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CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta, right, accompanied by National Intelligence Director-designate Dennis Blair, speaks to reporters in Washington, after being introduced by President-elect Barack Obama. (Photo by Lawrence Jackson / AP)

Obama names CIA, national intelligence directors and homeland security adviser

President-elect Barack Obama announced choosing Leon Panetta as CIA director and retired Adm. Dennis Blair as the director of national intelligence.

CNN

Panetta picked

MSNBC

Obama's stimulus program meets resistance in Congress

Some Democrats complained components of the plan are not bold enough and urged more focus on creating jobs.

International Herald Tribune

Obama pushes economic plan

CBS News

Illinois House votes to impeach Blagojevich

Driven by anger and politics, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. This will direct the Senate to put Blagojevich on trial in order to remove him from his position.

Newsday

UN calls for immediate Gaza truce, yet attacks continue

Israel pushed ahead with its two-week-old offensive in the Gaza Strip, ignoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Reuters

Israel accused of killing 30 after shelling safe house

Times Online

Israeli jets continue to punish Gaza

CBS News

US unemployment at 16-year high

The U.S. lost 524,000 jobs in December, making 2008's collapse in employment the worst since the end of World War II, underscoring the severity of the recession.

Bloomberg

Stocks slump after jump in unemployment rate

Forbes

Obama: New layoffs show urgency for quick Congressional action

International Herald Tribune

NATION

Ex-Senator Larry Craig gives up appeal of bathroom sting

Former U.S. Senator Larry Craig has dropped a legal challenge to his 2007 arrest for “lewd conduct” in a Minneapolis airport bathroom.

Christian Science Monitor

Palin takes on news media again

Gov. Sarah Palin believes the news media didn't treat her fairly, Sen. John McCain's presidential aides made bad decisions and both sexism and a "class issue" may have been behind the scrutiny she received.

USA Today

POLITICS

Kit Bond won't seek 5th term as Missouri senator in 2010

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, Missouri’s senior senator, won’t seek re-election in 2010. Bond made the announcement on the floor of the Missouri House in Jefferson City.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Senate open to seating Franken

Neither Al Franken nor Roland Burris have been officially certified as senators, but Democratic leaders are still open to seating Franken while refusing to seat Burris until he has his paperwork in order.

Politico

ENVIRONMENT

Coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states

Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states, a practice the federal government has long recognized as a risk to human health and the environment, but left unregulated.

San Jose Mercury News

Obama vows dramatic action towards a greener economy

President-elect Barack Obama pledged to quickly implement a plan that will save or create three million jobs by doubling the production of alternative energy.

Environment News Service

Laboring for change

Grist

Once reducers of CO2, Canada's trees now contribute to global warming

Scientists determined that Canada's 1.2 million square miles of forests are stressed from damage caused by global warming.

Environmental News Network

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Museums make deep cuts in face of global financial crisis

A survey of art museums across the U.S. found that most institutions lost at least 20 percent of their endowments' value. Directors are retrenching in this worsening economic crisis.

The Art Newspaper

Super Bowl push planned for film ads

The hefty price to advertise in the Super Bowl might have scared off major marketers in a down economy, but it hasn’t forced Hollywood to the sidelines.

Variety

HEALTH

Britain's first cancer-free baby born

The first British baby genetically selected to be free of breast cancer to avoid developing the disease in later life has been born.

DailyMail.co.uk

Daschle vows aggressive reform as US health leader

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle pledged to aggressively pursue health care reform and restore confidence in federal health agencies.

Reuters

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Presidential church choice sends political, spiritual messages

As President-elect Barack Obama makes his home in Washington, there is no shortage of pastors and parishes angling to get the soon-to-be first family into their pews.

Religion News Service

'Not Easily Broken' a disguised sermon

"Not Easily Broken" is based on a novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, who in this and previous books has found a way to deliver sermons in fictional form.

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Good case for impeachment

Chicago Sun-Times

Column:

Dr. Nathan Burroughs on dynastic politics

Salon.com

Column:

Al Franken stole the election?

Salon.com

Column:

Drunk driving on the US road to recovery

Real Clear Politics

Editorial:

The hundred years' war

Economist

Column:

Create a tech-friendly US government

CNN

Editorial:

Stimulating opportunity

National Review

Column (John Hughes):

Why doesn't Bush get more credit?

Christian Science Monitor

Column (James Pethokoukis):

Why Obama will 'own' the recession

U.S. News & World Report

Column (John M. Berry):

Republicans' fear of debt is myopic

Bloomberg

Column (Matthew Yglesias):

How the US should be involved in Gaza

The American Prospect

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GOOD NEWS

$1 million available to help Michigan's uninsured receive care

With Michigan residents losing employer-sponsored health coverage along with with lost jobs, the potential is ripe to increase the state's uninsured population.

PNN

Drexel announces $25 million gift

Despite one of the worst economic downturns in decades, Drexel University announced that it had received the largest individual private gift in its history.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Al-Qaeda leaders killed in US strike

The leader of al-Qaeda in Pakistan, Usama al-Kini, and one of his senior henchmen have been killed in an American air-strike, according to intelligence sources.

Telegraph.co.uk

Pakistan PM says situation on Indian border 'fragile'

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said the situation on the Indian border was fragile as U.S. vice president-elect Joe Biden arrived for talks aimed at easing strained ties.

Reuters

Russia gas supply should restart

Gas should start flowing again through the Ukraine from Russia immediately after a deal was reached for EU monitors to supervise the system.

CNN

BUSINESS

US mortgage rate drops 10th week, to record low

The average interest rate on 30-year U.S. fixed-rate mortgages dropped to a 38-year low of 5.01 percent in the latest week, after the Federal Reserve launched its plan to lower home borrowing costs.

Reuters

Stocks boosted by mortgage deal

YouTube

Wal-Mart and the retail stock markdown

Sometimes low prices aren't enough. The outlook for retailers turned so bleak that even Wal-Mart is feeling the effects of the consumer slowdown.

BusinessWeek

SPORTS

US troops in Iraq get to drink beer for Super Bowl

American troops in Iraq will be allowed to drink beer while watching this year's Super Bowl without fear of court-martial.

Sporting News

Tim Tebow, Florida take BCS crown

On the field, quarterback Tim Tebow raised his arms and hollered with elation. In the stands, the Florida faithful were having a raucous party.

New York Daily News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

To bee or not to bee

Tangerine growers and beekeepers are in court over bees' pollinating seedless fruit.

CBS News

2009: TV broadcasts to mobile devices in 22 US cities

TV stations in 22 U.S. cities announced they will soon start broadcasting their signals in a format designed for mobile devices like cell phones, MP3 players and GPS units.

Las Vegas Sun

EDUCATION

Bush: Keep 'No Child Left Behind' as is

Pres. George W. Bush says his signature education law should not be weakened when he leaves office because it "forever changed America's school systems."

USA Today

In findings on reading, some surprises

One indicator of the need for stronger early literacy training is the fact that by fourth grade, one-third of students haven't achieved a basic reading level.

Christian Science Monitor

1 in 7 U.S. adults are unable to read this story

USA Today

Starting college while still in high school

NPR

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