| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 05:54 PM |
| Democrats' opposition to Burris begins to crack
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 AP - Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 05:24 PM |
| Israel shells near UN school, killing at least 30
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 AP - Israeli mortar shells exploded Tuesday near a U.N. school in Gaza that was sheltering hundreds of people displaced by Israel's onslaught against Hamas militants, killing at least 30 Palestinians, tearing bodies apart and staining streets with blood.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 05:20 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: 01/06/2009 at 05:25 PM |
| CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
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 AP - President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday. CNN said it has kept Gupta from reporting on health care policy and other matters involving the incoming Obama administration since learning he was under consideration for the post.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 05:46 PM |
| Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result
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 AP - Republican Norm Coleman filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 05:31 PM |
| German mogul kills self over financial meltdown
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 AP - German billionaire Adolf Merckle threw himself in front of a train after his business empire, which included interests ranging from VW cars to pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 05:16 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. The 261 nominees from 222 countries include some of the most famous mountain peaks, lakes, and other attractions, such as the Great Barrier Reef and Niagara Falls.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 05:19 PM |
| Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions
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 AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 03:20 PM |
| Lou the mule credited with saving woman from fire
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 AP - Jolene Solomon is beginning the new year with her life, her mule named Lou and little else. The Southern Standard in McMinnville reported Solomon had just finished eating supper on New Year's Day when Lou's braying and acting up got her attention.
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| Story posted on: 01/06/2009 at 05:12 PM |
| Giambi close to completing deal to return to A's
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 AP - Jason Giambi might just finish his career where it began more than a decade ago. The free-agent first baseman was close to completing a deal Tuesday to return to the Oakland Athletics nearly 14 years after making his debut with the club, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The sides had reached a preliminary agreement, pending a physical, on what is expected to be a one-year contract with an option.
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