State

• Illinois town welcomes plan to house Gitmo detainees

National

• Evangelist Oral Roberts leaves a complex legacy

• Bail hearing for Pa. police accused of cover-up

• Attorney: Missing Utah mom's husband met with cops

• Chances slim 2 climbers are alive, authorities say

• Boeing's 787 jetliner finally takes to the air

• DC City Council votes to legalize gay marriage

• 'You lie!' on Yale list of year's memorable quotes

• AP source: Canadian doctor probed in doping case

International

• Iran test-fires its most advanced missile

• Bomb kills 4 Afghan police in western province

• Police stop man from reaching Berlusconi's room

• Guinea soldier: I shot the president

• Taliban sneak past Marines in southern Afghanistan

• Philippine volcano rumbles with fresh explosions

• Abbas says peace deal possible in 6 months

• Japan enters high-speed train sales race

Politics & Government

• AP source: Obama writes letter to NKorean leader

• Dems ready to push health bill despite setbacks

• Democrats propose $50B for jobs-boosting projects

• House rushes to finish its work for year

• SPIN METER: No real consensus on bank overhaul

• Documents in probe of wayward plane to be released

ODD & Extraordinary

• Shirtless man, woman in handcuffs belt rob bank

• Police: Man shoots suspected prowler with arrow

• Home intruder spooked by woman's medical call

• Teen runs up dad's cell bill to nearly $22,000

• Book 99 years overdue returned to Mass. library

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• 'Dance' finale expects a well-behaved Lambert

• Time magazine names Bernanke 'Person of the Year'

• Fans can investigate Sherlock Holmes in Minn.

• Swiss: Polanski extradition decision in early 2010

• YouTube's top 2009 videos feature eclectic cast

• 'Glee' cast joyful over Globe nods

Science, Technology & Environment

• Energy-efficient traffic lights can't melt snow

• Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside

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