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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
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
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
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
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
No instant gratification in US stimulus plan - Reuters
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By Emily Kaiser - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even if US lawmakers give President-elect Barack Obama every penny he wants for a massive spending and tax-cut program, it could be another year before the full benefits filter through to the paralyzed ...
Obama to include accountability in economic plan
House faces early partisan fight over rules
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
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
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
US Economy: Service Industries, Pending Home Resales Decline - Bloomberg
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By Shobhana Chandra and Bob Willis Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The US economy ended the year in a steep decline, with factory orders, home sales and service industries all contracting further, reports showed today.
Institute for Supply Management services index slows downslide
Service sector reading improves slightly
Expo: Apple introduces iLife '09 - Macworld
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by Peter Cohen, Macworld.com Apple on Tuesday introduced a new version of iLife, its software suite that it includes with new Macs.
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 shows us how to compete with Microsoft
Apple lacks broad corporate strategy but still sees gains
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 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 Ron Asheton Found Dead In Michigan Home
Iggy Pop and The Stooges pay tribute to Ron Asheton
Anne Hathaway Just Wants a Good Husband - People Magazine
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By Laura Hahn With her starring roles in Rachel Getting Married and the soon-to-be-released Bride Wars, it might appear that Anne Hathaway has wedding bells on the brain.
In photos: 'Bride Wars New York Premiere'
Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson: Are women meaner than men?
Teixeira introduced at Yankee Stadium - MLB.com
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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.
Yankees welcome Teixeira to the Bronx
Teixeira, Yankees seal $180 million deal
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 Wins Fiesta Bowl In Wild Last-Second Finish - AHN
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Glendale, AZ (AHN) - It was a wild fourth-quarter finish Monday night as Texas beat Ohio State 24-21 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Senior receiver Quan Cosby was the hero of the game, catching a 26-yard touchdown pass with 16 seconds to go to give Texas ...
Texas rallies past Ohio State 24-21 in Fiesta Bowl
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
Warning over 'third hand smoke' - BBC News
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Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research. Poisons in cigarette smoke can linger on fabrics or hair, but a survey of 1500 households found that fewer than half of smokers knew ...
Third-Hand Smoke Found To Pose Health Hazard For Kids
Third-Hand Smoke Becomes Latest Cigarette Scare
It’s drizzling on Obama’s post-election honeymoon - Christian Science Monitor
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By Jimmy Orr | 01.06.09 By Dave Cook After a presidential transition notable for its smoothness and strong public approval, it has started to drizzle on Barack Obama’s post-election honeymoon.
Video: Schieffer On Obama Cabinet
Source: Obama Chose Panetta for his Washington Experience
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.
Jobs-less Macworld offers up 17-inch MacBook Pro
Apple: MacBook Pro gets unibody design
Obama raises $27 million for inaugural - The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities.
Barack Obama theme seen as money in bank
As Obama prepares inaugural address, he might consult past ones
