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Israel offers short respite from strikes
CNN International -42 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israel will halt its bombardment of Gaza for three hours every day to allow residents of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory to obtain much-needed supplies, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
Video: Israel's attack on UN-run school in Gaza - 07 Jan 09AlJazeeraEnglish
Israeli leaders to debate "final" Gaza pushReuters
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Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
The Associated Press -45 minutes ago
NEW DELHI (AP) - "We have three foreigners, including women," the gunman said into the phone. The response was brutally simple: "Kill them.
Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in AttackAssociatedPress
India says all options open to dismantle terror groupsReuters India
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Russian Gas Shipments to Europe Through Ukraine Are Halted
Bloomberg -57 minutes 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.
Video: Europe running out of gasRussiaToday
No Russian gas reaching AustriaReuters
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Restrained Obama leaves many displeased
Los Angeles Times -2 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
Analysis: The Obama factor in the Gaza equationJerusalem Post
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Sri Lanka's Tigers vow to beat back army offensive
International Herald Tribune -3 hours ago
By C. Bryson Hull Sri Lankan soldiers pressured the Tamil Tigers' last stronghold on the Jaffna Peninsula on Wednesday, while the separatist rebels vowed to overcome the latest in a series of battlefield losses.
Sri Lanka Army Advances; LTTE Vows to Meet ChallengesBloomberg
Sri Lanka military overruns rebel northern defence lineGulfNews
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Obama defends choice for CIA chief
Los Angeles Times -3 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 ...
Barack Obama's team lobbying Democrats to back Leon Panetta pick ...Chicago Tribune
Obama Faces Heavy Fire Over Panetta SelectionWashington Post
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CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
The Associated Press -1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon GeneralAssociatedPress
Obama Picks TV's Gupta for Medical PostWashington Post
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For 111th Congress, Somber Topics Eclipse Ceremony
Washington Post -3 hours ago
By Paul Kane The 111th Congress began yesterday with debates over how to ease the nation's worsening recession and to fight a pair of wars overseas, adding a sense of gravity and purpose to a day normally dedicated to symbolism and the swearing-in of ...
House Democrats outlaw GOP methodAtlanta Journal Constitution
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German December Unemployment Shows First Gain in Three Years
Bloomberg -41 minutes ago
By Rainer Buergin Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- German unemployment rose for the first time in almost three years in December as the labor market caught up with an economy that shrank during most of 2008.
German unemployment up as economic downturn gains ground (1st Lead)Monsters and Critics.com
German Unemployment Increased, First Gain in Three YearsDaily FX
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Skilling Wins bid for Resentencing After Getting 24-Year Term
Bloomberg -1 hour ago
By Jef Feeley and Thom Weidlich Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A US appeals court ordered that former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling be resentenced because of a procedural mistake, a decision some experts said is unlikely to significantly ...
Enron's Skilling Loses AppealBusinessWeek
The lesson of Skilling: CEOs are still accountableHouston Chronicle
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Fed Minutes Offer No Comfort
Forbes -4 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.
Video: Jan. 6: Stocks Finish Higher on Fed MinutesAssociatedPress
Fed predicts economy will get worseCNNMoney.com
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Jobs is gone and so is DRM
Afterdawn.com -52 minutes 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.
ITunes embraces 3-tier pricing, will remove anti-copy softwareLos Angeles Times
IPhone Can Download Music Over EDGE TooPC World
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The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine
Macworld -3 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, ...
Video: Steve Jobs Weight Loss Due to Hormone ImbalanceAssociatedPress
Apple unveils software updates, new laptopSan Francisco Chronicle
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CES Likely To Offer Tech Evolution, Not Revolution
InformationWeek -45 minutes 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.
CES: Greener in 2009BusinessWeek
CEA at CES 2009: “2009 will be a very bad year”TG Daily
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Travoltas plan private service for son
Chicago Tribune -2 hours ago
Actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston have returned to Florida with the ashes of their 16-year-old son, Jett, who died at the family vacation home in Grand Bahama, according to The Associated Press.
Travoltas latest of many celebs who lost childrenMiamiHerald.com
Death of Travolta's son raises medical questionsThe Associated Press
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Craig Blankenhorne / Associated Press
Los Angeles Times -2 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?
The verdict is in: 'Damages' 2nd season doesn't disappointOrlando Sentinel
TV review: New season of 'Damages' rewards devotionSan Francisco Chronicle
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Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan
Reuters -1 hour 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.
Ron Asheton, influential guitarist for The StoogesBoston Globe
Ron Asheton: 'You just play 'til you drop'Entertainment Weekly
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Core curriculum for Sooners
Boston Globe -1 hour ago
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is hands-on, and he hasn't lost the fire that was one of the main reasons he originally was hired. (Jeffrey M. Boan/Associated Press) By Mark Blaudschun FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
Gators line up speed for OUSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Quarterbacks at center of BCS championship gamePhiladelphia Daily News
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Lakers run into a buzz saw
Los Angeles Times -2 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.
West, Hornets end Lakers' home win streakSports Network
Hornets clip Lakers’ winning streak at 6Boston Herald
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Bobcats sink Celtics in OT
Boston Globe -2 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, ...
Bobcats give Celtics 5th loss in past 7 gamesDetroit Free Press
Charlotte's turn to bounce CelticsSan Francisco Chronicle
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune -2 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
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Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu
Wall Street Journal -5 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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Teens Behaving Badly?
TIME -3 hours ago
By MJ Stephey Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009 Scientists at Seattle Children's Research Institute and the University of Washington randomly selected 500 MySpace profiles belonging to self-described 18-year-olds in the US to determine what sort of information ...
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health NewsU.S. News & World Report
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpaceABC News
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111th Congress opens with drama in Senate
San Francisco Chronicle -1 hour ago
(01-07) 04:00 PST Washington - -- San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi - the first female speaker of the House - was elected to her second term Tuesday, but that milestone was overshadowed by high drama in the Senate.
Video: Burris Barred As New Congress Starts WorkAssociatedPress
Oscar for Burris in Supporting Role: Margaret CarlsonBloomberg
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Bush shelters ocean treasures
Chicago Tribune -2 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 ...
Bush protects unique areas across the PacificSan Jose Mercury News
‘Contrary’ to Media's View, Bush Says Environmental Record StrongCNSNews.com
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California may delay tax refunds amid budget impasse
Los Angeles Times -1 hour ago
With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of Democrats' $18-billion package of tax hikes and cuts, the state could begin issuing IOUs as soon as Feb. 1. GOP legislators join a suit against the package.
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Packagekcratv
Governor rejects Dems' budget, as he promisedSan Francisco Chronicle
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Israel offers short respite from strikes - CNN International
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CNN International -
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israel will halt its bombardment of Gaza for three hours every day to allow residents of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory to obtain much-needed supplies, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
Video: Israel's attack on UN-run school in Gaza - 07 Jan 09
Israeli leaders to debate "final" Gaza push
Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone - The Associated Press
 BBC News |
The Associated Press -
NEW DELHI (AP) - "We have three foreigners, including women," the gunman said into the phone. The response was brutally simple: "Kill them.
Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in Attack
India says all options open to dismantle terror groups
Russian Gas Shipments to Europe Through Ukraine Are Halted - Bloomberg
 Times Online |
Bloomberg -
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.
Video: Europe running out of gas
No Russian gas reaching Austria
Restrained Obama leaves many displeased - Los Angeles Times
 The Age |
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
Analysis: The Obama factor in the Gaza equation
Sri Lanka's Tigers vow to beat back army offensive - International Herald Tribune
 Times Online |
International Herald Tribune -
By C. Bryson Hull Sri Lankan soldiers pressured the Tamil Tigers' last stronghold on the Jaffna Peninsula on Wednesday, while the separatist rebels vowed to overcome the latest in a series of battlefield losses.
Sri Lanka Army Advances; LTTE Vows to Meet Challenges
Sri Lanka military overruns rebel northern defence line
Obama defends choice for CIA chief - Los Angeles Times
 ABC News |
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 ...
Barack Obama's team lobbying Democrats to back Leon Panetta pick ...
Obama Faces Heavy Fire Over Panetta Selection
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post - The Associated Press
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The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General
Obama Picks TV's Gupta for Medical Post
For 111th Congress, Somber Topics Eclipse Ceremony - Washington Post
 ABC News |
Washington Post -
By Paul Kane The 111th Congress began yesterday with debates over how to ease the nation's worsening recession and to fight a pair of wars overseas, adding a sense of gravity and purpose to a day normally dedicated to symbolism and the swearing-in of ...
House Democrats outlaw GOP method
Reporter's Notebook: Children Everywhere on New Congress' First Day
German December Unemployment Shows First Gain in Three Years - Bloomberg
 TopNews |
Bloomberg -
By Rainer Buergin Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- German unemployment rose for the first time in almost three years in December as the labor market caught up with an economy that shrank during most of 2008.
German unemployment up as economic downturn gains ground (1st Lead)
German Unemployment Increased, First Gain in Three Years
Skilling Wins bid for Resentencing After Getting 24-Year Term - Bloomberg
 Washington Post |
Bloomberg -
By Jef Feeley and Thom Weidlich Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A US appeals court ordered that former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling be resentenced because of a procedural mistake, a decision some experts said is unlikely to significantly ...
Enron's Skilling Loses Appeal
The lesson of Skilling: CEOs are still accountable
Fed Minutes Offer No Comfort - Forbes
 Globe and Mail |
Forbes -
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.
Video: Jan. 6: Stocks Finish Higher on Fed Minutes
Fed predicts economy will get worse
Jobs is gone and so is DRM - Afterdawn.com
 ABC News |
Afterdawn.com -
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.
ITunes embraces 3-tier pricing, will remove anti-copy software
IPhone Can Download Music Over EDGE Too
The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine - Macworld
Macworld -
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, ...
Video: Steve Jobs Weight Loss Due to Hormone Imbalance
Apple unveils software updates, new laptop
CES Likely To Offer Tech Evolution, Not Revolution - InformationWeek
 ABC News |
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.
CES: Greener in 2009
CEA at CES 2009: “2009 will be a very bad year”
Travoltas plan private service for son - Chicago Tribune
 Times Online |
Chicago Tribune -
Actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston have returned to Florida with the ashes of their 16-year-old son, Jett, who died at the family vacation home in Grand Bahama, according to The Associated Press.
Travoltas latest of many celebs who lost children
Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions
Craig Blankenhorne / Associated Press - Los Angeles Times
 Washington Post |
Los Angeles Times -
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?
The verdict is in: 'Damages' 2nd season doesn't disappoint
TV review: New season of 'Damages' rewards devotion
Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan - Reuters
 Washington Post |
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.
Ron Asheton, influential guitarist for The Stooges
Ron Asheton: 'You just play 'til you drop'
Core curriculum for Sooners - Boston Globe
 Seattle Post Intelligencer |
Boston Globe -
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is hands-on, and he hasn't lost the fire that was one of the main reasons he originally was hired. (Jeffrey M. Boan/Associated Press) By Mark Blaudschun FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
Gators line up speed for OU
Quarterbacks at center of BCS championship game
Lakers run into a buzz saw - Los Angeles Times
 Canoe.ca |
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.
West, Hornets end Lakers' home win streak
Hornets clip Lakers’ winning streak at 6
Bobcats sink Celtics in OT - Boston Globe
 The Money Times |
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, ...
Bobcats give Celtics 5th loss in past 7 games
Charlotte's turn to bounce Celtics
Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says - Chicago Tribune
 Boston Globe |
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
Parkinson’s Patients Fare Better with Brain Implants
Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu - Wall Street Journal
 Reuters |
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
China inspects poultry after bird flu death
Teens Behaving Badly? - TIME
 ABC News |
TIME -
By MJ Stephey Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009 Scientists at Seattle Children's Research Institute and the University of Washington randomly selected 500 MySpace profiles belonging to self-described 18-year-olds in the US to determine what sort of information ...
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace
111th Congress opens with drama in Senate - San Francisco Chronicle
 Washington Post |
San Francisco Chronicle -
(01-07) 04:00 PST Washington - -- San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi - the first female speaker of the House - was elected to her second term Tuesday, but that milestone was overshadowed by high drama in the Senate.
Video: Burris Barred As New Congress Starts Work
Oscar for Burris in Supporting Role: Margaret Carlson
Bush shelters ocean treasures - Chicago Tribune
 Times Online |
Chicago Tribune -
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 ...
Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific
‘Contrary’ to Media's View, Bush Says Environmental Record Strong
California may delay tax refunds amid budget impasse - Los Angeles Times
 Post Chronicle |
Los Angeles Times -
With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of Democrats' $18-billion package of tax hikes and cuts, the state could begin issuing IOUs as soon as Feb. 1. GOP legislators join a suit against the package.
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Package
Governor rejects Dems' budget, as he promised
