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Israeli forces have widened their attacks in the Gaza Strip to include Khan Younis in the south, reports say. The fresh attack follow heavy fighting overnight near Gaza City in the north.
Video: Notebook: Gaza
Afghans Rally in Support of Palestinians
 Joy Online |
Seattle Times -
The president-elect is proposing a $775 billion, two-year package that includes about $300 billion in tax cuts or credits, with an emphasis on low- and middle-income earners.
Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan
Obama stimulus plan boosts business tax refunds
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Bloomberg -
By Daryna Krasnolutska Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Russia reduced natural gas shipments to Europe through Ukraine and deliveries to the Balkans were cut at the Romanian border as a dispute over pricing and transit fees led to a sixth day of supply disruption ...
Video: Ukraine to make up for stolen European gas
Russia supplies to south-east Europe halted
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BBC News -
Last November's Mumbai attack must have had support from some official agencies in Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.
In Sharing Mumbai Findings, India Exhorts Pakistan to Act
India PM says Pakistan whipping up war hysteria
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Around 15 attackers stormed the Maharaja Organisation's main studio near the capital Colombo early on Tuesday, before blowing up the master control room.
Police: Private TV channel in Sri Lanka attacked
Private TV station attacked in Sri Lanka: police
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Los Angeles Times -
Many black leaders are rejecting the old tactics of protest and rhetoric of inequality. 'You can't use 50-year-old ideas in a new political era,' one pastor says.
Video: Officials: Burris Won't Be Sworn in With Others
Senate: No seat for Burris
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By William Heisel The Beverly Hills financial advisory firm at the center of the investigation that derailed New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's hopes of becoming commerce secretary has had a series of run-ins with federal and state agencies -- and a ...
Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination
Richardson, Obama Teams Trade Blame
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Proponents of a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage filed legal briefs today urging the California Supreme Court to reject the novel legal argument put forth last month by state Atty.
Prop. 8 proponents say Brown 'profoundly wrong'
California gay marriage battle turns to court role
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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
Detroit 3 look for midyear sales boost in stimulus aid
 New York Daily News |
BBC News -
US prosecutors have called for Bernard Madoff to be locked up until his trial after it emerged he had been sending valuables to family and friends.
Madoff Sons Reported Jewelry Violations to US, Lawyer Says
Prosecutors say Madoff's gift-giving broke rules
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Forbes -
Investors embrace more risk in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while Hong Kong comes down from New Year's rally. Most markets across Asia extended their rallies Tuesday.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks up for 7th day on recovery hopes
Asian markets extend gains, Nikkei up 0.4 percent
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Los Angeles Times -
AP Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s CEO, explained his noticeably thinner appearance in recent weeks as the result of a hormone imbalance.
Transparency becomes Apple
Was Apple 'Adequate but Late' on Jobs?
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One thing that didn't make a lot of sense about the 33 celebrity Twitter accounts hacked this morning - the messages left on the various accounts weren't consistent and were clearly written by different people with different agendas.
Hackers hijack Obama's, Britney's Twitter accounts
Twitter's veracity chewed up by Britney's four-foot vagina
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NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Motorola Inc. (MOT) unveiled a slim line-up of handsets at the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday as the company continues to struggle in finding its footing.
Video: Loaded: Happy New Year!
HDTV and Mobile Gear to Steal CES 2009 Spotlight
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New York Daily News -
The farewell flight plan was announced Monday night after a Bahamian funeral home listed 16-year-old Jett Travolta's cause of death as a "seizure disorder" and cremated his remains.
Travolta's son said to have died of seizure, not head injury
Sideshow: Travolta son died of seizure
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Washington Post -
Consumers with analog televisions who tune in using antennas will need a digital converter box, left, once television stations stop broadcasting in analog Feb. 17.
TV converter coupon program's out of cash; wait list started
103000 on digital converter waiting list
Los Angeles Times -
The studio will pay $255 million in a surprise move that derails a previously announced deal. By Claudia Eller In a surprise move, Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.
Lions Gate Swallows TV Guide
Lionsgate to buy TV Guide for $255 million
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AP Colt McCoy passed for 414 yards and two touchdowns, the second to Quan Cosby with 16 seconds to play, to carry third-ranked Texas to a 24-21 win over No.
Phoenix Business Journal
'Horns ride real McCoy
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Los Angeles Times -
Denver forward continues playing after suffering the injury in the third quarter of the Nuggets' 135-115 win over Indiana. Team isn't sure how long he'll be out.
Anthony's injury a major blow
Anthony injures hand
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Could the Eagles be peaking at just the right time? Their defense has gone on a tear and hasn't allowed more than 14 points in a game since Thanksgiving Day.
Eagles - Eagles count their wounded upon return from Minnesota
Wild-card trend favors Eagles
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New York Times -
By ERIC NAGOURNEY Teenagers often use social networking sites like MySpace to post intimate personal information they come to regret, as it lets future employers (or online predators) learn about sex activity and substance abuse.
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence
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Los Angeles Times -
Though the nation continues to pay more for medical care, the growth rate is at its lowest in 10 years, a federal report says. By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington -- Healthcare spending in the US, already the highest in the industrialized world, ...
US health spending hits $2.2 trillion in 2007
Health-Care Outlays Climb at Slowest Rate in Years
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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.
Take Two Bailouts and Call Me in the Morning
Obama’s Health Care Resolutions Can’t Be Kept
 New Zealand Herald |
San Francisco Chronicle -
(01-05) 19:53 PST -- Former US Rep. Leon Panetta of Monterey might face a mission impossible - or at least a mission very difficult - should he win Senate confirmation as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency, a clandestine government service ...
Video: Schieffer On Obama Cabinet
Panetta is surprise pick to lead CIA
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Los Angeles Times -
A researcher counts fish near a coral reef at Palmyra Atoll, south of the Hawaiian Islands. The monument designations will ban most commercial fishing and will vastly limit recreational fishing, or fishing by indigenous people or researchers.
Bush to establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific
Bush to Protect Vast New Pacific Tracts
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Boston Globe -
OFF TO SCHOOL - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, got their daughters Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, ready yesterday for their first day at a new school.
Video: Franken: Senate Victory 'Incredibly Humbling'
Two Seats Up in the Air as New Senate Convenes
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