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Israel offers short respite from strikes - CNN International

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Israel offers short respite from strikes
CNN International - 1 hour 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.
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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 - 2 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.
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint The Associated Press
Obama Warns of Prospect for Trillion-Dollar Deficits New York Times
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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 - 1 hour 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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Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone - The Associated Press

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Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone
The Associated Press - 1 hour 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 Attack AssociatedPress
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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 - 36 minutes 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.
Sri Lanka Army Advances; LTTE Vows to Meet Challenges Bloomberg
Police: Private TV station in Sri Lanka attacked The Associated Press
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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 - 4 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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CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post - The Associated Press

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CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
The Associated Press - 2 hours 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.
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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 - 15 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 Package kcratv
Governor rejects Dems' budget, as he promised San Francisco Chronicle
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German December Unemployment Shows First Gain in Three Years - Bloomberg

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German December Unemployment Shows First Gain in Three Years
Bloomberg - 1 hour 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.
INSTANT VIEW 4-German jobless posts first rise in nearly 3 yrs Forbes
German jobless rate up to 7.4 percent The Associated Press
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Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stake - Reuters

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Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stake
Reuters - 39 minutes 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.
Bank Of America Raises Cash In China Forbes
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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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Jobs is gone and so is DRM - Afterdawn.com

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Jobs is gone and so is DRM
Afterdawn.com - 1 hour 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 software Los Angeles Times
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The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine - Macworld

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, ...
Apple unveils software updates, new laptop San Francisco Chronicle
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CES Likely To Offer Tech Evolution, Not Revolution - InformationWeek

CES Likely To Offer Tech Evolution, Not Revolution
InformationWeek - 1 hour 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.
Companies Are Overstating Green Claims, Consumers Say PC World
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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 - 34 minutes 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 son Chicago Tribune
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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 disappoint Orlando Sentinel
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Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan - Reuters

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Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan
Reuters - 2 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.
Ron Asheton, influential guitarist for The Stooges Boston Globe
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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 - 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.
Paul, Hornets Surprise Lakers 105-89 Washington Post
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Bobcats sink Celtics in OT - Boston Globe

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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, ...
Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home The Associated Press
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 - 2 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
Bruins Shut Out 1-0 In Second Straight Loss Hartford Courant
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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 - 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 disease CNN
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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 - 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 ...
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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 - 18 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 ...
Teens Behaving Badly? TIME
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111th Congress opens with drama in Senate - San Francisco Chronicle

111th Congress opens with drama in Senate
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 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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Bush shelters ocean treasures - Chicago Tribune

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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 Pacific San Jose Mercury News
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Death threats against BART officer - San Francisco Chronicle

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Death threats against BART officer
San Francisco Chronicle - 4 hours ago
(01-06) 22:06 PST San Francisco -- Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer who fatally shot a man on the Fruitvale Station platform in Oakland early New Year's Day, is being kept under wraps and moved from place to place after receiving a number of ...
Slain man's family files $25-million suit in BART shooting Los Angeles Times
$25 million claim by family of man killed by BART police San Jose Mercury News
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