02-Jan-2014 23:40

Wrong family gets Christmas gift from Obamas - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/01/02/family-christmas-present-obama-mama-kaye/4289173/

Bratton Takes Helm of Police Force He Pledged to Change - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/03/nyregion/bratton-stands-before-police-force-with-a-mandate-for-change.html

Fierce battles as al-Qaeda tries to seize two cities in Iraq - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/10548026/Fierce-battles-as-al-Qaeda-tries-to-seize-two-cities-in-Iraq.html

FireEye Computer Security Firm Acquires Mandiant - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/03/technology/fireeye-computer-security-firm-acquires-mandiant.html

Suspect in California priest's death taken into custody - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/02/us/california-priest-killed/

Undocumented immigrant can practice law, California Supreme Court rules - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/0102/Undocumented-immigrant-can-practice-law-California-Supreme-Court-rules

Beirut Bomb Hits Hezbollah Stronghold - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-417177/

New York Times pushes clemency for Edward Snowden. Justified? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2014/0102/New-York-Times-pushes-clemency-for-Edward-Snowden.-Justified-video

Fierce winter storm pushes into the Northeast - Atlanta Journal Constitution :: http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/general/2014s-first-big-storm-bears-down-on-northeast-us/ncZqL/

Kerry: Mideast peace 'is not mission impossible' - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/01/02/kerry-israel-mideast-talks/4287325/