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• Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem
• At Christmas Eve Mass, pope urges space for God
• Find room for God in fast-paced world, pope says on Christmas eve
• Bethlehem enjoys merry Christmas as thousands of pilgrims flock to Jesus' biblical birth town
• A look at tough issues awaiting Obama's final term
• In bite-sized roles, Gandolfini ubiquitous again
• Iraqi premier in Jordan, no oil deal announced
• Iranian exiles blame Iraqis for camp death
• Chuck Hagel: Have Republicans preemptively sunk another Obama nominee?
• Sentencing delayed for Iraqis in terror case
• Muslim scholars and clerics: suicide bombings are un-Islamic.
• Economic Optimism's Scarce for 2013
• What Obama's cabinet choices say about his second-term foreign policy
• Brent extends losses, below $109, on US budget uncertainty
• Today in History

Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem Posted: 24 Dec 2012 03:16 PM PST BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Christians from the world over packed Manger Square in Bethlehem Monday to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West Bank town where he was born.

At Christmas Eve Mass, pope urges space for God Posted: 24 Dec 2012 03:12 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI marked Christmas Eve with Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and a pressing question: Will people find room in their hectic, technology-driven lives for children, the poor and God?

Find room for God in fast-paced world, pope says on Christmas eve Posted: 24 Dec 2012 02:12 PM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, leading the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas, on Monday urged people to find room for God in their fast-paced lives filled with the latest technological gadgets. The 85-year-old pope, marking the eighth Christmas season of his pontificate, celebrated a solemn Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica, during which he appealed for a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict and an end to the civil war in Syria. ...

Bethlehem enjoys merry Christmas as thousands of pilgrims flock to Jesus' biblical birth town Posted: 24 Dec 2012 01:50 PM PST Thousands of Christians from the world over packed Manger Square in Bethlehem Monday to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West Bank town where he was born.

A look at tough issues awaiting Obama's final term Posted: 24 Dec 2012 01:13 PM PST As President Barack Obama approaches his second and final term, he will have to decide where to be ambitious, where to be cautious and where to buy time. A look at some of the big issues Obama will have to tackle when he returns to Washington after a Hawaiian vacation:

In bite-sized roles, Gandolfini ubiquitous again Posted: 24 Dec 2012 08:25 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — In the five years since "The Sopranos" ended, James Gandolfini has eschewed the spotlight, instead disappearing into a heap of character actor performances that, while they may lack the heft of Tony Soprano, have only further proved the actor's wide-ranging talent.

Iraqi premier in Jordan, no oil deal announced Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:20 AM PST Iraq's prime minister has made a rare state visit to Jordan for talks, as Jordan faces an energy-related budget crisis.A brief royal palace statement said Monday's meeting of King Abdullah II with Nouri ...

Iranian exiles blame Iraqis for camp death Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:02 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian exile group representing residents of a refugee camp outside Baghdad alleged Monday that one of its members has died after Iraqi authorities prevented him from being hospitalized last month.

Chuck Hagel: Have Republicans preemptively sunk another Obama nominee? Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:00 AM PST Susan Rice bailed on her secretary of state bid after GOP hectoring. Now Obama's reported pick for defense is on the ropes, too

Sentencing delayed for Iraqis in terror case Posted: 24 Dec 2012 05:30 AM PST BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has delayed sentencing until late January for a pair of Iraqi nationals who pleaded guilty to conspiring to send weapons, cash and explosives to al-Qaida in Iraq.

Muslim scholars and clerics: suicide bombings are un-Islamic. Posted: 24 Dec 2012 05:00 AM PST Suicide bombers in Afghanistan have shown little restraint: Wedding parties and even mosques and children have witnessed gruesome targeting by the Taliban against civilians.

Economic Optimism's Scarce for 2013 Posted: 24 Dec 2012 04:00 AM PST With three-quarters of Americans saying the economy's still in a recession, optimism both about personal and global prospects in the year ahead are at their lowest in 11 years. Nonetheless, unlike the past three years, a majority at least says an economic recovery's begun.   Optimism...

What Obama's cabinet choices say about his second-term foreign policy Posted: 24 Dec 2012 02:40 AM PST Expect a less militarized approach to America's dealings with the rest of the world

Brent extends losses, below $109, on US budget uncertainty Posted: 23 Dec 2012 09:49 PM PST SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude fell for a third day, staying below $109 a barrel, as uncertainty over the ability of the United States to resolve a budget crisis before a year-end deadline stoked investor concerns about demand growth in the world's top oil user. The doubts over the so-called U.S. "fiscal cliff" that will trigger harsh spending cuts and tax hikes and risk tipping the country back into recession further dented investor appetite for assets such as oil. Markets have been under pressure after U.S. ...

Today in History Posted: 23 Dec 2012 09:01 PM PST Today is Monday, Dec. 24, the 359th day of 2012. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve.

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