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Russia: Gas to Be Restored Once Monitors in Place - 5 Hours ago

Russia said on Thursday it would restore gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine once international monitors were in place, but Moscow and Kiev remained at odds over the terms of any supervision. Russian

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International Herald Tribune

Israel's offensive in Gaza: a timeline - 67 Minutes ago

GAZA CITY -- Key events since Israel began its offensive against Hamas: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 - Israel launches 'Operation Cast Lead' with a massive air assault on Hamas in the Gaza Strip in a bid to

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U.N. Agency Suspends Work In Gaza - 3 Hours ago

A U.N. aid agency working to provide aid to Gaza has suspended operations after one of its truck drivers was killed by Israeli fire. Earlier, Israel declared another brief lull to allow in humanitarian

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Israeli strike killed at least 1 aid worker, U.N. says
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President-Elect Obama on the EconomyÂ Â 1 hr ago
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Israeli strike hits outside UN school, 34 dead
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Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposal
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Obama warns US economy could worsen without swift action
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Obama to warn against inaction on stimulus
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Bergen: How Bush botched war on terror - 9 Hours ago
Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is
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New Salmonella Outbreak Spreads Across the US for 2009 - 4 Hours ago
Almost 400 People Have Been Diagnosed as Victims of a New Salmonella Outbreak In the summer of 2008, a salmonella outbreak sickened over 1400 people and caused a major outcry. The FDA first cited tomatoes
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Feinstein says 'all systems are go' for Panetta to helm CIA - 7 Hours ago
Reporting from Washington - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday secured the support of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) for his choice to head the CIA, significantly improving the odds that former
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Politics/Law

WRAPUP 4-Obama pushes stimulus, warns on recessionÂ 47 mins ago - 5 Hours ago
By Caren Bohan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama warned on Thursday that the U.S. economy could stay mired in recession for years without bold action and he
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Obama urges delay on switch to all-digital TV - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama asked Congress to delay next month's planned switch to all-digital broadcast television, warning Thursday that the TVs of millions of Americans could go dark
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Congress Must Move on Stimulus, Obama Says - 4 Hours ago
'For every day we wait or point fingers or drag our feet, more Americans will lose their jobs. More families will lose their savings. More dreams will be deferred and denied,' Obama said. 'And our nation
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Business

Mortgage Rates at Record Low - 4 Hours ago
The average rate on 30-year U.S. fixed-rate mortgages dropped for a 10th consecutive week as of Thursday, to 5.01 percent, after the Federal Reserve launched its plan to lower home borrowing costs, Freddie
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UPDATE 2-Bank of Canada hints at more rate cuts to come - 4 Hours ago
TORONTO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada hinted on Thursday that it would continue to lower interest rates this year but gave no indication of how deep the cuts would be as the global recession hits
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Bank cuts interest rates to 1.5% - 4 Hours ago
The 's cut interest rates by half a percentage point to 1.5% â?? their lowest level since the central bank was founded more than 300 years ago. Today's reduction was widely expected in the City after
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Finance

US STOCKS-Wall St falls as Wal-Mart eclipses ObamaÂ 37 mins ago - 5 Hours ago
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for a second straight day on Thursday as Wal-Mart's disappointing December sales and lowered earnings outlook fueled concern the recession
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Gold lifts TSX to higher close - 3 Hours ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index edged into positive territory on Thursday midday, with gold miners adding upward momentum on upbeat production forecasts and as gold prices climbed on safe-haven
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Stocks end mixed but grim data sinks oil and dollar - 3 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks staged a late rebound on Thursday after news that Citigroup agreed to support legislation aimed at stemming home loan foreclosures, offsetting bleak economic data and
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Sports

United's Ronaldo unscathed after demolishing Ferrari - 4 Hours ago
LONDON -- Manchester United wing Cristiano Ronaldo walked away uninjured after crashing his Ferrari sports car on Monday. The front of the high-performance vehicle was completely demolished after it hit
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Red Sox reportedly sign Smoltz - 4 Hours ago
ATLANTA -- The Boston Red Sox reportedly have added another high risk, high reward arm to their pitching staff. According to a report Thursday on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's web site, the Red Sox
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Federer awaits as Murray cruises into semis new - 4 Hours ago
Andy Murray set up another meeting with Roger Federer by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-4 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open in Doha this evening. The pair have faced each other five times in
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Industry

Nissan axes 1,200 Sunderland jobs - 99 Minutes ago
Workers on the Sunderland production line. Photograph: Gary Calton The cutback will involve 800 permanent jobs and 400 temporary staff as the company, Britain's biggest car producer and exporter, bids
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Stores Macy's is closing - 4 Hours ago
Department-store operator Macy's Inc. is closing 11 underperforming stores in nine states. Here is a list of which ones are closing: _ Ernst & Young Plaza (Citicorp Plaza), Los Angeles. (136 employees,
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Ex-Senator Craig Accepts Sex Sting Guilty Plea - 4 Hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Sen. Larry Craig has ended his effort to void the guilty plea he made following his 2007 arrest in a men's toilet sex-sting operation, his lawyer said on Thursday. The Minnesota
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Internet

Palm's Pre and OS: Home-run announcements at CES - 2 Hours ago
The odds were against a comeback by Palm as it prepared to make news at the Consumer Electronics Show. The smartphone space suddenly got crowded by the big names - iPhone, Blackberry, Android. And poor
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TD Ameritrade buying thinkorswim for $606 million - 6 Hours ago
By Jonathan Spicer and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (AMTD.O: Quote) has agreed buy thinkorswim Group Inc (SWIM.O: Quote) in a $606 million deal that establishes the
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CES-UPDATE 1-Palm debuts smartphone, operating systemÂ 21 mins ago - 4 Hours ago
LAS VEGAS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Palm Inc took the wraps off its overhauled mobile operating system on Thursday and introduced a touch-screen phone, hoping the move can help it win back customers from rivals
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Science

Dow purchase of Rohm and Haas gets EU clearance - 4 Hours ago
PHILADELPHIA - Rohm and Haas says it has cleared one more hurdle in its pending $15.3 billion buyout by Dow Chemical. The European Commission determined that the pending acquisition does not violate antitrust
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Nova Chemicals to cut 400 jobs - 3 Hours ago
SARNIA, Ontario - Nova Chemicals Corp. will cut 400 jobs worldwide, Canada's largest plastics producer said Thursday. Nova said the latest cuts to its 2,800 international employees base represents about
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Dow Chemical Has Been Informed of Regulatory Clearance from the EU Regarding the - 3 Hours ago
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Entertainment

Directors Guild nominates â??Knightâ??sâ?? Nolan - 5 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES - The Batman blockbuster â??The Dark Knightâ? has landed a Directors Guild of America nomination for filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The guildâ??s best-director nominees also include Danny Boyle
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Pearl Jam rolls out "Ten" with Verizon - 68 Minutes ago
By Jonathan Cohen NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pearl Jam is rolling out tracks from the remastered version of its 1991 debut album, 'Ten,' exclusively through Verizon Wireless. A different song from the new
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â??The Unbornâ?? offers more laughs than scares - 113 Minutes ago
The Kabbalah. Hot college students. An abandoned mental institution. Gary Oldman. Jogging. Twins. Nazi scientists. A suicidal mother. A lost blue mitten. What do these things have in common? Theyâ??re
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Technology

WRAPUP 5-Wal-Mart, other US retailers warn after dismal holiday - 87 Minutes ago
By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other top U.S. retailers delivered disappointing December same-store sales and profit warnings on Thursday, sparking fresh recession
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Time Warner writedown is wake-up call - 48 Minutes ago
Yesterday's news that Time Warner will slash its asset values by $US25 billion ($35.4 billion) should be a wake-up call to investors: Huge writedowns do matter - and it's not just financial-services companies
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Live blog: Palm keynote at CES - 5 Hours ago
LAS VEGAS--We're live at the Venetian Ballroom, moments away from the unveiling of the long-awaited new phone platform from Palm. 10:54 a.m. PST: The consensus sentiment here is that Palm needs a home
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Health

Hormone therapy may cut colorectal cancer risk - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The long-term use of hormone replacement therapy, which older women abandoned in droves following the news that it may increase the risk of breast cancer, may substantially
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Mass. wants calorie counts at fast-food outlets - 4 Hours ago
BOSTON - Massachusetts health officials plan to follow the lead of New York City and California in requiring fast-food chains to post calorie counts for their products on boards behind the order counter.
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Salmonella Outbreak Causing CDC to Reallocate Resources - 4 Hours ago
Carly Hart USA Today reported that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has begun to reallocate its resources to find the source of the salmonella outbreak that has affected 42 states since September.
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Culture

Museum goes mobile to escape council laws - 49 Minutes ago
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EverQuest(R): The 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition Book Exclusive Cover Art - 2 Hours ago
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Sony Online Entertainment Kicks Off Anniversary Celebration for Legendary Online Video Game It has been a decade since Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) rewrote the rules
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Failed love museum offers balm for heartbreak - 16 Hours ago
SINGAPORE - From an empty ring box to sexy lingerie and a pair of fur-lined handcuffs, an exhibition of the relics of failed love has come to Asia, hoping to bring solace to the heartbroken. The â??Museum
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