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Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto stands up from the door of her armored car and chants as Pakistani riot police block her from entering the residence of Pakistan's Chief Supreme Court Justice. (Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP)

U.N. chief opposes Somalia force

TIME

Bush, Merkel meet on Iran

President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to pursue a diplomatic end to the Iran nuclear standoff as they worked on a common strategy towards a defiant Tehran.

AFP

Bush, Merkel meet at Texas ranch

NPR

U.S. sees 'positive steps' in Pakistan

CTV

Bhutto readies for mass protest

Reuters

U.S. strategy for Pakistan looks increasingly fragile

International Herald Tribune

Chadian judge slams foreign pressure to free kidnap suspects

A Chadian judge slammed foreign pressure that he claimed led to the freeing of 11 Europeans held in the central African nation over a bid to illegally fly out 103 children presented as war orphans.

AFP

French charity workers face Chad trial as protesters defend local justice

EuroNews

U.S. among worst for infant death

The rate at which infants die in the U.S. has dropped substantially over the past half-century, but broad disparities remain among racial groups.

Associated Press

NATION

Death row inmate found dead in cell

A death row inmate convicted of fatally shooting a state trooper during a traffic stop was found dead in his cell, 10 months after being spared execution.

ABC News

Death of cop's 3rd wife called no accident

Kathleen Savio tried to get someone to believe that her life was in danger. She told authorities, who charged her with domestic battery instead of her husband.

Newsday

What led authorities to suspect a homicide

CBS2

POLITICS

N.Y. governor wavers on driver's licenses for illegal immigrants

Facing growing pressure from his own party, Gov. Eliot Spitzer indicated he had not ruled out rescinding a heavily criticized plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, according to published reports.

CNN

Congress aims to put out cigarettes

Congress is taking new whacks at the cigarette industry, banning tobacco sales in Senate buildings and — more importantly — seeking a significant federal tax increase on cigarettes.

Associated Press

BUSINESS

Wireless gets good reception

Forget everything you know about the cellular phone market. As the recent arrival of Apple and Google suggest, everything is about to change.

CNNMoney

House passes controversial tax relief bill

House Democrats pushed through an $80 billion bill to block the spread of a dreaded tax on middle-income people, the Alternative Minimum Tax.

CNBC

Private mortgage insurers dragged down

As the housing market crumbles, the companies that insure homeowners are worrying about their very survival in the face of billions of dollars in claims.

BusinessWeek

HEALTH

Eat fish, get smarter?

Eating at least 10 grams of fish per day may make for a sharper mind, new research shows.

WebMD

Ripe fruit is healthier

Science Daily

Arthritis takes major toll on workplace

HealthDay

SPORTS

Illinois topples No. 1 OSU

MSNBC

Italy soccer fan dies in fight

A football fan has been shot dead by police during a fight between rival supporters in Italy, officials say.

BBC

Big first half leads Vols over Arkansas

Erik Ainge threw two touchdown passes as 22nd-ranked Tennessee pounded Arkansas, 34-13, in Southeastern Conference action.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Special section:

College football scoreboard

ESPN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Romney's faith pitch recorded behind closed doors

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney put aside questions about his Mormon faith and focused instead on his shared values with Christians, according to an audio recording of an invitation-only meeting.

CNN

Leaning church topples Pisa's record

The battle for the most-tilted-tower title has gotten downright medieval, with a 13th-century German church flattening the circa-1372 Leaning Tower of Pisa's record, Guinness World Records announced.

National Geographic

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GOOD NEWS

Long time coming

It's been more than 60 years since World War II ended, but Arthur Schiller officially accepted his Bronze Star during a Veterans Day convocation.

Indianapolis Star

Web game provides rice for hungry

FreeRice, an Internet word game has generated enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, reports the U.N.'s World Food Programme.

BBC

WORLD

10 to die over Sudan beheading

10 men have been sentenced to death over the murder last year of Sudanese newspaper editor Mohammed Taha.

BBC

Spanish King tells Chavez to 'shut up'

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela received an angry rebuke from the King of Spain when the monarch pointedly told him to "shut up" at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Telegraph.co.uk

'Shut up', King tells Chavez

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Remnant of Yellowstone volcano rising

A big blob of molten rock appears to be pushing up remnants of an ancient volcano in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, scientists reported.

Environmental News Network

Russian tanker splits, spills 1,300 tons of fuel oil

A Russian tanker split in two during a storm in the Kerch Strait, between the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, spilling 1,300 tons of fuel oil, the Transport Ministry said.

Bloomberg

Bay oil spill cleanup efforts expanding

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

WGAE: DeGeneres not welcome

The war of words over Ellen DeGeneres' decision to continue filming her syndicated talk show during the writers strike continued to heat up.

Hollywood Reporter

Stagehand strike shuts down Broadway

MarketWatch

Juan Luis Guerra wins 5 Latin Grammies

Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra swept the Latin Grammy Awards, taking home five musical honors including album of the year, record of the year and song of the year.

MSNBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

For migrating sparrows, kids have a compass, but adults have the map

Even bird brains can get to know an entire continent, but it takes them a year of migration to do so, suggests a Princeton research team.

Science Daily

'Botmaster' admits infecting 250,000 computers to access records

A Los Angeles man admitted infecting 250,000 computers and stealing the identities of thousands of people by wiretapping their communications and accessing their bank accounts.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Can colleges pass the test?

College students might soon be taking standardized tests to determine how much they've learned on campus as part of an effort to hold universities accountable for student achievement.

Baltimore Sun

Calculation of graduation rates differs across U.S.

If Congress doesn't get the job done, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says she'll consider using her authority to require states to report high school graduation rates in a standardized way.

Associated Press

Black only, but don't use the 's' word

In Ontario, it would be a first. But across the United States, dozens, possibly more than 100 black-focused schools have existed for decades and get rave reviews from students and teachers.

Toronto Star

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