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A Pakistani man who lost a relative in a bomb explosion is comforted by others at the site of the blast in Peshawar, Pakistan. (Photo by Mohammad Sajjad / AP)

Obama hopes to avoid Clinton health care missteps by being more inclusive

By asking the public to share health care experiences, Pres.-elect Obama is confronting one of the major criticisms of 15 years ago: that Pres. Clinton's effort to plan was too secretive.

USA Today

Pres.-elect Obama provides more details on economic recovery plan

ABC News

Web database catalogs slaves' trans-Atlantic treks

Historians hope a new Web database will help bring millions closer to their heritage with African ancestors who were forced onto slave ships.

Associated Press

At least 22 dead in Pakistan blast

A powerful explosion struck a crowded central bazaar in the chaotic city of Peshawar in Pakistan's northwest, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 90, Pakistani officials say.

International Herald Tribune

Pakistan city hit by deadly blast

BBC

No deal amid EU climate deadlock

France's Nicolas Sarkozy, the current European Union president, says he has failed to break a deadlock with Eastern states over a climate change deal.

BBC

Dalai Lama to meet Sarkozy in EU

Al Jazeera

Climate change from Poland to the poles

NPR

Lawmakers and White House agree on smaller auto aid plan

Congressional Democrats and the White House reached agreement on emergency aid for U.S. automakers between $15 to $17 billion, two senior congressional aides say.

Reuters

NATION

5 Blackwater guards indicted in shooting that killed 17 Iraqis

Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted and a sixth is negotiating a plea with prosecutors for a shooting that killed 17 Iraqis.

San Francisco Chronicle

Blackwater guards indicted in shooting

YouTube

O.J. Simpson given lengthy sentence

Ex-football star O.J. Simpson has been sentenced to prison for up to 33 years for the kidnap and armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas, Nev.

BBC

Special section:

Timeline: O.J. Simpson

Guardian

Prison time for O.J.

CBS News

Al-Qaida suspect held in US will get hearing in Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments from an accused al-Qaida operative who is being held without charges in a military brig.

USA Today

POLITICS

Kennedy interested in Clinton's N.Y. senate seat

Caroline Kennedy has spoken to New York Gov. David Paterson about the Senate seat that will come open when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state.

ABC News

Caroline Kennedy introduces her Uncle Ted at DNC

YouTube

Chris Matthews close to Pa. Senate run

Chris Matthews of MSNBC is serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania, and he is shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC to prove his intense interest.

CBS News

Matthews interviews Paul Krugman

YouTube

Hutchinson ready to rumble in Texas?

Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry plans to seek a third term in 2010, but Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison transferred $1 million from her federal re-election account into a new gubernatorial exploratory committee.

ABC News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Venus comes to life at wavelengths invisible to human eyes

New images taken by instruments on board ESA’s Venus Express provide insight into the atmosphere of our neighboring planet.

Science Daily

Cleaner air to turn iconic buildings green

For buildings the future is bright — bright green, that is. New research into how stone facades will be altered by changes in the atmosphere suggests that the days of smutty gray and black buildings are gone.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Saudi Arabia's Jurassic Park

Beneath Saudi Arabia’s blazing sun, the largest greenhouse ever planned is taking shape. It will take visitors on a walk through Earth’s history—and into its future.

Popular Science

Alt-energy carmakers jump on bailout

Tesla Motors is asking the government for $400 million and XP Vehicles has asked for $45 million through the $25 billion auto industry loan program, which is set up by the Department of Energy.

MSNBC

HEALTH

The art of now: living in the moment

We don't appreciate the living present because our "monkey minds," as Buddhists call them, vault from thought to thought like monkeys swinging from tree to tree.

Psychology Today

How to lose weight safely

Are you sick of crash diets and fad diets? Follow these tips for healthy weight loss.

WebMD

EDUCATION

Classes moving to the outdoors

Daily lessons at the Learning Gate Community School often tap the wonders of nature on the 27-acre campus, which educators say are a balm for students’ well-being.

Education Week

Virginia school tops US best high schools

For the second consecutive year, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., tops U.S. News & World Report's list of America's best high schools.

U.S. News & World Report

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GOOD NEWS

Parasitic illness reaches all-time low

Cases of Guinea worm disease, a horrifying infection, have reached an all-time low, former President Jimmy Carter announced.

ABC News

Businessman funds 'people's inaugural'

Virginia businessman Earl W. Stafford will invite disadvantaged people, wounded soldiers and others to a prime inaugural location on Pennsylvania Avenue, his "People's Inaugural Project."

CBS News

WORLD

US investigates death threats against Serb prosecutor

The office of Serbia's war crimes prosecutor says authorities in the United States are investigating several people suspected of sending him death threats.

Reuters

Mumbai terror investigators quiz cellphone dealers

Two men arrested in Calcutta on charges of illegally purchasing cellphone SIM cards are being questioned by police who want to know if they sold cards used by the Mumbai gunmen.

CNN

British PM joins call for Mugabe's exit

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the ruler of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, and called for his resignation or removal from office.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Falling interest rates renew problem for US banks

Worries of a long global recession pushed investors to sell stocks and flee to the relative safety of U.S. Treasuries, which compressed Treasury yields.

Reuters

Amid cannibalization woes, netbooks eat into Microsoft sales

Sales of netbooks, which have gained traction among budget-conscious computer buyers, have surged since the earliest versions launched three years ago.

CNNMoney

Where's netbook's niche?

ZDNet

SPORTS

Midshipmen turn Army-Navy into lopsided series

The Army-Navy game has always been about celebrating the brotherhood of the military, but the game has meant something else this decade: Navy domination.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Patriots sign linebacker Junior Seau

Junior Seau signed with the New England Patriots, coming out of retirement again to help bolster his former team’s injury-depleted defense.

MSNBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Digital music to make up 41 percent of sales by 2013

The percentage of sales accounted for by digital-music formats will reach 41 percent by 2013, a new study indicates.

BetaNews

How the baby boom generation is changing retirement

As postwar baby boomers head into their 60s and beyond, marketers are portraying them as free spirits who are set to defy the stereotypes of old age.

Newsweek

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Religious violence rages in Nigeria

A week after violent clashes left at least 300 people dead in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the fires have yet to be put out, both literally and figuratively.

TIME

Catholic schools in dire straits

A 5 percent drop in Catholic school enrollment will leave the majority of the Archdiocese of Baltimore's schools in serious financial trouble, according to Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien.

Baltimore Sun

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