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Iraqi children play by a defaced mural of the deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in his hometown of Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles north of Baghdad. (Photo by Hameed Rasheed / AP)

Iraq on alert for anniversary of Saddam Hussein's death

Iraqi security forces were on high alert around Baghdad and in the Sunni heartland north of the capital as the country marked the one-year anniversary of Saddam Hussein's execution.

ABC News

Bloody year in Iraq ends with hopes of growing calm

McClatchy Newspapers

Kenya: tally halted amid protests

Chaos and angry protests halted the announcement of results from Kenya's general election with only 38,000 votes separating the two leading presidential candidates.

allAfrica.com

Kenya's vote shows tight race

Reuters

Bhutto's son appointed chairman of party

Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son, Bilawal, has been appointed co-chairman, with his father, of the former prime minister's Pakistan People's Party.

Times Online

Special section:

Q&A: Benazir Bhutto assassination

BBC

The funeral of Benazir Bhutto

Guardian

CIA videotapes created and killed over concerns about image

Current and former intelligence officials say the agency's every action in the prolonged drama of the interrogation videotapes was prompted by worry about how its conduct might be perceived.

International Herald Tribune

The city of lights is starting to see 'green'

The latest marvel in the Nevada desert isn't a hotel casino. It's a solar thermal plant that provides peak power to nearby Las Vegas, one of the most unlikely places to be showing signs of green fervor.

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Debate continues on Missouri’s new ‘castle doctrine’ law

Advocates praise a Missouri law saying it allows innocent people to defend themselves against criminals. Opponents fear it could cause unnecessary deaths, such as killings of petty thieves.

Kansas City Star

Americans clearly divided on gun control

Angus Reid

Tiger may have scaled wall in zoo attack

The tiger that killed a visitor and mauled two others at the San Francisco Zoo this week may have simply scaled its exhibit's wall to attack the three, a top U.S. tiger expert said.

Reuters

POLITICS

Nomination race: Huckabee leading in Iowa, Romney in New Hampshire

The Republican presidential race is a tale of voters' divisions over religion. Mike Huckabee rides support from evangelical Christians dominating Iowa. Mitt Romney heads in a more secular New Hampshire.

Bloomberg

Will Iowa caucuses shake up Republicans?

Yahoo! News

Obama's character, Clinton's experience split early-vote states

Democrats are locked in a tight struggle in the initial Iowa and New Hampshire presidential contests, a survey of the two states shows.

Bloomberg

Bush attempts to assuage country’s economic worries

President Bush touted the strength of the economy and tried to alleviate the worries many Americans have expressed with regard to pocketbook issues.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Bonded by Buffett

As Berkshire Hathaway quietly moves into the business of municipal bond insurance, rivals and bond issuers question the outcome.

BusinessWeek

Gold to pass record in 2008 on inflation, survey says

Gold will rise to a record in 2008, increasing for an unprecedented eighth consecutive year, as investors seek protection from accelerating inflation, metal analysts say.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Patriots make history with perfect season

With one mighty heave, Tom Brady and Randy Moss took care of the record books. Now it's down to business for the unbeaten New England Patriots: stamping themselves as the greatest team in NFL history.

ESPN

League scores by putting game on TV

Sports Illustrated

Bode Miller wins Stelvio downhill

Bode Miller has won the gruelling Stelvio downhill in Bormio, Italy, for his first World Cup victory since breaking away from the United States ski team.

Telegraph.co.uk

Jackson ties Auerbach's record

Lakers coach Phil Jackson pulled even with Red Auerbach in regular-season victories, 5 1/2 seasons after tying the Boston Celtics coach for the most NBA championships.

Sporting News

HEALTH

Wealth and waistlines

Health economist Eric Finkelstein, co-author of the new book "The Fattening of America," explains how the obesity epidemic has been shaped by economics, and what we can do to reverse the trend.

Newsweek

President Bush signs child health bill

President Bush signed legislation that extends a popular children's health insurance program after twice vetoing attempts to expand it.

AOL News

RELIGION

Belly dancing: a vehicle for spiritual exploration and practice

Belly dancing began as a fun way to exercise has for many women turned into a spiritual practice that empowers them to explore their physical and artistic selves free from male judgment.

USA Today

Bogus Romney card sent to Republicans

Many South Carolina Republicans got a bogus holiday greeting card, purported to be from White House hopeful Mitt Romney, that cites some controversial passages of the Book of Mormon.

MSNBC

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GOOD NEWS

Philanthropy lands boy on Cheerios' box

Nine-year-old Connor Bailey recently landed a place of honor on a Cheerios' box for his tireless effort since kindergarten in raising money -- pennies, in the beginning -- to help feed the hungry.

Newsday

Holiday haircuts for the homeless

Since 1994, Terrell Mayhall has spent every Christmas Day cutting hair for local homeless people. He opened his shop in 1999, and shelters have brought vanloads of patrons ever since, he said.

News Journal

WORLD

Purported bin Laden message has warnings for Iraq, Israel

Osama bin Laden warned Iraq's Sunnis against fighting al-Qaida and vowed to expand the holy war to Israel in a new audiotape, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction."

CNN

Flying India's unfriendly skies

The explosive growth of India's airline industry has had no accompanying growth in infrastructure, severely compromising air safety.

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Air Force to fly on synthetic fuel?

The U.S. Air Force is experimenting with a synthetic fuel that could become a cheaper fuel-alternative for the entire U.S. military and even commercial aviation.

Christian Science Monitor

Vanishing ice biggest weather story

The dramatic disappearance of Arctic sea ice is so shocking it takes the No. 1 spot among Canada's Top 10 weather stories of 2007.

Toronto Star

'Green fatigue' leads to fear of backlash over climate change

British people are now convinced about the dangers of global warming, but are either baffled about how to stop it or are ignoring the issue.

Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

An introduction to 'Enterprise 2.0'

No doubt, you view "Enterprise 2.0" as another buzzword invented by vendors who are vying for your attention. But, you will discover that it's a useful set of technologies for business.

CIO Magazine

The year in gaming

2007 was a great year in the gaming industry, with three great home console platforms, some hand-held goodies and the venerable PC platform still firing strong.

iTWire

Best tech ideas of 2007

International Herald Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Obama Girl and Britney boy are top YouTube videos

Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a fan's tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions were among the most popular clips on YouTube in 2007.

Hollywood Reporter

Letterman makes deal with writers

"Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" will be back with their writers airing joke-filled new hours, the shows' production company said.

Showbuzz

EDUCATION

Internet opens elite colleges to all

An MIT initiative called "OpenCourseWare" makes virtually all the school's courses available online for free -- lecture notes, readings, tests and often video lectures.

Associated Press

Schools strive to stem violence

For a new principal, picking the school's uniform seemed like a simple decision: The students would wear royal blue polos and khaki pants. Then fights started breaking out in the first days of the year.

Baltimore Sun

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