Houston Chronicle:
Another oil firm puts base overseas
Weatherford says Switzerland near key markets

USA Today:
Bush eases protections for endangered species
Wants to prevent law from being used to fight global warming.
 
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Bryn Mawr College eyeing campus in Abu Dhabi
 
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Former adult film star resigns from job as school aide
 
Fox News/AP:
Top Evangelical Resigns After His Support of Gay Unions Draws Fire

Washington Times:
Vatican forbids designer babies
Document outlines biomedical ethics

Chicago Sun-Times:
Humorous Obama Advent calendar a fun holiday gift

Fox News:
Americans disapprove of federal auto bailout

USA Today:
Traffic deaths decrease 10% this year
Expected to reach lowest level since '66
 
Fox News:
U.N. Appoints Controversial 'Water Czar' to Form Policy on Water

Boston Globe:
Boston enacts strict ban on tobacco sales
Cigar bars are given 10-year grace period
 
Fox News:
New Web Browser Caters to Black Americans
 
Rocky Mountain News/AP:
Report: Jackson backers sought cash for Illinois guv

Chicago Sun-Times:
Rep. Jackson not yet in clear with feds

South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
Gay marriage supporters to protest at Gov. Charlie Crist's wedding
 
BBC:
Livni sparks Arab 'transfer' row
 
Fox News/AP:
Mugabe’s Denial of Cholera Was ‘Sarcasm,’ Report Says
 
Washington Times:
Gore's green gala to herald 'new energy'
 
BBC:
California adopts emissions plan
 
BBC:
US 'willing to lead climate push'

Washington Post:
Concern for Climate Change Defines Energy Dept. Nominee
 
BBC:
EU leaders focus on climate deal

Houston Chronicle:
Study: Illegal immigrants' care costs Texas $677 million

Boston Globe:
Even luxury shops turn to discounts as clientele holds back
 
Boston Globe:
Obama won't delay push on healthcare
Draws praise, while budget watchers wary
 
Boston Globe:
Gates: More US brigades to Afghanistan by the summer
 
Boston Globe:
Netanyahu tells EU he'll pursue peace talks
 
Fox News/AP:
Portugal Offers to Take Guantanamo Detainees

Washington Post:
Blood-sucking girl accused of seeking hit on father

USA Today:
Why home values may take decades to recover
Some see 2006 as 'lifetime' peak in prices
 
USA Today:
Pentagon database swells to 80,000 DNA profiles
Samples taken from terrorism suspects and detainees
 
USA Today:
Somalia backs U.S. plan to hunt pirates on land, water
 
Jerusalem Post:
Christian community being persecuted in Gaza