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Iran to Expand of Nuclear Program . . . Threatens to build ten more nuclear enrichment facilities and pull out of Non-Proliferation treaty. Wall Street Journal
Obama Speech to Lay Out Exit Timetable . . . Speech will include order to deploy roughly 30,000 more troops and a plan to turn over the fight. New York Times
Four Police Officers Killed in Washington . . . Police searching for suspect with long crime history in the state.
Seattle Times
Politics
Washington Post
Obama Will Pivot to the Economy . . . Jobs summit is set for Thursday as White House looks for ways to spur hiring without raising deficit. New York Times
Health Care Debate: Eight Senators to Watch . . . A group of moderates, mostly Democrats, will decide the bill's fate.
USA Today
Secret Service Review Set . . . Obama's guards face tough questions after breach of state dinner. Washington Post
National Security
Death Penalty May Not be Easy in 9/11 Trials
"It will be an uphill battle to get a death penalty in these cases," says a former federal prosecutor.
Los Angeles Times
Obama Cool to Local Afghan Force Surge . . . Likely to reject Gen. McChrystal's request to double the size of the police and army. Wall Street Journal
Obama Must Rally the Country . . . Speech is also a chance to galvanize nation behind war effort as support flags. USA Today
Money
Holiday Shoppers Spending on Bargains . . . As Christmas spending spree gets underway, sales in stores and online are about like last year.
New York Times
Dubai Stocks Tumble, but Asia Rebounds . . . Worries over the ripple-effect of Dubai's debt eased over the weekend. Reuters
Dubai's Complex Relationship With Abu Dhabi . . . Will Abu Dhabi move to bail out the city-state? New York Times
International
Demjanuk War Trial Begins . . . The German trial of alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanuk on 27,900 counts of accessory to murder opens in Munich.
Der Spiegel
Somali Pirates Take U.S.-Bound Oil Tanker . . . About nine armed pirates attacked the ship close to the Seychelles. BBC
Zelaya Rival Wins Honduran Vote . . . Provisional results say Porfirio Lobo, an opponent of the ousted president, has won presidential elections. BBC
You Must Also Know . . .
Arthritis Risk for Middle Aged Exercise Nuts . . . In a study, those doing the most exercise were the most likely to suffer knee damage. BBC
Leno Losing to the DVR . . . His ratings are off, in part because the 10 pm hour has become the time for people to catch up on what they missed earlier. Associated Press
Alligators Keeping Their Skins . . . Sales of alligator products vanish as the economy heads for the swamp. New York Times
'Big Bang' Collider Finds Its Groove . . . Accelerates beams to the highest energy ever achieved in a particle collider.
Reuters
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