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Poll: Majority says Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat - USA Today
Poll: Majority says Burris should be blocked from Sen. seatUSA Today - 1 hour agoBy 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 AssociatedPressSenate re...

Israel Puts Media Clamp on Gaza - New York Times
Financial TimesIsrael Puts Media Clamp on GazaNew York Times - 43 minutes agoBy ETHAN BRONNER JERUSALEM - Three times in recent days, a small group of foreign correspondents was told to appear at the border crossing to Gaza.Video: Notebook: Gaza CBSUN official says Gaza school was clearly marked ReutersBBC News - CNN International - Christian Science Monitor - Bloombergall 24,463 news articles

Europe's American Obstacle: Republicans in Decline - Washington Post
Washington PostEurope's American Obstacle: Republicans in DeclineWashington Post - 55 minutes agoBy Roberto Pena Unfortunately for Europe, the biggest obstacle standing in the way of the greatest reversal in modern US-European relations is a Republican Party on the decline.Video: Obama's Pushes Stimulus Plan CBSObama says expects deficit to approach $1 trillion ReutersBloomberg - The Associated...

Source: Obama Chose Panetta for his Washington Experience - FOXNews
BBC NewsSource: Obama Chose Panetta for his Washington ExperienceFOXNews - 2 hours agoObama'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 CBSIt?s drizzling on Obama?s post-election honeymoon Christian Science MonitorNew York Times - Bloomberg - San Francisc...

Apple introduces iWork '09, iWork.com - Apple Insider
WELT ONLINEApple introduces iWork '09, iWork.comApple Insider - 1 hour agoBy AppleInsider Staff Users of Apple's updated iWork office productivity suite will find new location features in their desktop applications and a new online document sharing service at iWork.Video: Steve Jobs Weight Loss Due to Hormone Imbalance AssociatedPressMacworld09: Live blogging the Apple keynote San Francisco Ch...

Obama raises $27 million for inaugural - The Associated Press
Seattle Post IntelligencerObama raises $27 million for inauguralThe Associated Press - 53 minutes agoWASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities.Your road to the inauguration MSNBCPartying times 10 on Inauguration Night ReutersWashington Post - Boston Herald - MiamiHerald.com - Boston Globeall 1,116 news arti...

German billionaire kills self, family says - CNN International
Spiegel OnlineGerman billionaire kills self, family saysCNN International - 33 minutes ago(CNN) -- German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement.Facing Losses, German Billionaire Commits Suicide New York Time...

Dossier From India Gives New Details of Mumbai Attacks - New York Times
CTV.caDossier From India Gives New Details of Mumbai AttacksNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy 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 AssociatedPressWhat India wanted to achieve The PostWall Street ...

Bush orders new protections for Pacific marine seascapes - Christian Science Monitor
CBC.caBush orders new protections for Pacific marine seascapesChristian Science Monitor - 1 hour agoTogether 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's Last Act of Greenness TIMEPresident ...

Apple Drops Anticopying Measures in iTunes - New York Times
IPhone WorldApple Drops Anticopying Measures in iTunesNew York Times - 42 minutes agoPhilip W. Schiller, Apple?s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday.Apple changes iTunes pricing CNNMoney.comApple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes The Associated PressDigital Media Wire - Financial Times - Bloomberg - CrunchGearall 260 new...

Franken Stays Out of Washington as Coleman Prepares Legal Challenge - FOXNews
ABC NewsFranken Stays Out of Washington as Coleman Prepares Legal ChallengeFOXNews - 4 hours agoThe 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' AssociatedPressColeman heads t...

Texas kills 50-year road building plan after outcry - Reuters
WFAATexas kills 50-year road building plan after outcryReuters - 49 minutes agoBy Joan Gralla NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Texas has killed its 50-year, multibillion-dollar road-building plan after criticism that it would have wrested too much land from private owners and failed to focus on short-term needs, a state official said ...Perry: TxDOT killed Trans Texas Corridor name, not initiative ...

Kennedy Shadow Looms Over Senate Hopefuls - New York Times
New Zealand HeraldKennedy Shadow Looms Over Senate HopefulsNew York Times - 4 hours agoBy JEREMY W. PETERS UTICA, NY - It is not easy competing with a Kennedy. This axiom of American politics has been true for more than half a century.Caroline Kennedy 'unfazed' about continuing push for Hillary ... New York Daily NewsPoll: Caroline Kennedy losing favor with voters NewsdayCBS News - NBC New Yor...

JetBlue, TSA Officials Pay $240G in Damages Over Arab T-Shirt Flap - FOXNews
BBC NewsJetBlue, TSA Officials Pay $240G in Damages Over Arab T-Shirt FlapFOXNews - 2 hours agoA man who was forced to cover a shirt displaying Arabic writing during a JetBlue domestic flight three years ago was awarded $240000 in damages, the Agence France-Presse reported.Payout for Arabic shirt passenger BBC NewsJetBlue, TSA Workers Settle in T-Shirt Case Washington PostNewsday - BNET - Huffi...

Expo: 17-inch MacBook Pro gets unibody makeover - Macworld
DailyTechExpo: 17-inch MacBook Pro gets unibody makeoverMacworld - 35 minutes agoby Chris Holt, Macworld.com The 17-inch MacBook Pro will join the rest of Apple?s laptop line in getting a unibody enclosure, as Apple unveiled a new configuration of its largest laptop during the Macworld Expo keynote on Tuesday.Replaceable battery be damned, give me 8 hours of life! VentureBeatMacBook Pro Gets St...

Obama Names 4 for Justice Jobs in Break From Bush Path - New York Times
USA TodayObama Names 4 for Justice Jobs in Break From Bush PathNew York Times - 5 hours agoBy ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama reached back to the Clinton administration again Monday to fill four top Justice Department posts with lawyers whose records signal a sharp break from the legal policies of the last eight ...Obama's Justice appointments signal change in terror ta...

Activists to file suit against California tax plan - Los Angeles Times
California Majority ReportActivists to file suit against California tax planLos Angeles Times - 1 hour agoThe Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. and others seek to block $9.3 billion in taxes on gasoline, sales and personal income. They say the measure requires approval from two-thirds of the Legislature.Schwarzenegger presses Obama on stimulus measures ReutersCalifornia effort to close budget gap f...

Cross-dressing doctor who killed wife found hanged - The Associated Press
The Associated PressCross-dressing doctor who killed wife found hangedThe Associated Press - 2 hours agoBOSTON (AP) - A cross-dressing, millionaire Harvard dermatologist serving life in prison for shooting his estranged wife to death has been found hanged in his cell, a prison spokeswoman said Tuesday.Cross-dressing doctor who killed wife found hanged Boston GlobeCross-dressing Dr. Richard Shar...

Ex-EBay chief Meg Whitman quits board seats - Los Angeles Times
The InquisitrEx-EBay chief Meg Whitman quits board seatsLos Angeles Times - 10 hours agoRon Edmonds / AP Whitman spoke at the Republican National Convention last September. She had campaigned for presidential candidate Sen. John McCain.EBay's Whitman appears set to run for governor San Jose Mercury NewsThe Shenzhenian Candidate: Meg Whitman Wants to be Governor of ... Huffington Postxchange Ma...

Crist touts stimulus plan for small businesses - Bizjournals.com
The Miami HeraldCrist touts stimulus plan for small businessesBizjournals.com - 41 minutes agoGov. Charlie Crist unveiled an economic stimulus plan Tuesday aimed at Florida?s small businesses. The plan is aimed at businesses with between 10 and 99 employees that meet certain requirements indicating the potential for significant growth.Florida lawmakers seeking $2.3 bln of budget cuts ReutersCri...