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Blagojevich: Was it a crime or just talk?

There is no evidence, at least none that has been disclosed, that the governor actually received anything of value — and the Senate appointment has yet to be made.

MSNBC

Obama: Review shows no inappropriate contact

YouTube

At least 24 killed as tour bus falls into ravine near Eilat

At least 24 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a private bus transporting Russian tourists from an airport near Eilat veered off the road and plummeted into a 60-meter ravine.

Jerusalem Post

Fed cuts interest rates to a historic low

In a radical move, the Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate to a record low and vowed to use all weapons at its disposal to fight the worsening recession.

CBS News

Dollar falls ahead of Fed decision

MarketWatch

Fed readies for balance sheet tool as rate nears zero

Bloomberg

Fed rate decision

CNBC

Obama taps Duncan for education secretary

Arne Duncan ran the country's third-biggest school district in Chicago for the past seven years. He's now been tapped by Obama to be education secretary in his new administration.

MSNBC

Ed tech central to Obama's recovery plan

eSchool News

Case closed: Police ID Adam Walsh killer

A drifter who died in prison 12 years ago was responsible for the 1981 abduction and murder of Adam Walsh, bringing to an end one of the country's most famous cold cases, police in Florida announced.

ABC News

Walsh murder case closed

CNN

NATION

Slain student called 911, but no one came

Brittany Zimmerman, a 21-year-old college student, called 911 as she was being attacked by a stranger. It took the police more than 45 minutes to arrive. When they finally did, she was dead.

CNN

Home buyers are stirring in some markets

"The buyers are returning in such a strong way that we are hearing in some cases there is multiple bidding," says Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors.

Christian Science Monitor

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Housing poised to recover but still needs US help

CNBC

POLITICS

Paterson proposes $121B budget

New York Gov. David Paterson’s proposed budget tries to make state government leaner while relying on new taxes and fees that will be passed down to businesses.

Business First

Feinstein to Senate intelligence chair

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein will chair the Senate Intelligence Committee, giving her immense clout over U.S. intelligence agencies and the power to shape policies on wiretapping and detainees.

San Francisco Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Spider as big as a plate among scores of new species found in Greater Mekong

At least 1,068 new species were identified in the Greater Mekong from 1997 to 2007 along with thousands of tiny invertebrates.

Telegraph.co.uk

Pacific World War II ship wrecks pose risk of toxic leaks

Corrosion concern prompted increased investigation of roughly 3,700 World War II ships languishing in the Pacific from at least four countries.

National Geographic

More than 2 trillion tons of ice melted in Arctic since 2003

More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska melted since 2003, according to NASA satellite data showing the latest signs of global warming.

Examiner

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

BBC suspends coverage of Crufts dog show after four decades

The BBC will not be showing the Crufts dog show next year as it awaits the results of further investigations into the the health of pedigree dogs in the United Kingdom.

Guardian

Putin takes charge of local film industry

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is taking personal charge of progress in the development of Russia's film industry as chairman of the government council on the progress of domestic cinematography.

Variety

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Photo of liquid on extraterrestrial world

The Huygens probe has captured an image of what may be the first drop of liquid ever observed on an extraterrestrial surface.

Wired

Platinum-free fuel cell promises not only cheap, but green power

Lin Zhuang's team at Wuhan University in China, has designed a new membrane that is alkali, not acidic — making it possible to use a much cheaper, nickel, catalyst.

New Scientist

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Christmas looking cheerful again

After eight bleak years, Jesus' birthplace finally has a Christmas season to cheer about. Hotels are booked solid and bustling with tourists, and security forces are working to make things go smoothly.

International Herald Tribune

Hurricane Ike's effect on churches extends beyond walls in Galveston

Empty church buildings on Galveston's north side leave a void in the community that desperately needs to be filled, Galveston Councilman Tarris Woods said.

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Researchers find gene in Amish that protects them from heart disease

A small group of Amish people have a gene mutation that may protect them from heart disease, a finding that holds promise for developing therapies targeting this gene, researchers said.

Washington Examiner

Fannie Mae gives renters a break

Fannie Mae, the battered mortgage giant, has agreed to act as an interim landlord for thousands of tenants living in foreclosed homes around the country.

CNNMoney

WORLD

Bombs found in Paris department store

French police found a package of dynamite in the men's room at the Printemps department store complex in central Paris. Police said they neutralized the explosives.

International Herald Tribune

Will Israel and Hamas renew Gaza truce?

Despite the escalation in rhetoric by its leaders, Israel's cabinet decided against changing the army's standing orders to respect the truce.

TIME

Livni: Israel can’t tolerate Hamas state in Gaza

Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Goldman Sachs posts $2.1 billion loss

Banking giant Goldman Sachs reported a $2.12 billion fourth-quarter loss, the first since 1999, as asset values and investment-banking fees declined.

International Herald Tribune

Consumer prices take a dive

Forbes

One boom market remains in China

In China, business is growing for Internet companies selling playing time and premium features for multiplayer online games.

Forbes

SPORTS

Titans hit by double injury blow

The Tennessee Titans must do without both Albert Haynesworth and Kyle Vanden Bosch for the final two weeks of the NFL regular season. Both were hit by injuries this week.

Sky Sports

60-foot buzzer-beater stuns Syracuse

Cedric Jackson took an inbounds pass with 2.2 seconds left, turned and swished a two-handed, 60-foot shot at the buzzer, giving the Vikings a shocking 72-69 victory over No. 11 Syracuse.

MSNBC

HEALTH

Mystery behind the cancer cluster

Fourteen residents of an Illinois town, population of about 1,000 who live near a chemical plant developed rare brain tumors. The cause of the tumors and cancers are still under investigation.

CBS News

Supreme Court rules smokers can sue over 'light' cigarette claims

Smokers have won their bid to sue the tobacco company Altria Group for allegedly defrauding them into believing that "low tar" and "light" cigarettes were a healthier alternative to regular cigarettes.

Christian Science Monitor

Deaths from heart disease, stroke down 30% in US, still leading cause of death

HealthDay

EDUCATION

K-12 education threatened as state spending slumps

In a trend not seen since the early 1980s recession, state spending on government programs is declining this budget year — a bad sign for K-12 education.

Education Week

New grads tough out big-city job hunt

Never mind that it's only December. She is an optimist, an adventurer — one who picked up and moved to a city where she knew no one, with no job, in the middle of a recession.

USA Today

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