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President Bush, center, flanked by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad, speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Africa at the United Nations headquarters. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

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Lebanese MPs hit stalemate in debate to pick president

Lebanese MPs quickly reached deadlock in a crucial debate to choose a new president, despite having thousands of troops outside to remind them of the grim cost of failure.

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The Age

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Explosion rocks Beirut

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ABC News

Front-runners criticized for not attending GOP minority debates

The last African-American to serve as a GOP member of Congress harshly criticized the decision of Republican presidential front-runners to not attend a debate focused on minority issues.

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ABC News

New U.S. sanctions on Myanmar rulers

U.S. President George W. Bush announced new U.S. sanctions on Myamar's military rulers and urged global support for ending their "19-year reign of fear" and replacing it with democracy.

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AFP

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Myanmar junta sets curfew to try ending mass protests

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Reuters

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BBC

Iran leader says nuclear issue closed

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that "the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed," and indicated Tehran will disregard U.N. Security Council resolutions imposed by "arrogant powers."

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ABC News

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Outrage turns to laughter at Ahmadinejad NY speech

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Reuters

Magna Carta up for grabs

A rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta is going on the market in New York with a price of up to $34.6 million.

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NATION

The 'new' Homeland Security math

A Congressional Research Service shows that rural, less-populated states like Alaska and Wyoming may end up with a disproportionate share of Homeland Security money.

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TIME

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Schumer gives Homeland Security a 'c' grade

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WCBS

Justices to decide if lethal injection is 'cruel and unusual'

The Supreme Court agreed to delve into a controversy over capital punishment — whether lethal injection causes excruciating pain and violates the Constitution's ban on "cruel and unusual punishment."

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CNN

POLITICS

Democratic presidential candidates might skip Florida party's convention

One day after Florida Democratic officials said they'd defy the national party and press ahead with plans for a Jan. 29 presidential primary, the consequences became a bit clearer.

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Sun-Sentinel

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Florida joins rush for early primary votes

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MSNBC

Bush rips Congress on the budget

President Bush blasted the Democratic-led Congress for having failed to complete work on a single appropriations bill.

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The Hill

BUSINESS

Lengthy UAW strike could cost GM

In calling a strike against General Motors Corp. the United Auto Workers took a bold gamble that it could get a stronger contract by shutting down an already weakened company.

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NPR

Oil slides below $80, Gulf of Mexico production rises

Oil fell nearly $2 to below $80 a barrel on continued profit-taking from last week's record high, as more output was restored in the Gulf of Mexico following shutdowns triggered last week by a storm.

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CNBC

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OPEC agrees to boost production

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NPR

HEALTH

Breast cancer deaths continue to drop

The death rate from breast cancer continues to drop steadily by about 2 percent a year, but black women are not seeing the same benefits as whites, the American Cancer Society said.

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MSNBC

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Breast cancer cases declining

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KCAL

Flu shots in elderly questioned

Researchers are questioning how much the flu vaccine prevents flu-related deaths among older people, saying it may provide less protection starting around age 70.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Scientists study flu vaccine in elderly

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NPR

SPORTS

Vick, three others indicted in Virginia on dogfighting charges

A county grand jury returned indictments against Michael Vick and three co-defendants on state dogfighting charges.

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USA Today

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Vick indicted again

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Yahoo! News

Pirates hire ex-Indians assistant GM Neal Huntington as scout

Neal Huntington, a former Cleveland Indians assistant general manager who was moved to a mostly scouting role two years ago, was hired as the Pittsburgh Pirates' general manager.

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ESPN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican warning over pope 'relic'

The Vatican has warned Roman Catholics that buying relics is sacrilege, after reports that pieces of former Pope John Paul II's clothes were for sale online.

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BBC

Poll: Americans more negative on Islam

According to a poll on American views, negative opinions about Islam are on the rise, Mormons are viewed as Christian but different and Pope Benedict XVI trails his predecessor in popularity.

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Houston Chronicle

Green burial rituals on the rise

Called natural burial or green burial, the practice is generally defined as one in which the body isn't embalmed, is placed in a biodegradable casket and then is set in a grave without a concrete liner.

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Beliefnet

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GOOD NEWS

Chicago charity hands out $500,000 'genius' grants

An eclectic blues musician, an artist who draws on barrels and a biologist who studies spider silks were among 24 scholars, scientists and artists given no-strings $500,000 "genius" grants.

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Reuters

Charity system opens new psych hospital in New Orleans

Louisiana's charity hospital system has opened 14 psychiatric beds to help relieve a lack that has been desperate since Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago, officials announced.

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KATC

WORLD

World Trade Organization probes Chinese piracy of U.S. goods

The World Trade Organization opened a formal investigation into allegations China is providing a safe haven for product piracy and counterfeiting.

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International Herald Tribune

Iraq insurgents target Interior Ministry officials for assassination

Extremists appear to have begun a systematic campaign to assassinate police chiefs, police officers and other Interior Ministry officials across Iraq, with at least 10 attacks in the last two days.

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International Herald Tribune

Pakistan curbing al-Qaida hunt

Political turmoil and brazen attacks by Taliban fighters are forcing Pakistan's president to scale back his government's pursuit of al-Qaida, U.S. intelligence officials say.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

ENVIRONMENT

India's 'toxic' Hindu idols choke rivers

The immersion of thousands of statues of Hindu gods containing toxic chemicals into India's rivers and lakes poses a pollution threat as festivals become increasingly commercialized, environmentalists said.

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Environmental News Network

Majorities around the world want climate change action

The need for urgent action to combat climate change is being recognized by a majority of people in many countries, including China, Brazil and Indonesia, a BBC poll said.

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Earth Times

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Man 'causing climate change'

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BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Through a lens, darkly

During the historic 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, journalist Will Counts took a photograph that gave an iconic face to the passions at the center of the civil-rights movement.

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Vanity Fair

Amy Baer named CEO of CBS Films

Columbia Pictures executive veep Amy Baer has been named prexy and CEO of CBS Films, the six-month-old film division of CBS Corp.

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Variety

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft launches ‘Halo 3’

Microsoft Corp began selling "Halo 3," hoping the acclaimed alien shooter game will widen its lead over Sony Corporation in the battle for industry dominance.

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MSNBC

Meteor crash in Peru caused mysterious illness among locals

An object that struck the high plains of Peru and caused a mysterious illness among local residents was a rare kind of meteorite, scientists announced.

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National Geographic

Study says modern humans retain caveman's survival instincts

Like hunter-gatherers in the jungle, modern humans are still experts at spotting predators and prey, despite the developed world's safe suburbs and indoor lifestyle, a new study suggests.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Students score sweeping gains on tests

Elementary and middle-school students are making significant improvements in math skills, while their gains in reading are more modest, according to national test results.

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Christian Science Monitor

Report: British students 'are least hard-working in Europe'

Britain is in danger of losing its reputation for providing a world-class university education because its students work far fewer hours than students in the rest of Europe, a report warns.

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Independent

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Study: Doing good makes you feel good

There's a new incentive to doing good things for others: it makes you happier. A new study found that the more people participated in meaningful activities, the more purposeful their lives felt.

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A two-day-old male black rhinoceros baby stands next to his mother, Tanda, 14, at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Ariel Schalit / AP)

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