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• Traditional pensions: Are they at risk?
Many defined-benefit plans are underfunded. Here's how to keep track of your benefits.


• Financial Q&A: A tax-free way to transfer annuities
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• Bored at work? Read this.
A third of all U.S. workers struggle with 'boreout.' But there are remedies.


• Can more spending revive the American dream?
Why any new stimulus plan should boost spending on infrastructure and education.


• How to avoid soaring bank fees
Charges on overdrafts, ATM withdrawals rise. How to avoid excessive charges.


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• Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience (AP)
AP - A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. Some watchers contacted the Web site to notify police, but by the time officers entered Abraham Biggs' home — a scene also captured on the Internet — it was too late.
• Bush?s last rule-making hurrah (The Yahoo! Newsroom)

The Yahoo! Newsroom - In recent days, the Bush administration announced new rules to speed oil shale development across 2 million rocky acres in the West. It scheduled an auction for drilling rights alongside three national parks. It has also set in motion processes to finalize major changes in endangered species protection, allow more mining waste to flow into rivers and streams, and exempt factory farms from air pollution reporting.



• Punk musician Barker sues over SC plane crash (AP)

AP - Punk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends.



• Obama on track to name Clinton as top diplomat (Reuters)

Reuters - Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading contender for White House national security adviser as President-elect Barack Obama worked on Thursday to assemble his foreign policy team.



• Analysis: Obama Treasury choice could calm markets (AP)

AP - Why aren't the government bailouts working?



Yahoo! News: Technology News
Technology News

• Engineers sentenced to 1 year for espionage case (AP)
AP - Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Valley employers and trying to smuggle the secrets to their homeland to launch a government-backed startup there.
• Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub (AP)

AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster.



• Web sites offer real estate agent rankings (AP)
AP - Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they've closed, and the number of positive testimonials from past clients.
• Pentagon bans computer flash drives (AP)
AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.
• Customers line up for new BlackBerry Storm (CNET)
CNET - Hundreds of people lined up outside some Verizon Wireless stores to buy the new BlackBerry Storm on Friday, but many walked away empty handed.