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Iraqi Security Forces march past Basra Palace, as the handover of the last province under U.K. military control was completed. Britain all but ended its active combat role in Iraq with the handover of the last province under U.K. military control. With a handshake and a signature, the General transferred full control of the city and its surrounding province to the Iraqis. (Photo by Ralph Merry / AP)

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Basra returned to Iraqis

British troops have transferred control of Basra province to the Iraqi authorities, four-and-a-half years after the invasion. The handover marks a significant milestone toward Britain's final withdrawal.

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BBC

Deadly storm moves northeast

A winter storm set its sights on the northeast, a day after snarling road and air travel and leaving at least two people dead when up to a foot of snow fell from the Plains across the Midwest.

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USA Today

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Parents: Creating a wonderful winter with your children

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PBS

Congress defies Bush on CIA tape probe

House Intelligence Committee chairman Silvestre Reyes told ABC News that he will ignore the Bush administration's request to drop its investigation of why CIA interrogation tapes were destroyed.

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ABC News

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CIA shoulders blame for torture tactics

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Forbes

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More questions about CIA tapes

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CBS News

White House and NATO set thorough review of Afghan mission

Deeply concerned about the prospect of failure in Afghanistan, the Bush administration and NATO have begun three top-to-bottom reviews of the entire mission, according to U.S. officials.

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International Herald Tribune

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A distant war comes home to America

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McClatchy Newspapers

It's a baby boomers world

Baby boomers aren't going anywhere anytime soon. The generation born between 1946 and 1964 is 78 million strong, and still exerting tremendous cultural, political and economic influence.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

NATION

Bodyguard in Kerrigan attack dies

Brian Sean Griffith, a former bodyguard to figure skater Tonya Harding who admitted a role in the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan during Olympics tryouts, has died. He was 40.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Promoted by the United States as a treatment for opiate addiction, buprenorphine has become one more item for sale in the illegal drug market.

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Canadians: buyers of US homes

The mortgage meltdown, combined with a surging Canadian currency, has Canadians dreaming of winter golf on grass that's always green.

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CBS News

POLITICS

Des Moines Register backs Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. McCain

The Des Moines Register's editorial board endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain in the upcoming caucuses in Iowa.

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Editor & Publisher

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Reading Iowa's voters

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NPR

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The roots of fear

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Newsweek

Romney swings at Huckabee over negative Bush comments

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney lashed out at his chief rival in Iowa, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, for Huckabee’s criticisms of the Bush administration.

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The Hill

BUSINESS

Volkswagen says global VW sales up

Global sales of Volkswagen brand passenger cars increased 10.3 percent year-on-year in November to 324,000 vehicles, the German carmaker said.

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Reuters

Greenspan: US moving closer to recession

Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said that even though it seems more probable that the U.S. is headed into a recession, that the likelihood of a recession is not already higher.

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ABC News

HDTV content surging

With high-definition televisions at the top of many wish lists this year, shoppers are wading through the lingo of 1080p, LCD and DLP to buy a set.

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Houston Chronicle

SPORTS

Favre sets all-time passing yards mark

Brett Favre became the NFL career leader in yards passing, overtaking Dan Marino for his latest achievement in a milestone season.

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ESPN

Yankees pitcher admits to doping

New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte has admitted that he used human growth hormone (HGH) on two occasions in 2002 while he was recovering from injury.

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BBC

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From bat boy to steroid dealer

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CBS News

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10 worst moments in sports

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ABC News

HEALTH

Body clock 'control switch' found

Researchers say they have identified the chemical switch that controls the genetic mechanism regulating people's internal body clocks. The discovery may lead to more effective drugs to treat sleep disorders.

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BBC

Shorter breast cancer treatment works

A more convenient three-week course of radiation works just as well as the five-week schedule that is typically given to women after breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer, researchers report.

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WebMD

Menopause may be unique to humans

Scientists have found no evidence that female chimpanzees go through menopause in the way that human females do, even though their ability to reproduce tends to taper off at a similar age.

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LiveScience

RELIGION

GodTube's virtual flock

GodTube, whose Internet viewership has soared in the four months since its debut is reaching higher. It already claims to be "the largest Christian Web site on the planet."

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Japanese monks stage fashion show

Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo in a bid to spread Buddhism among younger people in this rapidly aging society.

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Associated Press

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Monks on the catwalk

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ABC News

Vatican tells missionaries to save souls, not just do deeds

Roman Catholic missionaries should aim to win souls and not restrict themselves to humanitarian good works, the Vatican said.

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USA Today

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GOOD NEWS

Sammy: beating the odds of poverty

From little education to drug dealing and scavenging in Kenya to a master's in Manchester, England, 35-year-old Sammy Gitau fought for his dreams.

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CBS News

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a rescue craft!

An inventor has created a tiny, skeletal aircraft he hopes will revolutionize the business of disaster relief.

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Good News Network

WORLD

Turkish planes bomb northern Iraq

Turkish planes bombed northern Iraq targeting Kurdish rebels, in at least the second of such operations.

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AFP

Top British terror suspect escapes

The alleged British terrorist mastermind behind a plot to simultaneously blow up at least 10 transatlantic airliners in an atrocity that had the potential to dwarf Sept. 11, was on the run.

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Guardian

Final punches in South Africa brawl

The race for the leadership of South Africa reached a fever pitch on the eve of a decisive ruling party conference, as state investigators filed revised allegations of corruption against the leading contender.

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TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Seas could rise higher than predicted

The world's sea levels could rise twice as high this century as predicted, according to researchers who looked at what happened more than 100,000 years ago, the last time Earth got this hot.

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Environmental News Network

California town goes solar, collectively

Thirty-six families in Clovis, Calif., joined together in a group-based purchase program, which raised 215 total kilowatts of solar power.

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Environmental News Network

Penguins in peril as climate warms

The penguin population of Antarctica is under pressure from global warming, according to a World Wildlife Fund report.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Losses of long-established genes contribute to human evolution

While it is well understood that the evolution of new genes leads to adaptations that help species survive, gene loss may also afford a selective advantage.

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Mystery of sinking Confederate sub

When scientists opened the watch belonging to the H.L. Hunley commander three years ago, they thought they had the key clue to why the Confederate submarine sank off Charleston, S.C.

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LiveScience

South Korea's glow-in-the-dark cats

South Korean scientists have reportedly cloned cats modified with a gene that makes them glow under ultraviolet light.

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Wired

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Tattooed faces a dead giveaway: Gangs go for new look

Tattoos, baggy pants and tank tops are out. Smart blazers and university recruits are in: It's an extreme makeover for Central America's gangs.

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CNN

Nintendo's Wii wonder

While the Nintendo Wii may not match the video graphics offered with Microsoft's XBox 360 or Sony's Playstation 3, it promises users a more unique and physically interactive experience.

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Forbes

Hollywood writers try to jumpstart talks

Faced with the indefinite suspension of negotiations, the union representing striking Hollywood writers told its members it would try to deal directly with Hollywood studios and production companies.

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CNN

EDUCATION

UCSF medical school fires dean in dispute over finances

Dr. David Kessler, the onetime commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration who became dean of the UCSF School of Medicine in 2003, was fired after years of discord over finances.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Johnston County, N.C., hunting for books to remove

After banning a popular coming-of-age tale, Johnston County, N.C., school officials are scouring library shelves for other potentially offensive books to remove.

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News & Observer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Study says soccer is better than jogging

There's a new slogan for weight-watchers: burn it like Beckham. A game of soccer, a new study has found, works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging.

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Splotch #3, one of five sculptures and a wall drawing by American artist Sol LeWitt, is seen against the Manhattan skyline from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City. (Photo by Richard Drew / AP)

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