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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: Notebook: Gaza
Israel drives deeper into Gaza, rebuffing diplomatic efforts
Obama Pushes for Stimulus on Capitol Hill - New York Times
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By JEFF ZELENY and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - Two weeks before assuming power, President-elect Barack Obama took his economic recovery package to Capitol Hill on Monday and worked to build a bipartisan coalition to endorse his plan of tax cuts ...
Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse'
Obama seeks swift passage of US fiscal package
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.
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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
Policeman wounded in Athens gun attack - Financial Times
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By Kerin Hope in Athens Unidentified gunmen armed with grenades and automatic weapons seriously wounded a police officer in central Athens early yesterday.
Extremist group in Greece attacks police
Greek riot policeman shot; extremist group suspected
Madoff sightings cause heads to turn - Reuters
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By Martha Graybow NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even in a city accustomed to notorious figures in its midst, the latest sighting of Bernard Madoff caused heads to turn.
US govt to NY judge: Jail Madoff without bail
Congress Demands SEC Speed Madoff Inquiry to Improve Oversight
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
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 ...
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Burris: 'I am the legally-appointed senator'
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.
Apple chief admits hormonal imbalance
Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss
Merrill brokerage chief to leave -- WSJ - Reuters
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NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Bob McCann, the head of the brokerage force at Merrill Lynch & Co MRLL.UL, plans to leave the securities firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
McCann Leaves Merrill Lynch's Brokerage Unit
Veteran McCann quits Merrill
Hackers hijack Obama's, Britney's Twitter accounts - Computerworld
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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 blames celebrity hack on 'individual'
Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked
HDTV and Mobile Gear to Steal CES 2009 Spotlight - PC World
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From multi-display laptops, HDTVs wired for broadband, to Blu-ray players that can deliver Web content, the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has it all.
Video: Loaded: Happy New Year!
In tough times, Vegas CES gets smaller
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 performed in Bahamas on Travolta's son - Washington Post
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By John Marquis NASSAU (Reuters) - Two pathologists appointed by Bahamian authorities performed an autopsy on Monday on the body of actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son, Jett, who died last week after suffering a seizure at the family's holiday home.
Biographer: Family man John Travolta will persevere after death of ...
Jett Travolta's Death Caused by 'Seizure Disorder'
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
Rebecca Romijn Gives Birth to Twin Girls - FOXNews
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AP “Ugly Betty” star Rebecca Romijn gave birth to twin girls, Howard Stern announced on his radio show Monday morning. The newborn girls are the first children for Romijn, 36, and her husband Jerry O’Connell, 34.
Romijn and O'Connell Welcome Twin Girls
Romijn, O’Connell welcome twin girls
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 Burrell agrees to terms with Rays
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
Study: Obesity linked to ovarian cancer
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
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
AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor - The Associated Press
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday.
Whitman prepares the ground to run for California governor
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