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Israel to Halt Operations To Allow Aid Shipments
Washington Post -1 hour ago
By Griff Witte and Sudarsan Raghavan JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 -- Israel said that beginning Wednesday it would pause its military operations in the Gaza Strip for three hours each day to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid, as the Israeli cabinet met to ...
Video: UN pushes for Gaza ceasefireRussiaToday
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Eastern Europe Limits Gas Use; Germany Meets Demand
Bloomberg -1 hour ago
By Amanda Jordan Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria were among European countries to restrict natural-gas supplies to consumers as Russian exports to Europe via Ukraine halted.
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe GazpromRussiaToday
Russia's Putin to visit Berlin as gas row escalatesReuters
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Pakistan seriously examines information over Mumbai attacks
Xinhua -1 hour 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.
Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacksLos Angeles Times
Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phoneThe Associated Press
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Restrained Obama leaves many displeased
Los Angeles Times -5 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?
Video: Obama Breaks Silence On GazaCBS
Obama Breaks Silence, Vows To Work for Peace in GazaWashington Post
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S.Lankan rupee falls on importer demand, shares flat
Reuters India -1 hour ago
By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee edged down 0.11 percent on Wednesday, recovering from 0.18 percent fall early in trade on importer demand and a state bank intervention, dealers said.
Sri Lanka pushes into rebel-held junglesInternational Herald Tribune
Sri Lanka Army Advances; LTTE Vows to Meet ChallengesBloomberg
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Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
ABC News -1 hour 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
CNN Reporter Tops Obama List for Surgeon GeneralNew York Times
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Europe bucks world stock rally, dollar falls
Reuters -3 hours ago
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - World stocks worked on their 10th consecutive session of gains on Wednesday, but European shares were breaking their winning streak and the dollar's recent drive upwards ...
President-elect sees 'trillion-dollar deficits for years to come'Boston Globe
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraintThe Associated Press
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Obama defends choice for CIA chief
Los Angeles Times -7 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
Obama Seeks to Mend a Party Rift Over PanettaNew York Times
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Satyam Chairman Resigns After Falsifying Accounts
Bloomberg -1 hour ago
By Harichandan Arakali Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Chairman Ramalinga Raju resigned after saying he falsified earnings and assets, prompting a collapse in the stock of India’s fourth- largest software services provider.
Collateral Damage Feared From 'India's Enron'CNNMoney.com
The Shame of SatyamWall Street Journal
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Li Ka Shing Foundation Sells Bank Of China Shares-Sources
CNNMoney.com -1 hour ago
(Adds information on Bank of China's 2006 IPO; stake sales by UBS and Bank of America in China Construction Bank ; Royal Bank of Scotland's stake in Bank of China.
Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of ChinaBloomberg
Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stakeReuters
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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 to close plants and trim work forceInternational Herald Tribune
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Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro
InformationWeek -1 hour ago
The company's largest laptop is gaining an eight-hour battery, a faster Intel processor, and better graphics capabilities. By Antone Gonsalves Apple on Tuesday launched a refresh of the 17-inch MacBook Pro, giving the company's largest laptop an ...
The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machineMacworld
Apple unveils software updates, new laptopSan Francisco Chronicle
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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.
Apple's Philnote garners mixed reactionsComputerworld
Macworld goes for the soft sell with budget-minded softwareUSA Today
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CES Likely To Offer Tech Evolution, Not Revolution
InformationWeek -3 hours ago
In addition, CES has less star power with Microsoft founder Bill Gates no longer giving the opening night keynote, a job he filled for the last 11 years.
Companies Are Overstating Green Claims, Consumers SayPC World
'Greenness' to drive tech marketBBC News
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Travolta's Son Died of Seizure Disorder
MSNBC -3 hours ago
With a preliminary report pending, a source told People.com an autopsy of actor John Travolta's teenage son shows he died of a "seizure disorder.
Travoltas plan private service for sonChicago Tribune
Death of Travolta's son raises medical questionsThe Associated Press
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'Damages' returns with more big names
Columbus Dispatch -39 minutes ago
By MOLLY WILLOW The gripping FX legal thriller Damages will return for its second season tonight, helping to soothe the pain of the departure of the sublimely concluded The Shield.
The verdict is in: 'Damages' second season doesn't disappointOrlando Sentinel
A-listers on ‘Damages’ gladly work cheapBuffalo News
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Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan
Reuters -5 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
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BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat
New York Times -7 hours ago
By GREG BISHOP For the second consecutive day, the Jets’ coaching search has centered on the long-shot candidate Jeff Jagodzinski, currently employed by Boston College, at least for now.
BC's Jeff Jagodzinski talks to Woody Johnson and Jets, risks ...New York Daily News
Wrong turn down a one-way streetBoston Globe
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Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home
Washington Post -3 hours ago
By AP AP -- The team that pushed around the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals now isn't even tough enough for the Charlotte Bobcats.
Bobcats sink Celtics in OTBoston Globe
Charlotte's turn to bounce CelticsSan Francisco Chronicle
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Wild slap a loss on the Bruins
Boston Globe -5 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 -5 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 -8 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 ...
Bird Flu Death Raises Concerns Of Outbreak In ChinaAHN
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 -21 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 ...
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Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking SitesWashington Post
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Burris Circus and the Politics of Race
ABC News -1 hour 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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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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My View: Legislature has done its part; now it's the governor's turn
Sacramento Bee -5 hours ago
By Darrell Steinberg and Karen Bass The Legislature on Tuesday sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a deficit reduction package that closes the state's $41 billion budget hole by nearly half.
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Packagekcratv
Gov. Schwarzenegger rejects latest budget proposalThe Associated Press
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Israel to Halt Operations To Allow Aid Shipments - Washington Post
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By Griff Witte and Sudarsan Raghavan JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 -- Israel said that beginning Wednesday it would pause its military operations in the Gaza Strip for three hours each day to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid, as the Israeli cabinet met to ...
Video: UN pushes for Gaza ceasefire
Israel to Stop Gaza Bombing for 3 Hours a Day
Eastern Europe Limits Gas Use; Germany Meets Demand - Bloomberg
 Voice of America |
Bloomberg -
By Amanda Jordan Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria were among European countries to restrict natural-gas supplies to consumers as Russian exports to Europe via Ukraine halted.
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe Gazprom
Russia's Putin to visit Berlin as gas row escalates
Pakistan seriously examines information over Mumbai attacks - Xinhua
 ITV.com |
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.
Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacks
Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
Restrained Obama leaves many displeased - Los Angeles Times
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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?
Video: Obama Breaks Silence On Gaza
Obama Breaks Silence, Vows To Work for Peace in Gaza
S.Lankan rupee falls on importer demand, shares flat - Reuters India
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Reuters India -
By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee edged down 0.11 percent on Wednesday, recovering from 0.18 percent fall early in trade on importer demand and a state bank intervention, dealers said.
Sri Lanka pushes into rebel-held jungles
Sri Lanka Army Advances; LTTE Vows to Meet Challenges
Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta - ABC News
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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
CNN Reporter Tops Obama List for Surgeon General
GLOBAL MARKETS-Europe bucks world stock rally, dollar falls - Reuters
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By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - World stocks worked on their 10th consecutive session of gains on Wednesday, but European shares were breaking their winning streak and the dollar's recent drive upwards ...
President-elect sees 'trillion-dollar deficits for years to come'
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint
Obama defends choice for CIA chief - Los Angeles Times
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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
Obama Seeks to Mend a Party Rift Over Panetta
Satyam Chairman Resigns After Falsifying Accounts - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg -
By Harichandan Arakali Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Chairman Ramalinga Raju resigned after saying he falsified earnings and assets, prompting a collapse in the stock of India’s fourth- largest software services provider.
Collateral Damage Feared From 'India's Enron'
The Shame of Satyam
Li Ka Shing Foundation Sells Bank Of China Shares-Sources - CNNMoney.com
 Reuters |
CNNMoney.com -
(Adds information on Bank of China's 2006 IPO; stake sales by UBS and Bank of America in China Construction Bank ; Royal Bank of Scotland's stake in Bank of China.
Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of China
Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stake
Alcoa says cuts to affect 18 percent of Russia workforce - Reuters
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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 to close plants and trim work force
Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro - InformationWeek
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InformationWeek -
The company's largest laptop is gaining an eight-hour battery, a faster Intel processor, and better graphics capabilities. By Antone Gonsalves Apple on Tuesday launched a refresh of the 17-inch MacBook Pro, giving the company's largest laptop an ...
The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine
Apple unveils software updates, new laptop
Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free - InformationWeek
 Times Online |
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.
Apple's Philnote garners mixed reactions
Macworld goes for the soft sell with budget-minded software
CES Likely To Offer Tech Evolution, Not Revolution - InformationWeek
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InformationWeek -
In addition, CES has less star power with Microsoft founder Bill Gates no longer giving the opening night keynote, a job he filled for the last 11 years.
Companies Are Overstating Green Claims, Consumers Say
'Greenness' to drive tech market
Travolta's Son Died of Seizure Disorder - MSNBC
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MSNBC -
With a preliminary report pending, a source told People.com an autopsy of actor John Travolta's teenage son shows he died of a "seizure disorder.
Travoltas plan private service for son
Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions
'Damages' returns with more big names - Columbus Dispatch
 Columbus Dispatch |
Columbus Dispatch -
By MOLLY WILLOW The gripping FX legal thriller Damages will return for its second season tonight, helping to soothe the pain of the departure of the sublimely concluded The Shield.
The verdict is in: 'Damages' second season doesn't disappoint
A-listers on ‘Damages’ gladly work cheap
Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan - Reuters
 The Age |
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 ...
Ron Asheton: 'You just play 'til you drop'
BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat - New York Times
 Boston Globe |
New York Times -
By GREG BISHOP For the second consecutive day, the Jets’ coaching search has centered on the long-shot candidate Jeff Jagodzinski, currently employed by Boston College, at least for now.
BC's Jeff Jagodzinski talks to Woody Johnson and Jets, risks ...
Wrong turn down a one-way street
Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home - Washington Post
Washington Post -
By AP AP -- The team that pushed around the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals now isn't even tough enough for the Charlotte Bobcats.
Bobcats sink Celtics in OT
Charlotte's turn to bounce Celtics
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
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
 TVNZ |
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 ...
Bird Flu Death Raises Concerns Of Outbreak In China
Woman dies of bird flu in China
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
 ABC News |
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 Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
Burris Circus and the Politics of Race - ABC News
 Washington Post |
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
Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific - San Jose Mercury News
 CBC.ca |
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
My View: Legislature has done its part; now it's the governor's turn - Sacramento Bee
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Sacramento Bee -
By Darrell Steinberg and Karen Bass The Legislature on Tuesday sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a deficit reduction package that closes the state's $41 billion budget hole by nearly half.
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Package
Gov. Schwarzenegger rejects latest budget proposal
