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Mexico detains former top drug cop in corruption scandal

Mexico's former anti-drug czar has been detained in a widening corruption scandal that suggests many top agents assigned to fight the drug trade have been cooperating with cocaine cartels.

Wall Street Journal

Neb. safe-haven age limit becomes law

Gov. Dave Heineman has signed into law a bill adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that allowed 35 children — including teenagers as old as 17 — to be abandoned at state hospitals.

TIME

Obama drafts bold economic stimulus

President-elect Obama is crafting an aggressive two-year plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action is needed to prevent a deep slump.

Forbes

Obama: 'Millions of jobs' in danger next year

MSNBC

GM board weighs bankruptcy option

Reuters

UK militant 'killed in Pakistan'

A fugitive British militant linked to an alleged U.K. plot to use liquid bombs to blow up transatlantic airliners has been killed in Pakistan, reports say.

BBC

Congo rebels to withdraw troops

Rebels loyal to Laurent Nkunda in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are withdrawing from two fronts to create humanitarian corridors.

BBC

UN Envoy in Congo for Talks Amid New Fighting

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NATION

US judge orders 5 Guantánamo detainees freed for lack of evidence

In a sharp blow to the White House, a federal judge ordered the release of five men who have been held as enemy combatants for more than eight years at the U.S. prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama sends message supporting Chicago 2016 Olympic bid

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley introduced a 90-second video of the president-elect personally appealing for his hometown during a presentation to the European Olympic Committees in Istanbul, Turkey.

Chicago Sun-Times

POLITICS

Obama to tap Geithner for Treasury

New York Federal Reserve President Timothy F. Geithner played a central role in the government's efforts to wrangle the credit crisis, which has damaged markets and economies worldwide.

CNNMoney

Richardson considered for Commerce

UPI

Hillary Will Get SOS Nom Soon

CBS News

Senators negotiate bipartisan compromise for Big 3 bailout

A bipartisan group of auto-state senators reached a last-ditch compromise to throw Detroit's Big Three a government lifeline worth billions, but the plan faces an uphill battle in a reluctant Senate.

TIME

SPORTS

Against Favre's Jets, unbeaten Titans face stiffest challenge yet

If 10-0 Tennessee is to continue an undefeated season, it's going to have to successfully deal with Bret Favre, who is fresh off the biggest win of his career's brief second act.

Sports Illustrated

Warriors, Knicks agree on Crawford for Harrington deal

The NBA's Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks have received league approval to complete a trade that will swap disgruntled Warriors forward Al Harrington for Knicks guard Jamal Crawford.

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Is Obama's energy plan enough? No, many environmentalists say

As ambitious as Obama's campaign promises were, the future state of global energy will demand government policies with a much longer reach, according to alternative-energy leaders.

TIME

New EPA rules imperil parks, critics say

NPR

California cars switch to electric

The State of California wants local transport and energy companies to switch over to electric cars in California's major cities within the next decade.

Guardian

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Roger Ebert reviews ‘Twilight’

“If you’re a vampire, it’s all about you. Why is Edward Cullen obsessed to the point of erotomania by Bella Swan? Because she smells so yummy, but he doesn’t want to kill her.”

Chicago Sun-Times

'Twilight' madness hits theaters

MSNBC

Sci-fi fans go into warp drive over an independent Star Trek film

Web-only feature film made by fans and several Star Trek actors honors the TV series' enduring appeal.

Christian Science Monitor

Trailer for 'Milk'

Variety

EDUCATION

Engineering jobs turning sexy for college grads

As the financial crisis deepens, science and math grads who once flocked to investment banking are now considering jobs in engineering.

BusinessWeek

Texas Board of Education challenged over teaching evolution

Texas risks becoming a national joke if state educators insist on clouding the teaching of evolution, say scores of scientists, science teachers and concerned Texans to the State Board of Education.

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Even during an economic crisis, Americans in a giving mood

Amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are finding that even when times are tough, people still give.

CBS News

Bob Jones U. apologizes for racism

Bob Jones University is apologizing for racist policies that included a one-time ban on interracial dating and its unwillingness to admit black students until 1971.

CBS News

WORLD

Presidency reform passed by Duma

A bill to extend the presidential term from four to six years has passed the lower house of the Russian parliament, the Duma, by an overwhelming majority.

BBC

Balkan leaders talk of cooperation at regional economic summit