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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 - 49 minutes 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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European Gas Prices Advance as Ukrainian Gas Transit Halts - Bloomberg

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European Gas Prices Advance as Ukrainian Gas Transit Halts
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
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 ...
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ArcelorMittal halts Bosnia plant after gas cuts Reuters
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Pakistan spy chief: No war with India - United Press International

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Pakistan spy chief: No war with India
United Press International - 41 minutes ago
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 Xinhua
Our probe on Mumbai attacks makes progress: Gilani Hindu
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Restrained Obama leaves many displeased - Los Angeles Times

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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?
Obama Breaks Silence, Vows To Work for Peace in Gaza Washington Post
Ball will host Obama, Biden and people of 'home states' Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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Instability wanes in Bangladesh, waxes in Thailand - Economist

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Instability wanes in Bangladesh, waxes in Thailand
Economist - 52 minutes ago
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 PRESS TV
Women take lead in Bangladesh cabinet Capital FM
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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 - 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.
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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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111th Congress opens with drama in Senate - San Francisco Chronicle

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111th Congress opens with drama in Senate
San Francisco Chronicle - 5 hours 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.
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Obama: Trillion-Dollar Deficits 'for Years to Come' Washington Post
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Satyam Chairman Resigns After Falsifying Accounts - Bloomberg

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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
Satyam chief makes stunning exit Reuters
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Li Ka Shing Foundation Sells Bank Of China Shares-Sources - CNNMoney.com

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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 China Bloomberg
Li charity to hold remaining Bank of China stake Reuters
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Alcoa Cost Cuts Weigh Futures - Wall Street Journal

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Alcoa Cost Cuts Weigh Futures
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
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 The Associated Press
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Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro - InformationWeek

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Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro
InformationWeek - 2 hours 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 ...
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Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free - InformationWeek

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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's Philnote garners mixed reactions Computerworld
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Motorola unveils phone made from recycled bottles - Reuters

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Motorola unveils phone made from recycled bottles
Reuters - 13 hours ago
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 MobileGuerilla.com
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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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Travolta's Son Died of Seizure Disorder - MSNBC

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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 son Chicago Tribune
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'Damages' returns with more big names - Columbus Dispatch

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'Damages' returns with more big names
Columbus Dispatch - 51 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 disappoint Orlando Sentinel
A-listers on ‘Damages’ gladly work cheap Buffalo News
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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 - 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
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Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home - Washington Post

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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 OT Boston Globe
Charlotte's turn to bounce Celtics San Francisco Chronicle
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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 - 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 shutout Philadelphia Daily News
Manny Fernandez strong again Boston Herald
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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 - 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 ...
Woman dies of bird flu in China CNN
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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 - 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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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says - Chicago Tribune

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 disease CNN
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Burris Circus and the Politics of Race - ABC News

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 ...
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Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appeal Chicago Sun-Times
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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 - 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 treasures Chicago Tribune
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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 - 3 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
$25 million claim by family of man killed by BART police San Jose Mercury News
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