- Obama Warns About Years of Trillion-Dollar Deficits - Barack Obama delivered a stark assessment of the economy, saying that his administration would be forced to impose tighter discipline on government.
- The Caucus: Republican Senator Blasts A.G. Nominee - On the Senate floor, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee launched into a critique of President-elect Obama's nominee for Attorney General.
- Israel Puts Media Clamp on Gaza - Journalists have been barred from the Gaza battle zone, but they are given access to sites in Israel hit by rockets.
- Gazprom Dispute Entangles Europe - Russia’s gas price dispute with Ukraine escalated, disrupting deliveries to the European Union in the midst of a bitter cold spell.
- ArtsBeat: Author Walsch Accused of Plagiarism - Neale Donald Walsch recently posted a personal Christmas essay on Beliefnet.com nearly identical to a 10-year-old article originally published by a little-known writer in a spiritual magazine.
- Bats: Teixeira Is Introduced as Yankee - Mark Teixeira seemed like the happiest guy in the room, grinning ear to ear as the Yankees introduced him on Tuesday as their latest big-ticket free agent.
- The Lede: Rap of Grief From Bhutto Daughter - Bakhtawar Bhutto, the 18-year-old daughter of the assassinated former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, has posted a rap song on YouTube expressing her anguish over her mother's death.