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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: Burris Barred As New Congress Starts Work
Report Raises Questions About Burris' Relationship With Blagojevich
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
Russia gas dispute hits EU security, aids rivals
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
Heavy rain causing flooding across South - The Associated Press
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CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) - Heavy rain across the South on Wednesday caused flooding, school and road closures and a landslide that destroyed a home in North Carolina.
Heavy rains fill Washington rivers, close mountain passes
Flood watch issued for county
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 to tap new position, then meet with predecessors
Obama pledges to take on entitlement spending
Without stimulus US will lose 3 mln jobs -Reich - Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - If the US Congress does not pass an economic stimulus plan soon the country will lose another 3 million jobs in 2009, former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich said on Wednesday.
New Voices in Congress Will Change the Tone of the Democratic Majority
Pelosi: Pass stimulus by mid-February
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
NYMEX-Crude slips on economy worry ahead of data - Reuters
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NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures fell more than $1 on Wednesday as dismal jobs data added to concerns about the economy as traders awaited inventory data expected to show crude and refined product supplies rose last week.
Oil tumbles on inventory surge
Oil Drops Before Report Forecast to Show US Stockpile Gain
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.
Apple disappoints: No Jobs or big news at Macworld
O'Brien: Apple's final appearance at Macworld signals new era
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
CES: Consumer electronics to stay ahead of other sectors in recession - Computerworld
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By Matt Hamblen January 7, 2009 (Computerworld) LAS VEGAS - The 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off tomorrow, bringing the latest in global technology ingenuity to the forefront in the midst of a recession that some ...
CES: Savior For Traditional TV Companies? Probably Not This Year
CES News: CEA: Consumer Spending To Decrease In ’09
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
PEOPLE Top 5 are the most-viewed stories on the site over the past ... - People Magazine
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By Jennifer Wulff With Cheers from Loved Ones and a Bumper Crop of Presents (Love Those Baby Uggs), Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner Welcome Their Own Little Red Sox Fan... Not long after Violet Anne Affleck came into the world on Dec.
Ben And Jen Have Daughter
Jennifer Garner delivers another daughter
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 will fire Jagodzinski
BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat
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
Los Angles Lakers (27-6) at Golden State Warriors (10-26), 10:30 pm - Kansas City Star
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By Sports Network The Los Angles Lakers hope to rebound from their first home loss in six weeks when they travel up the California coast to take on the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.
Golden State
Lakers run into a buzz saw
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
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
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced 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
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
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
