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Israel deaf to truce calls as Gaza battles rage on - Reuters
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops backed by air strikes fought to seize ground from Hamas militants deep inside the Gaza Strip on Monday despite international calls for a ceasefire in a conflict that has killed more than 540 ...
Video: Palestinian Casualties Overwhelm Gaza Hospitals
Israeli Troops, Hamas Militants Clash in Gaza City
Obama Pushes for Stimulus on Capitol Hill - New York Times
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President-elect Barack Obama met with House Republican leader John A. Boehner, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill on Monday.
Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse'
Two presidents at work in nation's capital
US Embassy in Iraq Largest, Most Expensive Ever - FOXNews
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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
New Baghdad Embassy Officially Opens
India hands Mumbai dossier to Pakistan to back extradition plea - guardian.co.uk
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India handed a dossier to Islamabad yesterday giving evidence of alleged Pakistani links to the gunmen who led the bloody rampage through Mumbai in November, asking for those responsible to be extradited to face "Indian justice".
India turns over Mumbai info to Pakistan
Mumbai ‘evidence’ now with Pakistan: India
Olmert rebuffs Sarkozy call for Gaza ceasefire - AFP
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JERUSALEM (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Israel on Monday to halt its war in Gaza, but was rebuffed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who rejected any truce that fails to end the Islamist group's rocket attacks on Israel.
Israel's self-defeating Gaza offensive
Merkel: Cease-fire only when Israel's security guaranteed
Prosecutors Want Madoff’s Bail Revoked - New York Times
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By ALEX BERENSON, EDMUND L. ANDREWS and DAVID STOUT The disgraced financier Bernard L. Madoff tried to hide at least $1 million in watches and jewelry from government investigators and should have his bail revoked and sent to jail immediately, ...
Madoff sightings cause heads to turn
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed without bail
Obama picks Leon Panetta for CIA director - San Jose Mercury News
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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
Defiant Burris Says Senate Seat Is His - New York Times
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Roland W. Burris talked to reporters at news conference at Midway Airport in Chicago on Monday before leaving for Washington. By KAREN ANN CULLOTTA and MONICA DAVEY CHICAGO - Even as Senate leaders continued to challenge his appointment to the seat ...
Video: Burris Says Senate Appointment Is Legal
FBI tapes might elude Illinois impeachment panel
Toyota, Honda US Slump Ends Gains Dating to Mid-90s - Bloomberg
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By Alan Ohnsman and Mike Ramsey Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. said US sales plummeted by more than a third in December as the recession and weak consumer confidence ended annual gains for Japan's two largest automakers ...
Video: Chrysler, Toyota, Lead Declines in Auto Sales
Car sales plunge heralding bleak 2009
Mac fans wish Steve Jobs well - BBC News
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By Maggie Shiels The health of Apple boss Steve Jobs was a hot topic of conversation on the opening day of Macworld, the annual tech gathering of the Mac faithful.
Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss
Apple chief admits hormonal imbalance
In Reversal, Gas Prices Creep Up - New York Times
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By CLIFFORD KRAUSS HOUSTON - The five-month slide in gasoline prices has come to an abrupt halt, with gasoline rising by several cents in recent days amid indicators that the national average could jump to $2 a gallon or higher this spring.
NYMEX-Crude oil steady below $49 after gains on Gaza
Oil Curve Steeper Than '99 Shows Possible Gain in '09
Twitter's veracity chewed up by Britney's four-foot vagina - Register
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By Dan Goodin • Get more from this author Micro-blogging site Twitter had to temporarily suspend accounts belonging to Barack Obama, Britney Spears and other celebrities after they were hijacked by miscreants and used to spread scandalous and false ...
Hackers hijack Obama's, Britney's Twitter accounts
Celebrity accounts fall prey to Twitter hack
In tough times, Vegas CES gets smaller - Reuters
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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
Beijing hits out at Google in web porn crackdown - Financial Times
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By Kathrin Hille in Beijing China's government has accused the country's leading internet search engines and web portals, including Google, of threatening public morals by carrying pornographic and vulgar content.
China targets Internet sites
China Goes After Baidu, Google in Web Porn Crackdown
Autopsy of John Travolta's son, Jett, performed in front of family ... - New York Daily News
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John Travolta prepared Monday to bury his only son, who underwent an autopsy under the watchful eye of the actor's family doctor.
Jett Travolta's Death Caused by 'Seizure Disorder'
Report: Jett Travolta's autospy results may not be released
Producers Guild nominations announced - Entertainment Weekly
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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
Lindsay Lohan Denies Split With Samantha Ronson - People Magazine
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By Mike Fleeman In a MySpace Celebrity Blog posting under "RUMORS," the actress writes, "Little piece of TRUE information: We did NOT break up!
Source: Lindsay Lohan & Samantha Ronson Call It Quits
Lohan, Ronson may have split after public spats
Rays close to landing Burrell - MLB.com
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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 sign Burrell to two-year deal
Pat brings bat to Tampa
Bradley to travel to Chicago - MLB.com
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By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com CHICAGO -- The Cubs have apparently found their left-handed bat for the middle of the order. Switch-hitter Milton Bradley is expected in Chicago later this week to undergo a physical, and if all goes well, ...
AP Source: Bradley, Cubs agree to $30M, 3-yr deal
Sources: Cubs, Bradley agree to 3-year, $30M deal
San Diego's Darren Sproles turns size deficit to his advantage - Los Angeles Times
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Chargers Darren Sproles rushed for 105 yards, returned punts and kickoffs for 178 and caught passes for 45 more in Saturday's 23-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Chargers’ Sproles Steps Into Tomlinson’s Lead Role
One-On-One With San Diego's New Hero
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites - Washington Post
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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
Health care: Still on the critical list - CNNMoney.com
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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
Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer - U.S. News & World Report
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By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Obese postmenopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of ovarian cancer, compared to normal-weight women, a new study suggests.
Study: Obesity Increases Ovarian Cancer Risk
Obesity Linked To Elevated Risk Of Ovarian Cancer
Franken Reacts to Canvassing Board Decision - New York Times
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Following is Al Franken's statement on the Minnesota state Canvassing Board's decision to certify Senate recount. The latest on the presidential transition and other political news from Washington and around the nation.
Video: Franken: Senate Victory 'Incredibly Humbling'
Franken declares Senate race win after state ruling
Richardson's Withdrawal Raises Questions About Severity of Federal ... - FOXNews
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson insists he will be cleared of wrongdoing in a federal investigation, after withdrawing his nomination for commerce secretary in Barack Obama's administration.
Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination
NM gov. backed down over pay-to-play probe
Bush to Protect Vast New Pacific Tracts - New York Times
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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 establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific
Bush to declare Pacific areas protected monuments
