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Israel to Stop Gaza Bombing for 3 Hours a Day
Voice of America -52 minutes ago
By VOA News Israel's military says it will stop its attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip for three hours every day - between 1100 and 1400 GMT - to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory.
Video: Israel's attack on UN-run school in Gaza - 07 Jan 09AlJazeeraEnglish
Israel to pause Gaza bombardmentBBC News
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Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appeal
Chicago Sun-Times -2 hours 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
111th Congress opens with drama in SenateSan Francisco Chronicle
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Main Russia-W.Europe gas line shut
Reuters -2 hours ago
PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Gas supplies through the main transit pipeline from Russia to Western Europe stopped completely overnight, the Czech and Slovak gas companies said on Wednesday.
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe GazpromRussiaToday
Russian Gas Shipments to Europe Through Ukraine Are HaltedBloomberg
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Sri Lanka pushes into rebel-held jungles
International Herald Tribune -2 hours 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 ChallengesBloomberg
Police: Private TV station in Sri Lanka attackedThe Associated Press
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Women take lead in Bangladesh cabinet
Capital FM -4 hours ago
BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESS DHAKA, Jan 7 - Bangladesh's newly sworn-in prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed has unveiled her cabinet team, appointing women for the first time to head the home and foreign ministries.
Sheikh Hasina Wajed sworn in as premierPRESS TV
Bangladesh's PM Hasina hands ministers portfoliosReuters India
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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 -6 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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For 111th Congress, Somber Topics Eclipse Ceremony
Washington Post -5 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 ...
Video: Obama to Bring Accountability to Spending PlanAssociatedPress
Reporter's Notebook: Children Everywhere on New Congress' First DayFOXNews
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Obama: watch for trillion dollar deficits
BloggingStocks -1 hour ago
President-elect Obama is telling the public that the US may run a trillion dollar deficit to bailout the economy. According to The New York Times, he made the point that Americans for the unparalleled prospect of "trillion-dollar deficits for years to ...
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraintThe Associated Press
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraintKXXV News Channel 25
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Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of China Shares
Bloomberg -1 hour ago
By Bei Hu Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is raising as much as HK$4.06 billion ($524 million) selling shares in Bank of China Ltd.
Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stakeReuters
Bank Of America Raises Cash In ChinaForbes
Monsters and Critics.com - The Associated Press - BBC News - Capital FM
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Alcoa says cuts to affect 18 percent of Russia workforce
Reuters -55 minutes ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc (AA.N), which is cutting aluminum production and jobs in the face of the global economic downturn, plans measures in Russia that will affect 18 percent of its workforce in the country, the company said on Wednesday.
Alcoa Cuts Output, Fires Workers After Demand WeakensBloomberg
Alcoa to close plants and trim work forceInternational Herald Tribune
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ITunes embraces 3-tier pricing, will remove anti-copy software
Los Angeles Times -5 hours ago
Paul Sakuma / AP Apple executive Phil Schiller explains at the Macworld Conference & Expo that song downloads from iTunes will cost 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29 starting in April.
O'Brien: Apple's final appearance at Macworld signals new era for...San Jose Mercury News
Macworld goes for the soft sell with budget-minded softwareUSA Today
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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
Review: 'MacHeads,' a documentary on the Mac faithfulCNET News
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Motorola unveils phone made from recycled bottles
Reuters -12 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 puts a green jacket on a carbon-neutral handsetBetaNews
Motorola Goes Green, Rugged, Touchy-FeelyTechNewsWorld
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Wecht: Unanswered Questions In Travolta's Son's Death
MSNBC -2 hours 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
Death of Travolta's son raises medical questionsThe Associated Press
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Swayze 'may live only two years'
BBC News -2 hours ago
Actor Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, has admitted he may survive only two years. Speaking in his first US TV interview since he was diagnosed with the disease, the Dirty Dancing star said he was "scared" and "going through hell".
Swayze says cancer diagnosis has put him "through hell"Newsday
Scared Swayze says may have only 2 years to liveReuters
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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
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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 -4 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
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Wild slap a loss on the Bruins
Boston Globe -4 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 shutoutPhiladelphia Daily News
Manny Fernandez strong againBoston Herald
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune -4 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
Surgery for Parkinson's found to be worth riskColumbus Dispatch
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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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Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu
Wall Street Journal -7 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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Pakistan refutes Indian PM's allegations on Mumbai attacks
Xinhua -1 hour ago
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday criticized his Indian counterpart's allegations against Pakistan on the Mumbai terror attacks, saying India has undertaken a media and diplomatic offensive against ...
Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in AttackAssociatedPress
Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacksLos Angeles Times
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Bush shelters ocean treasures
Chicago Tribune -4 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
Hawaii will have role in managing Pacific's newest monumentsHonolulu Advertiser
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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
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Israel to Stop Gaza Bombing for 3 Hours a Day - Voice of America
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Voice of America -
By VOA News Israel's military says it will stop its attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip for three hours every day - between 1100 and 1400 GMT - to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory.
Video: Israel's attack on UN-run school in Gaza - 07 Jan 09
Israel to pause Gaza bombardment
Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appeal - Chicago Sun-Times
 ABC News |
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
111th Congress opens with drama in Senate
Main Russia-W.Europe gas line shut - Reuters
 WELT ONLINE |
Reuters -
PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Gas supplies through the main transit pipeline from Russia to Western Europe stopped completely overnight, the Czech and Slovak gas companies said on Wednesday.
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe Gazprom
Russian Gas Shipments to Europe Through Ukraine Are Halted
Sri Lanka pushes into rebel-held jungles - International Herald Tribune
 ABC News |
International Herald Tribune -
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
Police: Private TV station in Sri Lanka attacked
Women take lead in Bangladesh cabinet - Capital FM
 Voice of America |
Capital FM -
BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESS DHAKA, Jan 7 - Bangladesh's newly sworn-in prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed has unveiled her cabinet team, appointing women for the first time to head the home and foreign ministries.
Sheikh Hasina Wajed sworn in as premier
Bangladesh's PM Hasina hands ministers portfolios
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
For 111th Congress, Somber Topics Eclipse Ceremony - Washington Post
 The Miami Herald |
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 ...
Video: Obama to Bring Accountability to Spending Plan
Reporter's Notebook: Children Everywhere on New Congress' First Day
Obama: watch for trillion dollar deficits - BloggingStocks
 New York Times |
BloggingStocks -
President-elect Obama is telling the public that the US may run a trillion dollar deficit to bailout the economy. According to The New York Times, he made the point that Americans for the unparalleled prospect of "trillion-dollar deficits for years to ...
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint
Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint
Li Ka-shing Seeks $524 Million Selling Bank of China Shares - Bloomberg
 BBC News |
Bloomberg -
By Bei Hu Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is raising as much as HK$4.06 billion ($524 million) selling shares in Bank of China Ltd.
Li fund selling $500 mln Bank of China stake
Bank Of America Raises Cash In China
Alcoa says cuts to affect 18 percent of Russia workforce - Reuters
 The Associated Press |
Reuters -
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc (AA.N), which is cutting aluminum production and jobs in the face of the global economic downturn, plans measures in Russia that will affect 18 percent of its workforce in the country, the company said on Wednesday.
Alcoa Cuts Output, Fires Workers After Demand Weakens
Alcoa to close plants and trim work force
ITunes embraces 3-tier pricing, will remove anti-copy software - Los Angeles Times
 Times Online |
Los Angeles Times -
Paul Sakuma / AP Apple executive Phil Schiller explains at the Macworld Conference & Expo that song downloads from iTunes will cost 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29 starting in April.
O'Brien: Apple's final appearance at Macworld signals new era for...
Macworld goes for the soft sell with budget-minded software
Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture - ZDNet
 BBC News |
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
Review: 'MacHeads,' a documentary on the Mac faithful
Motorola unveils phone made from recycled bottles - Reuters
 Mobiletor.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 puts a green jacket on a carbon-neutral handset
Motorola Goes Green, Rugged, Touchy-Feely
Wecht: Unanswered Questions In Travolta's Son's Death - MSNBC
 BBC News |
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
Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions
Swayze 'may live only two years' - BBC News
 BBC News |
BBC News -
Actor Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, has admitted he may survive only two years. Speaking in his first US TV interview since he was diagnosed with the disease, the Dirty Dancing star said he was "scared" and "going through hell".
Swayze says cancer diagnosis has put him "through hell"
Scared Swayze says may have only 2 years to live
TV review: New season of 'Damages' rewards devotion - San Francisco Chronicle
 Washington Post |
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
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
Wild slap a loss on the Bruins - Boston Globe
 CBC.ca |
Boston Globe -
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
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
Surgery for Parkinson's found to be worth risk
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
 ABC News |
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?
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
Chinese woman dies of bird flu (Roundup)
Pakistan refutes Indian PM's allegations on Mumbai attacks - Xinhua
 BBC News |
Xinhua -
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday criticized his Indian counterpart's allegations against Pakistan on the Mumbai terror attacks, saying India has undertaken a media and diplomatic offensive against ...
Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in Attack
Pakistan denies official involvement in Mumbai attacks
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
Hawaii will have role in managing Pacific's newest monuments
Activists to file suit against California tax plan - Los Angeles Times
 KNX1070 |
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
