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Labor, manufacturing data point to recovery

A fitful economic recovery is drawing strength from a stabilizing U.S. job market and signs that manufacturing will contribute to the rebound. Source:Labor, manufacturing data point to recovery

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NYT: New partisan vitriol in Senate health vote

The recent health care votes saw a culmination of more than a generation of partisan polarization, along with a decline in collegiality and collaboration in governing. Source:NYT: New partisan vitriol in Senate health vote

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Little boy's big legacy teaches others how to live

The disarming smile of a 4-year-old boy with a buzz cut brightens an otherwise drab newspaper page, where whole lives are summed up in three inches of tiny newsprint. Source:Little boy's big legacy teaches others how to live

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Senate approves landmark healthcare overhaul (Reuters)

Reuters - The Senate approved President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare overhaul on Thursday, backing sweeping changes in the medical insurance market and new coverage for tens of millions of uninsured Americans. Source:Senate approves landmark healthcare overhaul (Reuters)

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Madoff moved to medical wing of prison

Convicted swindler Bernard Madoff was moved last week to the medical center within a federal prison for undisclosed reasons. Source:Madoff moved to medical wing of prison

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Lasers, acid used in whaling clashes

Japanese whalers and activists have clashed in the Antarctic Ocean over two days, with weapons including water cannon, blinding lasers and bottles of rancid acid. Source:Lasers, acid used in whaling clashes

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Iran police clash with mourners, 50 arrested: reports (AFP)

AFP - Iranian police clashed with mourners at a memorial service Wednesday for dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, arresting more than 50 and beating women and children, reports said. Source:Iran police clash with mourners, 50 arrested: reports (AFP)

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Ex-President Carter offers apology to Jews (AP)

AP - Former President Jimmy Carter apologized for any words or deeds that may have upset the Jewish community in an open letter meant to improve an often-tense relationship. Source:Ex-President Carter offers apology to Jews (AP)

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Serena named AP Female Athlete of the Year

Playing her best at the most important events, Serena Williams re-established herself as the top player in women’s tennis in 2009 and was a landslide choice as Female Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press. Source:Serena named AP Female Athlete of the Year

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Ahmadinejad dismisses US deadline for nuclear deal (AP)

AP - Iran’s president on Tuesday dismissed a year-end deadline set by the Obama administration and the West for Tehran to accept a U.N.-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. The United States warned Iran to take the deadline seriously. Source:Ahmadinejad dismisses US deadline for nuclear deal (AP)

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Treasury finds holes in stimulus tax breaks (Reuters)

Reuters - Billions of dollars worth of tax breaks in the U.S. economic stimulus plan may present a big problem during the tax filing season ramps up as the Internal Revenue Service cannot verify who is eligible for them. Source:Treasury finds holes in stimulus tax breaks (Reuters)

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Slaying of drug war hero's family shocks Mexico (AP)

AP - Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico’s most powerful cartel leaders — sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families. Source:Slaying of drug war hero's family shocks [...]

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U.S., Taliban compete for Afghan towns

Building up local government in Afghanistan is key to improving people’s lives and winning their support against the Taliban, but it’s also a big challenge . Source:U.S., Taliban compete for Afghan towns

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Iran cleric's funeral becomes opposition rally

Tens of thousands of Iranian mourners turned the funeral procession of the country’s most senior dissident cleric into an anti-government protest Monday, chanting “death to the dictator.” Source:Iran cleric's funeral becomes opposition rally

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GM names Microsoft executive as new CFO

General Motors Co. has hired an outsider to run its troubled finance operations, bringing in the chief financial officer of Microsoft Corp. Source:GM names Microsoft executive as new CFO

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Senate on track to pass healthcare bill (Reuters)

Reuters - Senate Democrats moved closer on Monday to passing landmark healthcare legislation by Christmas after scoring a win in the first big test vote and gaining the support of a powerful lobbying group for doctors. Source:Senate on track to pass healthcare bill (Reuters)

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Big freeze kills at least 80 across Europe (AFP)

AFP - The death toll from winter storms across Europe rose to at least 80 on Monday as transport chaos spread amid mounting anger over the three-day failure of Eurostar high-speed trains. Source:Big freeze kills at least 80 across Europe (AFP)

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FBI walks tightrope in outreach to Muslims

FBI agents and prosecutors face a dilemma as a case involving five Americans arrested in Pakistan has morphed from a missing persons investigation into a counter-terrorism probe. Source:FBI walks tightrope in outreach to Muslims

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Health Care bill faces key Senate test vote (AP)

AP - Senate Democrats confidently advanced heath care legislation Sunday toward a make-or-break test vote in a push for Christmas-week passage. Republicans vowed to resist what they appeared unable to stop. Source:Health Care bill faces key Senate test vote (AP)

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Northeast digs out of monster snowstorm (Reuters)

Reuters - The Northeast began digging out on Sunday from a massive snowstorm that buried cities from Washington to Boston under as much as 2 feet of snow, creating travel chaos and hampering Christmas shopping. Source:Northeast digs out of monster snowstorm (Reuters)

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Hospital: Actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32 (AP)

AP - Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit “Clueless” and rose to stardom in “8 Mile,” has died in Los Angeles. She was 32. Source:Hospital: Actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32 (AP)

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Obama health plan gets boost as Christmas deadline looms (AFP)

AFP - President Barack Obama Saturday said that his top domestic goal, remaking US health care, was on track to win Senate approval after a key holdout senator said he would back the sweeping legislation. Source:Obama health plan gets boost as Christmas deadline looms (AFP)

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Climate reality: Voluntary efforts not enough (AP)

AP - Around the world, countries and capitalism are already working to curb global warming on their own, with or without a global treaty. Source:Climate reality: Voluntary efforts not enough (AP)

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Jeff Bridges is Bad to the bone in ‘Crazy Heart’

Academy Awards buzz is swirling around Jeff Bridges, nominated four times previously without a win. “Crazy Heart” feels like a potential Oscar winner for the actor, who is so good as Bad Blake that you love this guy even when he is bad, even when he messes up. Source:Jeff Bridges is Bad [...]

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Testing group data shows swine flu waning in U.S. (Reuters)

Reuters - Results from flu tests show the pandemic of swine flu is definitely on the downswing in the United States, researchers at Quest Diagnostics said Friday. Source:Testing group data shows swine flu waning in U.S. (Reuters)

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Senate races the clock on health bill (Reuters)

Reuters - With the clock ticking toward a self-imposed Christmas deadline, Senate Democrats kept a wary eye on the weather on Friday as they scrambled to line up the 60 votes needed to pass a healthcare reform bill. Source:Senate races the clock on health bill (Reuters)

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Vegas thronged for glitzy unveiling

Visitors by the thousands streamed into the newest casino-resort on the Las Vegas strip early Thursday, an influx that casino officials hope will help yank Sin City from its two-year economic funk. Source:Vegas thronged for glitzy unveiling

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Cameron aims for ‘Titanic’ results with ‘Avatar’

A colossal budget, visionary technology and a down-to-the-wire workload on a film whose fortunes are a real question mark. James Cameron has been here before on little ditties called “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and “Titanic.” This time, his vision is riding on “Avatar.” Source:Cameron aims for ‘Titanic’ results with ‘Avatar’

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Opinion: Bengals WR’s life seemed to be improving

Rosenthal: Chris Henry’s second story was just getting started, and that’s what makes his passing Thursday following a domestic dispute all the more sad. Source:Opinion: Bengals WR’s life seemed to be improving

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Pentagon: Insurgents intercepted drone spy videos (AP)

AP - Insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have hacked into live video feeds from Predator drones, a key weapon in a Pentagon spy system that serves as the military’s eyes in the sky for surveillance and intelligence collection. Source:Pentagon: Insurgents intercepted drone spy videos (AP)

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Global warming a tough sell for the human psyche (AP)

AP - The Copenhagen talks on climate change were convened with a sense of urgency that many ordinary folks don’t share. Why is that? One big reason: It’s hard for people to get excited about a threat that seems far away in space and time, psychologists say. Source:Global warming a tough sell for the human psyche [...]

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Brazil's top court halts boy's return to US dad (AP)

AP - Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday delayed the return of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father only hours after the man arrived from New Jersey in hopes of taking the boy home for Christmas. Source:Brazil's top court halts boy's return to US dad (AP)

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U.S. backs $100 bln climate fund, world leaders meet (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. backing for a $100 billion climate fund to help poor nations revived hopes for a deal to combat global warming on Thursday as world leaders met on the eve of a U.N. deadline for breaking deadlock. Source:U.S. backs $100 bln climate fund, world leaders meet (Reuters)

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Boeing has much to prove with 787

Boeing Co.’s new 787 jetliner finally took to the skies Tuesday, more than two years later than the company had planned. Source:Boeing has much to prove with 787

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Taliban to release tape of captured U.S. soldier

A terrorism monitoring group says the Taliban have announced they will release a new video of a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan. Source:Taliban to release tape of captured U.S. soldier

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‘You lie!’ among top quotes of 2009

The fierce debate over health care hasn’t led to a new law yet, but it’s produced some of this year’s top quotes, according to a Yale University librarian. Source:‘You lie!’ among top quotes of 2009

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Texas raid nets 20,000 exotic animals

Starving snakes, dead rodents and hundreds of reptiles were discovered when animal welfare groups in Texas raided an exotic animal delivery company, officials said. Source:Texas raid nets 20,000 exotic animals

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US to expand eyes in the sky over Afghanistan (AP)

AP - The U.S. military is adding more drones and expanding its video surveillance in the skies over Afghanistan to meet the needs of American forces as 30,000 more troops head into the war zone, a top Air Force general said Wednesday. Source:US to expand eyes in the sky over Afghanistan (AP)

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Iran missile test draws Western condemnation (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran’s hard-line rulers sent uncompromising signals to foes at home and abroad on Wednesday, warning of possible legal action against opposition leaders and testing an upgraded missile that could reach Israel. Source:Iran missile test draws Western condemnation (Reuters)

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Jury convicts Seattle Jewish center shooter

A jury finds a 34-year-old man guilty of murder in his second trial for a 2006 shooting spree at a Seattle Jewish center. Source:Jury convicts Seattle Jewish center shooter

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Whiteout halts search for climbers

Whiteout conditions Tuesday prevented mountaineers or aircraft from searching for two climbers who have been missing on Oregon’s tallest mountain since the weekend. Source:Whiteout halts search for climbers

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Evangelist Oral Roberts dies in Calif. at age 91 (AP)

AP - Oral Roberts, a pioneer in televangelism who founded a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, died Tuesday. He was 91. Roberts died of complications from pneumonia in Newport Beach, Calif., according to his spokesman, A. Larry Ross. The evangelist was hospitalized after a fall on Saturday. He had survived two [...]

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Court reviews employer access to worker texts

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will decide how much privacy workers have when they send text messages from company accounts. Source:Court reviews employer access to worker texts

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Dubai gets surprise $10 billion bailout

Abu Dhabi pumped $10 billion into its indebted neighbor, sending stocks soaring while sparing Dubai and the rest of the Emirates federation the humiliation of an imminent default. Source:Dubai gets surprise $10 billion bailout

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'Ma'am' remark is campaign fodder in Calif.

The widely played video clip of U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer reprimanding a general for calling her “ma’am” is the gift that keeps on giving for the two Republicans hoping to challenge her next year. Source:'Ma'am' remark is campaign fodder in Calif.

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Clinton outlines human rights policy (Reuters)

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a U.S. human rights agenda on Monday calling for universal standards that apply to all nations, prompting rights groups to urge the administration to live up to its rhetoric. Source:Clinton outlines human rights policy (Reuters)

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Obama implores top bankers to increase lending (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama implored top bankers Monday to help keep the fragile recovery from faltering by boosting lending to small businesses and getting behind an overhaul of financial regulation. “We rise and fall together,” Obama declared. Source:Obama implores top bankers to increase lending (AP)

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Authorities: Rottweiler mauls, kills toddler

A 20-month-old Florida boy was attacked and killed by a Rottweiler, authorities said. Source:Authorities: Rottweiler mauls, kills toddler

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D-Day nears for Dubai's $3.5 billion debt hurdle (Reuters)

Reuters - Heavy rain pounded Dubai on Sunday adding to the gloom of the emirate’s debt woes a day before the deadline of the $3.52 billion bond by state-owned developer Nakheel, with no word on how it will be handled. Source:D-Day nears for Dubai's $3.5 billion debt hurdle (Reuters)

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White House economists see jobs growth by spring (Reuters)

Reuters - Senior White House economists on Sunday predicted the U.S. economy will start creating jobs by spring and said that boosting employment will be at the top of President Barack Obama’s agenda next year. Source:White House economists see jobs growth by spring (Reuters)

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