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In this file photo, plainclothes contractors working for Blackwater USA take part in a firefight in Iraq. (Photo by Gervasio Sanchez / AP)

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Ex-Blackwater guards surrender in Utah

Five former Blackwater security guards turned themselves in to federal authorities in Salt Lake City, Utah, over charges stemming from the 2007 shootings in Baghdad that killed 17 Iraqis.

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CNN

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Iraq contractors cost US $85b

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Al Jazeera

Official silence as Pakistan nabs Mumbai plot suspect

The Pakistani government has been silent over the raid at the camp used by Lashkar-e-Taiba fighters in the hills outside Muzaffarabad. A spokesman for the jihadi group confirmed the camp was targeted.

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Reuters

House: Auto deal could be reached Monday

The White House said it had made progress in talks with congressional leaders seeking to complete a rescue package for automakers and it was "very likely" a deal could be reached on Monday.

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Reuters

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'Car czar' prescribed for automakers

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International Herald Tribune

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GM CEO under pressure to step down

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MSNBC

Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty

Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants have told a military judge at Guantanamo Bay they want to confess and plead guilty.

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BBC

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Detainees ready to detail 9/11 attacks

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MSNBC

Obama warns of worsening economy

President-elect Barack Obama predicts the economy will continue on its downward path, but declines to say how much his recovery plan would cost.

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Stock rally heats up

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Obama outlines centerpiece of recovery plan

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NATION

Back at junk value, recyclables piling up

The economic downturn has decimated the U.S. market for recycled materials like cardboard, plastic, newspaper and metals.

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International Herald Tribune

SoCal residents trade guns for food

A program to exchange guns for gifts brought in a record number of weapons this year as residents hit hard by the economy look under the bed and in closets to find items to trade for groceries.

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Newsweek

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Where the jobs are

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POLITICS

Obama weighing what to do with left over $29.9 million

After shattering all previous fundraising records with a $745 million haul during the 2008 race, President-elect Obama's campaign is now weighing what to do with the $29.9 million still left in its coffers.

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The Hill

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Obama finished campaign with money to spare

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NPR

Caroline Kennedy interested in New York Senate seat

Caroline Kennedy is interested in the Senate seat that would open once Hillary Clinton becomes secretary of state, according to a close relative.

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International Herald Tribune

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Caroline Kennedy for Senate?

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ENVIRONMENT

Recycling goes from boom to bust as economy stalls

Just months after riding an incredible high, the recycling market has tanked with the global economic meltdown.

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Google News

Tax cows, hogs for passing gas, burping?

For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if the federal government decides to charge fees for air-polluting animals.

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LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

‘A Christmas Story’ still hits people where they live after 25 years

Fans of the holiday classic “A Christmas Story” are celebrating the film’s 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the house where the movie was made.

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Kansas City Star

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Where are they now: 'A Christmas Story'

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'Four Christmases' wins slow weekend at the box office

With the annual post-Thanksgiving multiplex malaise setting in, the box office results remarkably resembled those of a week ago.

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Entertainment Weekly

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Modern humans 80,000 years older than previously thought?

Modern humans may have evolved more than 80,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study of sophisticated stone tools found in Ethiopia.

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National Geographic

IBM launches Microsoft-free Linux PCs

IBM introduced a line of business computers that eschew Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows and Office environments in favor of an amalgam of open source software.

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InformationWeek

Columns And Op-Ed

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The religious case for gay marriage

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Newsweek

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Spend, Obama, spend!

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Salon.com

Column (Dahlia Lithwick):

The abortion wars get technical

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Newsweek

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The good, bad and ugly of card-check

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Real Clear Politics

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The dangerous illusion of terrorists

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Balancing security and liberty

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National Journal

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Message from Georgia: This too shall pass

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Real Clear Politics

Column (John Sentamu):

It's time to topple tyrant Mugabe

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Guardian

Column (Noemie Emery):

Mandate for what?

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GOOD NEWS

Farmer leaves $2 millions to his church

A tiny church in western Pennsylvania inherited more than $2 million from a farmer who lived in a mobile home.

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Secret Santas help those in need

Secret Santas descend on thrift stores, a health clinic, a convenience store, and a small auto repair shop to dole out $20,000 in $100 bills, hugs, and words of encouragement.

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WORLD

EU begins anti-piracy mission

The European Union is to take over anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa from NATO vessels, deploying six warships and three surveillance aircraft in the region in its first-ever naval mission.

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Al Jazeera

Greeks riot after teenager shot by police

Riots erupted in Athens and other Greek cities after a teenager was shot dead in a midnight confrontation with the police in an inner-city district of the capital frequented by extremist youths.

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Times Online

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Greek PM sends condolences over teenager's death

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Xinhua

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Anarchists' fury fuels Greek riots

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Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Dow Chemical to cut 5,000 jobs

The chemical maker said it expects to save $700 million a year as a result of the restructuring.

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CNNMoney

Saudi Arabia bullish on oil's future

The good news is that the price of oil is falling, a lot. But it's also bad news if you've determined that the United States should kick its addiction to foreign oil.

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CBS News

SPORTS

Steelers stun Cowboys with rally in 4th

Dallas, constantly starting drives in poor field position, mounted little offense until Romo hit Witten on two passes for 31 yards to answer with Nick Folk’s 44-yard field goal on the final play of the half.

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MSNBC

De La Hoya leaves firepower at home

De La Hoya was the big man when he entered the ring. But by the time the beating was over, the torch had been passed, and a page turned.

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ESPN

HEALTH

Cold sores 'an Alzheimer's risk'

Catching a cold sore puts you at higher risk of getting Alzheimer's disease, mounting evidence suggests.

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BBC

New compound sheds light on spreading cancer cells

A new type of imaging compound can literally light up spreading cancer cells and may offer a way to track the deadly spread of the disease, Japanese and U.S. researchers reported.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Campus student sex magazines surface

College campus publications include erotic fiction and nude or semi-nude photographs of their students, creating an uncomfortable balance for school administrators, experts said.

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ABC News

Educators don't want law left behind

Many educators are looking to Barack Obama to revise a much-maligned federal initiative requiring annual tests to chart the progress of every school in the country.

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RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Religious 'shun nanotechnology'

Attitudes to nanotechnology may be determined by religious and cultural beliefs, suggest researchers writing in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

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BBC

Crowd of 500 turns out to rally against atheists' sign

More than 500 people from throughout Western Washington turned out at the Capitol steps to protest a sign a group of atheists erected as part of the holiday display inside the building.

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The Olympian

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People hold candles at Simon Bolivar park during the Day of the Candles, the unofficial start of the holiday season, in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by William Fernando Martinez / AP)

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