Bush puts onus on Hamas for any Gaza truce - Reuters
Top Stories Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:02:29 GMT

TPMCafé

Bush puts onus on Hamas for any Gaza truce
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - US President George W. Bush insisted on Monday that any ceasefire to end the Gaza crisis must include provisions to prevent Hamas from continuing to use the coastal strip to fire rockets into Israel.
Video: Palestinian Casualties Overwhelm Gaza Hospitals AssociatedPress
A rush to broker peace in Gaza Christian Science Monitor
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Leon E. Panetta - New York Times
Top Stories Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:32:16 GMT

BBC News

Leon E. Panetta
New York Times - 52 minutes ago
As he prepares to take office, President-elect Barack Obama is relying on a small team of advisers who will lead his transition operation and help choose the members of his administration.
Video: Obama Fills Key Intelligence Positions AssociatedPress
New intelligence director may lead smaller agency The Associated Press
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US Embassy in Iraq Largest, Most Expensive Ever - FOXNews
World Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:00:39 GMT

Times Online

US Embassy in Iraq Largest, Most Expensive Ever
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
AP Jan. 5: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, right, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani look on during a ceremony marking the opening of the new US Embassy in Baghdad.
Video: Raw Video: US Baghdad Embassy Opens AssociatedPress
US opens world's largest foreign mission in Iraq Christian Science Monitor
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Mumbai ‘evidence’ now with Pakistan: India - Daily Times
World Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:37:13 GMT

WELT ONLINE

Mumbai ‘evidence’ now with Pakistan: India
Daily Times - 47 minutes ago
By Iftikhar Gilani and Sajjad Malik NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: India on Monday formally handed over a dossier to Pakistan containing “information and evidence showing Pakistan-based individuals’ involvement” in the Mumbai terror attacks.
India turns over Mumbai info to Pakistan United Press International
Hot Spots: India and Pakistan Wall Street Journal
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Greek riot policeman shot; extremist group suspected - Los Angeles Times
World Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:43:13 GMT

BBCSerbian.com

Greek riot policeman shot; extremist group suspected
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The officer is wounded in a barrage of 30 shots in the Athens area where nationwide youth rioting began. One of the guns used is linked to a 2007 attack by a far-left militant organization.
Extremist group in Greece attacks police Christian Science Monitor
Gunmen in Greece Attack Policemen New York Times
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Government Wants Madoff in Jail Now - ABC News
U.S. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:30:23 GMT

BBC News

Government Wants Madoff in Jail Now
ABC News - 1 hour ago
By EMMA SCHWARTZ, AARON KATERSKY, and RICHARD ESPOSITO Federal prosecutors in Manhattan today asked a court to place alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff in jail while they continue developing their case against him.
Madoff sightings cause heads to turn in New York Reuters
Madoff Trustee Finds $830 Million of Liquid Assets Bloomberg
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Franken Reacts to Canvassing Board Decision - New York Times
U.S. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:00:31 GMT

CTV.ca

Franken Reacts to Canvassing Board Decision
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Following is Al Franken's statement on the Minnesota state Canvassing Board's decision to certify Senate recount. The latest on the presidential transition and other political news from Washington and around the nation.
Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race ABC News
Franken declares Senate race win after state ruling CNN International
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Defiant Burris Says Senate Seat Is His - New York Times
U.S. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:53:57 GMT

ABC News

Defiant Burris Says Senate Seat Is His
New York Times - 31 minutes ago
Roland W. Burris talked to reporters at news conference at Midway Airport in Chicago on Monday before leaving for Washington. By KAREN ANN CULLOTTA and MONICA DAVEY CHICAGO - Even as Senate leaders continued to challenge his appointment to the seat ...
Video: Burris Says Senate Appointment Is Legal AssociatedPress
Burris: 'I am the legally-appointed senator' CNN
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Bleak Sales in December Cap a Grim Year for Automakers - New York Times
Business Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:20 GMT

ABC News

Bleak Sales in December Cap a Grim Year for Automakers
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By NICK BUNKLEY DETROIT - Vehicle sales in the United States tumbled more than 35 percent in December, dragging the Detroit automakers’ full-year totals down to their lowest levels in nearly half a century.
Auto Executives See Help From Credit Mkts, Stimulus Plan CNNMoney.com
GM’s 2008 US Sales Dive to 49-Year Low on Recession Bloomberg
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Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss - Bloomberg
Business Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:54:32 GMT

ABC News

Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By John Lauerman Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Parts of Steve Jobs’s stomach, pancreas, bile duct and small intestine may have been removed to stop the spread of cancer.
Apple CEO's Health Update Raises Stock, More Questions CNNMoney.com
Commentary: Apple needs to be more clear about Jobs and succession ... MarketWatch
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US Stocks Retreat on Earnings Concern; AT&T, JPMorgan Decline - Bloomberg
Business Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:41:26 GMT

Washington Post

US Stocks Retreat on Earnings Concern; AT&T, JPMorgan Decline
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Lynn Thomasson Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks fell for the first time in four days on concern that a slump in corporate profits will stretch into 2009, overshadowing speculation the government will revive the economy with tax cuts.
Scorecard for the major stock market indexes Forbes
US STOCKS-Wall St slips on telecom, financials; Apple jumps guardian.co.uk
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China Goes After Baidu, Google in Web Porn Crackdown - TechNewsWorld
Sci/Tech Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:02:31 GMT

ABC News

China Goes After Baidu, Google in Web Porn Crackdown
TechNewsWorld - 2 hours ago
By Renay San Miguel China is renewing its hard-line approach to Internet content, and it's starting by calling out some of the biggest names on the Net -- among them Google and Baidu.
Campaign looks to free Web from porn China Daily
China targets Google, Baidu in latest 'Net filth crackdown Ars Technica
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Twitter blames celebrity hack on 'individual' - CNET News
Sci/Tech Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:36:21 GMT

The Inquisitr

Twitter blames celebrity hack on 'individual'
CNET News - 1 hour ago
CNN anchor Rick Sanchez wasn't really high on crack this morning, and the reason his Twitter feed said so wasn't the phishing scam that's been going around--it was a lone hacker, the microblogging service said later on Monday.
Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked CNN
President-elect Barack Obama Falls Victim to Twitter Hack eWeek
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Netflix bypasses US mail, set-top box with new HDTVs from LG - Ars Technica
Sci/Tech Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:04:50 GMT

CNET News

Netflix bypasses US mail, set-top box with new HDTVs from LG
Ars Technica - 7 hours ago
By Jacqui Cheng | Published: January 05, 2009 - 11:03AM CT Forget the set-top box—Netflix is going straight to the TV, no Roku or Xbox 360 required.
LG to unveil netflixed HDTVs TG Daily
Netflix streaming comes to LG HDTVs CNET News
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Autopsy performed in Bahamas on Travolta's son - Washington Post
Entertainment Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:45:37 GMT

BBC News

Autopsy performed in Bahamas on Travolta's son
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By John Marquis NASSAU (Reuters) - Two pathologists appointed by Bahamian authorities performed an autopsy on Monday on the body of actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son, Jett, who died last week after suffering a seizure at the family's holiday home.
Jett Travolta's Death Caused by 'Seizure Disorder' People Magazine
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Romijn and O'Connell Welcome Twin Girls - San Francisco Chronicle
Entertainment Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:04:05 GMT

San Francisco Chronicle

Romijn and O'Connell Welcome Twin Girls
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
AP Photo/Adam Rountree, file Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell are celebrating after the "Ugly Betty" actress gave birth to twin girls.
Rebecca Romijn Gives Birth to Twin Girls FOXNews
Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell have twin girls The Associated Press
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Producers Guild nominations announced - Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:02:30 GMT

New York Times

Producers Guild nominations announced
Entertainment Weekly - 1 hour ago
The Producers Guild listed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Milk, and Slumdog Millionaire as their five nominees today, further sharpening this year's Oscar race.
Producers Guild of America nominations = Oscars' front-runners Los Angeles Times
Hollywood producers unveil best film nominees Reuters
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Fiesta Bowl preview: Texas vs. Ohio State - Dallas Morning News
Sports Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:06:49 GMT

Washington Post

Fiesta Bowl preview: Texas vs. Ohio State
Dallas Morning News - 2 hours ago
By CHUCK CARLTON / The Dallas Morning News When Ohio State runs: Starting left guard Jim Cordle is just back from a late-season knee injury, meaning Ben Person will get the start in the mountainous offensive line.
The Pryor Dividend ESPN
Ohio State football: Free tickets outside the Fiesta Bowl The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
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Report: Cubs sign OF Bradley - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Sports Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:11:26 GMT

AZ Central.com

Report: Cubs sign OF Bradley
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs have reportedly signed volatile outfielder Milton Bradley to a three-year contract.
AP Source: Bradley, Cubs agree to $30M, 3-yr deal The Associated Press
Bradley, Cubs near 3-year, $30 million deal Chicago Tribune
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Twins patriarch Pohlad dies at 93 - MLB.com
Sports Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:46:09 GMT

The Associated Press

Twins patriarch Pohlad dies at 93
MLB.com - 39 minutes ago
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins owner Carl Pohlad, a billionaire financier who became best known after purchasing the Twins in 1984, passed away Monday.
Longtime Twins owner Carl Pohlad, 93, dies Minneapolis Star Tribune
Twins owner Pohlad dies at 93 USA Today
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Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence - CNN
Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:09:35 GMT

Newsweek

Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence
CNN - 3 hours ago
By Elizabeth Landau (CNN) -- A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, ...
Half of teens discuss sex, drugs on MySpace, says study Bizjournals.com
MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg' The Associated Press
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Rise in health care spending slows down - Bizjournals.com
Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:03:43 GMT

SmartAboutHealth

Rise in health care spending slows down
Bizjournals.com - 2 hours ago
Health care spending in the US grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Health care: Still on the critical list CNNMoney.com
Obama’s Health Care Resolutions Can’t Be Kept FOXNews
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Dangers of Third Hand Smoke - KARK
Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:30:58 GMT

Current World News

Dangers of Third Hand Smoke
KARK - 54 minutes ago
You've heard of the dangers of smoking and of second hand smoke, but have you heard of third hand smoke? It's a newly discovered danger that doctors are now warning of.
Have You Heard of Third Hand Smoke? WTVR
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Obama Is Said to Favor Stimulus Plan of About $775 Billion - Bloomberg
More Top Stories Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:52:52 GMT

Times Online

Obama Is Said to Favor Stimulus Plan of About $775 Billion
Bloomberg - 32 minutes ago
By Laura Litvan Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today that he favors a US economic stimulus plan of about $775 billion, a Democratic aide said.
Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse' AssociatedPress
Obama begins Hill meetings on economic recovery USA Today
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Notes from today's RNC candidate forum - MSNBC
More Top Stories Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:47 GMT

FOXNews

Notes from today's RNC candidate forum
MSNBC - 43 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, DC -- Despite differences in age, background and region, all six candidates vying to be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee agreed on almost everything at today's candidate forum here.
RNC chairman candidates debate Talk Radio News Service
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Richardson's Withdrawal Raises Questions About Severity of Federal ... - FOXNews
More Top Stories Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:13 GMT

Straits Times

Richardson's Withdrawal Raises Questions About Severity of Federal ...
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson insists he will be cleared of wrongdoing in a federal investigation, after withdrawing his nomination for commerce secretary in Barack Obama's administration.
Video: Richardson Addresses Withdrawing Nomination AssociatedPress
Richardson withdrawal jars transition Christian Science Monitor
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Cameron makes savings tax pledge
David Cameron proposes to axe tax on basic rate taxpayers' savings and to increase pensioners' tax free allowances.

UK short-selling ban to be lifted
A ban on the short-selling of financial shares is to be lifted, the UK's financial regulator confirms.

More Arctic conditions to come
Sub-zero temperatures bring disruption to parts of the UK, with more freezing conditions expected.

Wedgwood goes into administration
Iconic china and ceramics firm Waterford Wedgwood goes into administration as the economic slowdown hits sales.

Crash driver killed on rail line
A motorist dies on a level crossing in Lincolnshire despite her "frantic" efforts to escape from an oncoming train.

Blair to get US Medal of Freedom
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will be awarded the US's highest civilian award next week, the White House confirms.

Adams shuts down 111 of its shops
Adams Childrenswear closes 111 of its 271 stores in the UK, five days after calling in the administrators.

Thatcher pays tribute to ex-adviser
Lady Thatcher leads tributes to her "fearless" economics adviser Sir Alan Walters, who has died aged 82.

Costa Book Award winners revealed
Author Sebastian Barry and 91-year-old Diana Athill are among five authors shortlisted for the Costa Book of the Year.

'Youngsters' embarrassment' threatens future of Morris dancing
Morris dancing could be "extinct" within 20 years because young people are too embarrassed to take part, a UK Morris association warns.

Fawlty Towers Andrew Sachs to join Coronation Street
Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs is to appear in Coronation Street later this year, ITV confirms.

Spurs and Pompey differ on Defoe
Tottenham and Portsmouth are thought to be about £1.5m apart in their valuations of Pompey striker Jermain Defoe.

Boro determined to keep Downing
Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing hands in a written transfer request less than a year after signing a new five-year contract at the Riverside Stadium.

FA Cup third round as it happened
Non-league side Blyth Spartans are knocked out of the FA Cup by Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers.

Wedgwood blow
The Potteries feels the pain of firm's demise

Sexual bullying
The rise in children being abused by fellow pupils

A lost fortnight
You've been away for two weeks. What did you miss?

Annus fabulous
Five ways to force yourself to be happy in '09

Sound of 2009
Electro-pop duo La Roux aim to revive the sound of 1984

Shylock's retrial
Modern justice for Shakespeare's money lender

Rhys murderer attacked in prison
The teenager who murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones is attacked in jail, the Prison Service confirms.

Tasers ordered for police forces
Some 5,000 Taser stun guns have been ordered for use by police forces across England and Wales at a cost of £4m.

Volunteers help search for woman
Groups of volunteers assist police in searching for a missing woman from Northamptonshire.

City sword killer jailed for life
A man who murdered another man with a sword is ordered to serve at least 13-and-a-half years.

Police 'encouraged' to hack more
The Home Office has signed up to an EU suggestion to remotely access computers for surveillance but say little will change.

Playing golf can 'damage hearing'
Keen golfers are being warned by doctors that they could be risking their hearing for their sport.

Refugee 'acted in self-defence'
A refugee accused of calling for terror attacks in Pakistan from his London base was acting in "self-defence", a court hears.

A prediction that's a safe bet
Getting rich quick will look as pointless as bodybuilding, says Clive James in his weekly column.

Been and gone
Guitarists, glamour girls and other sad losses

Sums and sins
Tears, tantrums and murder. How maths fires people up

Gazan conflict dominates papers
The ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Hamas fighters and Israel's armed forces still dominates the press.

No-one sought over river bodies
Police investigating the discovery of two bodies in a river say they are not looking for anyone else over the deaths.

Foreign drivers 'not prosecuted'
Hundreds of motorists registered abroad go unprosecuted for driving offences because they cannot be traced, the Met Police say.

Family of four is robbed in house
A family, including two children aged under five, are robbed by an armed gang in their County Antrim home.

Appeal for boy missing for month
Police make a new appeal for help in finding a 14-year-old boy who has been missing for more than a month.

Death vessel firm fined £500,000
A company is fined after one of its vessels capsized off the coast of Scotland with the loss of eight lives.

Bridge cash row set to continue
Scottish ministers are to pursue a Treasury cash advance for the new Forth road bridge, despite the request being rejected.

Caravans and boats hit by fires
Fourteen caravans are destroyed in an arson at a holiday park, while six boats are hit in a separate fire at a marina.

Ice falls lead to hospital rush
A big rise in patients treated for orthopaedic injuries at one hospital is blamed on falls on ice, say doctors.