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01/06/2009 01:17 AM
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Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce
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GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) -- Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire....
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01/06/2009 04:31 AM
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Economic crisis, Obama response face new Congress
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic-dominated Congress convenes Tuesday to confront perhaps the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and to grapple with a hugely ambitious agenda set by President-elect Barack Obama....
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01/06/2009 04:36 AM
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Obama stimulus plan boosts business tax refunds
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago....
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01/06/2009 04:40 AM
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Obama's intel picks short on direct experience
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's selection of an old White House hand to head the CIA shows a preference for a strong manager over an intelligence expert....
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01/05/2009 09:42 PM
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Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins tormented his wife with rudeness and behaved erratically in the weeks before the Army scientist took his own life by overdosing on Tylenol, according to documents released Monday....
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01/06/2009 04:43 AM
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Madoff scandal, SEC role under scrutiny
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two more months of mortgage payments and retiree Allan Goldstein says he'll be broke, just another victim in what may be the biggest Ponzi scheme in history....
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01/06/2009 04:32 AM
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Nation's health spending rises, but not so much
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion....
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01/06/2009 03:33 AM
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Oscars 2.0: The film academy revamps its Web site
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Want to hear Cameron Crowe's thoughts on winning an Oscar or see how king-sized movie posters are assembled? How about a sneak peek at some of the exclusive exhibitions held at the film academy's Beverly Hills headquarters?...
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01/06/2009 04:23 AM
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Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan
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TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand....
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01/06/2009 04:11 AM
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Texas rallies past Ohio State 24-21 in Fiesta Bowl
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Texas Longhorns will be No. 1 on at least one ballot. It belongs to coach Mack Brown. Brown said he made up his mind after Colt McCoy hit Quan Cosby for a 26-yard touchdown with 16 seconds to play, lifting the third-ranked Longhorns to a 24-21 Fiesta Bowl victory over No. 10 Ohio State on Monday night. The stunning strike capped an 11-play, 78-yard drive that took only 1:42....
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