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Democrats Take Hit as Dodd LeavesWall Street Journal - - 16 minutes ago AP WASHINGTON -- The retirements of two top Democratic senators underscore what many in the party had already conceded: The prognosis for Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections is looking bad. Video: Sen. Byron Dorgan Announces Retirement 
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Schwarzenegger urges fiscal reform in final yearUSA Today - - 2 hours ago SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday acknowledged that more pain lies ahead for California as it confronts yet another massive budget deficit, but pledged deep reforms he said are vital to the state's ... Schwarzenegger Asks for More Funding Wall Street Journal US airliner attack could provide new intelligenceReuters - - 23 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Christmas Day attempt to blow up a US airliner embarrassed President Barack Obama and put him on the defensive, but there may be a silver lining for US authorities, it may provide new intelligence on al Qaeda. |
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Gunfire at Gaza Protest Near Egypt
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
A wounded Palestinian demonstrator is carried during clashes with Egyptian troops in the divided border town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
US gets advice on dealing with terrorists in Yemen
CNN International - - 30 minutes ago
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi estimates their are 200-300 al Qaeda members in Yemen. (CNN) -- Periodic revolts. Dwindling natural resources.
Airplane bomb suspect indicted
CNN - 8 minutes ago
(CNN) -- The suspect in the failed Christmas Day bombing of a US airliner faces a six-count federal indictment issued Wednesday, including an attempt to murder the other 289 people aboard.
Nigerian man indicted in botched airline attack Detroit Free Press
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Lawmakers in Albany on the brink of clinching deal on ethics reform
New York Daily News - - 32 minutes ago
Richard Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, believes the reforms are acceptable, given that the Governor's proposals would be 'dead on arrival.
Paterson Chastises Lawmakers in Blunt Speech New York Times
Pelosi says lawmakers 'very close' on health care
USA Today - 41 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers are "very close" to resolving differences between the House and Senate health care bills and sending a final version to President Barack Obama.
Obama takes hands-on role in advancing healthcare reform Christian Science Monitor
The Health Care Take Over Auburn Journal
New York seeks $200 million yearly for September 11 trial
Reuters - - 33 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday said the costs of hosting the federal trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other suspected September 11 plotters would top $200 million annually and formally requested that Washington ...
Big price tag for security at NYC terrorism trial Seattle Times
US STOCKS-Dow, S&P inch up, Nasdaq dips on data, Fed minutes
Reuters - - 39 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 edged higher, while the Nasdaq slipped on Wednesday after Federal Reserve officials said they were still worried about labor market weakness and a report on the services sector showed only ...
Stocks end with little change CNNMoney.com
U.S. stocks near neutral at the close MarketWatch
GM CEO predicts profit in 2010
CNNMoney.com - - 47 minutes ago
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors' new CEO Ed Whitacre said he believes the company will return to profitability in 2010.
GM CEO looks to bring back profits in 2010 MarketWatch
GM Chief Whitacre Predicts Return to Profit in 2010 BusinessWeek
Salazar Toughens Rules for Drilling on Federal Land
Wall Street Journal - 41 minutes ago
AP WASHINGTON -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced policy changes he said would bring more scrutiny and a greater public voice in how oil and gas leases are awarded on public lands.
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Should Google Buy T-Mobile?
PC World - - 24 minutes ago
The new Nexus One Googlephone may be just the tip of the iceberg. While most of the coverage has focused on how the phone compares to the iPhone and other Android devices, the real importance of Google's entry into the handset game may ...
AT&T bets big on apps in 2010 and beyond
CNET News - - 1 hour ago
LAS VEGAS - From new cell phones to set top boxes to emerging devices, AT&T is looking beyond the iPhone as it focuses on a rapidly expanding application business.
AT&T Announces New Android, Palm WebOS Hand ... PC Magazine
Microsoft, HP to unveil new tablet - sources
Reuters - - 23 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) will announce on Wednesday a tablet computer, sources said, becoming the biggest names to venture into a nascent but potentially ...
Tablets Are Hot at CES PC World
Reminder: Microsoft CES Keynote tonight Ars Technica
Palm Springs International Film Festival
People Magazine - 41 minutes ago
While Mariah Carey never quite managed to finish her sentence that began, "Please forgive me because I am a little bit … ," others who witnessed her rambling, seven-minute acceptance speech Tuesday night at California's Palm Springs International Film ...
Mariah Carey has 'Precious' little to say Hollywood Reporter
Holocaust Museum Suspect Dies
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
The man accused of shooting a security guard at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington last June died on Wednesday at a hospital in North Carolina, near the federal prison where he was being held.
Video: Accused Holocaust Museum Shooter Dies
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Johnson owed over $100000 in unpaid bills before her death
New York Post - 28 minutes ago
Baby-shampoo heiress Casey Johnson may have been worth millions on paper -- but she couldn't pay her escalating bills over the past few years, according to court papers made public today.
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Stern comes down hard, suspends Arenas indefinitely
NBA.com - 13 minutes ago
The NBA on Wednesday suspended Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas indefinitely, without pay, in the wake of both a Dec. 21 incident at Verizon Center --when Arenas brought four guns into the team's locker room, in a supposed joke gone badly with ...
Wizards star Gilbert Arenas indefinitely suspended without pay by NBA The Canadian Press
NBA commissioner David Stern suspends Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas ... New York Daily News
Bauman: Alomar, Blyleven belong in Hall
MLB.com - - 1 hour ago
The Hall of Fame electorate continues to be a very tough crowd. Its restrictive approach beats mindlessly voting for anybody who ever put on a uniform, but there still should have been room for Roberto Alomar as a first-ballot inductee.
Javier Arenas, Alabama's small wonder, will battle Texas on multiple fronts
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Arenas says he won't try to be Superman. Still, his coach says, he'll blitz and tackle, he'll be all over Longhorn receiver Jordan Shipley, and he may try to break an NCAA punt-return record.
BCS National Championship Game: 5 reasons Texas will win SportingNews.com
Studies: Switching antiseptic prep, screening patients for bacteria cut post ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune - - 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Looks like doctors aren't the only ones who should scrub before surgery. Bathing patients with an antiseptic and squirting medicated ointment up their noses dramatically cut the rate of dangerous staph infections ...
Two Methods Help Prevent Infections After Surgery Palm Beach Post
Chlorhexidine Cuts Risk of Surgical Infections MedPage Today
State reports two new H1N1 deaths; cases still ebbing
Minneapolis Star Tribune - - 1 hour ago
sick of reading how people think the government held back the supply of the vaccines... it's science, people! these things take time to … read more develop, and yes, the government regulates how drugs are developed.
Milder depression may not respond to antidepressants
CNN - - 5 hours ago
Paxil, shown here, and an older drug called Tofranil were the two antidepressants used in the study. (Health.com) -- For people with milder cases of depression, fake pills may be just as effective as antidepressant drugs, ...
How to Train the Aging Brain
New York Times - - Jan 2, 2010
I LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There's “The Hemingses of Monticello,” about the family of Thomas Jefferson's slave mistress; there's “House of Cards,” about the fall ...
Apple pulls iPhone app that upset Hollywood
CNET News - - Jan 3, 2010
I am sure honest Hollywood agents do exist. It's just that they don't seem to employ the finest PR firms to proselytize their honesty.
Why You Should Step Up Your Workout
Wall Street Journal - - Jan 4, 2010
To Paul Williams, spurring more exercise out of the half of Americans who are already active is just as important as coaxing the sedentary off the sofa.
Study Says Women With Mate Get Heavier
New York Times - - Jan 4, 2010
It is widely known that women tend to gain weight after giving birth, but now a large study has found evidence that even among childless women, those who live with a mate put on more pounds than those who live without one.
Source: Jordanian double-agent killed 7 CIA officers in suicide blast
CNN - - Jan 4, 2010
Washington (CNN) -- The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officials and a Jordanian military officer last week in Afghanistan was a Jordanian double-agent, a former US intelligence official told CNN Monday.