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Flights are delayed and highway traffic is choked in the northeast after the biggest Christmas snowstorm in years. Parts of the region are covered with up to three feet of snow. Alex Ashcroft of member station WBUR reports.

A Palestinian general election scheduled for late January is postponed indefinitely, ending weeks of speculation. The Palestinian labor minister blames the presence of Israeli troops in Palestinian territory and curfews imposed in the region. NPR News reports.

Political chaos, protests and looting continue in Kyrgyzstan after the opposition seizes power and President Askar Akayev leaves the country. Meanwhile, the parliament is working to establish a new government.

A federal judge in Florida refuses to order that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube be reinserted. Attorneys for Schiavo's parents have taken the case to an appeals court in Atlanta.

The Department of Agriculture introduces a new food pyramid that incorporates a symbol for physical activity. The nutritional guidelines, accompanied by a Web site offering tailored recommendations, are aimed at changing American lifestyles.

The USDA releases a new food pyramid, with more specific advice on portion sizes and calories.

The Senate Judiciary Committee begins its hearing Thursday on the nomination of White House counsel Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. NPR's David Welna reports.

U.S. jets pound suspected Shiite militia positions in Sadr City, Iraq, killing at least five people. Elsewhere, insurgents detonated two car bombs, killing seven Iraqi guardsmen. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Elections in Afghanistan are scheduled for Oct. 9. Interim President Hamid Karsai is the best known of 18 candidates for the presidency. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Philip Reeves.

Iraqi insurgents are doing their best to upset the voter registration process for Iraq's January parliamentary vote, and there are also bureaucratic problems. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.