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For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls - New York Times

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For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By STEVEN ERLANGER JERUSALEM - This time, Israeli military commanders are leading from the front, not trying to direct the infantry from television screens.
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Ukraine sets gas offer but wants no middleman - Reuters

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Ukraine sets gas offer but wants no middleman
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine will insist on a price of $201 per 1000 cubic meters of Russian gas for 2009, less than half Russia's proposal, and wants to scrap a controversial gas intermediary, the state energy company's head said on ...
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe Gazprom RussiaToday
Gas cut: How Europe is coping BBC News
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Pakistan angrily denies Mumbai claims - United Press International

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Pakistan angrily denies Mumbai claims
United Press International - 56 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Pakistani leaders say Indian suggestions that official agencies may have been involved in training November's Mumbai terrorists are pushing the region to war.
Pakistan seriously examines information over Mumbai attacks Xinhua
Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacks Los Angeles Times
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Restrained Obama leaves many displeased - Los Angeles Times

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Restrained Obama leaves many displeased
Los Angeles Times - 6 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 Gaza Washington Post
Gaza school strike forces Barack Obama to break his silence Times Online
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M&S delivers fresh jobs blow as rate cut looms - Reuters

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M&S delivers fresh jobs blow as rate cut looms
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By James Davey and Mark Potter LONDON (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer (MKS.L), the country's biggest clothing retailer, will cut jobs and close stores after a sharp fall in sales that added to pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates to a ...
British retail chain Marks & Spencer to close 25 food stores Xinhua
UK retailer Marks & Spencer to cut 1230 jobs The Associated Press
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Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint - The Associated Press

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Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - To a public wary of government spending, President-elect Barack Obama is offering a salve with his massive economic stimulus package: the promise of long-term fiscal discipline.
Video: Obama to Bring Accountability to Spending Plan AssociatedPress
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Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta - ABC News

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Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
ABC News - 2 hours 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.
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Obama defends choice for CIA chief - Los Angeles Times

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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 Selection Washington Post
Obama Seeks to Mend a Party Rift Over Panetta New York Times
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US STOCKS-Futures drop before ADP jobs data; Alcoa off - Reuters

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US STOCKS-Futures drop before ADP jobs data; Alcoa off
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Ellis Mnyandu NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - US stock index futures fell on Wednesday due to caution ahead of an economic report likely to show further deterioration in the labor market.
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Announced job cuts remain high, firm says - CNNMoney.com

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Announced job cuts remain high, firm says
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com staff writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The number of announced job cuts in December fell 8.4% from a month earlier, but were nearly four times the total of the same month in 2007, according to a report released ...
US December Job Cuts Quadruple From Year Ago, Challenger Says Bloomberg
US 2008 planned layoffs most in 5 years: Challenger Reuters
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Oil Rises as IEA Warns About Impact of Russian Gas Disruption - Bloomberg

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Oil Rises as IEA Warns About Impact of Russian Gas Disruption
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Grant Smith Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose as the International Energy Agency, an advisor to 28 nations, expressed concern about the first halt in Russian gas exports to Europe in three years.
Oil eases towards $48 Reuters
Europe gas imports disruption 'unacceptable' -IEA Forbes
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Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free - InformationWeek

Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
InformationWeek - 2 hours 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 iTunes tracks go DRM-free VNUNet.com
Itunes Plus opens up download leader to all Inquirer
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The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine - Macworld

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The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine
Macworld - 7 hours ago
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld.com A couple years back, after the introduction of the iPhone at the January 2007 Macworld Expo, I penned a little reaction peace entitled iDisappointed, expressing my dismay at the lack of Mac hardware updates—it is, ...
Apple limps away from MacWorld bit-tech.net
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Asus debuts S121 netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD - Computerworld

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Asus debuts S121 netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD
Computerworld - 1 hour ago
By Dan Nystedt Anonymous says: I suggest you try out windows 7 beta on an older machine at least once. Runs as well as XP... Anonymous says: Wow, why is it Linux fanboys find it impossible to believe it makes good business sense for hardware makers to.
CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC TG Daily
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Second daughter for Ben Affleck - BBC News

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Second daughter for Ben Affleck
BBC News - 4 hours ago
US actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed the arrival of their second daughter. The couple's publicists confirmed that Garner "gave birth to a healthy baby girl" but would not provide any additional details.
Jennifer Garner delivers another daughter Reuters
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Morning Piss: Lay Off Travoltas' Tragedy. Please. - E! Online

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Morning Piss: Lay Off Travoltas' Tragedy. Please.
E! Online - 1 hour ago
The horrible death of Jett Travolta, a boy whose body wasn't exactly in tip-top shape, was such a shock to most of us—just not the few who are now crying that Jett's untimely end could have somehow been avoided, should his parents not have been ...
Wecht: Unanswered Questions In Travolta's Son's Death MSNBC
Travoltas plan private service for son Chicago Tribune
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'Damages': A delectable must-see drama - Chicago Tribune

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'Damages': A delectable must-see drama
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
Why does the word "melodrama" get such a bad rap? If the word is used as an adjective, it's usually meant as a warning sign.
'Damages' returns with more big names Columbus Dispatch
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BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat - New York Times

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BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat
New York Times - 8 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.
Wednesday eye-opener: Should Boston College fire its coach for ... USA Today
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Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home - Washington Post

Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home
Washington Post - 4 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 OT Boston Globe
Charlotte's turn to bounce Celtics San Francisco Chronicle
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The readers speak on who should be No. 1 in college football - USA Today

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The readers speak on who should be No. 1 in college football
USA Today - 1 hour ago
Unlike the BCS we had no rules and you were eligible to vote your head and your heart. The voting continues below. But so far 38% like Utah, followed by USC (22%), Florida (17%), Texas (13%) and Oklahoma (9%).
Title game doubles as argument settler San Francisco Chronicle
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(Update) Latest Bird Flu Death In China Sparks Widespread Fear - dBTechno

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(Update) Latest Bird Flu Death In China Sparks Widespread Fear
dBTechno - 55 minutes ago
Washington (dbTechno) - It was confirmed this week that a 19-year old woman died from the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, China. This latest death has sparked widespread fear not only across China, but across countries all around the world.
Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu Wall Street Journal
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says - Chicago Tribune

Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune - 6 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.
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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report

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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 22 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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Burris Circus and the Politics of Race - ABC News

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Burris Circus and the Politics of Race
ABC News - 2 hours 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 ...
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Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific - San Jose Mercury News

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Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific
San Jose Mercury News - 2 hours 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 ...
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Slain man's family files $25-million suit in BART shooting - Los Angeles Times

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Slain man's family files $25-million suit in BART shooting
Los Angeles Times - 4 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 officer San Francisco Chronicle
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