Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tuesday's Top News: Citi's TARP Repayment: The Downside for a Troubled Bank

Today's Top Stories

Citi's TARP Repayment: The Downside for a Troubled Bank

By STEPHEN GANDEL

Citigroup's move to pay back the emergency money it received from the government is unlikely to stoke confidence in the bank among investors

Christian Group Launches New Attack on Christmas Commercialism

By AMY SULLIVAN / WASHINGTON

Is there enough Christ in Christmas? Some Christians think that's the wrong question to ask

A Leader Is Shot, and Guinea Again Faces Chaos

By JOOST VAN EGMOND / DAKAR

The nonfatal shooting of Guinean strongman Moussa Dadis Camara spells more uncertainty for Guinea and the region. Will the junta maintain its grip, or will the country descend into chaos, threatening fragile neighbors?

Who Should Pay for Health Care Reform?

By KATE PICKERT

Senators Sherrod Brown, Bernie Sanders and Al Franken just introduced an amendment to the Senate health reform legislation that will make the unions happy.

In Hershey's Possible Cadbury Bid, A School's Fate

By SEAN SCULLY / PHILADELPHIA

Behind Hershey's possible bid for Cadbury is a school for the poor with a $6 billion endowment and a hunger for rich dividends

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By Michael Scherer

As recently as October, the conservative view of Barack Obama's foreign policy had little nuance: The president was seen as weak, apologetic, and deferential, someone who was voluntarily abandoning America's preeminent role as a world power. Charles Krauthammer stated the case in an address, called Decline Is A Choice, at the Manhattan Institute on Oct. [...]

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The Top 10 Everything of 2009

From movies to scandals, viral videos to scientific discoveries, TIME charts the highs and lows of the past year in 50 — count 'em — wide-ranging lists

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"I almost drowned laughing when I saw this the first time."
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of Australia's Museum Victoria, after underwater footage showed an octopus scooping up coconut shells before running away with them so they can later use them as shelters, the first documented example of tool use by the creatures
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America's Most Wanted Teenage Bandit

By Tim McGirk / Camano Island

A teenage bandit accused of stealing planes and speedboats has become a legend in the Pacific Northwest. The chase is on for the artful dodger

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