19+DEC

 **** __Many Goals Remain Unmet in 5 Nations’ Climate Deal__ **** By JOHN M. BRODER The deal addresses many of the issues that leaders wanted to settle, but leaves the implementation of its provisions uncertain.

**** __G.I.’s in Iraq Hope to Heal Sacred Walls__ **** By STEVEN LEE MYERS The United States Army hopes to restore St. Elijah’s Monastery, an ancient site of Christian worship stuck in the middle of a base in northern Iraq.

****FORTY YEARS' WAR**** **** __Cancer Center Ads Appeal to Emotions at a Fragile Time__ **** By NATASHA SINGER Advertisements for cancer centers can get away with statements that would be off-limits to drug makers. **** __U.S. Charges 3 Malians in Drug Plot__ **** By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM Federal prosecutors unsealed narcotics and terrorism charges Friday against three West Africans identified as associates of Al Qaeda and a related group.

**** __In Industrial Thailand, Health and Business Concerns Collide__ **** By THOMAS FULLER Villagers successfully took lawsuits to the courts on grounds of pollution, halting billions in industrial projects and stunning foreign investors.

**** __Iraq Says Iran Occupied a Border Oil Field__ **** By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and ERIC SCHMITT The Iraqi government said that Iranian troops had occupied a portion of an oil field in a disputed border area, but Iranian officials disputed the account. **** __Boola Boola, Boola Boola: Yale Says Yes, 4 Times__ **** By JACQUES STEINBERG For the first time in anyone’s memory, Yale offered admission to quadruplets, but whether any one of the siblings winds up there remains an open question.

****PAHOKEE JOURNAL**** **** __A Town’s Hopes (and Doubts) Ride on a New Marina__ **** By DAMIEN CAVE A new marina and campground has become a test of whether the exuberance of coastal Florida can find a home in the state’s agricultural heart.

**** __Economists See a Lift in 2010 Census__ **** By MICHAEL LUO Next year’s census will not only count people, it will also put money in millions of pockets and potentially create a well-timed economic spark. **** __Executive at Barclays Defends Pay__ **** By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Robert E. Diamond Jr. said that high performance, not greed, was behind his big paydays.

**** __Toys ‘R’ Us Trims Losses by Making a Hamster Hot__ **** By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM Toys “R” Us is identifying and promoting the next hot toy as part of a new commitment to service and supply that is helping it achieve a turnaround.

**** __Nice Gift, but Ask if You Can Return It__ **** By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD Many stores have changed their rules regarding returns and exchanges since last year’s holiday shopping season, meaning consumers need to be more diligent.