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  1. The Starting Point blog: Violence overseas & vacations in space - http://bit.ly/5llwRD
  2. POLL: If you could afford the $200,000 ticket, would you take a suborbital space ride? Vote here - http://twtpoll.com/yyn1eq #twtpoll
  3. Dec. 8 is also Constitution Day (Uzbekistan), Day of the National Army of Spain and Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day.
  4. Dec. 8 is National Brownie Day, Bodhi Day, CARICOM-Cuba Day, Conception of the Theotokos and Constitution Day (Romania).
  5. Series of coordinated bombings kill at least 62 in Baghdad - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091208/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq
  6. The Starting Point blog: Mourning in Russia & a one-hit wonder king - http://bit.ly/8aUBvp
  7. POLL: Do you plan to get vaccinated for the swine flu? Vote here - http://twtpoll.com/5543w9 #twtpoll
  8. Dec. 7 is also Armed Forces Flag Day (India), Día de las Velitas (Day of the Candles in Colombia) and Letter Writing Day.
  9. Dec. 7 is International Civil Aviation Day, National Cotton Candy Day and National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
  10. Police say explosion outside court in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar kills 2, wounds 10. --AP
  11. Jobless rate drops to 10 percent in Nov.; employers shed 11,000 jobs, fewest since Dec. 2007. --AP
  12. US Marines launch first major Afghan operation since US troop surge announced. --AP
  13. Dec. 4 is also Navy Day (India), Santa's List Day and Wear Brown Shoes Day.
  14. Dec. 4 is National Dice Day, National Cookie Day, Barborka (Miners' Day in Poland) and Eid il-Burbara.
  15. Police say passenger boat capsizes in Bangladesh, killing at least 36 people. --AP
  16. New jobless benefit claims fall unexpectedly for the fifth straight week to 457,000. --AP
  17. Productivity rises by largest amount in six years in third quarter while labor costs drop. --AP
  18. The Starting Point blog: Obama talks jobs & Wal-Mart settles suit - http://bit.ly/8JrkFf
  19. POLL: What political issues matter most to you? Vote here - http://twtpoll.com/hyk8y5 #twtpoll
  20. Comcast to buy controlling stake in NBC Universal for $13.75B --AP