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Palestinian Fatah supporters run from gunfire as a concussion grenade goes off during clashes with Hamas security forces at a rally marking the third anniversary of the death of the late leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City. (Photo by Adel Hana / AP)

Under house arrest, Pakistan's Bhutto urges Musharraf to resign

Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto urged President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to resign and ruled out serving under him in the future after she was placed under house arrest for the second time.

USA Today

Bhutto put under house arrest

CBS News

Wars cost average U.S. family $20,000

U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing nearly double the amount previously thought, according to a report set to be released by Congress.

BBC

Hamas arrests hundreds after rally

Hamas security forces moved swiftly against their Fatah rivals in the aftermath of a mass Fatah rally that ended with seven people dead, rounding up 400 people, Fatah officials said.

International Herald Tribune

Gaza violence shows worsening divide

BBC

Gaza rally turns deadly

CNN

Arafat remembered

Reuters

Colombia labor applauds convictions

The sudden surge in convictions is a victory for Colombia's workers' rights movement, one brought on, labor leaders say, by the government's strong desire to pass a free trade agreement with the United States.

Christian Science Monitor

U.S. military reversing Iraq troop surge

The military has started to reverse the 30,000-strong troop increase in Iraq and commanders are hoping decreases in sectarian violence in recent months won't prove fleeting.

ABC News

War comes home for mother-soldiers

NPR

NATION

Crack offenders may go free

An independent panel is considering reducing the sentences of inmates incarcerated in federal prisons for crack cocaine offenses, which would make thousands of people eligible to be freed.

MSNBC

Illegal Drugs

Polling Report

Report: Let adoptees see birth records

It's among the most divisive questions in the realm of adoption: Should adult adoptees have access to their birth records, and thus be able to learn the identity of their birth parents?

Associated Press

Teens suspected of beheading, burning man for thrill

A high school senior and another teenager were charged in the slaying and mutilation of an adult acquaintance, whose burned torso was found and severed head discovered in a local river.

CBS News

POLITICS

Death-penalty cases on hold pending Supreme Court review

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the execution of a Mississippi murderer until it concludes a review next year of whether lethal injections constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

McClatchy Newspapers

Thompson's new endorsement

Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson will be endorsed by a leading anti-abortion group in a move that could bolster his support among conservatives.

Reuters

Thompson: Overturning Roe vs. Wade is the goal

Baltimore Sun

BUSINESS

Bank of America sees $3 billion write off, CFO says

Bank of America Corp., the nation's second-largest bank, may need to write down $3 billion in debt securities in the fourth quarter that have lost value because of defaults on subprime mortgages.

Bloomberg

Adobe CEO steps down

Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. CEO Bruce Chizen said he would step down, and President and Chief Operating Officer Shantanu Narayen will replace him.

Associated Press

Wal-Mart needs a plan

By all measures, Wal-Mart is doing pretty well. Wall Street doesn't care. Despite about a billion dollars a day in revenue, Wal-Mart just isn't a growth company any more, and investors don't like it.

Forbes

HEALTH

Christmas trees: source of indoor mold?

A new study examined the relationship between mold growth on live Christmas trees and poor indoor air quality. The findings show a dramatic increase in asthma and sinus complaints.

WebMD

Your own clean-air act

CNN

'Dragon's blood' may slay ulcer bug

Heads up, Lancelot: A traditional Chinese medicine called dragon's blood may fight ulcer bacteria and blood clots. So say scientists in Shanghai, China.

WebMD

SPORTS

49ers shut out by Seattle 24-0

The 49ers lost to the Seattle Seahawks 24-0. It was the seventh consecutive loss for the 49ers (2-7), whose lofty hopes of getting back into the NFC West race were left in tatters.

San Jose Mercury News

San Francisco vs. Seattle

ESPN

Red Sox's Pedroia, Brewers' Braun voted top rookies

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was voted the American League's top rookie, while Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Ryan Braun won the National League award.

Bloomberg

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Baptists set to cast out Charlotte church

When N.C. Baptists meet for their annual session, they will likely kick out a Charlotte church that has said it welcomes homosexuals as they are, which is a violation of controversial rules.

McClatchy Newspapers

Next president of bishops faulted

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is expected to be elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. But critics say he ignored complaints that a priest in his archdiocese was actively abusing.

NPR

Military chaplains: An Orthodox rabbi mixes faith and patriotism in Afghanistan

Army Capt. Shmuel Felzenberg juggles outreach to local Muslims, interfaith counseling and the kosher quest.

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

For injured soldiers, new clothes from volunteer sewers

The organization Sew Much Comfort has turned out 45,000 shirts, shorts, pants and other garments that are altered for wounded soldiers.

Christian Science Monitor

'Anonymous friend' donates $100 million to town

Mike Batchelor invited the heads of 46 charities into his downtown Erie, Penn., office for one-on-one meetings to personally deliver news of a donation of $100 million the charities would split.

CNN

WORLD

Bomb blast hits Philippine parliament

A powerful explosion that ripped through one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives, killing one person and injuring at least seven, has been confirmed as a bomb.

Guardian

Huge blaze at London Olympics site

A huge plume of smoke rose over London as firefighters battled to control a blaze at a disused warehouse on the site of the 2012 Olympic park.

Guardian

Saudi billionaire buys Airbus superjumbo

He may only be the world's 13th-richest man, but Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia will soon be able to claim the bragging rights to the world's largest private jet.

International Herald Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Clean hydrogen on the horizon

Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers.

Environmental News Network

Oil spill spells environmental disaster

The Black Sea region suffered its worst environmental disaster in years after an oil tanker sank in stormy weather.

Irish Examiner

Oil spills in the Black Sea

National Geographic

Soft corals may be melting away due to global warming

Studies have found that soft corals, an integral and important part of reef environments, are simply melting and wasting away.

Science Daily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Plain White T's writing for next album

Global domination and making a new album are on the docket for Plain White T's. The Chicago quintet plans to head overseas, where its latest album, "Every Second Counts," was just released.

Billboard

Marvel Comics takes an online leap

Marvel is putting some of its older comics online, hoping to reintroduce young people to the "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" by showcasing the original issues in which such characters appeared.

CBS News

Kanye West's mother dies after surgery

Rapper Kanye West is in mourning after his mother suddenly passed away in Los Angeles. According to a coroner's official, she may have died of complications related to a surgical procedure.

San Francisco Chronicle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft to develop document translator for blind

Microsoft and the DAISY digital talking books consortium are to work together on a tool for the blind that translates Microsoft Word documents into a digital audio standard.

Reuters

Fears over online banking checks

Security extras such as number fobs, card readers and password checks might make consumers more wary of net bank Web sites, warn experts.

BBC

Chocolate began as beer-like brew 3,100 years ago

The chocolate enjoyed around the world today had its origins at least 3,100 years ago in Central America not as the sweet treat people now crave but as a celebratory beer-like beverage.

Reuters

EDUCATION

Students less engaged at community college, report says

Many community college students begin slipping through the cracks at school almost as soon as they first set foot on campus, says a new report.

USA Today

Idaho still lags in college attendance

A study found that just 26 percent of Idaho's 18- to 24-year-olds participated in college, compared with 42 percent in high-performing states like Michigan and Connecticut.

Idaho Stateman

Troubled young pupils may turn out well, studies say

Two new studies suggest that many young children who are identified as troubled or given diagnoses of mental disorders settle down in time and do as well in school as their peers.

International Herald Tribune

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