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Leading The News
Health Bill's Prospects Improve . . . Obama urges Senate Democrats to pass bill; Lieberman signals support if buy-in is dropped. Washington Post
Doctors May Have Diabetes Cure . . . They implant insulin-producing cells from pancreas into liver. McClatchy Newspapers
Gitmo Detainees Headed to Illinois . . . Unused rural prison will hold military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay prisoners and house detainees. Wall Street Journal
Politics
New York Times
Obama Jobs Push Gets Slow Start . . . Uses Virginia Home Depot to press his plans for job creation. But political realities cloud his efforts. Wall Street Journal
Justice Dept. Blocks Black Panther Case . . . Won't cooperate with investigation by Civil Rights Commission into why case was dropped. Washington Times
Tourists' Accidentally Breakfast With Obamas . . . They were a day early for their tour, so they got breakfast and a handshake. Were they vetted? Times of London
National Security
U.S. Prods Pakistan to Expand Offensive . . . Washington urges move into North Waziristan to fight against Haqqani network, seen as most dangerous rebel group in Afghanistan. Toronto Globe and Mail
Iran Test Fires Long-Range Missile . . . Sejil-2 missile said to outstrip Shahab-3, which Iran said could hit Israel and U.S. bases in Gulf. Haaretz
Gitmo Detainees in US: A Legal Minefield . . . Bringing the detainees to the US will likely broaden their legal rights.
Christian Science Monitor
U.S. Steps Up Afghan Special Ops . . . Military command has quietly shifted and intensified the mission of clandestine special operations. Los Angeles Times
Obama Writes to Kim Jong-Il . . . President wrote a personal letter in an effort to draw the reclusive North Korea back to nuclear talks. Times of London
Residents in Thomson Focus on Jobs . . . Most embrace news federal government will transfer Gitmo prisoners to near-vacant Thomson Correctional Center. Chicago Tribune
Money
Europe Drops Microsoft Anti-Trust Case . . . Microsoft agreed to offer customers a choice of Web browsers, ending what could have been a costly legal battle for Microsoft. New York Times
Bernanke is Time's 'Person of the Year' . . . Weak economy could have been much worse. Thank the man who runs the Fed.
Time
Citibank Gains Massive Tax Break . . . In effort to wean Citi and others from TARP, IRS issues exception to longstanding tax rules.
Washington Post
McDonald's to Offer Free Wi-Fi . . . "We're not just about hamburgers," said Dave Grooms, chief information officer for McDonald's USA. Chicago Tribune
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flies at Last . . . Will fly fast and far and may also provide a more comfortable ride for passengers.
Christian Science Monitor
International
Tear Gas Fired at Climate Talks . . . Police fire tear gas as protesters try to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit venue in Copenhagen.
BBC
Former Russian PM Yegor Gaidar Dies at 53 . . . Economic reformer navigated country through painful post-Soviet transition to a market economy. AP & Reuters
Berulsconi Aides Blame Facebook . . . Say site helped inspire man who harmed him. They propose limiting free speech on the internet. Christian Science Monitor
You Must Also Know . . .
Oral Roberts Dead at 94 . . . A pioneer of the healing evangelism movement in the 1940s and ’50s and of radio and television ministries. Tulsa World
Infants' Swine Flu Vaccine Recalled . . . Some 800,000 doses recalled for not being potent enough. No danger, though. Associated Press
Anti-Depressants Tied to Higher Stroke Risk . . . Older women taking antidepressants face significantly higher risks of stroke and death. Washington Times
Jesus-Era Burial Shroud Found . . . Scientists find an ancient burial shroud in Jerusalem which is very different from the controversial Turin Shroud. BBC
Hunger Hormone May Prevent Alzheimer's . . . High levels of a leptin appear to be linked to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. BBC
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