The New York Times
In Katrina’s Aftermath, Still a Struggle to Help
At State Level, Health Lobby Fights Change
Rules Are Topsy-Turvy After Terror Attempt
Percy E. Sutton, Political Trailblazer, Dies at 89
New York on Track for Fewest Homicides on Record
A Less Than Honest Policy
The Christian Science Monitor
Christmas Day terrorist attack: have 9/11 reforms failed?
Al Qaeda rises in West Africa
Baltimore Sun
City surpasses '08 homicide total
West Baltimore activist says police broke his arm
Kwanzaa is fun at Lewis museum
Detroit Free Press
Plane bombing suspect likely to be tried in Detroit
Detroit's top 10 stories of 2009
Riddle asks to return to Detroit
Jackie Currie, former Detroit politician, dies
Atlanta Journal Constitution
107-year-old woman invoked in Obama speech dies
Turner out as Clayton police chief
The Washington Post
Explosive in Detroit terror case could have blown hole in airplane, sources say
Education Secretary Arne Duncan's legacy as Chicago schools chief questioned
Joel Achenbach on the 2000s: The decade we didn't see coming
D.C. police probe Gilbert Arenas's guns at Verizon Center
States in play: An early look at 2011 redistricting
Owings poised to challenge O'Malley in Md. governor's race
Los Angeles Times
Obama calls jet incident a 'serious reminder'
Common explosive used in attempt to down plane
House Democrats may give in on healthcare
Panel is divided on plan to bring jobs to South L.A.
Chicago Tribune
Navy Junior ROTC program: East Aurora High School has nation's largest unit
Professor's goal: Separate HIV facts from fiction
Abused girl's body is brought home by Wings of Hope