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Israel to Stop Gaza Bombing for 3 Hours a Day
Voice of America -1 hour ago
By VOA News Israel's military says it will stop its attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip for three hours every day - between 1100 and 1400 GMT - to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory.
Video: UN pushes for Gaza ceasefireRussiaToday
UN 'sure' no militants at school hit by Israeli troopsCNN
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Burris Circus and the Politics of Race
ABC News -55 minutes ago
By RICK KLEIN The image of a veteran black officeholder being barred from entering a US Senate that now has precisely zero African American members injects the politics of race into the tawdry scandal over President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat ...
Video: Burris Barred As New Congress Starts WorkAssociatedPress
Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appealChicago Sun-Times
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Gas cut: How Europe is coping
BBC News -45 minutes ago
Many European countries have been hit by a sudden cut in Russian gas supplies, as sub-zero temperatures coincide with a Russian-Ukrainian row over energy prices.
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe GazpromRussiaToday
Gazprom European gas exports cut by more than halfReuters
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Pakistan seriously examines information over Mumbai attacks
Xinhua -45 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan said on Wednesday that it is "seriously examining" the information material regarding the Mumbai terror attacks given by India.
Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in AttackAssociatedPress
Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacksLos Angeles Times
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Restrained Obama leaves many displeased
Los Angeles Times -4 hours ago
Anja Niedringhaus / AP Israeli soldiers fire artillery toward the southern Gaza Strip. One critic of the attack asked on his blog, “Where is Obama, in the war for hearts and minds?
Obama Breaks Silence, Vows To Work for Peace in GazaWashington Post
Obama breaks silence on Gaza, voices concernReuters
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Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
ABC News -52 minutes ago
By DAN CHILDS Americans may be seeing CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a different role once the Obama administration settles in. Americans may be seeing CNN's Dr.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon GeneralAssociatedPress
Obama Picks TV's Gupta for Medical PostWashington Post
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Activists to file suit against California tax plan
Los Angeles Times -17 hours ago
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. and others seek to block $9.3 billion in taxes on gasoline, sales and personal income. They say the measure requires approval from two-thirds of the Legislature.
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Packagekcratv
Governor rejects Dems' budget, as he promisedSan Francisco Chronicle
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Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific
San Jose Mercury News -1 hour ago
By Paul Rogers President Bush on Tuesday established three new national monuments in the Pacific Ocean, setting aside for permanent protection pristine coral reefs, the world's deepest underwater canyon and marine environments teeming with tropical ...
Bush shelters ocean treasuresChicago Tribune
Bush to Protect Three Areas in PacificWashington Post
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Obama: watch for trillion dollar deficits
BloggingStocks -2 hours ago
President-elect Obama is telling the public that the US may run a trillion dollar deficit to bailout the economy. According to The New York Times, he made the point that Americans for the unparalleled prospect of "trillion-dollar deficits for years to ...
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraintThe Associated Press
Obama: $1 trillion deficits 'for years'CNNMoney.com
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Euro Rises as ECB Rates Seen Staying Higher Than US, Japan
Bloomberg -57 minutes ago
By Anchalee Worrachate and Stanley White Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The euro rose against the dollar and the yen on speculation the European Central Bank will cut interest rates at a slower pace than its major counterparts.
Euro zone PPI in record fall, firms case for rate cutguardian.co.uk
Euro crosses $1.36 in European tradingThe Associated Press
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Alcoa says cuts to affect 18 percent of Russia workforce
Reuters -1 hour ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc (AA.N), which is cutting aluminum production and jobs in the face of the global economic downturn, plans measures in Russia that will affect 18 percent of its workforce in the country, the company said on Wednesday.
Alcoa Cuts Output, Fires Workers After Demand WeakensBloomberg
Alcoa Layoffs Hit FuturesCNBC
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Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
InformationWeek -1 hour ago
The company will also offer new price points to offset competition from Amazon.com and will let iPhone users buy songs over 3G networks.
Scenes From a Macworld in TransitionWashington Post
Apple's Philnote garners mixed reactionsComputerworld
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Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture
ZDNet -1 hour ago
There are two ways to view Philip Schiller’s keynote at Macworld Tuesday: It was either a respectable effort by one of Steve Jobs’ understudies or a bummer since the main attraction wasn’t on stage and the announcements left a lot to be desired.
Apple unveils software updates, new laptopSan Francisco Chronicle
O'Brien: Apple's final appearance at Macworld signals new era for...San Jose Mercury News
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CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC
TG Daily -5 hours ago
By Wolfgang Gruener Las Vegas (NV) - Asus took advantage of the crowd present at the first major press conference at CES 2009 and showed off next-generation of EeePC netbooks, Windows 7 on netbooks, a multitouch EeePC as well as a 4.3” screen PC that ...
Asus Adds Touch to Netbook LineupPC Magazine
Asus Unveils Netbook With Touchscreen That SwivelsPC World
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Wecht: Unanswered Questions In Travolta's Son's Death
MSNBC -2 hours ago
PITTSBURGH - John Travolta and Kelly Preston are back in Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son. Jett Travolta was found unconscious on Friday in the couple's vacation home in the Bahamas.
Travoltas plan private service for sonChicago Tribune
Travolta Family Returns Home with Jett's Ashes (6:34am)WTVR
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TV review: New season of 'Damages' rewards devotion
San Francisco Chronicle -10 hours ago
It probably started earlier, but sometime around the third season of "The Wire" on HBO, its creator and writer, David Simon, half joked with enthusiastic critics that if they didn't stop describing it as dense" and "complicated," nobody would ever ...
A-listers on ‘Damages’ gladly work cheapBuffalo News
Close, Hurt join forces for exemplary 'Damages'USA Today
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Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan
Reuters -4 hours ago
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, police said.
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie pays tribute to The Stooges' Ron ...NME.com
The Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead At 60AHN
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Bobcats sink Celtics in OT
Boston Globe -4 hours ago
By Frank Dell'Apa CHARLOTTE, NC - The Charlotte Bobcats went small and came up big against the Celtics last night. The backcourt combination of DJ Augustin and Raymond Felton made the difference as the Bobcats took a 114-106 overtime victory, ...
Charlotte's turn to bounce CelticsSan Francisco Chronicle
Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at homeThe Associated Press
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Lakers run into a buzz saw
Los Angeles Times -4 hours ago
Kobe Bryant finished with 39 points but only two in the fourth quarter as the Lakers lost to the Hornets, 116-105. David West and Chris Paul combined for 72 points in Hornets' victory at Staples Center.
Hornets clip Lakers’ winning streak at 6Boston Herald
West, Hornets end Lakers' home win streakSports Network
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Wild slap a loss on the Bruins
Boston Globe -4 hours ago
By Fluto Shinzawa The point man had the puck during Minnesota's fourth straight power play, which came at 6:20 of the second period.
Backstrom, Wild earn second straight shutoutPhiladelphia Daily News
Manny Fernandez strong againBoston Herald
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune -4 hours ago
By Deborah L. Shelton | Tribune reporter Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvement in movement and quality of life after six months than those treated with medication, a new study shows.
Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's diseaseCNN
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson'sU.S. News & World Report
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Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu
Wall Street Journal -7 hours ago
By GORDON FAIRCLOUGH SHANGHAI -- A 19-year-old Beijing woman has died of bird flu, the first human case of the virus in China since February last year, the government said Tuesday, putting public-health officials on higher alert for a possible ...
Woman dies of bird flu in ChinaCNN
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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report -20 hours ago
About 54 percent of adolescents who use the social networking website MySpace often discuss sexual behavior, substance abuse, or violence on the site, according to a pair of new studies published this month in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent ...
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpaceABC News
Teens Behaving Badly?TIME
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Obama defends choice for CIA chief
Los Angeles Times -6 hours ago
Obama lobbies lawmakers on behalf of Leon Panetta. One critic calls the pick a 'Hail Mary pass.' By Greg Miller and Peter Nicholas Reporting from Washington -- After promising during the campaign to restore order and accountability to the nation's spy ...
Obama Faces Heavy Fire Over Panetta SelectionWashington Post
Barack Obama's team lobbying Democrats to back Leon Panetta pick ...Chicago Tribune
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Slain man's family files $25-million suit in BART shooting
Los Angeles Times -2 hours ago
Oscar J. Grant III, 22, was shot early New Year's Day by a transit officer responding to a fight. His lawyer says the incident 'cries out for criminal prosecution.
Death threats against BART officerSan Francisco Chronicle
$25 million claim by family of man killed by BART policeSan Jose Mercury News
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Relatives: Boy Missing for 10 Years Was Abused
ABC News -44 minutes ago
By SCOTT MICHELS A young boy who was not reported missing for nearly 10 years after he disappeared was allegedly abused by his adopted mother before he vanished, several relatives said Tuesday.
Boy's 1999 disappearance raises questions, regretsThe Associated Press
Boy's 1999 disappearance raises questions, regretsWLOS
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Israel to Stop Gaza Bombing for 3 Hours a Day - Voice of America
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By VOA News Israel's military says it will stop its attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip for three hours every day - between 1100 and 1400 GMT - to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory.
Video: UN pushes for Gaza ceasefire
UN 'sure' no militants at school hit by Israeli troops
Burris Circus and the Politics of Race - ABC News
ABC News -
By RICK KLEIN The image of a veteran black officeholder being barred from entering a US Senate that now has precisely zero African American members injects the politics of race into the tawdry scandal over President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat ...
Video: Burris Barred As New Congress Starts Work
Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appeal
Gas cut: How Europe is coping - BBC News
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BBC News -
Many European countries have been hit by a sudden cut in Russian gas supplies, as sub-zero temperatures coincide with a Russian-Ukrainian row over energy prices.
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe Gazprom
Gazprom European gas exports cut by more than half
Pakistan seriously examines information over Mumbai attacks - Xinhua
 ABC News |
Xinhua -
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan said on Wednesday that it is "seriously examining" the information material regarding the Mumbai terror attacks given by India.
Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in Attack
Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacks
Restrained Obama leaves many displeased - Los Angeles Times
 Los Angeles Times |
Los Angeles Times -
Anja Niedringhaus / AP Israeli soldiers fire artillery toward the southern Gaza Strip. One critic of the attack asked on his blog, “Where is Obama, in the war for hearts and minds?
Obama Breaks Silence, Vows To Work for Peace in Gaza
Obama breaks silence on Gaza, voices concern
Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta - ABC News
 CBC.ca |
ABC News -
By DAN CHILDS Americans may be seeing CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a different role once the Obama administration settles in. Americans may be seeing CNN's Dr.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General
Obama Picks TV's Gupta for Medical Post
Activists to file suit against California tax plan - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times -
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. and others seek to block $9.3 billion in taxes on gasoline, sales and personal income. They say the measure requires approval from two-thirds of the Legislature.
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Package
Governor rejects Dems' budget, as he promised
Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific - San Jose Mercury News
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San Jose Mercury News -
By Paul Rogers President Bush on Tuesday established three new national monuments in the Pacific Ocean, setting aside for permanent protection pristine coral reefs, the world's deepest underwater canyon and marine environments teeming with tropical ...
Bush shelters ocean treasures
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific
Obama: watch for trillion dollar deficits - BloggingStocks
 Seattle Post Intelligencer |
BloggingStocks -
President-elect Obama is telling the public that the US may run a trillion dollar deficit to bailout the economy. According to The New York Times, he made the point that Americans for the unparalleled prospect of "trillion-dollar deficits for years to ...
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint
Obama: $1 trillion deficits 'for years'
Euro Rises as ECB Rates Seen Staying Higher Than US, Japan - Bloomberg
 BBC News |
Bloomberg -
By Anchalee Worrachate and Stanley White Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The euro rose against the dollar and the yen on speculation the European Central Bank will cut interest rates at a slower pace than its major counterparts.
Euro zone PPI in record fall, firms case for rate cut
Euro crosses $1.36 in European trading
Alcoa says cuts to affect 18 percent of Russia workforce - Reuters
 The Associated Press |
Reuters -
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc (AA.N), which is cutting aluminum production and jobs in the face of the global economic downturn, plans measures in Russia that will affect 18 percent of its workforce in the country, the company said on Wednesday.
Alcoa Cuts Output, Fires Workers After Demand Weakens
Alcoa Layoffs Hit Futures
Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free - InformationWeek
 Telegraph.co.uk |
InformationWeek -
The company will also offer new price points to offset competition from Amazon.com and will let iPhone users buy songs over 3G networks.
Scenes From a Macworld in Transition
Apple's Philnote garners mixed reactions
Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture - ZDNet
 BBC News |
ZDNet -
There are two ways to view Philip Schiller’s keynote at Macworld Tuesday: It was either a respectable effort by one of Steve Jobs’ understudies or a bummer since the main attraction wasn’t on stage and the announcements left a lot to be desired.
Apple unveils software updates, new laptop
O'Brien: Apple's final appearance at Macworld signals new era for...
CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC - TG Daily
 DailyTech |
TG Daily -
By Wolfgang Gruener Las Vegas (NV) - Asus took advantage of the crowd present at the first major press conference at CES 2009 and showed off next-generation of EeePC netbooks, Windows 7 on netbooks, a multitouch EeePC as well as a 4.3” screen PC that ...
Asus Adds Touch to Netbook Lineup
Asus Unveils Netbook With Touchscreen That Swivels
Wecht: Unanswered Questions In Travolta's Son's Death - MSNBC
 WELT ONLINE |
MSNBC -
PITTSBURGH - John Travolta and Kelly Preston are back in Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son. Jett Travolta was found unconscious on Friday in the couple's vacation home in the Bahamas.
Travoltas plan private service for son
Travolta Family Returns Home with Jett's Ashes (6:34am)
TV review: New season of 'Damages' rewards devotion - San Francisco Chronicle
 BBC News |
San Francisco Chronicle -
It probably started earlier, but sometime around the third season of "The Wire" on HBO, its creator and writer, David Simon, half joked with enthusiastic critics that if they didn't stop describing it as dense" and "complicated," nobody would ever ...
A-listers on ‘Damages’ gladly work cheap
Close, Hurt join forces for exemplary 'Damages'
Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan - Reuters
 guardian.co.uk |
Reuters -
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, police said.
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie pays tribute to The Stooges' Ron ...
The Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead At 60
Bobcats sink Celtics in OT - Boston Globe
 CharlotteObserver.com |
Boston Globe -
By Frank Dell'Apa CHARLOTTE, NC - The Charlotte Bobcats went small and came up big against the Celtics last night. The backcourt combination of DJ Augustin and Raymond Felton made the difference as the Bobcats took a 114-106 overtime victory, ...
Charlotte's turn to bounce Celtics
Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home
Lakers run into a buzz saw - Los Angeles Times
 Los Angeles Times |
Los Angeles Times -
Kobe Bryant finished with 39 points but only two in the fourth quarter as the Lakers lost to the Hornets, 116-105. David West and Chris Paul combined for 72 points in Hornets' victory at Staples Center.
Hornets clip Lakers’ winning streak at 6
West, Hornets end Lakers' home win streak
Wild slap a loss on the Bruins - Boston Globe
 Washington Post |
Boston Globe -
By Fluto Shinzawa The point man had the puck during Minnesota's fourth straight power play, which came at 6:20 of the second period.
Backstrom, Wild earn second straight shutout
Manny Fernandez strong again
Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says - Chicago Tribune
 ABC News |
Chicago Tribune -
By Deborah L. Shelton | Tribune reporter Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvement in movement and quality of life after six months than those treated with medication, a new study shows.
Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu - Wall Street Journal
 stv.tv |
Wall Street Journal -
By GORDON FAIRCLOUGH SHANGHAI -- A 19-year-old Beijing woman has died of bird flu, the first human case of the virus in China since February last year, the government said Tuesday, putting public-health officials on higher alert for a possible ...
Woman dies of bird flu in China
Chinese woman dies of bird flu (Roundup)
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
 Newsweek |
U.S. News & World Report -
About 54 percent of adolescents who use the social networking website MySpace often discuss sexual behavior, substance abuse, or violence on the site, according to a pair of new studies published this month in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent ...
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace
Teens Behaving Badly?
Obama defends choice for CIA chief - Los Angeles Times
 NDTV.com |
Los Angeles Times -
Obama lobbies lawmakers on behalf of Leon Panetta. One critic calls the pick a 'Hail Mary pass.' By Greg Miller and Peter Nicholas Reporting from Washington -- After promising during the campaign to restore order and accountability to the nation's spy ...
Obama Faces Heavy Fire Over Panetta Selection
Barack Obama's team lobbying Democrats to back Leon Panetta pick ...
Slain man's family files $25-million suit in BART shooting - Los Angeles Times
 KCBS |
Los Angeles Times -
Oscar J. Grant III, 22, was shot early New Year's Day by a transit officer responding to a fight. His lawyer says the incident 'cries out for criminal prosecution.
Death threats against BART officer
$25 million claim by family of man killed by BART police
Relatives: Boy Missing for 10 Years Was Abused - ABC News
 ABC News |
ABC News -
By SCOTT MICHELS A young boy who was not reported missing for nearly 10 years after he disappeared was allegedly abused by his adopted mother before he vanished, several relatives said Tuesday.
Boy's 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets
Boy's 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets
