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GOOD NEWS

The unexpected Christmas gift

A woman desperately needed a plane ticket and her only hope was a grumpy businessman she didn’t even know.

Catholic Digest

Iraqi farmers are back in business and Iraqis love local produce

Farmers are taking advantage of a drop in violence to rebuild canals and boost farm production. Many hope this will bolster employment and restore Iraq's status as a breadbasket for the Middle East.

McClatchy Newspapers

WORLD

Suspected US drones kill 7 in Pakistan

U.S. forces in Afghanistan, frustrated by a spreading Taliban insurgency supported by militant enclaves in northwest Pakistan, have stepped up strikes by pilotless drones despite Pakistani objections.

Reuters

Russia to extend presidential term

Russian senators have given their approval to a constitutional amendment extending presidential terms from four to six years.

Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

Liquidated at Circuit City

The recession has claimed thousands of jobs, but unemployment is having a secondary effect on retailers. It has killed consumer confidence, and hawkers of expensive gadgets have been hit hard.

CNET News

Executive pay: time for a trim

FedEx made headlines when, in an effort to save costs, it cut the salary of its founder and chief executive. But FedEx is not the only company reducing executive salaries in the face of a deepening recession.

BusinessWeek

More firms cut labor costs without layoffs

International Herald Tribune

SPORTS

Angels withdraw contract offer to free-agent Mark Teixeira

The Los Angeles Angels have pulled their eight-year offer to Mark Teixeira and will no longer go after the first baseman.

Sporting News

Giants rush past Panthers in OT, earn NFC's top seed

With the enticement of a No. 1 seed dangling in the cold, persistent wind at Giants Stadium, the New York Giants took the bait and ran with it. Literally.

USA Today

EDUCATION

Youngsters turn artistic eyes on their favorite presidents

Scholastic's first "Picture a President" contest, in which students were asked how they envisioned the presidents, was designed to tap into children's fascination with the 2008 election.

USA Today

'Picture a president'

USA Today

Team to provide water, sanitation and health education in Ethiopia

Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks announced their partnership with Save the Children Finland to help alleviate the existing water problem made worse by the current drought in Alaba Special Woreda.

Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Rourke: 'It's my last chance; I just wanted to bring it'

Unlike some stars who claim they have never been out of the game, Rourke is adamant that "The Wrestler" is his attempt to return to the Hollywood ring.

ABC News

Get ready for new TV shows galore

Viewers weaned off network TV by the lasting effects of last winter's writers' strike are being lured back this winter.

ABC News

Photo of the Day

A woman holds a lit candle at Tundergarth Church, near Lockerbie in Scotland, to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, in which 270 people were killed. (Photo by James Glossop / AP )

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