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Star Tribune files for Chapter 11

The Minneapolis Star Tribune has filed for bankruptcy, one of several newspapers around the country to do so. The move raises new questions about whether the Twin Cities can sustain two major daily newspapers.

President-elect Barack Obama surprised many with his choice of an outsider to head the CIA, former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta.  While some members of Congress are skeptical of the choice, others say there have been a few successful heads of the spy agency who did not come up through the CIA ranks.

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