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Today's Front Page News: GOP agenda: Major impact may be on 2012 election Pakistani gov't in dire straits as key party quits Relief flights help flood-affected Australian city Mexican cartel announces 1-month truce SKorea leader talks tough but opens door to talks Navy to investigate lewd videos shown on carrier Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J Zsa Zsa Gabor back in LA hospital for leg surgery Falcons, Steelers, Colts, Seahawks clinch Obama signs health bill for September 11 responders House Republicans eye quick repeal of healthcare law Goldman, Digital Sky Technologies invest in Facebook: report Australian floods submerge towns, coal exports hit Obama aide: Debt limit fight could be "catastrophic" Strong 7.1 magnitude quake hits Chile, no injuries BofA reviews documents amid WikiLeaks threat: report Navy to probe controversial carrier videos Australia braces as devastating floods set to worsen S.Korea president holds out hope of N.Korea talks GOP agenda: Major impact may be on 2012 election Sun, 2 Jan 2011 04:25 pm PST AP - The Republican agenda for the new Congress that convenes Wednesday may have a greater impact on the 2012 elections than on the lives of Americans in the next two years. Full Story Top Pakistani gov't in dire straits as key party quits Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:13 pm PST AP - Pakistan's ruling party struggled to keep its grip on power Monday after a coalition partner said it would join the opposition and threatened to bring the government down. Full Story Top Relief flights help flood-affected Australian city Sun, 2 Jan 2011 10:21 pm PST AP - Military flights rushed Monday to restock an Australian city before it is cut off by floodwaters that have turned a huge swath of the Outback into a lake, while police confirmed two more deaths in the crisis. Full Story Top Mexican cartel announces 1-month truce Sun, 2 Jan 2011 06:58 pm PST AP - A letter purportedly signed by La Familia drug cartel announcing a one-month truce circulated Sunday in the western state of Michoacan. Full Story Top SKorea leader talks tough but opens door to talks Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:19 pm PST AP - South Korea's president vowed Monday not to let North Korea "covet even an inch of our territory." But he also opened the door to possible peace talks, saying North Korean disarmament could lead to South Korean economic aid. Full Story Top Navy to investigate lewd videos shown on carrier Sun, 2 Jan 2011 05:05 pm PST AP - The Navy said Sunday it will investigate "clearly inappropriate" videos broadcast to the crew of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in which a top officer of the ship used gay slurs, mimicked masturbation and opened the shower curtain on women pretending to bathe together. Full Story Top Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:33 pm PST AP - Social networking behemoth Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investment firm in a deal that values the company at $50 billion, The New York Times reported. Full Story Top Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:24 pm PST AP - A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's office. Full Story Top Zsa Zsa Gabor back in LA hospital for leg surgery Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:23 pm PST AP - A representative for Zsa Zsa Gabor says she is back in a Los Angeles hospital to have part of her leg amputated. Full Story Top Falcons, Steelers, Colts, Seahawks clinch Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:09 pm PST AP - Seattle, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Pittsburgh clinched division titles Sunday, while Green Bay grabbed the final wild-card berth. Full Story Top Obama signs health bill for September 11 responders Sun, 2 Jan 2011 04:33 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Sunday signed into law a bill that funds medical care for firefighters and other responders to the September 11 attacks in 2001. Full Story Top House Republicans eye quick repeal of healthcare law Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:50 am PST Reuters - Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to hold a vote in January to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul and say they have nearly enough support to override a presidential veto of the repeal, a top lawmaker said on Sunday. Full Story Top Goldman, Digital Sky Technologies invest in Facebook: report Sun, 2 Jan 2011 10:41 pm PST Reuters - Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and Russian Internet investment group Digital Sky Technologies in a deal valuing the social networking site at $50 billion, the New York Times reported citing people involved in the transaction. Full Story Top Australian floods submerge towns, coal exports hit Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:31 pm PST Reuters - Military aircraft ferried supplies to an Australian town slowly sinking beneath swollen rivers on Monday, as record flooding in the country's northeast severed roads and ports, curtailing coal exports and devastating farmland. Full Story Top Obama aide: Debt limit fight could be "catastrophic" Sun, 2 Jan 2011 01:09 pm PST Reuters - A fight over the budget loomed on Sunday as a top aide to President Barack Obama warned of catastrophic consequences if Republicans follow through on threats to reject an increase in the nation's borrowing limit. Full Story Top Strong 7.1 magnitude quake hits Chile, no injuries Sun, 2 Jan 2011 06:36 pm PST Reuters - A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile on Sunday, driving panicked residents from their homes due to fears of a tsunami but causing no injuries or damage, officials said. Full Story Top BofA reviews documents amid WikiLeaks threat: report Sun, 2 Jan 2011 07:54 pm PST Reuters - A team of up to 20 Bank of America Corp officials, led by the chief risk officer, Bruce Thompson, have been reviewing thousands of documents amid a threat that it may be a target of WikiLeaks, The New York Times reported on Sunday. Full Story Top Navy to probe controversial carrier videos Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:53 am PST Reuters - The Navy will investigate "inappropriate" videos produced on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which among other scenes show simulated masturbation and women showering together. Full Story Top Australia braces as devastating floods set to worsen Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:41 pm PST AFP - Australian troops and emergency workers were Monday battling huge flooding in the country's northeast that has left at least two people dead, with the worst devastation yet to come for some areas. Full Story Top S.Korea president holds out hope of N.Korea talks Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:36 pm PST AFP - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on Monday reached out to North Korea, saying Seoul was open to talks and offering closer economic ties despite high tensions on the peninsula. Full Story Top

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