TODAY'S PAPERS: Israel Prepares To Invade Gaza

The Wall Street Journal leads its world-wide newsbox with the Israeli government issuing a stern warning against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Israel wouldn't hesitate to use force to retaliate if a series of recent rocket attacks continue. "I am telling them now, it may be the last minute, I'm telling them stop it," Olmert said. "We are stronger." USA Today leads with an in-house analysis that reveals more than a third of top congressional staffers who left Capitol Hill have gone on to work for groups that seek to influence the government. Out of the 193 top staffers who have left the government this year, 32 went on to register as lobbyists and 42 went to work for a variety of other influence peddlers. The Los Angeles Times leads with the horrifying killing spree that a man in a Santa suit launched at the home of his ex-wife's parents in a Los Angeles suburb. The man, who was apparently angry following the divorce, killed at least eight people at the Christmas Eve party and was found dead of a single gunshot to the head in his brother's home. The Washington Post leads with a look at how states across the country are making deep cuts in Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor. States are seeing their programs stretched to the limit due to the combination of decreased revenue at a time when more people are losing their jobs and health insurance. Nineteen states have already made cuts in payments and coverage, and many are planning even bigger cutbacks next year. The New York Times leads with a look at how a key part of President Bush's healthcare legacy will be tied to community health care centers, which have seen funding double under his watch. Almost 1,300 clinics in underserved areas have opened or been expanded during the Bush administration. To continue reading, click here.