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The Canadian Press
Bomb blast kills Canadian soldier, wounds three others
The Canadian Press - 16 minutes ago
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier was killed and three others wounded Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded near their armoured vehicle in southern Afghanistan.
Canadian soldier killed in Afghan blast Reuters Canada
Canadian soldier dies in Afghanistan Canada.com
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BBC News
Adviser admits attackers-Pakistan link
United Press International - 41 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Government officials in Pakistan Wednesday acknowledged a link between the November terror attacks on Mumbai, India, and elements inside Pakistan.
Mumbai gunman is Pakistan citizen BBC News
Islamabad confirms surviving Mumbai attacker is Pakistani ABC Online
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Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
Reactions to Paterson's State of the State
Bizjournals.com - 44 minutes ago
Gov. David Paterson’s first State of the State address received praise from energy-related entities—and anger from a recycling coalition.
New York's state? 'Perilous,' says Gov. David Paterson, in State ... New York Daily News
Paterson: 'The state of our state is perilous' Albany Times Union
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BBC News
Future of Macworld Expo up in the air
CNET News - 45 minutes ago
IDG will have some big shoes to fill without Apple at Macworld: will people still want to come? Macworld Expo will go on in 2010 without Apple's participation, but what will it look like?
Getting naked with DRM-free iTunes upgrades: the details Ars Technica
Post-Jobs Apple to profit from content and services, not just gadgets TG Daily
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New York Times
CNN Reporter Tops List for Surgeon General
New York Times - 46 minutes ago
By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON - Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical reporter, is the leading contender to become the next surgeon general, a pick that will give the moribund office a higher profile but one that has received a mixed ...
Video: CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General AssociatedPress
If Surgeon General is a Spokesman for Good Health, Gupta May Be a ... FOXNews
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Christian Science Monitor
In red, states seek tax hikes
Christian Science Monitor - 48 minutes ago
By Daniel B. Wood | Staff writer / January 7, 2009 edition President-elect Obama plans middle-class and business tax cuts to stimulate the economy, but the impact of those cuts could be softened by state governments trying to hike taxes and fees to ...
Video: Anti-Tax Groups Sue Over Budget Package kcratv
California budget battle now headed to courts MSNBC
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ABC News
Biological daughter of Adam Herrman's adoptive parents contacts KSN
MSNBC - 48 minutes ago
By KSNW News WICHITA, Kansas - The e-mail was sent by Crystal Herrman, verified by those who know her as the biological daughter of Doug and Valerie Herrman.
Video: Search Begins For Missing Boy CBS
Police to search home, river for Kansas boy missing since 1999 CNN International
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WBBM780
3 Small Children Found Dead in Chicago House Fire
FOXNews - 59 minutes ago
CHICAGO - Firefighters in Chicago found three children dead while responding to a house fire on the city's southeast side. Chicago Fire Department spokeswoman Eve Rodriguez says a 7-month-old baby, a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old were found dead on the ...
Chicago fire kills 3 children; 1 sibling rescued The Associated Press
3 children dead in Southeast Side fire WGN
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Financial Times
Israel Warns Residents Along Gaza-Egypt Border of Air Strikes
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News Israeli aircraft have dropped leaflets over Rafah in southern Gaza, warning people to leave the border city before air strikes are launched.
Video: Gaza Gets a Brief Break AssociatedPress
Rice presses Israel on Gaza ceasefire proposal Reuters
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Iran biggest Mideast challenge for Obama - W.House
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama should seek tougher sanctions against Iran, which will be his biggest Middle East challenge, outgoing White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Wednesday.
US official: NKorea will challenge Obama The Associated Press
US Must Stand Firm in North Korea Nuclear Talks, Experts Say Global Security Newswire
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Cleveland Leader
Clinton Senate confirmation hearing set for January 13
Reuters - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday it will hold a confirmation hearing on January 13 for Hillary Clinton to serve as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state.
No serious objections expected to Hillary Clinton The Associated Press
Douglas Frantz, former Times managing editor, to be chief ... Los Angeles Times
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BBC News
Sri Lanka Reinstates Ban on Tamil Rebels
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News Sri Lanka's government has reinstated a ban on the Tamil Tiger rebels, as government troops push further into the separatists' last northern strongholds.
Sri Lanka renews Tamil Tiger ban BBC News
Sri Lankan government proscribes LTTE Hindu
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The Associated Press
$1.2 Trillion Deficit Forecast as Obama Weighs Options
New York Times - 1 hour ago
President-elect Barack Obama with Nancy Killefer, his appointee as White House chief performance officer, during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.
Obama takes note of budget deficit but promises decisive action International Herald Tribune
2009 budget deficit is estimated at $1.2 trillion The Associated Press
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Aljazeera.net
Ghana's new president: Africa's symbol of a working democracy
Christian Science Monitor - 2 hours ago
By Tristan McConnell | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Accra, Ghana - Thousands of Ghanaians packed Independence Square in the capital Wednesday to welcome their new president after an election so close that one small rural constituency ...
Ghana Inaugurates New President Voice of America
Ghana's new president seeks unity, economic growth Reuters
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Chamber of Commerce Urges Large Stimulus Package
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Peter Whoriskey Forecasting unemployment rates as high as 9 percent this year, US Chamber of Commerce president and chief executive Thomas J. Donohue today called on state and federal governments to fully fund programs for the jobless and pass a ...
Chamber expects recession bottom in mid-2009 Reuters
US Chamber opposes second New Deal by Obama Bizjournals.com
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FOXNews
Obama, Bush and ex-presidents have 'historic moment'
CNN - 2 hours ago
(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama, President Bush and all of the surviving past presidents got together Wednesday for a historic meeting at the White House.
Video: Obama To Meet Ex-Presidents CBS
Advice to Obama on battling presidential aging CNN International
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Obama appointee to face bruising confirmation fight
CNN - 1 hour ago
By Alexander Mooney WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Barack Obama's presidential transition, already disrupted by the sudden withdraw of New Mexico Gov.
Specter Attacks Choice for Attorney General New York Times
Democrats, Civil Rights Advocates Speak Up For Holder The BLT
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BBC News
Sri Lanka renews Tamil Tiger ban
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Sri Lanka's government has re-imposed a formal ban on the Tamil Tiger rebel movement which it lifted as part of a 2002 truce. The largely symbolic move means the rebels are once again designated a terrorist organisation in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Reinstates Ban on Tamil Rebels Voice of America
Sri Lanka Army Advances; LTTE Vows to Meet Challenges Bloomberg
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Dallas Morning News
Dallas Police Officer Shot, Killed
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
A police officer was shot and killed Tuesday night while serving a felony warrant in Oak Cliff. Dallas police Chief David Kunkle said Senior Cpl.
Man charged with killing Dallas police officer Houston Chronicle
Dallas police officer's slaying calls for community response WFAA
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Times-Herald
Legislative Leaders Tackle Lottery
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
Lottery will be the biggest issue facing legislators this session. That’s according to the speaker of the house and president of the senate who spoke to reporters today.
Arkansas legislative leaders say lottery top issue Forbes
Wills, Johnson: Lottery No. 1 issue Log Cabin Democrat
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