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Israeli mortar rounds blasted a United Nations-run school that had been converted into a refugee shelter for hundreds of Palestinians displaced by the ten-day war in Gaza, killing more than 40 people today.
Video: Israeli attack on Gaza school kills 30
Egypt Proposes Israel-Palestinian Cease-Fire
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Los Angeles Times -
The controversies surrounding Illinois' Roland Burris and Minnesota's Al Franken provide an extra measure of drama. Some familiar faces are missing as the 111th Congress begins work.
Video: Raw Video: 111th Congress Convenes
Burris shouldn't have been put in limbo
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By Andrew E. Kramer MOSCOW: Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, halted nearly its entire export of natural gas to Europe on Tuesday in a sharp escalation of a dispute over prices with neighboring Ukraine that also underscored Russia's increasingly ...
Video: Europe running out of gas
Ukraine threatens more cuts in gas supply-Gazprom
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By SOMINI SENGUPTA NEW DELHI - In the beginning, they were 32. A squad of suicide bombers raised in Pakistan, they were taught how to make bombs, withstand interrogation, and fight to their death.
Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in Attack
India's Premier Suggests Pakistani Agencies Backed Mumbai Attackers
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Sheikh Hasina Wajed has been sworn in for her second spell as Bangladesh's Prime Minister, restoring democracy to the impoverished country after almost two years of rule by an army-backed regime.
Bangladesh's PM Hasina hands ministers portfolios
Sheikh Hasina Wajed Sworn in as Bangladesh Prime Minister
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(CNN) -- The Obama transition team approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming US surgeon general, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
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FOXNews -
The head of Minnesota's Canvassing Board claims it properly counted the votes that gave Al Franken victory in the US Senate race but Norm Coleman is going to court to dispute the tally of hundreds of absentee ballots.
Video: Franken: Senate Victory 'Incredibly Humbling'
Coleman Vows to Fight On
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(CNN) -- Nine sites in the central Pacific will be set as sanctuaries for marine life and bases of research for scientists, President Bush said Tuesday.
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific
Bush Establishes Massive Pacific Island Protected Zone
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Bloomberg -
By Rob Delaney Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Alcoa Inc., the world’s largest aluminum maker, announced a third production cut in as many months and related charges of as much as $950 million in response to declining demand and prices.
Alcoa to cut global workforce by 13%
Alcoa to cut 13 pct of global work force
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By CARTER DOUGHERTY FRANKFURT - Adolf Merckle, the German billionaire whose speculation in volatile Volkswagen stock had pushed his sprawling business empire to the edge of ruin, has committed suicide, his family said Tuesday.
German tycoon Adolf Merckle commits suicide
German Billionaire Merckle Kills Himself
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Clues about where Federal Reserve officials see the economy heading - or how they can better battle the worst financial crisis since the 1930s - can be uncovered in documents released a few weeks after their closed-door meetings.
In Fed's decision to slash rates, fears of a long recession
US recession forecast to drag on
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Newsweek -
Apple has never been a stranger to temptation. As they get consumers buzzing over the newest Mac gadget, a look back at ten landmark moments in Apple history: By Dan Lyons | Newsweek Web Exclusive Please fill in the following information and we'll ...
Video: Steve Jobs Weight Loss Due to Hormone Imbalance
Apple unveils 17-inch MacBook, iLife tweaks, Tony Bennett
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PC Magazine -
by Tim Gideon At Apple's final keynote address to the Macworld faithful today, the company made an announcement that should change the way music is purchased from now on—roll it back to the old, better way, I mean.
First Look: iTunes Plus
A quick recap of Macworld 2009
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Forecasters say another Pacific storm should dump several inches of rain on northwestern Oregon, with some streams flooding.
Here we go again: Flooding, landslides possible as storm moves in
Winter Storm Moves In Bringing Rain, Sleet
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OCALA, Fla. (AP) - This small central Florida town is about as far from Hollywood as you can get. Maybe that's why actor John Travolta moved his family here.
John Travolta Cover
Travolta returns home to plan funeral
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NEW YORK Whether or not there are price increases in the 2009 network TV upfront, the posturing season has begun. The CEO of at least one network -- CBS -- believes it will command price increases in this upfront, still six months away.
CBS In Negotiations With Cablevision On Affiliate Fees
CBS reaches deal over shows with Time Warner Cable
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By MICHAEL CIEPLY LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office on Tuesday told a court here what it expects Roman Polanski to do if he really wants the case against him dismissed: surrender first.
Prosecutors to Polanski: All is not forgiven
Fugitive filmmaker Polanski seeks US case moved
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DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a broken bone in his shooting hand, but he won't need surgery.
Carmelo Anthony: (Hand) Out Three to Four Weeks
Melo may miss a month
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By Ben Klayman CHICAGO (Reuters) - The winner in the long-awaited sale of the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team will be identified this week, three sources close to the process said on Tuesday.
Tribune May Pick Winning Bidder for Cubs This Week, People Say
Bidding for Chicago Cubs may be near a conclusion
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By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Having vowed to return to playoff-caliber baseball by any means necessary, the Yankees showcased their biggest financial investment on Tuesday, introducing Mark Teixeira in a Yankee Stadium news conference.
Teixeira: 'In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top'
Yankees welcome Teixeira to the Bronx
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By Jeff Chiu, AP By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY Deep brain stimulation has been used for years to help reduce tremors and other symptoms in people who have Parkinson's disease.
Study backs deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
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By KEVIN FREKING AP Writer AP Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.
Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last?
Health Care Spending in US Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
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ABC News -
I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard a parent who smokes tell me, "But Dr. Spangler, I always smoke in the other room away from my children.
Warning over 'third hand smoke'
What is third-hand smoke? Is it hazardous?
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CNN -
By Ashley Fantz and Kevin Bohn WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Could someone without intelligence experience effectively lead the United States' top spy agency, particularly in a time of war?
Video: Schieffer On Obama Cabinet
Obama's CIA pick unlikely to face Senate challenge
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Los Angeles Times -
The president's brother was seen as the strongest GOP contender for the open spot. His father, former President Bush, had hinted that it might pave the way to the White House.
Jeb Bush says won't run for Senate
Ex-Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush won't run for Senate in 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A prominent businessman caught up in a grand jury probe and whose political donations ended any role for New Mexico Gov.
Obama breaks silence on Gaza, voices concern
Barack Obama Spends First Full Day in DC as President-elect
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