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Leading The News
Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize . . . Robustly defends use of military force “on humanitarian grounds” and to preserve peace.
New York Times
Deal May Put Health Bill on Track . . . Senate Dems voice optimism deal over the public plan, abortion coverage and other disputes will help bill pass. New York Times
Procedure Cures Sickle Cell Anemia . . . In a study of 10 adults with the blood disease, bone marrow transplant cures nine.
Los Angeles Times
Politics
Tea Party Conservatives Prep for 2010 . . . Energized movement prepares new PACs and fundraising efforts.
Washington Post
Sanford Avoids Impeachment . . . S.C. lawmakers reject measure to impeach, making it unlikely the governor will be removed from office. The State
Petraeus: Afghanistan a Tough 'Slog' . . . But general says Obama's surge is the path to victory. Washington Times
Palin Decries 'Hoax' of Climate Change Data . . . Calls on Obama to boycott Copenhagen and stand up to "radical environment movement." Times of London
National Security
Pakistan: Detained Americans Sought Jihad . . . Five students in their 20s from northern Virginia said to be in contact with militants through the Internet.
Toronto Globe and Mail
Obama, GOP Spar Over Jobs Plan . . . Obama accuses GOP of rooting against recovery while Republicans say his policies had frozen business hiring. Wall Street Journal
Homegrown Radicalization Growing . . . Americans increasingly traveling overseas to get training in terror tactics.
Christian Science Monitor
Hundreds of Women Lead Afghan Protest . . . They demand that the government purge anyone connected to the Taliban, war crimes or corruption. Los Angeles Times
Money
Treasury Extends Bank Bailout . . . Geithner says TARP will continue into 2010 but be used for more limited aims. Republicans up in arms.
McClatchy Newspapers
Hollywood Sets Box Office Record . . . Annual ticket sales in the US set to go beyond $10 billion for the first time.
Daily Telegraph
The New American Dream: Renting . . . Many with mortgages that far exceed home values go for bargain-basement rents instead.
Wall Street Journal
Facebook Criticized Over Privacy Changes . . . Facebook members, rights groups and bloggers say changes reduce privacy.
BBC
International
World Climate Talks Split . . . Copenhagen talks break down as some developing nations back 'Tuvalu' protocol that would force them to make deeper emissions cuts.
The Guardian
China's Economic Power Unsettles Neighbors . . . China finding it harder to cast itself as a friendly alternative to an imperious U.S. superpower. New York Times
Mugabe-Led Rape Campaign . . . Group documents the cases of 70 Zimbabwean women, all opposition supporters.
Toronto Globe and Mail
Wounded Elephant Kills 11 Nepalese . . . Adult bull started its killing spree after being attacked and wounded by villagers trying to chase it away. Times of London
India Forms New Southern State . . . The demand for separate state status for the underdeveloped and drought-prone Telangana region dates back 50 years. BBC
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Underwater Time Bomb Threatens Oceans . . . Ocean acidification is grave threat to marine life and coastal communities. Daily Telegraph
Pork Without the Pig . . . Scientists figuring out how to grow pork in a test tube and avoid the farm altogether. Toronto Globe and Mail
Rising Sea Could Threaten Calif. Ports . . . Because of global warming, ocean levels are expected to increase by 16 inches over the next 40 years. Los Angeles Times
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