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Leading The News
Jobless Report Lowers Hopes . . . Expect sluggish job growth and high unemployment in coming months amid tight credit and sluggish spending. Boston Globe
Attacker Says CIA Bombing Was Revenge . . . Jordanian doctor who killed agents urges jihadists to avenge death of the Pakistani Taliban leader.
BBC
Terror Chief in the Hot Seat Counterterrorism Center chief Mike Leiter faces questions about attack - and why he went skiing.
McClatchy Newspapers
Politics
Wall Street Journal
Furious Debate in Mass. Senate Race . . . Special election to succeed Kennedy will be held Jan. 19. Polls show Republican closing.
Boston Globe
Obama From Anti-Bush to Son of Bush . . . Battling al-Qaeda, Obama may overcompensate for early attempts to distance himself from predecessor. Toronto Globe and Mail
Unions Opposes Health Insurance Tax . . . Labor leaders say Obama is betraying unions by supporting the tax. New York Times
Steele's Book Release Riles GOP . . . Many Republicans worry that their chairman is promoting himself at the expense of his party. Washington Post
Biden's Mother Dies at 92 . . . She had suffered a broken hip in a fall in March 2009 and was in very bad health in recent days.
Associated Press
National Security
Bomber Struck Just Before Pat Down . . . Virtually everyone within sight of the suicide bomb died immediately as bomber detonated after being approached by security. Washington Post
Gates to Stay At Defense At Least a Year . . . Some senior officials say he has become Obama's most trusted national security advisor. Los Angeles Times
Taliban Helps Karzai With Polio Fight . . . Involvement in the campaign a victory for rebels, who are recognized as controlling part of the country. Wall Street Journal
Obama Gets Behind Iran Opposition . . . Increasingly questions long-term stability of government and finding ways to support opposition "Green Movement." Wall Street Journal
Christmas Bomber Arraigned . . . Case against Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab begins as Obama comes under fire from conservatives. Times of London
Yemen Sitting Pretty . . . New U.S. focus on al Qaeda will mean tons of money for the impoverished nation. Toronto Globe and Mail
Money
Geithner to Testify About AIG Payouts . . . Lawmakers want to know why regulators didn't' reveal generous terms of big payouts to major banks.
McClatchy Newspapers
Oil, Food May Hinder Recovery . . . Prices for commodities on the rise across the globe, underscoring - but also perhaps hindering economic recovery. Wall Street Journal
A Deluge of Devices for Reading and Surfing . . . Soon you may be hearing about the Alex, the Que proReader and the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid. New York Times
International
Karzai Offers Some New Peeps . . . Afghan President present parliament with a 16-strong list of nominees for cabinet posts after 17 others were rejected. BBC
Iran Opposition Leader Shot At . . . Mehdi Karoubi's armored car hit at least twice as it pulled away from an angry crowd in ominous new development. Times of London
Soccer Stars Attacked at African Cup . . . Gunmen in Angola machine-guns on a bus carrying Togo's team, killing two.
Reuters
Kim Jong-Il's Son Rising . . . On the birthday of Kim Jong-un, newspaper drew attention to the "unusual brightness" and placement of Venus. Christian Science Monitor
Turn for the Worse in Egypt . . . Attack that killed six Christians as they left a Jan. 7 Christmas mass, and the ensuing clashes a bad sign. Christian Science Monitor
You Must Also Know . . .
DNA Sample Taken in 1982 Tylenol Case . . . DNA taken from longtime suspects as authorities still pushing to solve the 1982 Tylenol murders. Chicago Tribune
You Got Me! . . . Rutgers student was missing man at Newark airport. police say. Is accused of "defiant trespass." New York Daily News
Fox May Take Conan . . . As NBC considers moving Leno back to 11:30pm, the current Tonight Show host may have options.
Associated Press
Jackson's Doc Charged . . . Involuntary manslaughter charge for Conrad Murray over singer's death. Daily Telegraph.
Still Styling Hair at a Steady Clip . . . Elvie Lewis, 94, has run a three-chair barber shop in L.A. since 1952. "My favorite style is what they ask for." Los Angeles Times
Audio: Brittany Murphy's Mom Begs for Help . . . A mother's unspeakable agony laid bare in gut-wrenching 911 call made as actress died. New York Daily News
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