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Taking a page from the AMERICAN IDOL playbook, the producers of GLEE will be holding auditions for the new season beginning today in Chicago.  "The Glee Project" will also stop in Dallas in January.  More info a www.gleecasting.com.

The U.S. Senate remains in session this weekend to work on an omnibus spending bill, and START ratification.

X-Box gamers players may have plans tonight, as Microsoft holds a “Halo: Reach” marathon, which incidentally is being sponsored by Lexus, hoping its newest hybrid,  the CT 200h, will appeal to the gamers when it comes out in March.

New Mexico Bowl          BYU v UTEP                 Albuquerque, NM          ESPN

New Orleans Bowl         Ohio v Troy                   New Orleans                  ESPN

Humanitarian Bowl         N.Illinois v Fresno St.    Boise, ID                      ESPN
President Bill Clinton was impeached by Congress, 12 years ago today.

Sentencing hearing for Tom Delay, former House Majority Leader, convicted of  money laundering charges.  His conviction is being appealed.

In the wake of President Obama’s trip, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev begins a 3-day visit to India.

Registration begins for Facebook’s “2011 Hacker Cup” competition.  Starting January 7 th, contestants will have to successfully solve algorithmic-based problems to advance and will be judged on accuracy and speed, in testing their website hacking abilities.

FOX-TV premieres new primetime game show MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP, hosted by actor/comedian Kevin Pollack. Basically, contestants start with $1 million, and must answer questions to keep it. 

First day of winter

Finally, a lunar eclipse North America can actually watch, provided your skies are clear.  Things get underway at about 1:30am ET, with a total eclipse beginning at 2:41am ET.  So if you are on the West Coast, it’s more of a Monday night affair.

Holiday shopping crunch time, with Toys R Us already announcing they will remain open for 88 continuous hours up until Christmas starting today.  Some Macy’s stores have also indicated around the clock operation, and many of the other big box stores will most likely begin similar extended hour operations.

The FCC will meet today, where Net neutrality will be Topic A.  The FCC plan, which seeks to allay corporate concerns over giving free unlimited broadband access over pipelines that they built and maintain, is drawing fire from Net neutrality proponents. 

St. Petersburg Bowl      S.Miss v Louisville        St. Petersburg, FL         ESPN

Gross Domestic Product and existing home sales for November are released.

At the holiday buzzer, Telltale Games releases its first in a series of “Back to the Future” computer games, based of course on the popular movie series.

Las Vegas Bowl            Utah v Boise St.            Las Vegas                    ESPN

Figures for durable goods orders for November released.

Poinsettia Bowl             Navy v San Diego St.    San Diego                    ESPN

Christmas Eve

Hawaii Bowl                  Hawaii v Tulsa               Honolulu                       ESPN
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