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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
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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Hamas opens independent hospital for gunmen
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 Mumbai dossier to Pakistan to back extradition plea
India turns over Mumbai info to Pakistan
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
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
US govt to NY judge: Jail Madoff 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
Illinois lawmakers could begin impeachment this week - WQAD
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by Kia Carter QUAD CITIES -- We could know this week whether state leaders will choose to impeach Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Video: Burris Says Senate Appointment Is Legal
Defiant Burris Says Senate Seat Is His
Auto sales plunge again in December - CNNMoney.com
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Sales of cars, trucks and SUVs all plummeted, capping the worst year for industrywide auto sales since 1992. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Video: Chrysler, Toyota, Lead Declines in Auto Sales
Bleak US sales in December cap a grim year for automakers
'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.
Mac fans wish Steve Jobs well
Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss
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
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
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 sales top 8 million in Europe
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
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
Autopsy performed in Bahamas on Travolta's son
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
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
Giants-Eagles Rematch Has Pierce-Westbrook Subplot - New York Times
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By JOE LAPOINTE The last time Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce saw Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook in person, the green numerals on the back of Westbrook’s No.
Philadelphia Eagles following New York Giants' script from last season
Eagles clicking at just the right time
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
Fiesta Bowl Halftime Update: Texas -Ohio State - JOCKlife.com
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In a surprise move by head coach Jim Tressel, the number ten ranked Ohio State Buckeyes started Todd Boeckman over Terrelle Pryor to begin the 2009 edition of the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, AZ.
Ohio State player carted off field after injury
The Pryor Dividend
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
Chronic fatigue, early trauma linked - USA Today
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By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Suffering a trauma could predispose children to chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, a study shows. In a report in today's Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers found that 62% of adults with chronic fatigue had suffered a ...
CFS Linked to Childhood Trauma
Stress hormone 'a marker for ME'
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
Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken - Reuters
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By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges.
Video: Franken: Senate Victory 'Incredibly Humbling'
Franken Reacts to Canvassing Board Decision
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
Prop. 8 proponents call Jerry Brown 'profoundly wrong' - San Francisco Chronicle
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(01-05) 18:27 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- State Attorney General Jerry Brown was "profoundly wrong" and "invented an entirely new theory" when he urged the California Supreme Court to invalidate Proposition 8's same-sex marriage ban because voters can't be ...
California gay marriage battle turns to court role
Prop. 8 backers take on AG's gay-marriage argument
