Liftoff (12.5.11)

• Facing the dignity test: Paul and Huntsman refuses to attend presidential primary debate moderated by Donald Trump
• A drug that wakes up the near dead
• Record jump in emissions in 2010, study finds
• Hot on the trail of a ‘just right’ far-off planet
• U.S. urges creativity by colleges to gain diversity
• Women in government, help a sister out
• TLC’s ‘Virgin Diaries’: does the show ridicule or ‘celebrate’ celibacy?

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