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Israel drives deeper into Gaza, rebuffing diplomatic efforts - International Herald Tribune
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By Taghreed El-Khodary and Isabel Kershner ALONG THE ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER: Israeli troops commandeered high-rise buildings in three eastern districts of Gaza City on Monday, expelling residents and shooting militants in the streets in its furious effort ...
Video: Notebook: Gaza
At Rafah crossing, a stream of injured Palestinians and an Arab ...
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".
India turns over Mumbai info to Pakistan
Mumbai ‘evidence’ now with Pakistan: India
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 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 ...
For Car Companies, It Was a Year to Forget
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.
Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss
INSTANT VIEW - Apple CEO begins treatment for hormone imbalance
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 blames celebrity hack on 'individual'
Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done
Early returns show strong holiday video game console sales - CNET News
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Though the retail economy suffered what appears to be one of the bleakest holiday seasons in recent memory, it looks as though the video games industry bucked that disastrous trend.
Xbox 360 sales top 8 million in Europe
Xbox 360 Achieves Record Christmas Sales in Europe
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
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'
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
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
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 Burrell agrees to terms with Rays
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.
Kids reveal a lot about themselves online
Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence
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
Can The Media Derail Health Care Reform?
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
NM gov. backed down over pay-to-play probe
Slater: Straus' rise symbolic of the fracture in GOP - Dallas Morning News
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AUSTIN - For Republicans debating the future of the GOP in the Age of Obama, here was one idea. Republican Joe Straus - political newcomer, partisan bridge-builder, advocate for “positive change” - presented himself Monday as the next speaker of the ...
Opponent's withdrawal leaves Straus as only speaker candidate
Straus clinches Texas House speaker's post
