Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be allowed to take the seat, according to the Associated Press. Spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin are denying the report. ( See update below ...
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Correspondent Josh Mitnick discusses where the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza could be headed. Tel Aviv - Israel held its fire on Hamas for three hours Wednesday afternoon, allowing strained Gazans to restock food and medical supplies, to ease a deepening humanitarian crisis that has led to a storm ...
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President George W. Bush, center, poses with President-elect Barack Obama, and former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, right, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. AP Photo President-elect Barack Obama is welcomed ...
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All supplies of Russian gas to Europe that travel through Ukrainian pipelines were halted yesterday, with Kiev and Russian energy giant Gazprom trading accusations about who was to blame. Valentyn Zemlyansky, spokesman for Ukraine's state gas company Naftogaz, said Gazprom had stopped sending gas to ...
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BOSTON - Boston College fired Jeff Jagodzinski on Wednesday, one day after he interviewed for the New York Jets coaching job. Athletic director Gene DeFilippo had warned Jagodzinski on Saturday that his job would be in jeopardy if he went through with the Jets interview. Jagodzinski met with the ...
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According to a statement from his consulting firm, Kemp Partners, doctors are still testing Kemp before determining a course of treatment. “Mr. Kemp and his family are grateful for the thoughts and prayers of friends and appreciate respect for their privacy at this time,” read a statement from ...
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FILE: Chairman of India's Satyam Computer Services Ltd. B. Ramalinga Raju resigned Wednesday and admitted to falsifying financial data. Editor's note: A version of this story originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Chairman B. Ramalinga Raju resigned Wednesday ...
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