| Story posted on: 01/07/2009 at 02:32 AM |
| Fighting continues as Israel considers peace plan
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 AP - Plumes of smoke engulfed a neighborhood east of Gaza City on Wednesday as Israel's leaders considered a peace plan put forth by France and Egypt on the 12th day of their campaign to stop rocket fire into Israel.
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| Story posted on: 01/07/2009 at 02:56 AM |
| Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks
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 AP - Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama of Illinois, but maybe not much longer.
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| Story posted on: 01/07/2009 at 01:42 AM |
| Ukraine: Russia stops sending gas to Europe
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 AP - Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the latest move in a devastating pricing dispute between the two neighbors that has already left a number of countries without gas.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 08:29 PM |
| New Congress opens pledging to rescue economy
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 AP - The Capitol rang loud with vows to fix the crisis-ridden economy Tuesday as Congress opened for business at the dawn of a new Democratic era. "We need action and we need action now," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Republicans agreed, and pledged cooperation in Congress as well as with President-elect Barack Obama to a point.
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| Story posted on: 01/07/2009 at 02:15 AM |
| CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
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 AP - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
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| Story posted on: 01/07/2009 at 02:11 AM |
| A rare gathering: Bush, Obama and 3 ex-presidents
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AP - An entire generation has gone by since the nation last saw this tableau of American history: every living U.S. president together at the White House.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 09:05 PM |
| Lisa Marie Presley defends Scientology
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 AP - Lisa Marie Presley is expressing her condolences over Jett Travolta's death and defending Scientology, the religion that Presley, John Travolta and Kelly Preston follow.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 10:55 PM |
| Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders
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 AP - The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday.
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| Story posted on: 01/07/2009 at 01:33 AM |
| Alcoa to cut 13 percent of global work force
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 AP - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. is cutting roughly 13 percent of its global work force by the end of the year as it slashes costs in the face of a deteriorating world economy.
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| Story posted on: 01/07/2009 at 01:40 AM |
| Tulsa rolls over Ball State in wet GMAC Bowl
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 AP - Tulsa raced through the rain to another GMAC Bowl win and a couple more records, too. Tarrion Adams rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the 45-13 victory over No. 23 Ball State on a soggy Tuesday night. The Golden Hurricane (11-3) finished with a school-record 11 victories.
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