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At Rafah crossing, a stream of injured Palestinians and an Arab ... - Los Angeles Times
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Egypt is keeping its gates closed to all but the wounded. There's sympathy here for the Palestinians, but also a desire to stay out of the conflict.
Video: Notebook: Gaza
Israel looks to drive out Hamas
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.
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".
Mumbai ‘evidence’ now with Pakistan: India
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 ...
Greek riot policeman shot; extremist group suspected
Gunmen wound police officer in Athens
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.
Congress Demands SEC Speed Madoff Inquiry to Improve Oversight
Feds: Jail Madoff without bail
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.
Franken declares Senate race win after state ruling
Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race
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
Burris: 'I am the legally-appointed senator'
Toyota, Honda US Slump Ends Annual Growth Dating to Mid-1990s - 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 ...
For Car Companies, It Was a Year to Forget
Car sales plunge heralding bleak 2009
INSTANT VIEW - Apple CEO begins treatment for hormone imbalance - Reuters
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Steve Jobs said on Monday he had been losing weight in 2008 due to a hormone imbalance, but he has begun treatment and expects to regain his body mass by late spring.
Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss
What Would Apple Be Without Steve Jobs?
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
Expo: Livetweeting the Keynote - Macworld
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What would an Apple Keynote at Macworld Expo be without a liveblog from our very own Jason Snell and Dan Moren? Both of them will be typing furiously to cover every single last thing that Phil Schiler has to say.
CNET's live coverage of Macworld 2009 kicks off Tuesday
First! 14-year-old already in line for Macworld '09 keynote
China cracks down on internet content - 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
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!
Five Trends to Bet On at CES
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
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.
Autopsy of John Travolta's son, Jett, performed in front of family ...
Jett Travolta's Death Caused by 'Seizure Disorder'
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
Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell have twin girls
Fiesta Bowl preview: Texas vs. Ohio State - Dallas Morning News
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By CHUCK CARLTON / The Dallas Morning News When Ohio State runs: Starting left guard Jim Cordle is just back from a late-season knee injury, meaning Ben Person will get the start in the mountainous offensive line.
Texas takes on Ohio State in Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl Tonight...OSU Meets Texas...
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
Sources: Cubs, Bradley agree to 3-year, $30M deal
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
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.
Kids reveal a lot about themselves online
Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence
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
Scientists find a gene that makes cancer spread - Reuters
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, US researchers said on Monday.
Breast Cancer Metastasis Gene Identified
Gene tied to spread of breast cancer is found, study says
Leon E. Panetta - New York Times
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As he prepares to take office, President-elect Barack Obama is relying on a small team of advisers who will lead his transition operation and help choose the members of his administration.
Video: Obama Fills Key Intelligence Positions
Panetta, Blair Tapped for Top Intelligence Positions
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
Richardson withdrawal jars transition
Ex-eBay CEO Whitman eyeing run for California gov. - Reuters
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman has resigned from three corporate boards for personal reasons, a turn-of-the-year move that would free her to run for governor of California.
AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor
Meg Whitman Leaves EBay, P&G, DreamWorks Boards
