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    • Producer prices higher than expected WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices rose more than expected in November, lifted by a surge in energy costs, and recorded the first year-on-year gain since last November, according to a government report on Tuesday.
    • Medicare "buy-in" unlikely to survive in Senate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats said they would probably drop a compromise to expand the Medicare health program for the elderly as they struggle to win the 60 votes needed to pass a broad healthcare overhaul.
    • Geithner: TARP to earn healthy profit for U.S WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plans from Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup to repay taxpayer funds will put the U.S. government on track to reduce its bailout investments in banks by more than 75 percent, while earning a healthy profit for the U.S., Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday.
    • Pakistan military not seeking takeover: U.S. general ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States believes Pakistan's military has no intention of trying to seize power, U.S. Central Command chief General David Petraeus said during a visit to an ally that is struggling against Taliban militants.
    • Ministers try to break deadlock at climate talks COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Ministers strived to break a deadlock in global climate talks on Tuesday, three days before world leaders are meant to agree a new U.N. pact aimed at averting dangerous climate change.
    • U.S. plans to transfer some Guantanamo detainees WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce plans later on Tuesday to acquire an Illinois prison and to send a limited number of detainees there from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. official said.
    • Abbas sticks by terms for talks, rules out violence RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday the Palestinians would only resume peace talks if Israel fully halted settlement building in the occupied West Bank, but ruled out any return to violence.
    • Russia, U.S. may ink nuclear deal at climate talks MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States may sign an agreement to replace the START nuclear weapons treaty during the Copenhagen climate change summit, a Russian source familiar with the summit plans told Reuters on Tuesday.
    • Citigroup, Wells Fargo to pay back U.S. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo & Co said they were paying back funds to the U.S. government, in transactions that will end taxpayers' capital support of the biggest U.S. banks much sooner than had been expected just weeks ago.
    • "Up in the Air," "Nine" lead Golden Globes BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - "Up in the Air," starring George Clooney as a man who fires people for a living, earned six Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday, including best drama, as Hollywood's awards season got down to business.
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    • China and U.S. Hit Strident Impasse at Climate Talks China and the United States were at a stalemate at the climate change conference over how compliance with any treaty could be monitored and verified.
    • U.S. Said to Pick Illinois Prison to House Detainees The Obama administration is expected to announce on Tuesday that some of the terrorism suspects being held at Guantánamo Bay will be moved to a prison in northwestern Illinois.
    • Sports Medicine Pioneer Subject of Doping Inquiry A Canadian doctor who treated top athletes is being investigated for reportedly giving them performance-enhancing drugs.
    • Suicide Bomber Strikes Near Hotel in Kabul A blast killed at least eight people and wounded 40 more outside a hotel frequented by foreigners, authorities said.
    • 'Up In the Air' Nabs Some Golden Globe Love "Nine," "Avatar" and "Inglorious Basterds" round out nomination leaders, while Meryl Streep gets to compete against herself.
    • Lieberman Gets Ex-Party to Shift on Health Plan The senator is infuriating Democrats, but they may bow to his demands by dropping a Medicare expansion and the public option.
    • Deadly Bomb Hits Market in Pakistan The bomb ripped through a busy marketplace in central Pakistan, damaging stores and the home of a senior regional official, the police said.
    • 3 Sites Hit by Bombs in Baghdad A series of apparently coordinated car bombs exploded on Tuesday morning, killing at least four people and wounding 14 others, Iraqi police officials said.
    • Setbacks Signal Post-Election Life for Bloomberg In recent weeks, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has suffered several setbacks and backed down from high-profile fights.
    • Top Author Shifts E-Book Rights to Amazon.com Amazon will have the exclusive e-book rights to two books from Stephen R. Covey, a move that promises to raise the anxiety level among print publishers.
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    • `Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with 6 noms BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- The recession-era tale "Up in the Air" led Golden Globe film contenders Tuesday with six nominations, among them best drama and acting honors for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick....
    • Detroit artists use city's blight as their canvas DETROIT (AP) -- Houses with dreary urban facades covered in polka dots. A traveling dollhouse made from the remnants of abandoned homes. A dilapidated residence covered in ice....
    • 'No sign' of 2 missing Mount Hood climbers GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) -- After three days of searching the flanks of Mount Hood for two missing climbers, officials were assessing what to do next as a winter storm barreled toward Oregon's largest peak....
    • Report: Doctor being investigated in PED probe NEW YORK (AP) -- A Canadian doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods, swimmer Dara Torres and NFL players is suspected of providing athletes with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a newspaper report....
    • Vermont AG seeks clues on dairy monopoly claims MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont's attorney general said Monday he wants more information from dairy farmers who say they have been squeezed by milk processors, and that he will review whether to take action or ask federal authorities to investigate the alleged anticompetitive activity....
    • Schools close as heavy rains drench the South NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Schools are closed in parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia as heavy rain continues to drench the already-soggy South....
    • Falling-TV deaths remain concern even amid LCD fad PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The number of children killed or injured by falling television sets appears to have risen even as more consumers replace their clunky old TVs with lighter flat screens, studies suggest....
    • Feds: Chicago suspect knew of Mumbai attack CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago man accused of planning a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper knew in advance about a plot to attack Mumbai and offered congratulations to the killers afterward, federal prosecutors charged Monday....
    • Missing woman's dad: Doubts son-in-law hurt her SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The father of a 28-year-old woman who went missing more than a week ago says he doesn't think his son-in-law would do anything to hurt his daughter, and understands why he felt the need to hire an attorney....
    • Feds to spend $13M to fight Asian carp invasion TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Federal officials said Monday they would use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp....