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Andy Litsky, right, of Washington, listens as the District of Columbia city council takes the first of two votes on the issue of allowing same-sex marriage in Washington. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

DC votes to allow gay marriage, issue unsettled

Washington city councilors voted to allow gay marriage, but a second vote is scheduled in the coming weeks and Congress could intervene.

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Same-sex marriage and civil unions

New York Times

A good year in the fight against AIDS

While the war against AIDS is still far from over, 2009 could prove to be a watershed year in terms of advances in prevention and treatment, experts say.

HealthDay

The history of the AIDS epidemic

Newsweek

Islamist rebels claim responsibility for Russian rail bombing

Islamist militants claimed responsibility for a bombing that derailed a Russian express train, killing 26 people, and vowed further "acts of sabotage" in a letter posted on a rebel website.

Reuters

Global warming bill defeated in Australia

Australia's plans for an emissions trading system to combat global warming were scuttled, putting a damper on government's plans.

TIME

Prime Minister to try again in February

Sydney Morning Herald

Australian MPs reject carbon laws

Yahoo! News

Paid like a champion: Big bucks await ousted Notre Dame coach

Charlie Weis was fired after four straight losses. Now Notre Dame will have to pay big bucks to boot its coach out the door.

ABC News

NATION

NATO makes troop pledge for Afghanistan

NATO's secretary general has said members will do "substantially more" to contribute to the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

BBC

Taliban vows to fight back

BBC

Special section:

Obama's speech on Afghanistan

ABC News

Vote on Obama's troop decision

MSNBC

Most states have not yet adopted sex offender rules

More than three years after Congress ordered stepped-up monitoring of sex offenders, only one state has adopted the government's strict new requirements.

San Jose Mercury News

A cop-killer crisis ends, but Tacoma's anxiety lingers

The news that Maurice Clemmons' rampage had come to an end brought immense relief to the citizens of the Seattle-Tacoma area. Authorities began the 48-hour manhunt after he reportedly killed four officers.

TIME

4 men accused of helping elude police

KING5

POLITICS

Pentagon targets inside threats

Since 2005, the Pentagon has studied ways to spot potentially dangerous personnel who may have divided loyalties or have been radicalized by outside influences.

USA TODAY

Atlanta mayor vote may hinge on race

Voters were choosing Atlanta’s new mayor in a decision likely to break down along racial lines, as a white city councilwoman faced a black former state senator.

MSNBC

Atlanta's mayor's race may hinge on gay voters

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Google allows limits on free news access

Google is allowing publishers of paid content to limit the number of free news articles accessed by people using its Internet search engine, a concession to an increasingly disgruntled media industry.

New York Times

Henderson out as GM CEO, Whitacre in

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Fritz Henderson has resigned, marking the loss of the company’s second CEO in 2009.

Detroit Free Press

GM chair takes CEO seat

CNBC

Victoria's Secret hopes annual show will spark traffic, sales

As Victoria's Secret gears up for the year's most important selling season, its parent, Limited Brands Inc., is hoping that the $12 million fashion showcase helps boost traffic and sales.

MarketWatch

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Russian satellite debris zooms by International Space Station

A tiny piece of a defunct Russian satellite zipped by the International Space Station, but was far enough away that the two-man crew did not have to strap into their lifeboat to wait out the close shave.

Space.com

New forensic technique gives clues about sharks from bite damage

Hit-and-run attacks by sharks can be solved with a new technique that identifies the culprits by the unique chomp they put on their victims.

ScienceDaily

SPORTS

Stimulant exemptions rise slightly

The number of baseball players authorized to use otherwise banned stimulants because they have ADHD rose by a small amount for the second straight year.

ESPN

Bowden won games, touched lives during his storied career

Bobby Bowden ended one of the most glorious coaching careers in college football when he stepped down as head man at Florida State in a bittersweet parting that came a year earlier than he preferred.

USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslim women's shelter provides refuge

The victims of domestic abuse are often sequestered in shelters — a situation that's especially difficult for Muslim women, because few facilities meet their cultural and religious needs.

NPR

Suburban parishes come to struggling church's rescue

Eleven suburban Presbyterian churches have come together to rescue a century-old inner-city church that was once a sanctuary for high society but now is too poor to keep its doors open.

Religion News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Volunteers breast-feed a baby whose mother died in childbirth

Robbie Goodrich, a university professor in Michigan whose wife died after delivering their son, always carries with him a list of two dozen telephone numbers.

National Post

Dancing newlyweds in line for award

Those dancing St. Paul newlyweds who used the fame of their funky YouTube wedding procession video to raise money to fight domestic violence may be about to get their reward.

Star Tribune

Wedding entrance dance

YouTube

WORLD

Iraq's civilian death toll in November is lowest since war began

Fewer Iraqi civilians were killed in November as a result of war-related violence than in any other month since the U.S.-led invasion began, Iraqi government figures show.