Israel to Halt Operations To Allow Aid Shipments - Washington Post
Wed January 7, 2009, 12:54 pm

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Israel to Halt Operations To Allow Aid Shipments
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Griff Witte and Sudarsan Raghavan JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 -- Israel said that beginning Wednesday it would pause its military operations in the Gaza Strip for three hours each day to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid, as the Israeli cabinet met to ...
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Hungary, Slovakia Most at Risk as Gas Halt Hinders Industry - Bloomberg
Wed January 7, 2009, 1:37 pm

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Hungary, Slovakia Most at Risk as Gas Halt Hinders Industry
Bloomberg - 58 minutes ago
By Laura Cochrane Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary and Slovakia are the most vulnerable to OAO Gazprom’s stoppage of gas exports to Europe because they depend more on Russian gas for energy than other European nations, according to UniCredit SpA.
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Pakistan spy chief: No war with India - United Press International
Wed January 7, 2009, 1:44 pm

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Pakistan spy chief: No war with India
United Press International - 52 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The new chief of Pakistan's spy agency says there will be no war with India, but also says militant Taliban leaders have a right to "say what they please.
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HBO lands rights to inaugural ceremony - Reuters
Wed January 7, 2009, 9:31 am

Seattle Post Intelligencer

HBO lands rights to inaugural ceremony
Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Paul J. Gough NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO will kick off coverage of Inauguration Week with an exclusive Sunday, January 18, telecast of the star-studded opening ceremony, two days before the saturation coverage of President-elect Barack ...
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-HeidelbergCement up on bridge loan news - Reuters
Wed January 7, 2009, 1:05 pm

Telegraph.co.uk

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-HeidelbergCement up on bridge loan news
Reuters - 1 hour ago
Shares in German cement maker HeidelbergCement (HEIG.DE) rise 5.3 percent after two people familiar with the matter tell Reuters that the group of banks which has been in talks with Germany's Merckle family over granting a bridge loan has transferred ...
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Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta - ABC News
Wed January 7, 2009, 12:42 pm

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Obama's Top Doc Pick: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
ABC News - 1 hour ago
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.
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Obama defends choice for CIA chief - Los Angeles Times
Wed January 7, 2009, 7:07 am

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Obama defends choice for CIA chief
Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
Obama lobbies lawmakers on behalf of Leon Panetta. One critic calls the pick a 'Hail Mary pass.' By Greg Miller and Peter Nicholas Reporting from Washington -- After promising during the campaign to restore order and accountability to the nation's spy ...
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President-elect sees 'trillion-dollar deficits for years to come' - Boston Globe
Wed January 7, 2009, 8:57 am

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President-elect sees 'trillion-dollar deficits for years to come'
Boston Globe - 5 hours ago
Monday, President-elect Barack Obama took Capitol Hill by storm to promote his massive economic stimulus plan that, at least in the short term, will dramatically increase the federal deficit with as much as $775 billion in spending and tax cuts.
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Constellation Brands Says Net Fell, Lowers Profit Forecast - Bloomberg
Wed January 7, 2009, 1:53 pm

Constellation Brands Says Net Fell, Lowers Profit Forecast
Bloomberg - 42 minutes ago
By Duane D. Stanford Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Constellation Brands Inc., the world’s largest winemaker, said third-quarter earnings fell and lowered the top end of its full-year profit forecast.
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Li Ka Shing Foundation Sells Bank Of China Shares-Sources - CNNMoney.com
Wed January 7, 2009, 1:06 pm

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Li Ka Shing Foundation Sells Bank Of China Shares-Sources
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
(Adds information on Bank of China's 2006 IPO; stake sales by UBS and Bank of America in China Construction Bank ; Royal Bank of Scotland's stake in Bank of China.
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Satyam Chairman Resigns After Falsifying Accounts - Bloomberg
Wed January 7, 2009, 1:53 pm

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Satyam Chairman Resigns After Falsifying Accounts
Bloomberg - 42 minutes ago
By Harichandan Arakali Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Chairman Ramalinga Raju resigned after saying he falsified earnings and assets, prompting a collapse in the stock of India’s fourth- largest software services provider.
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Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro - InformationWeek
Wed January 7, 2009, 12:22 pm

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Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro
InformationWeek - 2 hours ago
The company's largest laptop is gaining an eight-hour battery, a faster Intel processor, and better graphics capabilities. By Antone Gonsalves Apple on Tuesday launched a refresh of the 17-inch MacBook Pro, giving the company's largest laptop an ...
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Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free - InformationWeek
Wed January 7, 2009, 12:22 pm

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Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
InformationWeek - 2 hours ago
The company will also offer new price points to offset competition from Amazon.com and will let iPhone users buy songs over 3G networks.
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The Nation's Weather - The Associated Press
Wed January 7, 2009, 12:50 pm

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The Nation's Weather
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
Wet weather was predicted along the East Coast on Wednesday, with a wintry mix forecast for the Northeast and showers and thunderstorms expected in the Southeast.
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Second daughter for Ben Affleck - BBC News
Wed January 7, 2009, 10:12 am

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Second daughter for Ben Affleck
BBC News - 4 hours ago
US actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed the arrival of their second daughter. The couple's publicists confirmed that Garner "gave birth to a healthy baby girl" but would not provide any additional details.
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Travolta's Son Died of Seizure Disorder - MSNBC
Wed January 7, 2009, 10:59 am

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Travolta's Son Died of Seizure Disorder
MSNBC - 3 hours ago
With a preliminary report pending, a source told People.com an autopsy of actor John Travolta's teenage son shows he died of a "seizure disorder.
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'Damages' returns with more big names - Columbus Dispatch
Wed January 7, 2009, 1:33 pm

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'Damages' returns with more big names
Columbus Dispatch - 1 hour ago
By MOLLY WILLOW The gripping FX legal thriller Damages will return for its second season tonight, helping to soothe the pain of the departure of the sublimely concluded The Shield.
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BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat - New York Times
Wed January 7, 2009, 6:50 am

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BC Coach And Jets Talk Amid Job Threat
New York Times - 7 hours ago
By GREG BISHOP For the second consecutive day, the Jets’ coaching search has centered on the long-shot candidate Jeff Jagodzinski, currently employed by Boston College, at least for now.
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Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home - Washington Post
Wed January 7, 2009, 10:55 am

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Boston can't scare Bobcats; Hornets top LA at home
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By AP AP -- The team that pushed around the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals now isn't even tough enough for the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Lakers run into a buzz saw - Los Angeles Times
Wed January 7, 2009, 9:01 am

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Lakers run into a buzz saw
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago
Kobe Bryant finished with 39 points but only two in the fourth quarter as the Lakers lost to the Hornets, 116-105. David West and Chris Paul combined for 72 points in Hornets' victory at Staples Center.
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Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu - Wall Street Journal
Wed January 7, 2009, 6:01 am

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Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu
Wall Street Journal - 8 hours ago
By GORDON FAIRCLOUGH SHANGHAI -- A 19-year-old Beijing woman has died of bird flu, the first human case of the virus in China since February last year, the government said Tuesday, putting public-health officials on higher alert for a possible ...
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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
Tue January 6, 2009, 4:40 pm

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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 21 hours ago
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 ...
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says - Chicago Tribune
Wed January 7, 2009, 8:45 am

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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune - 5 hours ago
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.
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Burris Circus and the Politics of Race - ABC News
Wed January 7, 2009, 12:39 pm

Burris Circus and the Politics of Race
ABC News - 1 hour ago
By RICK KLEIN The image of a veteran black officeholder being barred from entering a US Senate that now has precisely zero African American members injects the politics of race into the tawdry scandal over President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat ...
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Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific - San Jose Mercury News
Wed January 7, 2009, 12:33 pm

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Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific
San Jose Mercury News - 2 hours ago
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 ...
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Slain man's family files $25-million suit in BART shooting - Los Angeles Times
Wed January 7, 2009, 11:03 am

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Slain man's family files $25-million suit in BART shooting
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
Oscar J. Grant III, 22, was shot early New Year's Day by a transit officer responding to a fight. His lawyer says the incident 'cries out for criminal prosecution.
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