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President-elect Barack Obama stands with Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden, left, at a Chicago news conference about his new national security team. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

India summons Pakistan envoy, lodges protest against attacks

India has summoned Pakistan's high commissioner to lodge a formal protest over the terror attacks in Mumbai.

BBC

Angry Mumbai wants answers, changes

TIME

Rice: India's rival Pakistan must cooperate in Taj Mahal terror probe

MSNBC

Getting real about the future of energy

Al Gore, the world's most prominent environmentalist, warns America must get real about carbon taxes, clean coal and the dangers of illusion.

Newsweek

Obama introduces his national security team

The team that Barack Obama presented includes two veteran cold warriors and a political rival whose records are all more hawkish than his own.

International Herald Tribune

Bill Clinton praises wife's nomination

USA Today

Clinton nominated to Obama team

CNN

Examining Obama's Cabinet

ABC News

US diluted loan rules before crash

The Bush administration backed off cracking down on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from banks that have now failed.

International Herald Tribune

Somalia: a new al-Qaida safe haven?

The impoverished, lawless country of Somalia is in danger of becoming the newest safe haven for al-Qaida, say counterterrorism experts.

ABC News

NATION

Shoppers turn out, but hold on to wallets

Deep discounts brought out holiday shoppers, but buying was tempered and sales for the start of the season appear at best in line with stores’ low expectations.

MSNBC

Holiday shopping up 18% over '07

CBS News

FEMA trailers: Even empty, they're costing $28 million a year

FEMA is spending $28 million a year to store travel trailers and mobile homes at five Mississippi sites while the agency determines whether they'll be reused or sold as scrap.

McClatchy

POLITICS

Obama's national security surprise: Gen. James Jones

Barack Obama, the earliest and most outspoken opponent to the war in Iraq, named the man who led the Marines during the run-up to the war as his closest national security aide.

TIME

Palin, Rep. Lewis campaign before US Senate runoff

Georgia's hotly contested U.S. Senate runoff, which will shape Democrats' hold on power in Washington, is entering its final day of campaigning.

USA Today

ENVIRONMENT

Clean energy can fuel economic revival, green groups tell Obama

President-elect Barack Obama can revive the U.S. economy and aggressively combat climate change by investing in clean energy technologies and strengthening environmental protections.

Environment News Service

Beached whales die in Australia

About 150 whales have died after being stranded in a remote coastal area of the Australian island of Tasmania.

BBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

'Four Christmases' is top holiday film

Thanksgiving weekend movie crowds gobbled up the Reese Witherspoon-Vince Vaughn holiday comedy "Four Christmases," which premiered at No. 1 with $31.7 million.

San Francisco Chronicle

Epic 'Australia' stalls at US box office

"Australia" opened poorly in North American cinemas, possibly torpedoing the Oscar chances of director Baz Luhrmann and stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.

New Zealand Herald

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Pastor who helped get phrase 'under God' in pledge dies

The Rev. George M. Docherty, credited with helping push Congress to insert the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance, died at 97.

Kansas City Star

Vatican relationship to shift under Obama White House

The warm relationship under of President George W. Bush is bound to change with Barack Obama, whose support for abortion rights and embryonic stem cell research has drawn denunciations from church leaders.

Religion News Service

EDUCATION

It's no secret: progress prized in Brownsville, Tx.

A Texas border district sees teacher training and data-based instruction as paths to learning gains — and the $1 million Broad award adds validation.

Education Week

Dropouts establish patterns early on

Warning signs of high school academic woes can be seen and addressed in students as young as 11, researchers say.

Denver Post

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GOOD NEWS

Asia recognizes growing AIDS threat

Health authorities in China marked United Nations' World AIDS Day by pledging to fight discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.

Al Jazeera

'Obama is an example of what can be' from single-parent homes

For decades, the future of children raised in single-parent homes looked as bleak as a vacant, littered lot. Now one man seems to be changing that assessment.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

More Indian officials quit in aftermath of terror attacks

After Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R. R. Patil quit on after the Mumbai terror attacks. Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh also appears to be on the way out.

Times of India

How the Mumbai attacks unfolded

Al Jazeera

Talking with Mumbai survivors

CNN

Bangkok protesters aim to ‘re-educate’ rural Thaiand

The Thai anti-government protesters who seized the Bangkok airport say their effort to transform the country is just beginning.

Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Plenty of deals available online

Widespread broadband access at home may have killed the online shopping bonanza known as Cyber Monday, but consumers still can find great deals online - given the right timing.

ABC News

Shopping deals abound on cyber Monday

MSNBC

Analyst says credit card industry may cut back $2 trillion

The U.S. credit card industry may pull back well over $2 trillion over the next 18 months, leading to sharp declines in consumer spending, prominent banking analyst Meredith Whitney said.

Reuters

SPORTS

After serving as interim, Swinney to be named Clemson coach

Clemson removed the interim designation from coach Dabo Swinney in a meeting and could make an official announcement soon, souces told ESPN.

ESPN

These 'Zags are tough enough for Final Four run

It may sound a bit premature, but this Gonzaga team — the one that held off Tennessee 83-74 — is a different beast from its predecessors.

Fox Sports

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Clean people are less judgmental

A new study to be published in Psychological Science reveals that when a person feels physically clean, he or she cuts others more moral slack.

LiveScience

As Endeavour lands, NASA preps for next shuttle mission

The space shuttle Endeavour touched down safely in California after a 16-day trip of more than 6.6 million miles.

InformationWeek

HEALTH

FDA rule change boosts access to morning-after pill

Women have easier and quicker access to the morning after pill since the Food and Drug Administration ruled that the medication could be sold to adults without a prescription.

ABC News

Older brain more distracted, not slower

A recent study reveals older brains have a harder time ignoring distractions in the initial stages of performing a task, which slows down processing.

Scientific American

Photo of the Day

The space shuttle Endeavour touches down at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., ending a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill / AP)

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