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Lawmakers return to the floor of the House to vote on the $14 billion bailout for the nation's imperiled auto industry, at the Capitol in Washington. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Nobel physicist Steven Chu in line for energy post

President-elect Barack Obama is expected to nominate Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu to become the nation's next energy secretary.

Houston Chronicle

Browner expected to be energy czar

Politico

Suicide bomber kills at least 55 at northern Iraq restaurant

A suicide bomber in northern Iraq attacked a restaurant during a Muslim holiday, killing at least 55 people and wounding 109, a local police official said.

CNN

Bush urges support for auto bailout

Pres. George W. Bush is calling lawmakers to press them to support the auto industry rescue bill, and the White House thinks there is a “chance” it will pass, spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

Bloomberg

Special section:

In depth: Detroit in distress

Financial Times

Republicans tap into worry among Americans

CNBC

Jobless claims jump to 573,000

The U.S. labor market weakened further, with the number of first-time filings for state unemployment benefits jumping by 58,000 to a 26-year high of 573,000.

MarketWatch

Blagojevich's past paved with allegations of corruption

Greed, corruption, ambition and a stunning fall from power — the federal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich reads like a Shakespearean tragedy.

ABC News

Obama calls for Blagojevich to resign

CBS News

NATION

Workers in sit-in win $1.75M deal

Workers at a closing window and door factory have approved a $1.75 million agreement that will give them two months salary and benefits, ending a sit-in protest that lasted six days.

USA Today

California deficit nearly $15 billion, governor says

California's budget deficit for the current fiscal year has ballooned to nearly $15 billion. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the state is overspending $40 million per day.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Specter seeks to slow confirmation of Holder as attorney general

Sen. Arlen Specter wants to slow down the process of confirming Eric Holder as attorney general, citing concerns about the nominee’s role in the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich.

The Hill

Special section:

Barack Obama's Cabinet

CBS News

Who is Eric Holder?

CNN

Jackson: I'm not investigation target

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. never offered nor authorized anyone to offer money or favors in exchange for the Senate seat, his attorney James Montgomery said.

Chicago Sun-Times

ENVIRONMENT

In Atlanta, an expanded botanical mission

The Atlanta Botanical Garden and others like it are expanding their mission to be a part of the solution to climate change, habitat destruction and species extinction.

Christian Science Monitor

Island nations slam slow UN progress on climate adaptation

Tuvalu joined forces with other island nations at United Nations climate change talks in criticizing slow progress on launching a fund to help them adapt to the effects of global warming.

Reuters

What to expect from the UN climate change summit

Time

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

British campaign to 'save' a popular Titian

For 63 years "Diana and Actaeon" has been the crowning glory of the National Galleries of Scotland. But the owner has announced that he wants to sell the work.

International Herald Tribune

NY film critics warm to 'Milk'

In a contentious year of voting by the New York Film Critics Circle, film honors went to "Milk." Stars Sean Penn and Josh Brolin won for actor and supporting actor, respectively.

Variety

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sony unveils PlayStation community site

Electronics giant Sony launched its eagerly anticipated social-networking site for PlayStation 3 users.

CNN

IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop

IBM is launching a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware — or Microsoft software.

CNET News

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Orthodox Jews torn on ethical aspects of kosher foods

Struggling with a kosher meat industry labor scandal, Orthodox Jews have begun publicly debating what role — if any — ethical standards should have on their eating habits.

Beliefnet

Muslim pilgrims complete annual journey to Mecca

Muslims poured into the holy city of Mecca for a final day of the hajj, many of them saying they felt reborn and cleansed of sin as they completed the annual pilgrimage.

Beliefnet

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Editorial (Jennifer Wheary):

Anxious because of financial insecurity

Newsday

Column:

The petroleum and poverty paradox

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Official accountability and the US Supreme Court

International Herald Tribune

Column:

Detroit's 'Model A' mindset

Philadelphia Daily News

Column:

Obama's weird Blagojevich response

Slate

Editorial:

Economy and environment: a smart link

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column:

Obama's scandal response insufficient

CNN

Editorial:

Corruption the Chicago way

Economist

Column (Marie Cocco):

Even a Kennedy should earn the title

Real Clear Politics

Blog (Rick Klein):

What Blagojevich means for Obama

ABC News

Column (Michelle Malkin):

Dems meet the culture of corruption

New York Post

Blog (Megan McCardle):

Detroit: an offer we can't refuse

Atlantic Online

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GOOD NEWS

Colorado couple tries to go a year without buying anything new

Dipping into the world of secondhand furniture, Andrea Tringo and her husband, Steven Posusta, want to set a "socially responsible" example for their son and reduce their environmental footprint.

Christian Science Monitor

Pensioner reunited with family heirloom after 25 years

Roger Tankard feared he would never see a gold ring which had been in his family for generations. Then two metal detector enthusiasts unearthed it while sweeping across fields.

Telegraph.co.uk

WORLD

Mugabe: Zimbabwe government has 'stopped' cholera outbreak

Pres. Mugabe of Zimbabwe said that his government had stopped a cholera outbreak, a claim that flies in the face of assessments from international health officials.

Guardian

Ghana: nation heads for presidential runoff election

Ghana will hold a second round of presidential elections after neither of the principal candidates secured more than 50 percent of the vote.

allAfrica.com

Strike grips Greece as riots rage

Riot police clashed with demonstrators for a fifth day in Greece as a general strike paralyzed the country, piling pressure on the beleaguered conservative government of Costas Karamanlis.

Scotsman

Greek riots 'a tragedy in the waiting'

Guardian

BUSINESS

China's exports unexpectedly fall

The latest data shows that sustaining China's economic boom through 2009 will prove arduous. China's exports, a major driver of the world's fourth-largest economy, fell by 2.2 percent.

Time

Detroit automakers rarely miss a chance to miss a chance

Many people say Detroit has no one but itself to blame for its woes, so we ought not throw good money after bad. After all, the Big Three have rarely missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

Wired

SPORTS

Yankees, Brewers plan to swap Cameron for Cabrera

The New York Yankees have a deal in place to acquire center fielder Mike Cameron from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for center fielder Melky Cabrera.

Sporting News

Suns get Richardson from Cats

Steve Kerr responded to the Suns' slow start by giving his team another in-season makeover, swinging a trade with the Charlotte Bobcats to acquire athletic swingman Jason Richardson.

ESPN

HEALTH

The truth about alternative medicine

A new survey finds that many U.S. women use some form of alternative medicine. But what really works, and what doesn't?

Newsweek

Bored? Your brain is disconnecting

Pay attention please, using as much of your brain as possible. When your mind wanders during a boring task, it may be because parts of your brain simply disconnect.

New Scientist

EDUCATION

Los Angeles school board votes to buy out superintendent's contract

The Los Angeles school board voted to buy out the final two years of its contract with the superintendent. David Brewer III came under fire by critics who called him an ineffective figurehead.

San Jose Mercury News

Studies examine impact of part-time college faculty

A flurry of recent studies draw troubling conclusions about what kind of impact part-time instructors are having on the quality of students' education.

USA Today

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