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This edition was generated on Sat Dec 25 08:45:01 EST 2010

Table of Contents

General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather

General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during the AP
Pope urges Catholics in China to have courage AP – 46 mins ago

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI urged loyal Catholics in China to have courage in the face of communist limits on religious freedom and conscience, a Christmas Day message highlighting the tensions between Beijing and the Vatican. Full Story »

Pakistan army paramedic unload an injured victim of suicide bombing, from a van upon his arrival at Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Sat
Female bomber kills 43 at food center in Pakistan AP – 29 mins ago
A traveler waits before going through security at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010. A Christmas Eve snow storm that blanketed parts of
South getting wintry mix, storm heading northeast AP – Sat Dec 25, 1:31 am ET

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Diana Taurasi Tamara James AP

Taurasi tests positive for banned substance

AP – Fri Dec 24, 6:09 pm ET

NEW YORK – WNBA standout and former UConn star Diana Taurasi tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro league in Turkey, her lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday night. Full Story »

Damaris Johnson

Tulsa beats Hawaii 62-35 in Hawaii Bowl

AP – Sat Dec 25, 2:32 am ET
Renado Sidney, Elgin Bailey

MSU's Sidney, Bailey suspended for fistfight

AP – Fri Dec 24, 11:18 pm ET

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

US economy hobbles toward brighter 2011 AFP/Getty Images/File

Stocks, oil rise in festive cheer

Reuters – Fri Dec 24, 3:57 pm ET

PARIS (Reuters) – World stocks held near the previous day's two-year high on Friday while oil hit fresh two-year peaks after strong U.S. data this week encouraged investors to maintain their risk positions into 2011. Full Story »

A shopper walks past a window displaying prices of dresses and handbags at a shopping mall in central Beijing

China fights inflation with Christmas rate rise

Reuters – 1 hr 45 mins ago
Vehicles travel on the snow-covered E411 highway near Wavre, Belgium

Oil near 2-year high on cold, risk appetite

Reuters – Fri Dec 24, 10:16 am ET

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - December 25, 2010
I can't understand it. I can't even understand the people who can understand it.
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Queen Juliana (1909 - 2004), of the Netherlands
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.
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Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
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Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
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Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
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After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager."
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William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
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