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Gaza Truce Proposed After Israeli Shell Kills 30 - CBS 4 South Florida
WASHINGTON — Roland Burris tried to take President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat today but failed in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress. "Mr. Burris is not in possession of the necessary credentials from the state of Illinois ...
Read moreAfter Burris denied Obama's seat in Senate, he ponders lawsuit - Delaware Online
Ukraine¡¦s gas company Naftogaz said yesterday that Russia¡¦s Gazprom cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a spiraling dispute between the two neighbors that bodes ill for European consumers. Naftogaz spokesman Valentyn Zemlyansky said Gazprom sent only ...
Read moreRussia cuts gas to Europe via Ukraine - Taipei Times
President-elect Barack Obama phoned key lawmakers to defend the selection of Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency and quell concerns over Mr. Panetta's lack of first-hand intelligence experience. In his first public comments on intelligence matters since the election, Mr. Obama also ...
Read moreObama Defends Panetta as CIA Pick - Wall Street Journal
President-elect Barack Obama took big money from a man at the center of a federal probe that has forced one of Obama's top Cabinet picks to withdraw . President-elect Barack Obama stands with Commerce Secretary designate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, during a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday ...
Read moreFunds Tie Obama to Richardson Probe Figure - ABC News
How awful must it be for John Travolta and his family to return home from the Bahamas after the death of Jett Travolta ? John, Kelly Preston , and their daughter, Ella Blue , 8, flew back to Florida Monday night with Jett's ashes (they have a home in Ocala, Fla.), after the 16-year-old boy was ...
Read moreThe Travoltas Return Home with Jett's Ashes - Daily Blabber
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Alcoa Inc, the world's third-largest aluminum maker, said Tuesday it will cut 13,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its work force, and slash spending and output to cope with the global economic slowdown. The reductions expand on cost-cutting measures announced in October, when Alcoa ...
Read moreWorld's third-largest aluminum maker to cut 13% of global work force - Philippine Star Online
Time/TV/Radio: 8 p.m. today, WJW Ch. 8, WKNR AM/850. Latest line: Texas by 8. Texas Longhorns: Head coach Mack Brown, overall record 183-72-1 (22 seasons), UT record 114-26 (11 seasons). Ohio State Buckeyes: Head coach Jim Tressel, overall record 218-75-2 (23 seasons), OSU record 83-18 (eight ...
Read moreFiesta Bowl Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Texas Longhorns - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Washington: President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters were whisked quietly past waiting photographers into their new schools on Monday. If custom is any guide, the news media will keep their distance now that they have captured 10-year-old Malia in her puffy pink jacket and 7-year-old Sasha with ...
Read moreMalia, Sasha start school with photographers - Gulf News
Apple, Inc. Vice President Philip Schiller introduced new products and services at Macworld, including a new 17-inch MacBook Pro. The new MacBook Pro comes with a battery that can be recharged 1,000 times but cannot be removed. Apple also announced that it is dropping digital-rights management (DRM ...
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