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Britney Spears announced on "Good Morning America" Tuesday, December 2, the dates for a tour in support of her new album, �Circus,� which also drops Tuesday. The singer�s tour is called "The Circus Starring Britney Spears," and will feature The Pussycat Dolls as an opening act. Wade Robson will supply the choreography.

It starts March 3 in New Orleans, and also includes a March 11 show at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. The favorite subject of tabloids, Britney, who also turned 27 on Tuesday, has not toured arenas since 2004. Tickets for the Spears Circus go on sale at 11 a.m. Dec. 6. Prices range from $39.50-$125 for reserved seats and general-admission access to the floor.

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 2, 2008; 10:32 PM

NBC is in advanced negotiations with David Gregory to become the moderator of "Meet the Press" and could announce the move as early as Sunday, when Tom Brokaw hopes to wind up his temporary stint on the program, according to network sources familiar with the situation.

The decision, if not derailed at the last minute, would place the network's lucrative franchise in the hands of a 6-foot-5 journalist who has been a chief White House correspondent, cable news host, frequent fill-in on "Today" and accomplished mimic who has dared to dance on the air. The challenge for Gregory would be to fill the considerable void left by Tim Russert, who turned "Meet the Press" into a top-rated interrogation ritual during a 17-year run that ended with his death in June.

By Thomas Heath
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 2, 2008; D01

Carlyle Group, the District-based private-equity firm, suffered a new setback yesterday when one of its investments, a Hawaiian provider of local and long-distance telephone service, sought bankruptcy protection from creditors.

Carlyle had put $425 million in Hawaiian Telcom Communications and borrowed almost $1.2 billion to buy the company from Verizon in 2005. But the telecommunications company struggled almost from the start.

By Michael Abramowitz and Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, December 2, 2008; A01

Leaving the news conference in Chicago yesterday where he introduced his national security team, President-elect Obama strolled out of the room arm in arm with his choice for secretary of state and one-time rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The gesture may have been a subtle indication that Obama is aware that one of the biggest questions about his choice of Clinton is the kind of relationship they will be able to forge in the months ahead.

Many of the most successful secretaries of state, though not all, enjoyed great influence with the presidents they served, giving them crucial leverage with foreign leaders and inside the national security establishment. But Obama and Clinton are only starting to develop the kind of rapport that could lead to that trust, and the ultimate success of the senator from New York in her new role may depend as much on Obama's willingness to admit her to his inner circle as her ability to master the intricacies of the Middle East peace process or North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to senior foreign policy officials from past administrations.

WASHINGTON -- Product labels on popular cosmetic wrinkle fillers should be strengthened to warn consumers about scarring and other problems that can crop up weeks or years after receiving the treatments, a Food and Drug Administration panel said Tuesday.

The panel said current product labels on fillers, approved to plump certain facial lines, are inadequate and discuss only immediate and temporary side effects, such as swelling. While an FDA review of reported adverse events associated with dermal fillers showed many expected side effects like temporary swelling and redness, the agency said "there are a number of adverse events that are serious and unexpected."

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. announced plans to cut nearly 1,000 jobs amid a $150 million cost-cutting effort that comes at the same time the soda bottler cut its fiscal-year earnings forecast because of dollar's recent gains and higher interest costs.

The world's biggest bottler of PepsiCo products also announced a planned $412 million write-down of its Mexican operations, primarily the Electropura water business, because of weaker-than-expected results.

James Bond was not as efficient as one had initially thought, but the superspy still scored big at the box office. Following recalculations of the weekend�s gross results, �Quantum of Solace� saw its debut weekend ticket sales drop to $67.5 million compared to a record $70.4 million estimate released on Sunday, according to studio estimates.

In spite of the fact that the adjusted total for the latest 007 flick is not as strong as the preliminary score, �Quantum of Solace� has nevertheless registered a record opening in the United States and Canada for the deep-rooted James Bond film franchise.

Corning Inc. lowered its forecasts for the fourth quarter and withdrew its guidance for 2009 amid declining demand for glass used in flat-panel televisions and computer screens.

Demand for Corning's liquid-crystal-display glass has dropped "more precipitously than we expected just a few weeks ago," said Financial Officer James Flaws. Panel makers, especially in Taiwan, have continued to cut capacity in response to weaker sales of flat-screen TVs and desktop monitors, he said.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and Alpha Natural Resources Inc., citing the economic environment and other concerns, terminated their $10 billion merger pact under which Cliffs would have acquired Alpha to create one of the largest U.S. mining companies.

The decision comes as metals prices have plunged.

TOKYO -- Highlighting its urgent need for operating cash, General Motors Corp. said Monday it sold its remaining 3% stake in Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. on the open Tokyo stock market for about $230 million.

GM said the move was "based on a mutual agreement," while the Japanese compact-car maker said it was mindful of GM's need to secure funds as it reels from a slump in auto sales in its major markets and high operating costs.