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Tacoma Budget Ax: Police and firefighters set to be laid off get reprieve. (News Tribune)

Tacoma City Manager Hunt: Tacoma Interim City Manager Rey Arellano, San Antonio Assistant City Manager T.C. Broadnax and Lakewood City Manager Andrew Neiditz have put their holiday end-of-the-year letters on hold. (News Tribune)

Pierce County Air Quality: It sucks even more. (News Tribune)

Freed: An Afghan woman whose plight gained international attention when she was imprisoned for adultery after a relative raped her has been freed. (CNN)

Music List: Pitchfork names its top 100 tracks of the year. (Pitchfork)

TV List: The 10 freakiest commercials of the year. (Warming Glow)

Why?: Hear 10 seconds from every hit song on the '80s. (WFMU)

Action Figures: MTV names the best of the year. (MTV)

Louis C.K.: Dude has feelings. (Fresh Air)

Mean!