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Rescue workers stand next to the wreckage of the crashed Atlasjet plane near the town of Keciborlu, in Isparta Province, Turkey. The Atlasjet plane crashed shortly before landing in the mountainous region, killing all people on board. (Photo by Emin Demir / AP)

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Videotapes of American and Colombian hostages seized

Colombian officials revealed recently seized videotapes of rebel-held hostages, among them three U.S. defense contractors and a former presidential candidate.

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ABC News

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Quick guide: Colombian conflict

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BBC

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CBS News

U.S. security firm Blackwater runs into new trouble closer to home

While Congress has authorized increased recruitment for the federal agency Border Patrol, many have asked how it is going to be paid for and who is going to do the training. Enter Blackwater West.

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Guardian

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Americans split on the future of illegal immigrants

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Angus Reid

Company that made toxic toy beads apologizes publicly

The Chinese company that manufactured millions of poisonous toy beads issued a public apology. The chairman said it hadn't occurred to them to check whether a glue ingredient would be dangerous for children.

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International Herald Tribune

Turkish budget airliner crashes in clear weather

A budget airliner has crashed during an internal flight in Turkey, killing all 56 people on board shortly before it was due to land. The cause of the disaster initially baffled investigators.

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Times Online

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No survivors in Turkish air crash

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Reuters

GOP YouTube debates: Good marks for new views of candidates

Now that both political parties have held debates featuring citizen-generated videos, observers of the Internet and politics have concluded that the format is here to stay and that it's beneficial to voters.

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Christian Science Monitor

Experts divided over Iranian missiles

As international concern spreads over the American-Iranian game of brinkmanship, it remains difficult to say with any certainty what weapons Iran possesses or how well they would perform.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Hollywood sends writers new offer

Hollywood studios presented a new contract offer to striking film and TV writers that the studios said would pay writers millions of dollars extra for shows created for the Internet.

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TIME

Russia suspends Cold War arms treaty

President Putin signed a law suspending his nation's participation in a key Cold War treaty, a move that would allow Moscow to deploy more troops near European borders.

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NPR

NATION

White House cuts 2008 GDP view as housing hurts

The White House lowered its U.S. economic growth forecast for 2008 because of trouble in the housing and credit markets, but said the economy remained resilient and a six-year expansion would continue.

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Reuters

Court sentences al-Qaida supporter to 25 years in prison

A Florida-based doctor convicted of supporting al-Qaida for swearing allegiance to Osama bin Laden and agreeing to help treat wounded fighters was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

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Reuters

For toddlers, toy of choice is tech device

Cellphones, laptops, digital cameras and MP3 music players are among the hottest gift items this year. For preschoolers.

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International Herald Tribune

POLITICS

Bush urges Congress to approve war funding before Christmas

President Bush called on Congress to approve billions of dollars in additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan before lawmakers leave for their Christmas break.

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CNN

Henry Hyde, leader of Clinton impeachment, dies at 83

Former U.S. Representative Henry Hyde, who led the impeachment inquiry of former President Bill Clinton and helped block federal funding for abortions during 16 terms in office, is dead at 83.

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Bloomberg

Giuliani denies misuse of public funds

More questions emerged about a report that Rudy Giuliani misused public funds when he was mayor of New York to pay for secret trips to the Hamptons with his then-girlfriend and now wife, Judith Nathan.

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ABC News

BUSINESS

Oil closes up as U.S.-Canadian pipelines are reopened

Crude futures pared most of their earlier gains and closed up slightly, after three of the four U.S.-Canadian pipelines shut down due to an explosion were restarted.

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MarketWatch

Creativity outlook for hydrogen economy

Engineers who want to produce hydrogen for fuel have to think outside the box. A sample of research reported this year illustrates the unexpected possibilities such creative thinking opens up.

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Christian Science Monitor

SPORTS

Clubs lining up for Twins' Santana

You know where business as usual ends in the 2007-08 edition of the Hot Stove League? Johan Santana, that's where.

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MLB.com

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Winter meetings preview: Twins, Angels making noise

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USA Today

Vick agrees to put up almost $1 million for dogs' care

Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has agreed to set aside close to $1 million to pay for the care of the 54 pit bulls seized from his dogfighting operation.

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ESPN

HEALTH

More mental health records checked before gun sales

States have doubled the number of mental health records submitted to the FBI's background-check system in a stepped up effort to keep mentally disturbed individuals from purchasing firearms.

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ABC News

'Supermouse' bred to beat cancer

Mice carrying a gene which appears to make them invulnerable to cancer may hold the key to safer and more effective treatments for humans.

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BBC

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CT scans add to cancer risk

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CBS News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Teacher jailed for 15 days after court finds her guilty of insulting Islam

A British teacher accused of insulting Muslims after her class called a teddy bear Mohammed was found guilty and jailed for 15 days, a defense lawyer said.

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Daily Mail

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Teacher convicted in blasphemy case

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MSNBC

Pope: Protect and help immigrants

Governments must do more to help young immigrants and refugees assimilate in host countries and protect them from sexual exploitation and human trafficking, Pope Benedict said.

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Reuters

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Christianity is not a European export, says the Pope

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Catholic News Agency

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GOOD NEWS

International charity, personal touch

The nonprofit organization Airline Ambassadors International has sent a group of six Americans to deliver humanitarian aid to the poorest in Bolivia's capital.

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Christian Science Monitor

Immigrant who saved boy in desert thought of his own children

An illegal immigrant who rescued a 9-year-old boy from the southern Arizona desert said he was thinking of his own four children when he halted his two-day walk from Mexico to help the boy.

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San Diego Union Tribune

WORLD

Iraqi contractors frozen out of U.S.

Thousands of Iraqis, whose support for the U.S. war effort in Iraq has put them in grave danger, are being excluded from a new fast-track system aimed at speeding up refugee resettlement, officials said

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Yahoo! News

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Iraq pledge by Australia's prime minister-elect

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BBC

Philippine coup fails

The Philippine President Gloria Arroyo imposed a curfew last night after troops stormed a luxury hotel to quash a coup attempt by renegade soldiers.

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Guardian

Halt U.S. aid, Bin Laden urges Europe

Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida, has called on Europeans to stop their political leaders from helping the United States in the Afghan war.

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Al Jazeera

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Bin Laden appeals to Europeans

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

More American bird species are in danger

Some 178 species are endangered or in decline, according to a new "2007 WatchList for U.S. Birds." That's up 11 percent from five years ago.

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Christian Science Monitor

China says developed world bears emission-reduction burden

China will reject any demands that it cut greenhouse gas emissions to the same level as the United States and other developed nations, an official said.

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International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Broadway stagehands' strike settled

After a work stoppage that left more than two dozen shows dark for 19 days, the League of American Theatres and Producers and Local One, the stagehands' union, have finally reached a settlement.

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Entertainment Weekly

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Deal reached in Broadway strike

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MSNBC

Keys keeps cruising atop Hot 100

Alicia Keys continues to cruise on the Billboard Hot 100 with "No One," which begins its second week atop the chart. The song is also No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a seventh consecutive frame.

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Hollywood Reporter

Vancouver 2010 Olympic mascots introduced to the world

Months of mystery and anticipation finally ended today as hundreds of local school children were the first to personally meet Miga, Quatchi and Sumi, the mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.

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Forbes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Google doodler wins MacBook Pro

In addition to having her design on the Google Australia home page, Janelle San Juan, a 12-year-old girl from The School of the Good Shepherd in Victoria, has won a MacBook Pro computer.

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iTWire

AT&T CEO: Faster iPhone coming in the next year

In response to a question following an appearance last night at a Churchill Club dinner in Santa Clara, Calif., AT&T's Randall Stephenson confirmed that a "3G" version of the iPhone is in the works.

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San Jose Mercury News

Dogs can classify complex photos in categories like humans do

Like us, our canine friends are able to form abstract ideas, according to researchers. For the first time, studies show that dogs can classify complex colors and place them into categories as humans do.

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EDUCATION

Belgians brave cold and wet weather for school enrollment

Thousands of Belgian parents camped in cold, wet weather to enroll their children in French-speaking schools under a new first-come, first-served registration system.

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Reuters

4th-graders losing ground on literacy

U.S. fourth-graders have lost ground in reading ability compared with kids around the world, according to results of a global reading test.

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Yahoo! News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Study finds 5 types of alcoholics

New alcoholism research identifies five types of alcoholics and shows that young adults account for more than half of U.S. alcoholics.

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CBS News

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Washington Redskins fan Matthew Gordy pays his respects to the late Redskins safety Sean Taylor (21), whose number is painted on the grass of a makeshift memorial at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP)

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