12.1.05
CBS News—Walgreen's suspends four pharmacists who refused to fill emergency contraception prescriptions
New Scientist—Radar scans of Mars reveal ice deep below the surface of the planet
CNN.com—Blackberry may be forced to shut down due to patent dispute
ABCnews.com—Texas attorney general decides that two people in the the state's tax collection agency are not allowed to get married
USA Today—Las Vegas mayor trying to lure pro sports franchise to the city
BBC News—The UK may raise the retirement age to 68

12.2.05
CNN.com—Bush summoned for jury duty in Texas
USA Today—Grateful Dead change their mind about stopping free downloads of their live shows after protests from fans
New Scientist—Oldest known bird had feet like a dinosaur
ABCnews.com—Lawsuit by high school teacher forces halt to pat-down searches at Tampa stadium
MSNBC—Welsh inventor says his device can drive away teens because it emits a piercing noise that cannot be heard by very many over 30
Think Secret—Mac mini may be repurposed by Apple into a home media device

12.5.05
CBS News—9.11 commission members say US still at risk
CNN.com—Microsoft working on competitor to Craigslist
BBC News—Cooling trends in Atlantic ocean currents could lead to drop in temperatures for western Europe
USA Today—Pennsylvania farmer paints his animals with orange stripes every fall to avoid accidental shootings by hunters
Fox News—Secret service nab White House fence jumper
MSNBC—AOL accused of overbilling customers

12.6.05
New Scientist—Study finds that stress can dramatically slow the healing of wounds
Wired News—Wikipedia now requires users to register in order to make updates to entries
CNN.com—One of the charges against DeLay dismissed, but other serious charges pass judge's scrutiny
CBS News—Dave Chapelle's sketches from his aborted third season will air on Comedy Central sometime next year
Fox News—New Titanic finds suggest that the ocean liner actually broke into three pieces and sank much faster than previously thought
USA Today—Emails show that FEMA was in disarray during Katrina response

12.7.05
CBS News—German man sues the CIA, saying he was tortured after being mistakenly ID'd as a terrorist
CNN.com—Howard Dean says Iraq war is unwinnable
USA Today—NBC shows now available for the video iPod
MSNBC—Time Warner and Microsoft to team for web advertising service
ABCnews.com—Kansas professor who spoke out against creationism and intelligent design is beaten by two men who made reference to his views
BBC News—New mammal discovered in Borneo

12.8.05
CNN.com—Man shot and killed by federal air marshals after claiming to have a bomb on a plane
CBS News—New "red crystal" emblem approved for use by the Red Cross in areas where the cross or crescent symbols may not be welcome
USA Today—Pentagon may cancel planned deployment of two brigades to Iraq
ABCnews.com—Soriano traded to the Nationals
MSNBC—Surgeons relieve arthritis pain in aging lion by inserting gold pellets into its muscles
C|NET—Patriot Act close to being renewed for another four years with few changes

12.9.05
MSNBC—Shifting magnetic north may mean that northern lights may not be visible in Alaska in the near future
CNN.com—Iran's president says that Israel should be moved to europe
USA Today—Jet skids off runway in Chicago
CBS News—London's famous double decker buses being retired from regular service
BBC News—Inuit filing suit against the US government, claiming that climate change, which they blame on US emissions policies, is destroying their way of life
ABCnews.com—Tejada says he wants to be traded from the Orioles after completing only two years of his six year deal

12.12.05
Fox News—Pope says that Christmas has become polluted by commercialism
USA Today—"integrity" most searched for word in online dictionary in 2005. I honestly don't know how to interpret this factoid.
New Scientist—Scarf with embedded LEDs changes colors to match your outfit
CNN.com—Paramount to buy DreamWorks
ABCnews.com—Recently formed fissure in Ethiopia could be beginning of new ocean basin
MSNBC—Sprint to offer cell phone versions of movies. Why?

12.13.05
CNN.com—Supreme court to review Texas redistricting plan masterminded by Tom DeLay
Capitol Hill Blue—A nice rant on Bush that claims that he called our constitution "just a goddamned piece of paper" when confronted about provisions in the Patriot Act that may be unconstitutional
USA Today—Testing service in Ohio mistakenly fails hundreds of high school students
MSNBC—Prince signs with major label after years of decrying the major label system
ABCnews.com—After losing Theo Epstein, the Red Sox split the GM job between two people
CBS News—Under pressure from the FCC, cable companies will offer family-friendly packages starting next spring

12.14.05
Sports Illustrated—Time Warner may sell Atlanta Braves
C|NET—New service offers emails that destroy themselves once they have been read
ABCnews.com—Study finds that Wikipedia is pretty accurate despite a recent problem with a falsified entry
Fox News—Federal air marshals will now also provide security on trains
CNN.com—Virgin Galactic, a commercial spaceflight company, to build $225 million spaceport in New Mexico
BBC News—The Xbox 360 version of the new King Kong game is too dark to play on standard televisions

12.15.05
ABCnews.com—Bob Novak says that Bush knows who originally leaked Valerie Plame's name
USA Today—Cuba banned from World Baseball Classic
BBC News—Plasma drive developed by European Space Agency passes initial test
CNN.com—New Italian law requires internet cafes to record the IDs of all their users
CBS News—Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will not run for re-election in 2006, fueling speculation that he may make a run for the White House in 2008
MSNBC—Dave Chapelle sued by former employee

12.16.05
Fox News—Bush agrees to go with McCain's language on anti-torture ban. I can't believe this was even an issue, but it just shows you how much we've lost under this administration: we actually had to have a formal ban on torture by US agents.
USA Today—Google to add tools to make it easier to search for music-related material
Wired News—Elections officials in North Carolina accused of violating state voting laws
ABCnews.com—Opponents of the Patriot Act may have enough supporters to sustain a filibuster in the senate
MSNBC—Bush defends Tom DeLay in interview with Fox News, despite his supposed policy of not commenting on matters that are the subject of ongoing investigations
CBS News—Bush pledges $1.5 billion to rebuild the levees of New Orleans

12.19.05
USA Today—Nielsen ratings now to include shows recorded on DVR for later viewing
ABCnews.com—Colts' perfect season ended by San Diego
CNN.com—Bono and Bill and Melinda Gates named Persons of the Year
MSNBC—TypePad suffers outage that lasts nearly a day
CBS News—Mob of druken Santas goes on rampage in Wellington, New Zealand
New Scientist—Women who take more than a year to concieve more likely to have male children

12.20.05
CBS News—Bush defends illegal domestic spying activities
Wired News—New service lets you send an email to your future self
CNN.com—Iran bans western music
USA Today—Analog television will end in 2009
MSNBC—Mapping of mammoth genome could lead to recreation of the species
ABCnews.com—Mission to Pluto set to launch next month

12.21.05
CNN.com—Judge rules that teaching intelligent design in the classroom would violate separation of church and state
New Scientist—Wreckage of Beagle 2 may have been found on Mars
USA Today—eBay decides not to allow pets to be sold on its auction site
Wired News—Wikipedia co-founder has edited his own bio on the site multiple times to make him seem more prominent in the creation of the site
ABCnews.com—FTC claims that spam is declining. Tell that to my inbox...
CBS News—Baby penguin stolen from british zoo

12.22.05
CNN.com—Senate blocks ANWR drilling
MSNBC—Doctor accused of using weed killer and insecticide on cancer patients
USA Today—Johnny Damon signs with the Yankees
Fox News—Tigers kill mugger who hid in their cage while fleeing police
BBC News—Gel batteries could be used in active RFID tags or electronic paper
ABCnews.com—Anonymous benefactor in Birmingham, England, is helping motorists pay their parking fines

12.23.05
MSNBC—Judge blocks new California law that bans sale of violent video games to minors
CNN.com—Wal-Mart workers awarded $172 million by jury for years of missed lunch breaks
USA Today—NYC transit strike ends after three days
ABCnews.com—Bush and Cheney both iPod fans
CBS News—High school boy of Scottish descent not allowed to wear kilt to school dance
BBC News—British cell phone users who downloaded the popular Crazy Frog ringtone found themselves with inflated bills