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Leading The News
Major al Qaeda Attack in Yemen Feared . . . U.S., British embassies closed. Militants may also try to knock off Yemen's leader. Washington Times
Stepped Up Screening for 14 Nations . . . Citizens from nations including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria will face intensified screening. New York Times
GOP: Obama Pushed Terror Aside . . . Republicans say Obama distracted from terrorism threat by domestic agenda. Washington Times
Politics
New York Times
Schwazenegger Has Big Plans for Final Year . . . Elected in 2003, he promised to end deficit spending. He didn't. So he'll do it this year. Sacramento Bee
Obama Effigy Hanged in Jimmy Carter's Town . . . Secret Service investigating after an effigy of Obama was found in Plains, Ga. BBC
Congress Debates Jobs vs. Adding to Debt . . . Many in Congress uncomfortable with adding another $174 billion to debt to fund "jobs" bill. Associated Press
Postal Boss Moonlights for Cash . . . Robert Bernstock makes a $232,500 salary and takes home another $270K sitting on corporate boards. Washington Times
Special Interests Get Their Cut of Health Bill . . . Benefits for states, unions, even health insurers. New York Times
National Security
Afghan Blast Kills U.S., British Soldiers . . . Five servicemen from the US and UK are killed in Afghanistan - the first deaths blamed on hostile action in 2010.
BBC
A Weakened Karzai . . . Failure to gain approval of his Cabinet choices shows Afghan president weakened by fraud-tainted election. McClatchy Newspapers
Cartoonist Attacker May Have Targeted Clinton . . . Somali man was held in Kenya for allegedly helping plot attack against Hillary Clinton. Christian Science Monitor
Jordanian Spy Killed in Afghan CIA Attack . . . Death of operative exposes cooperation between U.S. and Jordan.
Times of London
Iraq Will Help Blackwater Victims Sue . . . Shooting of civilians in Baghdad turned the spotlight on U.S. use of private contractors in war zones. The Guardian
Man Bypasses Newark Airport Security . . . Flights grounded and passengers rescreened as authorities look for man who got through.
Associated Press
Money
Bernanke: Rate Hikes an Option . . . The U.S. Federal Reserve must be open to raising interest rates to pop asset bubbles, Bernanke says.
Wall Street Journal
Google Smartphone Debuts Tomorrow . . . Will have many of iPhone's features but with a larger screen and a five megapixel camera. Times of London
Honey, The Kids are Back . . . Boomerang effect: Young adults move back home to save money. Chicago Tribune
Chinese Evade Iran Sanctions . . . Firms banned in the U.S. for selling missile technology to Iran continue to do brisk trade with U.S. companies. Wall Street Journal
International
World's Tallest Building to Open in Dubai . . . The Burj Dubai, rising almost a kilometer from the Arabian desert, is presented as a sign Dubai is healthy.
The Guardian
Major Art Theft in France . . . About 30 works, including paintings by Pablo Picasso and Henri Rousseau, were stolen from the home of a private collector. Times of London
Kenyan Tribe Driven Off Lands . . . For centuries, the Ogiek foraged wild honey and used bows and arrows to hunt gazelles in the Mau forest. Los Angeles Times
You Must Also Know . . .
Anthrax Case Not Terrorism . . . Woman ingests spores from a drum made from animal skin in rare case of gastrointestinal form of the disease. Boston Globe
First Leukemia Vaccine . . . Breakthrough vaccine to be tested on human patients for the first time.
Times of London
Police Nab Man Accused of Killing Family . . . Paul Michael Merhige of Miami is accused of killing four relatives Thanksgiving night. Miami Herald
Texas Police Arrest 169 in Cockfight Raid . . . Fifteen children, who were watching the fight with their parents, were among those arrested. The Guardian
Frigid Temps Break Winter Weather Records . . . Bitterly cold air and howling winds spread across the USA — from the Dakotas to Florida. USA Today
Simulating Death to Appreciate Life . . . South Koreans sign up for program having them write farewell letters and attend their own funerals. Los Angeles Times
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