at home job opportunity in portland
Warnings Not Enough for Gaza Families - New York Times
 TPMCafé |
New York Times -
By TAGHREED EL-KHODARY and ISABEL KERSHNER GAZA - The Samouni family knew they were in danger. They had been calling the Red Cross for two days, they said, begging to be taken out of Zeitoun, a poor area in eastern Gaza City that is considered a ...
Video: Notebook: Gaza
Israeli Troops, Hamas Militants Clash in Gaza City
Obama Pitches Stimulus Package to House Republicans - Washington Post
 ABC News |
Washington Post -
By Paul Kane, Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray President-elect Barack Obama arrived on Capitol Hill yesterday and immediately set to work reassuring skeptical Republicans about his massive economic stimulus package -- part of a campaign that earned ...
Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse'
Obama Pushes for Stimulus on Capitol Hill
India, Giving Pakistan Dossier on Mumbai Siege, Seeks Extradition ... - New York Times
New York Times -
By SOMINI SENGUPTA and JEREMY KAHN NEW DELHI - Calling the Mumbai terrorist attacks a “conspiracy” hatched on Pakistani soil, India on Monday handed Pakistan what it said was the first comprehensive evidence linking them to Pakistan and demanded that ...
India hands Mumbai dossier to Pakistan to back extradition plea
India turns over Mumbai info to Pakistan
US Embassy in Iraq Largest, Most Expensive Ever - FOXNews
 BBC News |
FOXNews -
AP Jan. 5: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, right, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani look on during a ceremony marking the opening of the new US Embassy in Baghdad.
Video: Raw Video: US Baghdad Embassy Opens
US opens world's largest foreign mission in Iraq
Extremist group in Greece attacks police - Christian Science Monitor
 guardian.co.uk |
Christian Science Monitor -
By Nicole Itano | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor ATHENS - The shooting of a Greek policeman Monday escalates a simmering conflict between police and leftist groups - and raises new concern over a resurgence of the militant left in a ...
Policeman wounded in Athens gun attack
Greek riot policeman shot; extremist group suspected
Madoff Sons Told Prosecutors of Jewelry, Lawyer Says - Bloomberg
 Voice of America |
Bloomberg -
By David Glovin Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The sons of Bernard Madoff, who is accused of orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, alerted prosecutors last week that their father mailed them jewelry, watches and other items in violation of an asset freeze, ...
Prosecutors Want Madoff’s Bail Revoked
US govt to NY judge: Jail Madoff without bail
Obama picks Leon Panetta for CIA director - San Jose Mercury News
 New Zealand Herald |
San Jose Mercury News -
By Frank Davies In this Sept. 27, 1996 file photo, then-White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Video: Obama Fills Key Intelligence Positions
Obama's choice of Panetta to lead CIA suggests shake-up is coming
Bush to Protect Vast New Pacific Tracts - New York Times
 Los Angeles Times |
New York Times -
By JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON - President Bush will designate vast tracts of American-controlled Pacific Ocean islands, reefs, surface waters and sea floor as marine national monuments on Tuesday, limiting fishing, mining, oil exploration or other ...
Bush to make Pacific's Mariana Trench a national monument
Mariana Islands
Auto sales plunge again in December - CNNMoney.com
 BBC News |
CNNMoney.com -
Sales of cars, trucks and SUVs all plummeted, capping the worst year for industrywide auto sales since 1992. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Video: Chrysler, Toyota, Lead Declines in Auto Sales
Bleak US sales in December cap a grim year for automakers
'Hormone imbalance' raises question of cancer - Los Angeles Times
 Sydney Morning Herald |
Los Angeles Times -
By Shari Roan Pancreatic cancer has a dismal survival rate, surely one reason the business world has been abuzz in recent weeks over the gaunt appearance of Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs.
Mac fans wish Steve Jobs well
Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss
Nikkei gains as exporters rise, tech shares strong - Reuters
 BBC News |
Reuters -
By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.1 percent on Tuesday, the first full trading day of 2009, as Canon Inc (7751.
Japanese 10-Year Bonds Fall a 2nd Day as Stock Gains Sap Demand
Japan Hot Stocks-Nomura, Toshiba, Dowa Holdings, exporters
Hackers hijack Obama's, Britney's Twitter accounts - Computerworld
Computerworld -
By Gregg Keizer January 5, 2009 (Computerworld) Hackers hijacked the Twitter accounts of more than 30 celebrities and organizations, including President-Elect Barack Obama, Britney Spears and Fox News, early on Monday, the company confirmed today.
Twitter's veracity chewed up by Britney's four-foot vagina
Spears, Obama hit by Twitter tampering
In tough times, Vegas CES gets smaller - Reuters
 Boston Globe |
Reuters -
By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even amid the flash and sizzle of the world's premier showcase for consumer electronics, the reality of the economic recession will be hard to ignore.
Video: Loaded: Happy New Year!
HDTV and Mobile Gear to Steal CES 2009 Spotlight
CNET's live coverage of Macworld 2009 kicks off Tuesday - CNET News
 Telegraph.co.uk |
CNET News -
If you're interested in live updates from tomorrow's Macworld keynote, we've got you covered. We'll report live from San Francisco's Moscone Center as Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller gives the show's keynote address.
Expo: Livetweeting the Keynote
Join us for some live Macworld Keynote coverage
Scientologists clear up Travolta misconceptions - MSNBC
 Times Online |
MSNBC -
By Courtney Hazlett Bahamian officials determined it was a seizure that caused Jett Travolta’s sudden death, but there have been a number of outspoken critics of Scientology claiming that the church’s practices might have played a part in how the ...
Death certificate: Travolta son killed by seizure
Autopsy performed in Bahamas on Travolta's son
Patricia Arquette files for divorce from Thomas Jane - Reuters
 New Zealand Herald |
Reuters -
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Medium" star Patricia Arquette has filed for divorce from her husband, actor Thomas Jane, citing "irreconcilable differences," according to court records made public on Monday.
Patricia Arquette Files for Divorce
Patricia Arquette files for divorce
Producers Guild nominations announced - Entertainment Weekly
 Entertainment Weekly |
Entertainment Weekly -
The Producers Guild listed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Milk, and Slumdog Millionaire as their five nominees today, further sharpening this year's Oscar race.
Producers Guild of America nominations = Oscars' front-runners
Hollywood producers unveil best film nominees
Pat Burrell Signs With Rays; Milton Bradley Expected to Join Cubs - New York Times
New York Times -
By BEN SHPIGEL The logjam of free-agent outfielders finally showed signs of breaking Monday. Pat Burrell signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, and Milton Bradley has apparently decided to play for the Chicago Cubs.
Bradley to travel to Chicago
AP Source: Bradley, Cubs agree to $30M, 3-yr deal
Rays close to landing Burrell - MLB.com
 CharlotteObserver.com |
MLB.com -
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com ST. PETERSBURG -- Pat Burrell appears to be close to becoming the power bat the Rays have been looking to land.
Rays,Burrell agree to 2 year deal.
Rays sign Burrell to two-year deal
10 reasons Florida will beat Oklahoma - FOXSports.com
 Seattle Post Intelligencer |
FOXSports.com -
by Pete Fiutak There's a long, long, looooong time between the end of the regular season and the BCS Championship Game. It's been over a month since Florida and Oklahoma each won their respective conference title games, and while that allows time for ...
BCS Title Game: Harvin Is Ready to Go
Florida's Harvin says ankle 90 percent healed
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites - Washington Post
 Newsweek |
Washington Post -
By Serena Gordon MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows.
Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence
Kids reveal a lot about themselves online
Chronic fatigue, early trauma linked - USA Today
 AFP |
USA Today -
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Suffering a trauma could predispose children to chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, a study shows. In a report in today's Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers found that 62% of adults with chronic fatigue had suffered a ...
CFS Linked to Childhood Trauma
Stress hormone 'a marker for ME'
Health care: Still on the critical list - CNNMoney.com
 OverTheLimit.info |
CNNMoney.com -
Last year: The cost of providing health insurance to employees continued to skyrocket, jumping by an average of 5.7% per employee after a 6.1% hike in 2007, according to a study by consulting firm Mercer.
Obama’s Health Care Resolutions Can’t Be Kept
Medicare for all, a needed change
Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken - Reuters
 New York Daily News |
Reuters -
By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges.
Video: Franken: Senate Victory 'Incredibly Humbling'
Franken Reacts to Canvassing Board Decision
Prop. 8 proponents call Jerry Brown 'profoundly wrong' - San Francisco Chronicle
 Washington Times |
San Francisco Chronicle -
(01-05) 18:27 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- State Attorney General Jerry Brown was "profoundly wrong" and "invented an entirely new theory" when he urged the California Supreme Court to invalidate Proposition 8's same-sex marriage ban because voters can't be ...
California gay marriage battle turns to court role
Prop. 8 backers take on AG's gay-marriage argument
Ex-EBay chief Meg Whitman quits board seats - Los Angeles Times
 Javno.hr |
Los Angeles Times -
Her resignation from the boards of EBay, Procter & Gamble and Dreamworks SKG fuels speculation that she's planning a run for California governor.
eBay's Whitman appears set to run for governor
AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor
