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Israel to pause Gaza bombardment - BBC News

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Israel to pause Gaza bombardment
BBC News - 43 minutes ago
Israel says it will halt its bombardment of the Gaza Strip for three hours every day. The decision follows an announcement by Israel that it had agreed to open a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to allow in vital supplies.
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Russian Gas Shipments to Europe Through Ukraine Are Halted - Bloomberg

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Russian Gas Shipments to Europe Through Ukraine Are Halted
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Kateryna Choursina and Lyubov Pronina Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Russian natural gas exports through Ukraine to Europe halted for the first time in three years, threatening to create shortages as freezing weather spurred demand for power.
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Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacks - Los Angeles Times

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Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacks
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Rajanish Kakade / AP Indians join during the funeral procession of Hemant Karkare, Mumbai's anti-terrorism chief, who was killed in the early stages of the terrorist siege.
Pakistan refutes Indian PM's allegations on Mumbai attacks Xinhua
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Hezbollah leader warns Israel, Arab mediators - International Herald Tribune

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Hezbollah leader warns Israel, Arab mediators
International Herald Tribune - 47 minutes ago
AP BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanon's militant Hezbollah leader is stepping up his rhetoric against Israel, warning the Jewish state that it can't destroy Hamas and that it would suffer another defeat should it attack Lebanon.
For Israel, Lessons From 2006, but Old Pitfalls New York Times
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Sri Lanka pushes into rebel-held jungles - International Herald Tribune

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Sri Lanka pushes into rebel-held jungles
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
AP COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Small teams of Sri Lankan soldiers have pushed ahead of the front lines in the north to root out rebels from their heavily mined jungle hide-outs, the military said Wednesday.
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President-elect sees 'trillion-dollar deficits for years to come' - Boston Globe

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President-elect sees 'trillion-dollar deficits for years to come'
Boston Globe - 3 hours ago
Monday, President-elect Barack Obama took Capitol Hill by storm to promote his massive economic stimulus plan that, at least in the short term, will dramatically increase the federal deficit with as much as $775 billion in spending and tax cuts.
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Obama picks CNN's Sanjay Gupta as surgeon general - guardian.co.uk

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Obama picks CNN's Sanjay Gupta as surgeon general
guardian.co.uk - 34 minutes ago
Barack Obama has asked the CNN medical correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta to join his fledgling administration as the US surgeon general, according to reports.
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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 - 5 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 ...
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Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of China Shares - Bloomberg

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Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of China Shares
Bloomberg - 51 minutes ago
By Bei Hu Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is raising as much as HK$4.06 billion ($524 million) selling shares in Bank of China Ltd.
Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stake Reuters
HK stocks fall as China Construction Bank dives The Associated Press
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Fed Minutes Offer No Comfort - Forbes

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Fed Minutes Offer No Comfort
Forbes - 5 hours ago
The central bank's rate-setting committee expects GDP to contract 2009, with a significant rise in unemployment. The US Federal Reserve sees an economy mired in recession, with only a slow march to improvment into 2010.
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Stock futures signal dip - Reuters

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Stock futures signal dip
Reuters - 1 hour ago
(Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, on mounting worries over the impact of the recession on companies after Alcoa Inc (AA.
Stocks set to drop as jobs in focus CNN
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Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture - ZDNet

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Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture
ZDNet - 39 minutes 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 laptop San Francisco Chronicle
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Jobs is gone and so is DRM - Afterdawn.com

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Jobs is gone and so is DRM
Afterdawn.com - 2 hours ago
This year's Macworld keynote was nothing like we have been used to. It could only be described as a disappointment until Philip Schiller, who replaced Steve Jobs, revealed DRM-free iTunes.
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CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC - TG Daily

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CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC
TG Daily - 3 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 ...
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Wecht: Unanswered Questions In Travolta's Son's Death - MSNBC

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Wecht: Unanswered Questions In Travolta's Son's Death
MSNBC - 1 hour 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.
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Craig Blankenhorne / Associated Press
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
ADVERSARIES: Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne, left) tries to bring Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) down on “Damages.” Can the second season of FX's delicious 'Damages' possibly surpass the first?
TV review: New season of 'Damages' rewards devotion San Francisco Chronicle
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Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan - Reuters

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Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan
Reuters - 3 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.
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Bobcats sink Celtics in OT - Boston Globe

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Bobcats sink Celtics in OT
Boston Globe - 3 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, ...
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Lakers run into a buzz saw - Los Angeles Times

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Lakers run into a buzz saw
Los Angeles Times - 3 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.
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Wild slap a loss on the Bruins - Boston Globe

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Wild slap a loss on the Bruins
Boston Globe - 3 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 shutout Philadelphia Daily News
Manny Fernandez strong again Boston Herald
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says - Chicago Tribune

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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune - 3 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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Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu - Wall Street Journal

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Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu
Wall Street Journal - 6 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 ...
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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 - 19 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 Behaving Badly? TIME
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Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appeal - Chicago Sun-Times

Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appeal
Chicago Sun-Times - 1 hour ago
BY MAURICE POSSLEY Special to the Sun-Times Roland Burris should walk away from Barack Obama's Senate seat, according to an attorney who resigned from handling criminal appeals when Roland Burris was state attorney general after he ignored her plea ...
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Bush shelters ocean treasures - Chicago Tribune

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Bush shelters ocean treasures
Chicago Tribune - 3 hours ago
By Kenneth R. Weiss | Tribune Newspapers President George W. Bush created three national monuments in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, protecting waters near US-controlled islands that contain a rich diversity of corals, fish and other sea life as well as ...
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Activists to file suit against California tax plan - Los Angeles Times

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Activists to file suit against California tax plan
Los Angeles Times - 16 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.
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