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Top Stories: Afghan Bombings, Gingrich Surge, Climate-Treaty Talks

NPR | By Mark Memmott
Published December 6, 2011 at 9:15 AM EST

Good morning.

Our early headlines were:

-- Dozens Of Bodies Scattered After Deadly Bombings In Afghanistan.

-- Coal Company Reportedly Set To Pay $200 Million In W. Va. Disaster.

-- BP Accuses Halliburton Of Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence.

-- Before Obama Invites Teddy Roosevelt Comparisons, Read TR's Words.

Other top stories of the morning include:

-- "Newt Gingrich Surges In New Polls." (USA Today's On Politics blog)

-- "Climate-Treaty Talks Target U.S., China Emissions." (Morning Edition)

-- "Downgrade Threat Damps Euro Markets." (The Wall Street Journal)

-- "Drone That Crashed In Iran May Give Away U.S. Secrets." (Los Angeles Times)

-- "Blagojevich Faces Tough Odds On Leniency Bid;" Sentencing Hearing Begins Today. (Chicago Tribune)

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Mark Memmott
Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.
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