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Optimism over Gaza ceasefire plan - BBC News
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Hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the conflict in Gaza have risen with the news that Israel has agreed "on the principles" of a ceasefire proposal.
Video: Obama Comments on Violence in Gaza
Israeli leaders defer "final" Gaza thrust
Burris Likely to Be Seated - Washington Post
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By Perry Bacon Jr. Ronald Burris, the man picked by embattled Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich to take President-elect Barack Obama's seat, appears today to be on the verge of winning an unusual showdown with Senate Democratic leaders.
Video: Obama Comments On Burris
Have a seat, Roland Burris
Pakistan acknowledges Mumbai link for first time - CNN
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By Zein Basravi ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's government acknowledged Wednesday that there is a connection between November's attacks in Mumbai, India, and elements inside Pakistan.
Indian Mumbai dossier details gunmen's calls with handlers
Report: Pakistan intel chief says no India war
Bulgaria shivers as gas dwindles - BBC News
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By Vladislav Velev Millions of Bulgarians now live in colder homes because the shutdown of Russian gas supplies has hit the country's centralised municipal heating.
Video: Ukraine has shut all gas pipelines to Europe - Gazprom
Hungary receives no gas via Ukraine, industry suffers
John Atta Mills Sworn in as Ghana’s New President - Bloomberg
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By Emily Bowers Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- John Atta Mills was sworn in as Ghana’s new president today, marking a transition of power that sees the 64-year-old law professor take the helm of the world’s second-biggest cocoa producer and a future oil ...
Ghana president takes office after tense election
Ghana's newly elected president sworn in
Budget deficit to reach $1.2 trillion - USA Today
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By Rich Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - The federal budget deficit will rise to a record $1.2 trillion this year, and a package of new spending increases and tax cuts planned by President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats will push that ...
Obama Pushes States to Cover More Unemployed
US budget deficit seen hitting $1.186 trillion
Panetta hints he's willing to head CIA - San Jose Mercury News
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MONTEREY -- In his first public appearance since being outed as likely CIA director, Leon Panetta said little about taking the reins of the nation's top spy agency and spoke only in broad terms about the need for change in Washington.
Obama Is Under Fire Over Panetta Selection
Leon Panetta? Say It Ain't So
Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta - ABC News
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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.
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General
CNN Reporter Tops Obama List for Surgeon General
Intel issues another revenue warning - CNNMoney.com
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By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Intel issued another revenue warning Wednesday, blaming the weak demand for its technology products, and said that it expects to lose more than $1 billion on stock investments.
Intel warns again on Q4; shares fall
Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
US Stocks Drop on Concern Over Worsening Jobs, Profit Outlook - Bloomberg
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By Lynn Thomasson Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks slid the most in two weeks as a private report showed employers cut more jobs than estimated in December and companies from Alcoa Inc. to Intel Corp.
Jobs, Alcoa Woes Weigh on Stocks
ADP Report Reflects Dark December
Time Warner to Report Loss After $25 Billion Charge - Bloomberg
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By Greg Bensinger Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Time Warner Inc. will report a loss for 2008 after writing down the value of its cable, publishing and Internet assets by about $25 billion in the fourth quarter.
Time Warner sees $25 billion Q4 charge
Movers: Intel, Time Warner, Alcoa, Monsanto, Family Dollar Stores
Is it time to kill the Apple press event? - CNET News
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After all the hoopla surrounding Steve Jobs' absence from Apple's last Macworld keynote subsided, it was finally time for us all to tune into Phil Schiller's remarks about the future of his company.
O'Brien: Apple's final appearance at Macworld signals new era
Apple's Life After Steve Jobs
European investors unfazed by "India's Enron" - Reuters
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ZURICH, Jan 7 (Reuters) - European investors remain upbeat about India despite an accounting scandal at IT company Satyam Computer Services (SATY.
VAR Satyam Rocked By Fraud Scandal
India's Madoff? Satyam Scandal Rocks Outsourcing Industry
Apple disappoints: No Jobs or big news at Macworld - Reuters
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By Gabriel Madway and David Lawsky SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve ...
Apple allows over-the-air iTunes song downloads on iPhone
Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
Travoltas Turn to Scientology, Hometown in Trying Times - ABC News
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By SHEILA MARIKAR and LUCHINA FISHER As John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, prepare to say goodbye to their 16-year-old son Jett Travolta, it's likely they'll draw on support from Scientology, the religion that has seen them through tragedies in ...
Loving and losing Jett
Travolta Family Plans Memorial as Friends Remember
Brad Buttons Up Angie vs. Jen - Extra TV
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In the curious case of when their relationship began, "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" star Brad Pitt is setting the record straight on rumors that he and Angelina Jolie began dating while he was still married to ex Jennifer Aniston.
Brad Pitt Defends Aniston's "Uncool" Comment
Brad Pitt 'proud' of his 'respectful' affair with Angelina Jolie
Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Michigan - Reuters
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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.
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie pays tribute to The Stooges' Ron ...
Legendary guitarist Ron Asheton dies
Jagodzinski’s BC days could be over - Boston Herald
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By Steve Conroy It appears as though Jeff Jagodzinski’s days as the head football coach at Boston College are over. According to a source, BC’s athletic director Gene DeFilippo and Jagodzinski met face to face earlier today.
BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat
BC will fire Jagodzinski
Life of Reilly - ESPN
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Oklahoma and Florida can battle for the BCS. But we've already crowned the true national champ. by Rick Reilly The Utes trampled Alabama to complete a perfect season.
Priority Check: Football, or Making Barack Obama President?
Title game doubles as argument settler
Georgia stars to disclose draft intentions - FOXSports.com
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by FOXSports.com Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and tailback Knowshon Moreno will reveal their decisions Wednesday whether or not to enter the NFL Draft, the Atlanta Journal-Consitution reported.
The highs and lows of Stafford’s career at UGA
Georgia stars Stafford, Moreno to announce plans for 2009
Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says - Chicago Tribune
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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
Study backs deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's
Health Buzz: Bird Flu Kills in China and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
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A 19-year-old woman from northern China died from the H5N1 bird flu virus on Monday, after being admitted to the hospital on December 27, CNN.
China alert over bird flu death
China moves to prevent bird flu outbreak
Study raises hope for obesity treatment - Reuters
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - US researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks the fat-fighting promise of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone once hailed as the answer to the battle of the bulge.
Leptin Hormone Could Be Key To Combat Obesity
New hope for failed obesity drug
Obama announces 'chief performance officer' - Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama, who faces trillion-dollar government deficits stretching into coming years, named on Wednesday a former Treasury official as the first US "chief performance officer" to oversee budget and ...
Obama pledges to take on entitlement spending
Obama targets budget waste
HBO Snags Rights to Inaugural Kickoff - Seattle Post Intelligencer
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By JOYCE ENG HBO has scored exclusive broadcast rights to the Jan. 18 opening ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Win a trip to the inauguration (she did)
HBO lands rights to inaugural ceremony
Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific - San Jose Mercury News
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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's Environmental Legacy Draws Mixed Reviews
Bush shelters ocean treasures
