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• After Clashes, Fear of War on Congo’s Edge
  A major confrontation between the Congolese Army and a renegade Tutsi general is plunging the country back toward war.
• Baseball Braces for Steroid Report From Mitchell
  The report is expected to be sharply critical of both Major League Baseball and the players’ union.
• Markets Still Uneasy After Loan Plan for Banks
  Global markets were down Thursday despite a plan by five central banks to inject capital into the banking system to ease credit fears.
• City Room: Subpoenas Issued to Sharpton Group
  Federal agents sought financial records from the civil rights group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton.
• Immigration, and Its Politics, Shake Rural Iowa
  The struggle over immigration may seem distant in states like Iowa, but the debate is part of daily life in Storm Lake.
• Climate Report Confirms Fears as Talks Stall
  With governments at a global warming summit divided, the United Nations released an alarming new report.
• In a Funk, Italy Sings an Aria of Disappointment
  For all of Italy’s outside adoration, the country finds itself in an economic, political and social funk.
• New European Pact Signed by Leaders
  LISBON (Reuters) - European Union leaders will sign the 'Treaty of Lisbon' on Thursday to modernize the bloc's institutions and put behind them a difficult reform process that has lasted nearly a decade.
• Northeast Braces for Winter Storm
  Forecasters said as many as 10 inches of snow could fall in the Boston area while the accumulation in New York City was likely to be 2 to 4 inches.
• Charity’s Share From Shopping Raises Concern
  Experts on nonprofits are starting to question the practice of building donations into the purchase of retail products.
• From a Critic of Tribunals to Top Judge
  The chief judge of the military commissions at Guantánamo Bay once wrote a paper criticizing the use of such tribunals to try suspects held there.
• Carpetbagger Blog: Carpetbagger: Golden Globe Nominees Announced
  Here come the Golden Globes.
• The Lede Blog: The Lede: Ought We to Forgive Ike Turner?
  Tina Turner delivered her damningly brief answer via a spokesman.