Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:19:33 GMT - AP - GAZA CITY, Gaza — Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday 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.
Obama's intel picks short on direct experience
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:44:32 GMT - AP - President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush adminis...
Obama says his plan with tax cuts to get quick OK
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:43:41 GMT - AP - President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers ...
Burris says he's senator — but Dems won't seat him
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:05:01 GMT - AP - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" and flew to the capital to claim President-elect Barack Obama's old seat in Congress.
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed without bail
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:43:07 GMT - AP - A prosecutor on Monday asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier violated an agreement with the court by mailing watches, jewelry, cufflinks and mittens worth more than $1 million to relatives and friends.