Today's Headlines -- Friday

Wow...it's Friday already. What seemed like a long week has abruptly ended for me and thank goodness. It's been an unpredictable ride. Hope everyone has a great weekend. I know I will be relaxing.

• Listeria leaves Colorado town stunned and scared (AP)
• Iran to Syria: Save regime and preserve alliance (AP)
• US-led coalition: Afghan insurgent attacks falling (AP)
• Watchdog: Regulators bowed to banks on bailout (AP)
• Myanmar to stop construction of controversial dam (AP)
• GOP starting line inches toward New Year's Day (AP)
• Paramedics up next in trial of Jackson's doctor (AP)
• Asia reels from floods; Vietnam braces for storm (AP)
• More bad news for bank customers: Debit card fees (AP)
• With eye on clock, NBA owners, players seek deal (AP)
• Europe set for worst quarter since 2008 (Reuters)
• Bank of America to charge debit card use fee (Reuters)
• Europe again steps back from brink in debt crisis (Reuters)
• Japan fires fresh salvo on yen as economic upswing tails off (Reuters)
• Recovery next year for world stocks: poll (Reuters)
• UK hacking like Watergate scandal, Bernstein says (Reuters)
• Jobless claims, GDP data ease economic fears (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Justice Department probing Chinese accounting (Reuters)
• Would Obama's jobs plan help avoid a recession? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• When is a terrorist not a terrorist? America's Haqqani conundrum. (The Christian Science Monitor)