Child Rape Victim Asks Court to Drop Charges in Polanski Case
The victim in the Roman Polanski child rape case, Samantha Geimer, is asking the California Second District Court of Appeals to drop the charges from the 26-year case. [CBS News]

EU Nations Commit Billions to Climate Change
European nations committed $3.6 billion to the climate fund up until 2012. The money will go to indigent countries that need help fighting global warming. This decision was the result of talks held at the climate summit in Copenhagen. [AP]

Dept. of Labor Shares Fastest Growing Jobs
Want a job? Financial examiners and compliance officers are a part of the job growth industry. They help financial firms ascertain how to play by the rules. According to a Labor Department report released yesterday, these positions are two of the nations 30 fastest growing occupations over the next 10 years. [Examiner]

Pee Wee Herman to Make Comeback
Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman, has scheduled a big comeback. The 'Pee-Wee Herman Show' will open in January at an L.A. theater, where Reubens plans to introduce himself to a new generation of kids. The quirky TV star had major successes in the '80s and early '90s for his kid-geared movies and shows but was sidelined after being arrested for indecent exposure in an adult movie house in 1991. [Yahoo News]

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