International: AFGHAN-FLYNN -- KABUL -- Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn is trying to change the way Western forces operate in Afghanistan. 1,370 words, by Julian E. Barnes (Times). One photo. With AFGHAN-DECIDE, AFGHAN-POLICY National: MINNEAPOLIS-SOMALIS -- MINNEAPOLIS -- Little Mogadishu is the home of the largest concentration of Somali refugees in the U.S. and is also the center of the largest militant operation uncovered by federal authorities since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. 1,090 words, by Bob Drogin (Times). POLLIN-OBIT -- WASHINGTON -- Abe Pollin, who brought professional basketball and hockey franchises to Washington and spent $220 million of his own money to build a massive sports and entertainment arena that dramatically changed the city's downtown, dies at the age of 85. 1,880 words, by Peter Perl (Post). With POLLIN-OBIT-TIMELINE. TURKEY-PARDON -- WASHINGTON -- The turkeys who will get a presidential pardon enjoy their 15 minutes of fame at Washington's swank Willard Hotel. 725 words, by Jason Horowitz (Post). One photo. WILSON-OBIT -- Charis Wilson -- the muse, model and last wife of art photographer Edward Weston and the author of several books including 'California and the West,' which she co-wrote with her husband -- dies at the age of 95. 1,480 words, by Mary Rourke (Times). Commentaries and news features are listed on the NEWSFEATURES-LAT-WP budget that moves daily at noon EST. 