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Obama vows to shut Guantanamo detention camp

Barack Obama promised to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in a television interview, also pledging to withdraw troops from Iraq as part of rebuilding "America's moral stature."

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Al Jazeera

Citigroup to cut 53,000 employees

Citigroup will cut another 53,000 jobs in coming quarters. Souring economies are leading the U.S. bank with the farthest worldwide reach to retrench.

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MSNBC

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Citigroup in need of radical 'surgery'

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Bloomberg

California fires could burn for days, official says

Firefighters will need at least until midweek to get control of wildfires that have destroyed more than 700 homes in Southern California, a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman says.

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CNN

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Hundreds of homes destroyed in California

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MSNBC

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California fires threaten power supply

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Iraq cabinet approves pact with US

Iraq's cabinet has approved a security pact which allows about 150,000 U.S. troops to remain in the country for another three years, a government spokesman confirmed.

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Al Jazeera

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Violence rises in Iraq, but how bad is it?

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NPR

Clashes shatter Congo ceasefire

Heavy fighting has broken out in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between government forces and rebels loyal to Laurent Nkunda.

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BBC

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Crisis in Congo

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NATION

Cities cut programs amid hope for government aid

Cash-strapped American cities mean fewer libraries, fewer public works projects, fewer after-school programs, fewer police officers and fewer public employees overall.

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ABC News

The future if Detroit falls

The failure of the Big Three automakers would put a huge initial dent in U.S. manufacturing, but in time, overseas companies would pick up slack by stepping up production in their U.S. plants.

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International Herald Tribune

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A second crisis in Detroit: failing suppliers?

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TIME

POLITICS

Obama, McCain meet face-to-face

President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain met for the first time since the election to talk about how they can work together on the country's problems.

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CNN

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Jake Tapper looks at McCain-Obama meeting

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ABC News

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Obama and the presidency

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CBS News

Transition aides look at Bill Clinton's ties

Barack Obama's advisers have begun reviewing Bill Clinton's finances and activities to see whether they would preclude appointing Hillary Rodham Clinton secretary of state.

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International Herald Tribune

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Springsteen’s new album due in January

Columbia Records confirmed that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s "Working on a Dream" album will be released in January 2009.

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A role she can sink her teeth into

Kristen Stewart shows maturity playing Bella Swan, the high school girl who falls in love with a vampire in the movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel.

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SPORTS

Titans beat Jaguars, improve to 10-0

The Jaguars (4-6) lost for the fourth time in six games, falling six games behind AFC South leader Tennessee and ending any chance of returning to the postseason.

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ABC News

Johnson makes it official with title-clinching effort at Homestead

In the end, Jimmie Johnson chased down NASCAR history by taking it easier than he had all season.

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ESPN

EDUCATION

Record number of US students study abroad in diverse locations

More U.S. students are studying abroad than ever before, and they're choosing an increasingly diverse array of destinations, a new report says.

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USA Today

Thousands march to stop school violence

After a student was gunned down in the hallway of Dillard High School, more than one thousand students are expected to take to the streets of Ft. Lauderdale to march against school violence.

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CBS News

HEALTH

Group therapy may extend the lives of cancer patients

Psychological group therapy for women with breast cancer may help them not only cope better with their disease, but also live longer, researchers say.

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ABC News

Health agency slammed for incompetence

When it comes to decisions that affect millions of people, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has become known as an uneven watchdog for health and the environment.

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McClatchy

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GOOD NEWS

ShelterBox continues work in Pakistan

ShelterBox responded to a request for assistance just one day after an earthquake hit Pakistan.

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Times Square getting 'green' billboard

This winter New Year's Eve revelers will have a close-up view of Times Square's first environmentally friendly billboard powered entirely by wind and sun.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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New Year's Eve ball grows bigger and brighter

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WORLD

For Europe, Obama revives positive image of America

U.S. exceptionalism had been seen as a messianic rationale for a nation assuming special prerogatives in Europe. But Obama's victory changed all that.

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Christian Science Monitor

Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker

Pirates have taken control of a Saudi-owned oil tanker in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. Navy says.

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BBC

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Somali pirates living the high life

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BBC

BUSINESS

Japan's economy unexpectedly shrinks, confirming recession

Japan's economy, the world's second largest, unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter, entering its first recession since 2001 when companies cut spending.

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Bloomberg

Top GOP senators oppose auto bailout

Opponents of an auto industry bailout say the industry is near its "day of reckoning," while Democrats pledge to get Detroit a slice of the $700 billion rescue.

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Paulson's credit-card bailout draws growing criticism

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TIME

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Moon race 2.0, 40 years later

Globalization is driving the new push as economies of Asia and Europe spread new wealth, more and more countries realize that the moon is within reach.

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TIME

Microchip ID reunites owners with cat — 13 years later

A cat given up for lost in 1995 has come home. A gray and brown-tinged kitty with round, golden eyes named George was reunited with his Santa Rosa, Calif., owners.

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Scientific American

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Children bullied because of faith

According to a study, people who are bullied because of their religious beliefs often begin questioning their faith, or even feeling ashamed of it. The bullying led many young people to self-harm.

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Guardian

Texas pastor: Let's talk about sex

Thou shalt have sex and lots of it — that's the message one Texas reverend spread to his congregation as he challenged his married congregants to have sex daily for a week as part of a "sexperiment."

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ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Boulder, Colo.: first 'smart grid city'

Up to 50,000 homes in Boulder will get the latest in environmentally-friendly, energy-saving technology integrated into a monitoring system that reports the home's carbon footprint.

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ABC News

Giant prehistoric fish rebounding

In the mid-1990s, dead white sturgeon washed up on shore. Some feared that North America's largest freshwater fish could be headed toward extinction.

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National Geographic

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A water-dropping helicopter soars over the setting sun as smoke from a wildfire creates an orange glow in the sky in Diamond Bar, Calif. (Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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