* Headlines for December 26, 2006 * As Hundreds Die in an Oil Pipeline Explosion in Lagos, A Look At the Fight Over Nigeria's Natural Resources * Thousands March on Day of Solidarity With Oaxaca * FCC Sides with Verizon & Wireless and Votes to Strip Local Communities of Control Over Cable Franchising * James Brown, 1933-2006: Harry Allen on How JB Revolutionized Popular Music, Provided the Soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement and Created the Blueprint for Hip-Hop