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Poll: Majority says Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat - USA Today
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By Harry Hamburg, AFP/Getty Images By Susan Page and John Fritze, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans say Roland Burris should be blocked from taking a US Senate seat and Illinois should hold a special election to fill the vacancy he was ...
Video: Burris Refused Seat in US Senate
Roland Burris is turned away at Senate
International Gaza ceasefire plan taking shape - Reuters
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By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Israel is taking seriously an international proposal for a Gaza ceasefire that would involve a pledge of foreign forces to prevent Hamas from rearming, Israeli officials and diplomats said on Tuesday.
Video: Cash drain leaves Gaza stranded
Israeli blogs back Gaza operation
Dossier From India Gives New Details of Mumbai Attacks - New York Times
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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
Russian Natural Gas Supply to Europe Dwindles - Washington Post
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By Philip P. Pan MOSCOW, Jan. 6 -- The flow of Russian natural gas to Europe dropped sharply Tuesday with six countries reporting a complete halt of shipments as Russia deepened its gas embargo of neighboring Ukraine.
Video: Russia-Ukraine: gauging the gas feud
Ukraine threatens more cuts in gas supply-Gazprom
Facing Losses, German Billionaire Commits Suicide - New York Times
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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.
German billionaire commits suicide after VW losses
German billionaire kills himself
RPT-UPDATE 1-New US Congress convenes focused on economy - Reuters
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By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Democrats sealed their increased control of the US Congress on Tuesday with the swearing in of newly elected members expected to help enact President-elect Barack Obama's call for a ...
Economic crisis, Obama response face new Congress
The 111th Congress and Emerging Economic Stimulus
Bush orders new protections for Pacific marine seascapes - Christian Science Monitor
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Together with earlier moves, 355000 square miles of islands, reefs, and atolls now have new safeguards. By Peter N. Spotts | Staff Writer of The Christian Science Monitor/ January 6, 2009 edition Reporter Pete Spotts talks about some of the ...
President Bush to add marine reserves; not all are applauding
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific
Many in US military don't get time to vote: study - Reuters
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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many US troops serving overseas are effectively excluded from voting because they are not given enough time to cast absentee ballots, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Study: 16 states don't give overseas voters time
Report: Slow Mail Blocks Many Military Voters
Pending home sales plunge to record low in Nov. - BusinessWeek
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By ALAN ZIBEL Pending US home sales fell to the lowest level on record in November, as the plummeting stock market and faltering economy gave more buyers cold feet, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.
Pending home sales hit historic low in November
Pending Sales of Existing Homes Fell 4% in November
Mark Cuban Seeking More Time From Tribune on Cubs Bid - Bloomberg
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By Greg Bensinger Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Mark Cuban, who is being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for insider trading, said he sought an extension from bankrupt Tribune Co.
Mark Cuban playing back-up for Cubs
Winning Bidder for the Cubs? Don't Hold Your Breath
Court upholds Skilling conviction, orders resentencing - Houston Chronicle
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By KRISTEN HAYS Houston Chronicle Copyright 2009 An appeals court today upheld former Enron Chief Executive Jeff Skilling's 19 federal felony convictions, but ordered a trial court to resentence him.
Appeals Court Upholds Enron Convictions
Skilling convictions upheld, resentencing ordered
Hackers hit MacRumors keynote coverage - CNET News
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Some nasty pranksters, likely associated with Web forum 4Chan, have hacked into Apple gossip mainstay MacRumors' live-blog coverage of Tuesday's Macworld keynote.
Video: Steve Jobs Weight Loss Due to Hormone Imbalance
Apple revises photo, office software
Microsoft bangs 'Apple tax' drum once again - Computerworld
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By Gregg Keizer January 6, 2009 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. yesterday again pushed its claim that consumers pay an "Apple tax" when they buy Mac hardware rather than PCs running the Windows operating system.
Apple lacks broad corporate strategy but still sees gains
Apple shows us how to compete with Microsoft
Apple reveals 17" MacBook Pro, iTunes going DRM-free - Ars Technica
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By David Chartier | Published: January 06, 2009 - 12:23PM CT Today may be Apple's last Macworld Expo appearance but Apple came bearing gifts.
Apple to sell copy protection-free songs
iTunes Store goes DRM-free
Travolta's son cremated, ashes flown to Florida - Reuters
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By John Marquis NASSAU, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The body of actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son, Jett, was cremated in the Bahamas after his sudden death during the New Year's holiday and his parents flew to Florida with his ashes, a Bahamian lawmaker said ...
Travolta returns home to plan funeral
Travolta family returns to US with son's remains
The Stooges guitarist found dead - BBC News
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The Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton has been found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Asheton, 60, was an original member of the rock band fronted by Iggy Pop in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead in Ann Arbor
Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead In Michigan Home
Patrick Swayze on cancer battle: 'I'm going through hell' - New York Daily News
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By RICH SCHAPIRO "Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze says his year-long battle with pancreatic cancer has turned his life into a living hell - but he's determined to fight on.
Patrick Swayze Admits Asking 'Why Me?'
Patrick Swayze: "I'm Going Through Hell"
Teixeira: 'In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top' - Boston Globe
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The Yankees officially introduced first baseman Mark Teixeira at a press conference at the old Yankee Stadium this afternoon. Here are few notable comments from the 28-year-old slugger, who agreed to an eight-year, $180 million free agent contract with ...
Teixeira introduced at Yankee Stadium
Yankees welcome Teixeira to the Bronx
Philly DA unable to press charges - ESPN
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Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham announced Tuesday that her office will not be able to proceed with criminal charges against Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison in connection with a shooting in North Philadelphia last year.
Philadelphia DA will not charge Colts WR Marvin Harrison
Prosecutor: Harrison's gun used in April shooting
Texas rallies past Ohio State 24-21 in Fiesta Bowl - Newsweek
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Colt McCoy leads the way as No. 3 Texas rallies past No. 10 Ohio State 24-21 in Fiesta Bowl By ANDREW BAGNATO AP College Football Writer | AP Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link.
Texas Wins Fiesta Bowl In Wild Last-Second Finish
Buckeye Comeback Does Not Hold Up
Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last? - WebMD
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By Todd Zwillich Jan. 6, 2009 -- The United States spent $2.2 trillion on health care in 2007, a record despite a substantial slowdown in the growth of medical costs, according to federal data released Tuesday.
Health Care Spending in US Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Growth in health care spending slows
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
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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
A Note to the Wise on MySpace Helps
Blue Shield to restore coverage for dropped Californians - Los Angeles Times
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In an attempt to settle investigations prompted by articles in The Times, the insurer agrees to reissue plans to almost 700 Californians and reimburse them for expenses that would have been covered.
Blue Shield settles with Insurance Department
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Introduces SmartSense, Price ...
Source: Obama Chose Panetta for his Washington Experience - FOXNews
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Obama's selection of Panetta surprised and dismayed several individuals in the intelligence community because he has no experience in the intelligence world.
Video: Schieffer On Obama Cabinet
It’s drizzling on Obama’s post-election honeymoon
Apple Unveils Software, MacBook At Macworld - CNNMoney.com
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By Ben Charny SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Apple Inc. (AAPL) unveiled a new version of its iLife media software as well as a new 17-inch MacBook Pro during its keynote speech at the Macworld trade show.
Apple unveils new MacBook Pro, iLife/iWork suites at Macworld
Jobs-less Macworld offers up 17-inch MacBook Pro
Franken Stays Out of Washington as Coleman Prepares Legal Challenge - FOXNews
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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 heads to court as last option in recount
