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Barack Obama faces late-in-the game hang-ups in his presidential transition, despite having swiftly named his Cabinet appointees following the election.
Video: Burris Refused Seat in US Senate
Obama faces distractions as politics intrude
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New York Times -
By STEVEN ERLANGER JERUSALEM - This time, Israeli military commanders are leading from the front, not trying to direct the infantry from television screens.
Video: Israeli attack on Gaza school kills 30
Egypt floats truce plan after 42 killed in Gaza school
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Wholesale gas prices rose sharply yesterday as the cold snap continued to drive British demand higher. Analysts played down the immediate impact of the row between Russia and Ukraine but said if it dragged on there could be an impact on the price of ...
Video: Europe running out of gas
EU faces deepening energy crunch over Russian gas
 ITV.com |
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New Delhi, India (AHN) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said Pakistan's government sponsors terrorism and its agencies were involved in the Mumbai attack in November that killed 171 people.
Video: Singh: Pakistan Agency Had Hand in Attack
Terror evidence piles pressure on Pakistan
 CTV.ca |
New York Times -
By CARTER DOUGHERTY FRANKFURT - Adolf Merckle, the German billionaire whose speculation in volatile Volkswagen shares had pushed his sprawling business empire to the edge of ruin, has committed suicide, his family said Tuesday.
Billionaire Merckle Died Within Sight of Factory He Founded
German tycoon Adolf Merckle commits suicide
 LAist |
New York Times -
By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON - Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and CNN health reporter, is the leading contender to become the next surgeon general, a pick that will give the moribund office a higher profile but one that has received a mixed reaction ...
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General
Obama considering CNN's Gupta as surgeon general
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CNN -
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Members of Congress won't be allowed to slip earmarks into the economic recovery package Congress will soon take up, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday.
Video: Notebook: Burris and Franken
Obama eyes the familiar: tax cuts
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CBS News -
(CBS) Rare birds and fish as well as unique geological formations are now under federal protection. President Bush designated three areas in the Pacific Ocean as national Marine Monuments - the largest marine conservation project in history, ...
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific
Bush casts wide net for marine conservation
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By David Goldman, CNNMoney.com staff writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Tuesday it will slash its global workforce by 13%, or 13500 jobs, by the end of the year as a way to remain competitive during the global economic ...
Alcoa to Reduce Capacity By 18%, Cut 13500 Workers
Alcoa Will Cut Jobs
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In the minutes from its last meeting, the central bank said it expects GDP to decline in 2009 and unemployment to rise into 2010. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.
Fed Policy Makers Saw ‘Substantial’ Risks to Economy
Stocks rise on stimulus plan hopes
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Bloomberg -
By David Mildenberg Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lewis recommended that he and other senior executives not receive bonuses after five straight quarters of declining profit.
Merrill veteran Sontag to head retail brokerage
BofA's Lewis says execs shouldn't get bonuses
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Macworld -
Every time Apple introduces a product with an non user-replaceable battery, there's inevitably criticism from those who love their user-swappable batteries.
Video: Steve Jobs Weight Loss Due to Hormone Imbalance
How Apple Made a Non-Removable Battery Sound Awesome
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CNET News -
Though the addition of DRM-free music is grabbing the most iTunes headlines, there was more music news at the Macworld 2009 keynote on Tuesday.
Analysis: Apple Finally Kills DRM
Upgrading to iTunes Plus: Why the hassle?
 PC World |
CNET News -
Asus is still chasing the "upscale Netbook" market with its latest shiny little box, the S121. Rather than being part of the well-known Eee PC line, the S121 is being called an "Ultra Slim Mobile Notebook," and uses Intel's Atom-based Menlow ...
Asus Hits CES With New Netbooks, Laptops
New Asus netbooks will feature Windows 7
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Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.
John Travolta Cover
Travolta Family Returns With Son's Remains
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Omaha, NE: Only five weeks remain until analog television is gone and the digital era begins. While we are ready at Action 3 News, many viewers are not.
Converter Box Coupons Vanishing As Agency Runs Out Of Money
City Officials Urge DTV Preparation
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DETROIT (AP) - Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died.
Stooges guitarist generated raw power
Ron Asheton: 'You just play 'til you drop'
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New York Times -
Mark Teixeira was introduced to the media as the new Yankees first baseman on Tuesday. By LYNN ZINSER Mark Teixeira seemed like the happiest guy in the room, grinning ear to ear as the Yankees introduced him on Tuesday as their latest big-ticket free ...
Teixeira introduced at Yankee Stadium
Report: Yanks inclined to lower $10M Pettitte offer
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By Chris Dempsey Carmeo Anthony talks with the media about his fractured hand at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday. (The Denver Post | John Leyba) Carmelo Anthony's right hand was covered with a red splint today, as he was officially pronounced out of action ...
Nuggets' Anthony out 3 weeks with broken bone
Heat starts long trip but won't have to face Carmelo Anthony in ...
 Seattle Post Intelligencer |
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by CollegeFootballNews.com Nobody's got more coverage of the BCS and the rest of the bowl games than the guys at CFN. Get the latest college football news, features and much more at Collegefootballnews.
BCS Championship Game capsule: What to watch
Oklahoma quarterbacks fighting own postseason jinx
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Reuters -
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Deep brain stimulation dramatically improves Parkinson's disease symptoms such as trembling and slowness of movement, offering hope to many with the incurable ailment, researchers said on Tuesday.
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's brings bad with good
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
 SmartAboutHealth |
ABC News -
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