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Israel offers short respite from strikes
CNN International -2 hours 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: UN pushes for Gaza ceasefireRussiaToday
Israel to halt ops for 3 hours for food aidThe Associated Press
Reuters - Times Online - International Herald Tribune - Los Angeles Times
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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.
Video: Europe running out of gasRussiaToday
Polish gas imports via Ukraine haltedReuters
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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 attacksXinhua
Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phoneThe Associated Press
Reuters India - شفاف الشرق الأوسط - Aljazeera.net - New York Times
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Hezbollah leader warns Israel, Arab mediators
International Herald Tribune -1 hour 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 PitfallsNew York Times
Deepening Israeli assault on Hamas divides Arab worldChristian Science Monitor
Ha'aretz - Telegraph.co.uk - Jerusalem Post - Xinhua
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School hit piles pressure on Israel
Aljazeera.net -2 hours ago
Israel is facing mounting pressure to agree a ceasefire after an attack on a UN school in Gaza left 43 dead and around 100 wounded.
UN: Gaza school attack only hit civiliansPRESS TV
Basic facts about Palestinian-Israeli issuePeople's Daily Online
Jerusalem Post - Bernama - International Herald Tribune - Times Online
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111th Congress opens with drama in Senate
San Francisco Chronicle -3 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.
Video: Obama to Bring Accountability to Spending PlanAssociatedPress
Obama: Trillion-Dollar Deficits 'for Years to Come'Washington Post
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Obama picks CNN's Sanjay Gupta as surgeon general
guardian.co.uk -1 hour 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.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon GeneralAssociatedPress
Obama Picks TV's Gupta for Medical PostWashington Post
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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 ...
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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Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stake
Reuters -1 hour ago
HONG KONG, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A fund controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing was on Wednesday selling more than $500 million worth of shares in Bank of China (3988.
Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of China SharesBloomberg
HK stocks fall as China Construction Bank divesThe Associated Press
Monsters and Critics.com - Forbes - International Herald Tribune - Alibaba News Channel
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Fed predicts economy will get worse
CNNMoney.com -11 hours ago
In the minutes from its last meeting, the central bank said it expects GDP to decline in 2009 and unemployment to rise into 2010. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Video: Jan. 6: Stocks Finish Higher on Fed MinutesAssociatedPress
Deflation fear prompted Fed's latest interest rate cutLos Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune - International Herald Tribune - The Associated Press - 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 focusCNN
US Stocks Retreat on Earnings Concern; AT&T, JPMorgan DeclineBloomberg
guardian.co.uk - MarketWatch - Briefing.com - TheStreet.com
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Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture
ZDNet -1 hour 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 laptopSan Francisco Chronicle
Cool fun Macworld with free hugsBBC News
San Jose Mercury News - USA Today - PC World - PC Magazine
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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.
ITunes embraces 3-tier pricing, will remove anti-copy softwareLos Angeles Times
Apple activates iTunes downloads over 3G, with a caveatCNET News
PC World - PC Magazine - Macworld - USA Today
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Motorola unveils phone made from recycled bottles
Reuters -11 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 Goes Green, Rugged, Touchy-FeelyTechNewsWorld
New Motorola phone made from old bottlesNetworkWorld.com
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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.
Travoltas plan private service for sonChicago Tribune
Travoltas latest of many celebs who lost childrenMiamiHerald.com
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TV review: New season of 'Damages' rewards devotion
San Francisco Chronicle -10 hours ago
It probably started earlier, but sometime around the third season of "The Wire" on HBO, its creator and writer, David Simon, half joked with enthusiastic critics that if they didn't stop describing it as dense" and "complicated," nobody would ever ...
Close, Hurt join forces for exemplary 'Damages'USA Today
The verdict is in: 'Damages' 2nd season doesn't disappointOrlando Sentinel
Boston Globe - Zap2it.com - Newsday
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Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie pays tribute to The Stooges' Ron ...
NME.com -56 minutes ago
Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie has paid tribute to The Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton, who was found dead yesterday (January 6).
Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in MichiganReuters
Ron Asheton: 'You just play 'til you drop'Entertainment Weekly
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Title game doubles as argument settler
San Francisco Chronicle -3 hours ago
The regular season is spent developing opinions about conferences, coaches, teams and players, and the bowl season is used to discredit or confirm those beliefs.
Title game won't settle it for everybodyPhiladelphia Inquirer
Solomon: Simply put, Utah should be No. 1Houston Chronicle
New York Times - Denver Post - Fort Worth Star Telegram - Orlando Sentinel
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Bobcats sink Celtics in OT
Boston Globe -4 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, ...
Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at homeThe Associated Press
Charlotte's turn to bounce CelticsSan Francisco Chronicle
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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.
Hornets clip Lakers’ winning streak at 6Boston Herald
West, Hornets end Lakers' home win streakSports Network
Washington Post - The Associated Press - HoopsWorld
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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.
Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's diseaseCNN
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson'sU.S. News & World Report
Reuters - USA Today - Minneapolis Star Tribune - Newsday
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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 ...
Woman dies of bird flu in ChinaCNN
China inspects poultry after bird flu deatheTaiwan News
Monsters and Critics.com - China Daily - New York Times - Xinhua
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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report -20 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 ...
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpaceABC News
Teens Behaving Badly?TIME
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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 ...
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 -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 ...
Bush protects unique areas across the PacificSan Jose Mercury News
Bush to Protect Three Areas in PacificWashington Post
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Activists to file suit against California tax plan
Los Angeles Times -17 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.
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Packagekcratv
Schwarzenegger Blocks Tax Rises as California Cash Crunch LoomsBloomberg
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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: UN pushes for Gaza ceasefire
Israel to halt ops for 3 hours for food aid
Russian Gas Shipments to Europe Through Ukraine Are Halted - Bloomberg
 ITV.com |
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
Polish gas imports via Ukraine halted
Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacks - Los Angeles Times
 ABC News |
Los Angeles Times -
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
Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
Hezbollah leader warns Israel, Arab mediators - International Herald Tribune
 Daily Star - Lebanon |
International Herald Tribune -
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
Deepening Israeli assault on Hamas divides Arab world
School hit piles pressure on Israel - Aljazeera.net
 Aljazeera.net |
Aljazeera.net -
Israel is facing mounting pressure to agree a ceasefire after an attack on a UN school in Gaza left 43 dead and around 100 wounded.
UN: Gaza school attack only hit civilians
Basic facts about Palestinian-Israeli issue
111th Congress opens with drama in Senate - San Francisco Chronicle
 ABC News |
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: Obama to Bring Accountability to Spending Plan
Obama: Trillion-Dollar Deficits 'for Years to Come'
Obama picks CNN's Sanjay Gupta as surgeon general - guardian.co.uk
 CBC.ca |
guardian.co.uk -
Barack Obama has asked the CNN medical correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta to join his fledgling administration as the US surgeon general, according to reports.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General
Obama Picks TV's Gupta for Medical Post
Obama defends choice for CIA chief - Los Angeles Times
 Times Online |
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
Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stake - Reuters
 BBC News |
Reuters -
HONG KONG, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A fund controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing was on Wednesday selling more than $500 million worth of shares in Bank of China (3988.
Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of China Shares
HK stocks fall as China Construction Bank dives
Fed predicts economy will get worse - CNNMoney.com
 Reuters |
CNNMoney.com -
In the minutes from its last meeting, the central bank said it expects GDP to decline in 2009 and unemployment to rise into 2010. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Video: Jan. 6: Stocks Finish Higher on Fed Minutes
Deflation fear prompted Fed's latest interest rate cut
Stock futures signal dip - Reuters
 Yahoo |
Reuters -
(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
US Stocks Retreat on Earnings Concern; AT&T, JPMorgan Decline
Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture - ZDNet
 ZDNet |
ZDNet -
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
Cool fun Macworld with free hugs
Jobs is gone and so is DRM - Afterdawn.com
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
Apple activates iTunes downloads over 3G, with a caveat
Motorola unveils phone made from recycled bottles - Reuters
 MobileGuerilla.com |
Reuters -
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 Goes Green, Rugged, Touchy-Feely
New Motorola phone made from old bottles
Wecht: Unanswered Questions In Travolta's Son's Death - MSNBC
 WELT ONLINE |
MSNBC -
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.
Travoltas plan private service for son
Travoltas latest of many celebs who lost children
TV review: New season of 'Damages' rewards devotion - San Francisco Chronicle
 BBC News |
San Francisco Chronicle -
It probably started earlier, but sometime around the third season of "The Wire" on HBO, its creator and writer, David Simon, half joked with enthusiastic critics that if they didn't stop describing it as dense" and "complicated," nobody would ever ...
Close, Hurt join forces for exemplary 'Damages'
The verdict is in: 'Damages' 2nd season doesn't disappoint
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie pays tribute to The Stooges' Ron ... - NME.com
 The Age |
NME.com -
Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie has paid tribute to The Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton, who was found dead yesterday (January 6).
Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan
Ron Asheton: 'You just play 'til you drop'
Title game doubles as argument settler - San Francisco Chronicle
 Bleacher Report |
San Francisco Chronicle -
The regular season is spent developing opinions about conferences, coaches, teams and players, and the bowl season is used to discredit or confirm those beliefs.
Title game won't settle it for everybody
Solomon: Simply put, Utah should be No. 1
Bobcats sink Celtics in OT - Boston Globe
 Reuters |
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, ...
Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home
Charlotte's turn to bounce Celtics
Lakers run into a buzz saw - Los Angeles Times
 Los Angeles Times |
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.
Hornets clip Lakers’ winning streak at 6
West, Hornets end Lakers' home win streak
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
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu - Wall Street Journal
 The Money Times |
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
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
 Newsweek |
U.S. News & World Report -
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
Teens Behaving Badly?
Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appeal - Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times -
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 ...
Video: Burris Barred As New Congress Starts Work
Oscar for Burris in Supporting Role: Margaret Carlson
Bush shelters ocean treasures - Chicago Tribune
 CBC.ca |
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
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific
Activists to file suit against California tax plan - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times -
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.
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Package
Schwarzenegger Blocks Tax Rises as California Cash Crunch Looms
