iraq's capital, Baghdad. Al Jazeera At Afghan outpost, a lonely war drags on Combat Outpost Lowell, once a hunting lodge for the king, suffers a daily barrage of rocket, mortar and small arms fire. In the contest for Afghan borderlands, it plays a singularly unattractive role. International Herald Tribune British troops 'cannot bear brunt of Barack Obama's Afghanistan surge' Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the Chief of the Defence Staff, warned that the British military was already over-stretched, and suggested that troops from other NATO countries should be sent to fight. Telegraph.co.uk BUSINESS Sovereign funds cool on rescue finance Sovereign wealth funds are losing their enthusiasm for providing rescue financing to distressed financial institutions and for investing in the United States. Financial Times Realty's new customers Low home prices and excess supply helped drive a rise in first-time U.S. home buyers and reduce excess inventory, a study finds. MSNBC How Merrill's thundering herd fell There were high-fives all around Merrill Lynch headquarters in New York City as 2006 drew to a close. Revenue and earnings had soared and its shares were up 40 percent for the year. International Herald Tribune SPORTS Despite rushing for only 20 yards, Titans stay undefeated LenDale White and Chris Johnson were on their way to history — the wrong kind, because they were running in reverse. Even though they kept losing yards, Tennessee refused to lose the game. ESPN Game highlights NFL Network Alabama, Texas Tech 1-2 in BCS Alabama and Texas Tech and their perfect records were on top of the BCS standings. Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, all with one loss, are lurking and ready to take advantage if the front-runners fall. Sports Illustrated RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Monks brawl before religious ceremony An unusual sight greeted Jerusalem police as they entered one of Christianity's holiest sites: dozens of monks punching and kicking each other in a massive brawl. CNN USCCB: It ain’t easy being a bishop, especially after the ’08 elections It ain’t easy being a bishop. As proof, consider the conflicting advice given to Catholic bishops, most of it focused on abortion, the elections, and where the bishops go from here. National Catholic Reporter 10 ways to connect with your pet Have you noticed that pets demonstrate spiritual qualities-joy, unconditional love, creativity, gratitude-in abundance? Beliefnet EDUCATION Kids skipping small schools The city's newest small schools have become a little too lightweight - nearly half of them failed to meet their enrollment targets. New York Post Texas pre-K program criticized for costs An experiment to better prepare low-income Texas youngsters for school has cost taxpayers more than three times the typical pre-kindergarten curriculum. San Antonio News College students poorly prepared Nearly one in five college seniors and 25 percent of freshmen say they frequently come to class without completing readings or assignments. Many of those students say they mostly still get A's. 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