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This file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, accompanied by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, during a Democratic health care rally on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Harry Hamburg / AP)

Fight club

While the political parties duke it out over divisive social issues, most Americans remain steadfastly in the middle.

Newsweek

2010 situation more difficult for Democrats

San Francisco Chronicle

Special section:

25 politicians to watch in 2010

Politico

Mont. becomes 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide

The Montana Supreme Court said that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure.

NPR

Lost decade for economy

For most of the past 70 years, the U.S. economy has grown at a steady clip, generating perpetually higher incomes and wealth for American households. But since 2000, the story is starkly different.

MSNBC

Global economic crisis abated, but effects linger

NPR

Get your money house in order

CNN

Somali charged over attack on Danish cartoonist

A Somali man has been charged with trying to kill a Danish artist whose drawing of the Prophet Mohammed sparked riots around the world.

BBC

Danish police shoot cartoonist attacker

YouTube

Obama links terror suspect to al-Qaida

President Barack Obama laid blame on an al-Qaida affiliate for a terrorist attack that has prompted a top-to-bottom review of how the nation's intelligence agencies failed.

FOX News

Special section:

Timeline of terror suspect

MSNBC

NATION

Poster child for recession recovering

When Ed Neufeldt introduced President Barack Obama at a speech in Elkhart County, the new president promised the laid off RV worker would find a job.

San Francisco Chronicle

US loan effort is seen as adding to woes

The Obama administration's $75 billion program to protect homeowners from foreclosure has been widely pronounced a disappointment.

New York Times

Mortgage help becomes mired in bureaucracy

Modesto Bee

Obamas chill out with shave ice

At least 100 people crowded around barricades outside the Kailua Island Snow shop to catch a glimpse of a casual President Barack Obama.

Honolulu Advertiser

POLITICS

Terrorism on Democrat's watch

The White House’s response to last week’s attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit could rank as one of the low points of the new president’s first year.

Politico

Peacemaking: Obama's year of missteps

It has taken President Barack Obama just 10 months to achieve something each of his immediate predecessors delivered in their final year in office: failure in the Middle East peace process.

Time

Bloomberg starts 3rd NYC mayor term pledging to spur economy

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg began his third term, warning of difficult choices in an era of reduced revenue and pledging to develop new ideas to spur economic growth and better delivery of city services.

BusinessWeek

Blog:

Bloomberg 3: listening, reforming, immigration, deputy swapping

NY Daily News

Mayor Bloomberg taking his 3rd oath of office

Vimeo

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Sex and shopping — it's a guy thing

Men in mating condition said they would spend much more money than men in the non-mating condition.

New Scientist

Theater owners name Sandra Bullock 2009's top star

In the eyes of U.S. movie theater owners, Sandra Bullock shined as 2009's top Hollywood star at the box office, as the actress scored with audiences after a two-year absence from screens.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Landfills not getting their fill

Aspen's trash bins may be filling up with the crumpled latte cups of high-rolling holiday revelers, but north of town, a landfill serves as a non-glitzy reminder that the economy is still in the dumps.

Denver Post

Texas fights Houston's soot battle

Texas officials will ask the federal government to refrain from placing pollution-prone Houston on its non-compliance list for soot. Monitoring shows that air is already is getting cleaner.

Houston Chronicle

Concern as China clamps down on rare earth exports

Neodymium is one of 17 metals crucial to green technology. There’s only one snag – China produces 97% of the world’s supply. And they’re not selling

The Independent

HEALTH

Earlier bedtimes for teens may help reduce depression

Adolescents with earlier bedtimes are significantly less likely to suffer from depression compared to youngsters who hit the sack later, new research indicates.

WebMD

High-tech hospital gowns are hot

The new gowns, which are made by Minnesota-based Arizant Inc. and cost about $15 each, not only make patients feel better — doctors say they also help them heal better.

Philadelphia Inquirer

EDUCATION

How green is my campus? Colleges woo students with environmental initiatives

Seattle University, like many colleges, is trying to win the hearts and tuition checks of students by becoming greener than their peers.

Seattle Times

Did an Ontario teachers' union fund Colombian terrorists?

An Ontario teachers' union says Colombian authorities are claiming it inadvertently funded a terrorist organization through its donations to a Colombian union.

Toronto Star

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GOOD NEWS

Community helps neighbor in need

There's a timeless quality in the Cumberland mountains of Maryland, where steam engines puff through the valley on picturesque stretches of track.

CBS News

Laughing matters for yoga teacher

One Mumbai-based yoga teacher has developed "Laughter Yoga", and now he is on a social mission to get some of India's most disadvantaged people to smile.

Al Jazeera

WORLD

Israel strikes Gaza targets after attack

The Israel Air Force bombed two smuggling tunnels in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired by Gaza militants.

Haaretz

Iraq death toll drops to lowest level since 2003 invasion