'Nightline' Daily Line, Jan. 11: Cyndi Lauper, the Mom

6:45 p.m. ET: TROOP DRAWDOWN: President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today that most U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan would end this spring, signaling a quickening troop drawdown that will bring the decade-long war to a close at the end of 2014.

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4:15 p.m. ET: What do you think of Kate Middleton's newly revealed portrait?

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Most people don't just hate it, they think the painting looks nothing like her.

"Lifeless," "disappointing," "ordinary," "dull" and "old" are not words usually associated with the Duchess of Cambridge. But those are a few of the kinder words being associated with her first official portrait, which was unveiled today in London at the National Portrait Gallery.

Read the worldwide reaction HERE

2:57 p.m. ET: What's it like to raise a fiesty teenage boy when you're Cyndi Lauper?

Cyndi Lauper with ABC's Juju Chang. Credit: @elizabethstuart/Twitter

Read the full story HERE and tune into "Nightline" tonight to watch Juju's full interview with the '80s pop icon.

1:22 a.m. ET: Just months after its release, Ben Affleck's international thriller "Argo" is set for a reboot, only this time it's the Iranians telling the story of American diplomats who evaded capture and daringly escaped Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis. Read the latest HERE

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12:37 p.m. ET: At "Nightline," we love coffee as much as the next caffeine-crazed group, but this seems a bit much.

Beautiful Existence - yes, that's the legal name of a real person, not a philosophical question triggered by the new year - has another resolution for 2013: To eat and drink only items from Starbucks for 12 straight months.

Read the full story HERE

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10:23 a.m. ET: Butt glue? Velco rollers? These are just some of the bueaty secrets and tips some Miss America contestants shared with "20/20." Get the full list HERE

And tune into " Nightline" tonight to get a sneak peek of "20/20? Saturday special, "Pageant Confidential," which goes behind the scenes at Miss America 2013.