1. Iraq Fuel Price Hike Sparks Protests - AP
2. Gonzales Says Congress Authorized Spying - AP
3. Lawmakers Urge Review of U.S. Spy Program - LA Times
4. Investors speak out on free speech - CS Monitor
5. Pentagon's Intelligence Authority Widens - Washington Post
6. Legality of wiretaps questioned - The Boston Globe
7. Spying Issue Inflames Debate Over Patriot Act Renewal
8. U.S. Is Winning the War in Iraq, Bush Declares - NY Times
9. Government Leaders Praise Farm Deal - AP
10. US agrees to end cotton export subsidies - AFP
11. S.Korea to start talks with US on beef imports - REUTERS
12. Arctic Refuge's Oil Yield Still Debated - AP
13. Santa C-l-a-w-s of the oil industry - Canada Free Press
14. Shell cuts North Sea exploration - BBC
15. Tsunami survivors still struggling despite aid outpouring
16. Will Canada forsake the U.S. to embrace China?
17. Hispanic Toys, Games Hit Holiday Displays - AP
18. U of Florida poultry expert "avian scare is a money bonanza" - Online Journal

A REPORT: From "The Global Elite Research Center" - The August Review

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