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Blagojevich free on $4,500 bail

The Illinois attorney general has filed a motion with the state's highest court asking justices to remove scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office.

USA Today

Obama distanced self from Blagojevich early on

MSNBC

What do you think should happen with Obama's open senate seat?

The Nation

Northeast ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power

Power outages across New York and New England approached a million homes and businesses after snow and ice storms damaged power lines.

Boston Herald

Stormy New England

MSNBC

White House may come to Detroit's rescue

The White House says it is considering using the Wall Street rescue fund to prevent U.S. automakers from failing.

CBS News

Senate plays role of Grinch for autoworkers

Reuters

World markets plunge as US auto bailout fails

Sacramento Bee

Strategy session

CNN

Environmentalists blast changes to endangered species rules

The Bush administration cleared the way for federal agencies to skip consulting with scientists when starting projects that could affect endangered wildlife.

CNN

Americans drive less as gas prices drop

Drivers logged 9 billion fewer miles on the nation's roads in October, even while gas prices were dropping.

USA Today

NATION

Consumers' mood improves on massive price drops

Consumer sentiment improved in December, due to falling gasoline prices, retail discounts and tumbling inflation expectations, but pessimism over the future tempered their enthusiasm.

Reuters

Retail sales see longest decline in 16 years

Reuters

Wholesale prices drop 2 perent in November

TIME

Marines say pilot followed protocol

The pilot whose jet crashed into a San Diego neighborhood killing four followed procedure attempting an emergency landing at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, Marine generals said.

San Diego Union-Tribune

POLITICS

Report: Jackson backers discussed raising $1M cash payment

Businessmen with ties to both Ill. Gov. Blagojevich and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. say they discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to help appoint Jackson to Pres.-elect Obama's Senate seat.

San Francisco Chronicle

Close Blagojevich ally turned government informant

For years, John Wyma has been one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's closest allies. But now, this longtime adviser has become a cooperator in the government's efforts to put Blagojevich behind bars.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

EU leaders dramatically scale back their ambition on emissions

EU leaders said the accord, which offers concessions to polluting companies and countries, would not jeopardize their overall target of reducing carbon emissions 20 percent by 2020.

International Herald Tribune

US 'willing to lead climate push'

BBC

California adopts sweeping global warming plan

California air regulators approved a climate plan that would require the state's utilities, refineries and large factories to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

MSNBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Teen disappears: 'Mom, I'm in Somalia'

Last month, 17-year-old Burhan Hassan told his family he was catching a ride to school with a friend. He then vanished.

CNN

'American Idol' reality check

Our "American Idol" spies tell us the eighth season is going to look more like "Big Brother" than a true singing competition.

TMZ

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Full moon largest since 1993

This full moon will be closer to the Earth and the brightest in the past 15 years.

Salt Lake Tribune

Wii will, Wii will rock you

The Nintendo Wii is poised to dominate the holiday season for the third year in a row, an unprecedented trifecta for a gaming console proving impervious to recession.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Vatican issues document on bioethics

The Catholic church reinforced its opposition to in-vitro fertilization, human cloning and embryonic stem cell research.

International Herald Tribune

Religious 'shun nanotechnology'

Attitudes to nanotechnology may be determined by religious and cultural beliefs, suggest researchers writing in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column:

There is a US auto industry that works

CNN

Blog (Steve Parker):

Republicans kill any help for Detroit

Huffington Post

Column (Gail Collins):

The good news from Illinois

International Herald Tribune

Column (David Pauly):

Bonus system marches into history

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Irwin Stelzer):

What we know we don't know

Weekly Standard

Column (Joe Conason):

The hunting of the president resumes

Salon.com

Editorial:

Zero hour in Zimbabwe

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial (Jennifer Wheary):

Anxious because of financial insecurity

Newsday

Column:

The petroleum and poverty paradox

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Two-year colleges get $69 million

The nation's 1,200 community colleges have a new friend in Seattle: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation announced an initial round of $69 million in grants for two-year colleges.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Salvation Army brings holiday music to the iPhone with Melodeo, Inc.

The Salvation Army, announced the availability of the Salvation Army Holiday Music application in the iPhone Application Store for $2.99, with proceeds to benefit The Salvation Army.

MarketWatch

WORLD

Greek PM rejects election calls

Greek PM Costas Karamanlis rejected calls for an early general election after a week of violent unrest over a fatal police shooting.

BBC

Juarez sees massive spike in drug-related murders

Across the border from El Paso, Texas, the city of Juarez, Mexico, is being torn apart by a drug war. The number of murders in Juarez has jumped from 300 in 2007 to roughly 1,500 in 2008.

NPR

Casualties soar in Mexican drug war

YouTube

BUSINESS

Former NASDAQ chairman arrested for fraud in the billions

Bernard Madoff, a longtime fixture on Wall Street, was arrested and charged with running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, U.S. authorities said.

MSNBC

Housing key to economic revival?

Momentum is building for the next bailout — not one targeted at big corporations, but at the lowly borrower at risk of foreclosure.

Christian Science Monitor

A mortgage broker in Amish country

NPR

SPORTS

Boston Celtics streak to best start in franchise history

At 21-2, today's Boston Celtics led by Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are off to the best start in the franchise's storied history.

Sports Illustrated

Judge extends injunction; suspended players cleared to return

A federal judge extended his preliminary injunction blocking the NFL's suspending five players for violating the league's anti-doping policy, which their lawyer said lets them play for the rest of the season.

ESPN

HEALTH

With Daschle appointment, Obama signals health will be priority

The choice of former Sen. Tom Daschle for health and human services means that health will not become a back-burner issue, as some had feared when the economy soured.

NPR

FDA panel urges ban on 2 asthma drugs; 2 others spared

A panel of advisers told the FDA that two asthma drugs — Serevent and Foradil — should be banned for use in asthma treatment because they are alleged to be more dangerous than they are helpful.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Colby College investment group beats big guns

The Colby Student Investment Association at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, manages a $100,000 fund that has outperformed the Dow, NASDAQ and Standard & Poor 500.

NPR

Report: Florida leads nation with teachers certified

A report shows that Florida leads the nation in the number of public school teachers gaining national certification.

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