This morning, the Associated Press reported that Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be allowed to take the seat. In a late morning press conference, however, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin ...
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GAZA (Reuters) - Hundreds of embattled Palestinians ventured outside to shop for food on Wednesday during a three-hour Gaza truce, a first step toward an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire under discussion by Israel and Hamas. "Food and milk -- what else can we hope for in three hours," said Ahmed Abu ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration said it won't finish new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration. The Transportation Department said Wednesday that the recent financial problems of automakers will require the next administration "to conduct a ...
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MOSCOW (AP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered Gazprom to stop all shipments of natural gas to Europe through Ukraine. Russian gas is already not getting through the pipelines that cross Ukraine. Gazprom has blamed Ukraine, saying Russia has delivered the gas but Ukraine has shut down the ...
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The Ohio man, who became famous during the U.S. presidential campaign after asking Barack Obama about his tax plan, is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for a conservative Web site called pjtv.com. Dubbed "Joe the Plumber" by McCain's campaign, Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher was held up as an ...
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One of Gov. Bill Richardson's longtime friends and political advisers worked as a consultant for the California firm at the center a federal pay-to-play investigation that derailed the Democratic governor's appointment as commerce secretary. A Denver-based firm operated by Mike Stratton was a ...
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BOSTON — Boston College has fired Jeff Jagodzinski because he interviewed for the New York Jets coaching job. A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that Jagodzinski, a former Green Bay Packers assistant coach, was fired today by athletic director Gene DeFilippo. The ...
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