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Warnings Not Enough for Gaza Families - New York Times
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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 ...
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Israeli Troops, Hamas Militants Clash in Gaza City
Obama Pitches Stimulus Package to House Republicans - Washington Post
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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
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 sends details on Mumbai attacks
India turns over Mumbai info to Pakistan
Extremist group in Greece attacks police - Christian Science Monitor
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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
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’s Sons Told Prosecutors of Jewelry Transfer, Lawyer Says
Madoff sightings cause heads to turn
Bush to make Pacific's Mariana Trench a national monument - USA Today
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By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY President Bush will establish the largest marine reserve ever created Tuesday when he designates three remote Pacific Ocean regions as national monuments, administration officials said.
Bush to Protect Vast New Pacific Tracts
Bush to establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific
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
Meg Whitman Leaves EBay, P&G, DreamWorks Boards
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.
Why Jobs' health woes go to the core of Apple
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
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.
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HDTV and Mobile Gear to Steal CES 2009 Spotlight
Netflix bypasses US mail, set-top box with new HDTVs from LG - Ars Technica
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By Jacqui Cheng | Published: January 05, 2009 - 11:03AM CT Forget the set-top box—Netflix is going straight to the TV, no Roku or Xbox 360 required.
Netflix streaming comes to LG HDTVs
LG to unveil netflixed HDTVs
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
Patricia Arquette files for divorce from Thomas Jane - Reuters
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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
10 reasons Florida will beat Oklahoma - FOXSports.com
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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
AP Source: Bradley, Cubs agree to $30M, 3-yr deal - The Associated Press
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CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs and free agent Milton Bradley reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a $30 million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
Bradley to travel to Chicago
Hendry rolls dice with talented, troubled Bradley
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
Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife - The Associated Press
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins tormented his wife with rudeness and behaved erratically in the weeks before the Army scientist took his own life by overdosing on Tylenol, according to documents released Monday.
Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife
Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife
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
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
Editorial: Appreciation Senator Claiborne Pell’s Vision - New York Times
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By MAURA J. CASEY Former Senator Claiborne Pell, the Rhode Island Democrat who died last week at the age of 90, is best known as the father of Pell Grants, the program giving aid to low-income college students that bears his name.
Video: RI Sen. Pell, Proponent of Student Grants, Dies
Kennedy, Clinton eulogize Sen. Claiborne Pell
