- FBI joins search for missing Indiana girl (AP)
- New powerful painkiller has abuse experts worried (AP)
- Man killed amid Britain's post-Christmas sales (AP)
- Exclusive: Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talks (Reuters)
- U.S. stores hope for "Mega Monday" of brisk sales (Reuters)
- Monitors arrive in Syria as tanks fire in Homs (Reuters)
- PIP implants sold to Dutch firm under new name (Reuters)
- Paul builds campaign on doomsday scenarios (Reuters)
- Suicide bomber kills 7 outside Iraq ministry (Reuters)
- Sony to sell LCD venture stake to Samsung for $940 million (Reuters)
- Joe Lieberman: "I don't think Congress has ever been as bad as it is today." (The
- Tough choice looms on 9/11 health lawsuits (AP)
- Presidential race in Iowa quieter than in the past (AP)
- Writer's Corner: Gilad Sharon (Politico)
- 9 numbers Obama will watch in 2012 (Politico)
- Top military officer condemns hazing (AP)
- Anti-Putin protests draw tens of thousands (AP)
- Web gambling gets boost from Obama administration (Reuters)
- Obama rakes in campaign cash (Daily Caller)
- Amanpour signs off [VIDEO] (Daily Caller)
- God versus religion
- 'Anonymous' hackers target US security think tank (AP)
- Nigerian blasts mar pope's Christmas peace appeal (AP)
- Police find 7 dead in Fort Worth-area apartment (AP)
- SKorean groups go to NKorea to pay respect to Kim (AP)
- UN, Iraq agree on Camp Ashraf resettlement plan (AP)
- Fire at ad exec's Conn. home kills 5 on Christmas (AP)
- California to stop towing unlicensed drivers (AP)
- Training stepped up for Afghan special forces (AP)
- Cruise takes quiet Christmas with $26.5M 'Mission' (AP)
- Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs (Reuters)
- Mortars hit Iranian dissident camp in Iraq: Iraqi army (Reuters)
- Hackers hit security think tank Stratfor's website (Reuters)
- Former South Korean first lady heads North for condolences (Reuters)
- Japan, China look to trade talks, debt buys (Reuters)
- North Korean power-behind-throne emerges as neighbors meet (Reuters)
- Wives in ads, kids on the bus as GOP voting nears (AP)
- Gingrich fails to qualify for Va. primary ballot (AP)
- Scars remain from Gingrich ethics case (AP)
- Romney: Touting business skills in White House bid (AP)
- Analysis: Isolated on tax cut, House GOP blinks (AP)
- Freshman class superlatives (Politico)
- UN condemns Syria terrorist attacks (AP)
- Obama Administration's Juvenile Antics Diminish Credibility (ContributorNetwork)
- Ralph Nader: Christmas should be about family time, not NBA games (Daily Caller)
- Krauthammer: Eric Holder â
- Religion department drops WBC proposal
- Column: Forsyth prayer fight underscores the need to keep religion out of government
- 2 explosions strike northeast Nigeria city (AP)
- Pope urges end to Syria bloodshed, peace worldwide (AP)
- Hundreds pack Bethlehem church for Christmas Mass (AP)
- NKorea pointing to heir's uncle playing key role (AP)
- Syrian opposition calls for UN role to end crisis (AP)
- California soldier shot at his homecoming party (AP)
- Suicide bomber strikes Afghan funeral, killing 10 (AP)
- Sudan army kills leader of main Darfur rebel group (AP)
- NORAD Santa trackers have record holiday (AP)
- Christmas blast kills 19 at Nigeria church (Reuters)
- Japan to enter dollar swap agreement with India (Reuters)
- Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve (Reuters)
- U.N. passes leaner 2012-2013 budget amid economic turmoil (Reuters)
- Romney machine rights ship after Gingrich bump (Reuters)
- Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services (Reuters)
- At least 38 dead in Haitian shipwreck off Cuba (Reuters)
- Will retail campaigning help 'the others' rise? (AP)
- Gingrich ethics case from 15 years ago leaves scar (AP)
- Romney: Touting business skills in White House bid (AP)
- Gingrich booted from Virginia ballot (Politico)
- Poland's Gdansk renames street after Vaclav Havel (AP)
- Obama campaign seeks to raise $60 mln in 4th quarter (Reuters)
- Analysis: Isolated on tax cut, House GOP blinks (AP)
- Religion announcements Dec. 24
- Troops hit protesters marching into Yemen capital (AP)
- Cuba wraps up dramatic year of economic change (AP)
- Last-minute buyers top off strong shopping season (AP)
- Republican Gingrich out of Virginia primary election (Reuters)
- Mourning Syrians rally for Assad, UN condemns bombs (Reuters)
- As Kodak struggles, Eastman Chemical thrives (Reuters)
- Yemen's Saleh vows to leave, troops kill 9 protesters (Reuters)
- Somalia appeals against U.S. wire transfer closure (Reuters)
- AP Enterprise: Paul's nonprofits push law's limit (AP)
- Economic inequality an issue for 2012 campaign (AP)
- Newt swings at Mitt, Paul (Politico)
- Pentagon: US concedes mistakes in Pakistani deaths (AP)
- Canada imposes new sanctions against Assad regime (AP)
- Religion Notes for Dec. 24
- A one-religion elementary school
- Religion Notes
- Religion briefs
- At least 61 dead in northeast Nigeria violence (AP)
- Thousands visit Bethlehem on Christmas Eve (AP)
- Anti-Putin protest draws tens of thousands (AP)
- Thousands attend funerals for Syrian bomb victims (AP)
- Suicide attack kills 6 Pakistani soldiers (AP)
- Hawaii beats No. 14 Xavier 84-82 in overtime (AP)
- U.N. condemns Damascus bombs, expresses grave concern (Reuters)
- Mass rally in Moscow raises pressure on Putin (Reuters)
- Royals to visit UK's Prince Philip after heart surgery (Reuters)
- Corporations gear up for major U.S. tax battle (Reuters)
- Religiously active people more likely to engage in civic life, Pew study finds (