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In JK Rowling's world of wizards, witchcraft and goblins, a world that involves flying on broomsticks and where you can learn how to make potions … lies a mystical spell. According to a new study, the books that teach about magic are magic. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1433430

In JK Rowling's world of wizards, witchcraft and goblins, a world that involves flying on broomsticks and where you can learn how to make potions … lies a mystical spell. According to a new study, the books that teach about magic are magic. http://www.worthynews.com/news/abcnews-go-...int-id-1433430/

In JK Rowling's world of wizards, witchcraft and goblins, a world that involves flying on broomsticks and where you can learn how to make potions … lies a mystical spell. According to a new study, the books that teach about magic are magic. http://www.worthynews.com/news/abcnews-go-...int-id-1433430/

In JK Rowling's world of wizards, witchcraft and goblins, a world that involves flying on broomsticks and where you can learn how to make potions … lies a mystical spell. According to a new study, the books that teach about magic are magic. http://www.worthynews.com/zone/abcnews-go-...int-id-1433430/

Following a long dispute, the two factions of the Palestinian Fatah movement has reached an agreement Thursday to unite the group under the leadership of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, Arab-Israeli weekly al-Sinara reported on Friday. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...3189064,00.html

Seventy U.S. senators on Wednesday called on President George W. Bush to make it clear to Palestinian leaders of Hamas and other groups that the United States wants terrorist organizations to disarm or be banned from upcoming Palestinian elections. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...3189069,00.html

Backers of "intelligent design" have been advising school boards to avoid lawsuits by encouraging criticism of evolution rather than mandating that students learn about intelligent design. But a judge's ruling this week has given ammunition to those fighting challenges to evolution in three states. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...gn_x.htm?csp=34

South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-suk resigned from his position as a university professor on Friday after his school said he had damaged the scientific community by fabricating the results of at least nine of 11 stem-cell lines he claimed to have created. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1436089

President Bush has authorized new cuts in U.S. combat troops in Iraq, below the 138,000 level that prevailed for most of this year, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1436063

Congress on Thursday approved a one-month extension of the Patriot Act and sent it to President Bush in a pre-Christmas scramble to prevent many of its anti-terrorism provisions from expiring Dec. 31. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1436121

Days before Christmas, Ynetnews takes a look at Christian population in Israel in 2005. According to statistics, Christians marry older, have less babies, and hold record in entitlement for high school graduate certificates. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...3188873,00.html

This fish didn't have a chance. A rainbow trout pulled out of Holmes Lake last weekend had double the chance to get hooked: It had two mouths. http://www.worthyweirdandwacky.com/zone/ab...int-id-1430042/

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz ordered the IAF on Thursday to continue air strikes deep into Palestinian territory in Gaza in response to ongoing Qassam attacks on Israel in recent days. The decision to carry on with the strikes was taken during a meeting Mofaz held with senior officials to evaluate the escalation in the security situation. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...3188837,00.html

The head of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition force in parliament, echoed Iran's president on Thursday in describing the World War Two Holocaust of European Jews as a myth. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1432456

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld hinted Thursday that the U.S. military will soon begin reducing its troop strength in Iraq below 138,000, the level it has considered its core force in the country for most of this year. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...,179473,00.html

The trial of Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants adjourned Thursday until Jan. 24, completing a day of testimony in which an investigating judge said officials never saw evidence verifying Saddam's claims he was beaten while in U.S. custody. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...,179461,00.html

In less than two months, Iran hopes to celebrate the birth of cloned sheep, the first such attempt in the Middle East and part of the country's ambitions along with its nuclear and space programs to become a regional high-tech powerhouse. http://abcnews.go.com/International/print?id=1430926

In less than two months, Iran hopes to celebrate the birth of cloned sheep, the first such attempt in the Middle East and part of the country's ambitions along with its nuclear and space programs to become a regional high-tech powerhouse. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1430926

In less than two months, Iran hopes to celebrate the birth of cloned sheep, the first such attempt in the Middle East and part of the country's ambitions along with its nuclear and space programs to become a regional high-tech powerhouse. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1430926

In less than two months, Iran hopes to celebrate the birth of cloned sheep, the first such attempt in the Middle East and part of the country's ambitions along with its nuclear and space programs to become a regional high-tech powerhouse. http://www.worthynews.com/news/abcnews-go-...int-id-1430926/

In less than two months, Iran hopes to celebrate the birth of cloned sheep, the first such attempt in the Middle East and part of the country's ambitions along with its nuclear and space programs to become a regional high-tech powerhouse. http://www.worthynews.com/zone/abcnews-go-...int-id-1430926/

A key house church leader in China and relatives were still behind bars Thursday, December 22, after their appeal was rejected, BosNewsLife learned. http://www.worthynews.com/christian-persec...ejects-hcl.html

Mahmoud Abbas is under growing pressure from his Fatah Party to postpone the January 25 parliament election amid fears about a possible Hamas victory, an aide to the Palestinian leader said Tuesday. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...litics/7316.htm

The Senate on Wednesday passed a six-month extension of the terror-fighting USA Patriot Act as a last resort after Democrats and a small group of GOP senators blocked President Bush and Republican congressional leaders' attempt to make most of the anti-terrorism law permanent. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1431556

The U.S. Senate early on Thursday approved legislation shaping U.S. space policy, continuing the shuttle and international space station programs and giving a boost to President George W. Bush's vision of a new era of ambitious space exploration. http://www.worthynews.com/zone.cgi?http://...rint?id=1431713