National

• Nigerian suspect led devout, quiet life in Yemen

  • Web posts suggest lonely, depressed terror suspect

• Coroner: 9 died of smoke inhalation in fire

• Drums probed as possible cause of NH anthrax case

• Senior-citizen volunteers fight Medicare fraud

• Attorney: PETA worker neglected snakes in his care

International

• Dutch to use full-body scanners for US flights

• Yemeni link to airline plot complicates Gitmo plan

• Bombs kill 23 in Iraq's western Anbar province

• Afghan probe says NATO fighting killed children

• Iran police vow 'no mercy' in crushing protesters

• Intel report: Iran seeking to smuggle raw uranium

• Wildfires destroy homes in Australia's west

Politics & Government

• Obama wants answers after botched terror attack

• Obama moves to curb federal secrets

• GOP senator says Dems trying to rush TSA nominee

ODD & Extraordinary

• Funeral home offers drunk drivers a free burial

• Police: Accused shoplifters cause chaos at Walmart

• Calif. man, 81, scares off robbers by shooting

• Man accused of using pellet gun on boy as a lesson

• Nebraska man accused of putting cat in washer

• Fla. man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested

• Bad moves thwart Washington truck heist

• Teddy bear at Oregon office prompts bomb scare

• Police: Man drinks at bar, then tries to rob it

• Suit: NYC eatery patron hurt by falling moose head

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Spielberg, Kidman to present at Golden Globes

• 25 new titles added to National Film Registry

• Mother Teresa, Gene Autry on upcoming US stamps

Science, Technology & Environment

• Space head: Russia may send spacecraft to asteroid

• Rare New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010

• Famous San Francisco sea lions leave in droves

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