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I'm Asieh Namdar at the cnn Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

First to Pakistan where General Pervez Musharraf now says he'll hold parliamentary elections before January 9th. But that vote may take place under the ongoing emergency order. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she is glad Musharraf has announced the timeline for elections but he needs to lift the state of emergency as soon as possible.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says attacks like this one last month are becoming less frequent. He says terrorist acts in Baghdad are down 77% from last year's peak and calls that a sign that sectarian violence is ending.

A Senate bill is expected to be approved on Wednesday that could cause some big changes to cigarette taxes. It would require the FDA to restrict tobacco advertising, regulate warning labels and remove hazardous ingredients. Health advocacy groups say the bill could drastically reduce the number of tobacco-related deaths in the United States. Meanwhile, House and Senate negotiators are trying to craft a vedeo, veto-proof, rather, version of the SCHIP bill. It calls for 61 cents per pack tax increase for cigarettes. The tax would finance the 35-million-dollar children's health program. But President Bush says he will veto the bill again if it includes the tax.

The man accused of using the Internet to lure young boys is now in Nevada jail. Police say Jason Hunter posed as a 20-year-old woman online. He is charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy he met on the Internet on the Internet bulletin board Craigslist.

Broadway stagehands on a picket line for a second day. Their strike over failed contract negotiations with producers has shut down more than two dozen shows. Meanwhile, the Hollywood writers' strike is in its 7th day. It has shut down production on several prime-time shows and late-night t(alk shows.)

And those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, cnn is your source online, on TV or when you are on-the-go.