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Fighting flares outside Gaza City - BBC News
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Israeli troops have clashed with Palestinian militants on the edge of Gaza City on the third night of Israel's ground assault on Gaza.
Video: Notebook: Gaza
Warnings Not Enough for Gaza Families
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
India, Giving Pakistan Dossier on Mumbai Siege, Seeks Extradition ... - New York Times
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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 attack evidence to Pakistan
India hands Mumbai dossier to Pakistan to back extradition plea
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
US opens world's largest foreign mission in Iraq
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
Democrat Is Winner in Recount of Minnesota Senate Race - New York Times
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By KIRK JOHNSON ST. PAUL - Al Franken, the comedian who became a Democratic pundit and then a politician, won November’s election for the United States Senate by 225 votes out of 2.9 million cast, according to the finally completed recount results ...
Video: Franken: Senate Victory 'Incredibly Humbling'
Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken
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
Bush casts wide net for marine conservation - CNN International
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By KC Wildmoon (CNN) -- US President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate nine sites in three areas of the central Pacific as marine national monuments, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Monday.
Bush to Protect Vast New Pacific Tracts
Bush to make Pacific's Mariana Trench a national monument
GM China Sales Grow Least in 6 Years on Competition - Bloomberg
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By Irene Shen Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., the largest overseas automaker in China, boosted 2008 sales 6 percent, the slowest pace in at least six years, on waning demand and a lack of new models.
Video: Chrysler, Toyota, Lead Declines in Auto Sales
Auto sales plunge again in December
'Hormone imbalance' raises question of cancer - Los Angeles Times
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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.
Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss
Mac fans wish Steve Jobs well
ASIA MARKETS: Asian Auto Stocks Rise, Ignoring Weak US Sales - CNNMoney.com
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Shares of Japanese and South Korean automakers broadly advanced Tuesday, as investors shrugged off a dismal US sales report for December.
Toyota, Honda US Slump Ends Gains Dating to Mid-90s
Hyundai rolls out no-cost car return program
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's veracity chewed up by Britney's four-foot vagina
Spears, Obama hit by Twitter tampering
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
Microsoft sold 28 million Xbox 360s by end of 2008 - Reuters
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp sold 28 million units worldwide of its Xbox 360 video game console through the end of 2008, expanding the Xbox's lead over rival Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 console in worldwide unit sales, the company said on ...
Early returns show strong holiday video game console sales
Xbox 360 Achieves Record Christmas Sales in Europe
Scientologists clear up Travolta misconceptions - MSNBC
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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
Medical Expert on Jett Travolta: Seizures Can Kill
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!
Updated: Lindsay Lohan Says She & Samantha Ronson Are Still Together
Lindsay Blogs About Not Breaking Up
Buckeyes lead Fiesta field goal battle - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
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by Doug Lesmerises Neal C. Lauron/Columbus DispatchChris Wells breaks through the Texas defense for a 20-yard gain in the second quarter Monday night.
Ohio State's Lane carted off field
No touchdowns scored in first half of Fiesta Bowl
Sooners’ Offense Is Like Something Gators’ Meyer Has Seen Before - New York Times
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By PETE THAMEL MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Florida Coach Urban Meyer has won a national title at Florida, directed an undefeated season at Utah and picked up two victories in the Southeastern Conference title game.
Florida's Spikes takes jab at Oklahoma
Florida Gators' Brandon Spikes says Big 12 defenses are 'a joke'
Pat Burrell Signs With Rays; Milton Bradley Expected to Join Cubs - New York Times
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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
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
New Study: Teens On MySpace, Facebook Engage In Risky Behavior
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
Spending on prescription drugs slows - USA Today
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By Mel Evans, AP By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY Spending on prescription drugs in 2007 showed the smallest increase in more than four decades, driven by rising use of low-cost generic drugs, chain stores offering $4 prescriptions and more drug safety ...
Rise in health care spending slows down
WVU Research Focuses on Impact of Injuries Among Elderly
Madoff Sons Told Prosecutors of Jewelry, Lawyer Says - Bloomberg
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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
Madoff sightings cause heads to turn
Credentials of Burris Are Rejected by Senate - 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 CARL HULSE WASHINGTON - Senate officials on Monday rejected credentials offered on behalf of Roland W. Burris, ...
Video: Burris Says Senate Appointment Is Legal
Burris: 'I am the legally-appointed senator'
Richardson withdrawal disappoints Latinos - CNN International
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By Alexander Mooney (CNN) -- Bill Richardson's withdrawal from his commerce secretary nomination Sunday didn't just leave a major gap in the new administration, but it also sorely disappointed Latinos who view the New Mexico governor as their most ...
Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination
Richardson's Withdrawal Raises Questions About Severity of Federal ...
