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For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls - New York Times
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By STEVEN ERLANGER JERUSALEM - This time, Israeli military commanders are leading from the front, not trying to direct the infantry from television screens.
Video: UN pushes for Gaza ceasefire
Israel to pause Gaza bombardment
European Gas Prices Advance as Ukrainian Gas Transit Halts - Bloomberg
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By Ben Farey Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- European spot natural-gas prices rose after the transit of Russian gas across Ukraine halted. Gas for immediate delivery in the UK, Europe’s biggest gas market, gained 1.1 percent to 67.7 pence a therm at 9:54 am ...
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe Gazprom
ArcelorMittal halts Bosnia plant after gas cuts
Pakistan spy chief: No war with India - United Press International
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The new chief of Pakistan's spy agency says there will be no war with India, but also says militant Taliban leaders have a right to "say what they please.
Pakistan seriously examines information over Mumbai attacks
Our probe on Mumbai attacks makes progress: Gilani
Restrained Obama leaves many displeased - Los Angeles Times
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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
Ball will host Obama, Biden and people of 'home states'
Instability wanes in Bangladesh, waxes in Thailand - Economist
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THE swearing-in this week of Sheikh Hasina Wajed as Bangladesh’s prime minister has brought national celebration. There is much to cheer: the return of democratic rule after two years of army-installed technocracy; a successful election, largely free ...
Sheikh Hasina Wajed sworn in as premier
Women take lead in Bangladesh cabinet
Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta - ABC News
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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
Obama defends choice for CIA chief - Los Angeles Times
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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
111th Congress opens with drama in Senate - San Francisco Chronicle
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(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: Obama to Bring Accountability to Spending Plan
Obama: Trillion-Dollar Deficits 'for Years to Come'
Satyam Chairman Resigns After Falsifying Accounts - Bloomberg
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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'
Satyam chief makes stunning exit
Li Ka Shing Foundation Sells Bank Of China Shares-Sources - CNNMoney.com
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(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 charity to hold remaining Bank of China stake
Alcoa Cost Cuts Weigh Futures - Wall Street Journal
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By STEVE GOLDSTEIN US stocks are set for a lower open Wednesday, with Alcoa's cost-cutting moves dragging futures down. Less than two hours before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 57 lower at 8893.
Stock futures dip after Alcoa cuts jobs, output
Stocks look flat ahead of jobs report
Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro - InformationWeek
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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
Scenes From a Macworld in Transition
Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free - InformationWeek
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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
Motorola unveils phone made from recycled bottles - Reuters
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By Sinead Carew LAS VEGAS (Reuters) Motorola Inc unveiled a cell phone made of recycled water bottles on Tuesday, hoping to cash in on the trend for environmentally friendly products.
Motorola's W233 recycled water bottle phone announced
Motorola Goes Green, Rugged, Touchy-Feely
Second daughter for Ben Affleck - BBC News
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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
Another Girl For Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
Travolta's Son Died of Seizure Disorder - MSNBC
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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
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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
BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat - New York Times
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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
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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
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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
Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu - Wall Street Journal
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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
Bird Flu Death Raises Concerns Of Outbreak In China
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
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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
Study: 54% of teens discuss risky behaviors on social websites
Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says - Chicago Tribune
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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
Burris Circus and the Politics of Race - ABC News
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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
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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
Slain man's family files $25-million suit in BART shooting - Los Angeles Times
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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



















