Haifa, Israel — The immediate fate of a battered Gaza seemed to hang in the balance, as negotiations for a cease-fire ramped up among Israel, Egypt and Hamas, with the United States and other Arab countries active on the sidelines. As the diplomats negotiated, Gazans — their food supplies ...
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won’t be ready. In a letter to key lawmakers Thursday, Obama ...
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Spider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect. Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child, so Marvel Comics wanted to give him a "shout-out back" by featuring him in a bonus story, said Joe Quesada, Marvel's editor-in-chief. "How great is that? The commander in chief to be is actually ...
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U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris, left, testifies during the Illinois House Impeachment Committee hearing along side his attorney Timothy Wright III, center, and Ed Genson, right, an attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, in Springfield, Ill. Story highlights U.S ...
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Something's missing here. It's hard to put your finger on it, but there's no denying it's there. The final game in college football's 2008 season will be played tonight, and it's somewhat anti-climatic. It shouldn't be, but it is. Somewhere, in all of this mess, there should be a few more games ...
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HYDERABAD: There are several hypotheses and rumours about the real reason behind Ramalinga Raju's decision to throw in the towel at this particular juncture. Nobody knows the exact trigger for his letter to board members on Wednesday. But there are some guesses — was it financial advisor DSP ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Heavy police presence greeted Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters Thursday, a day after more than 100 people were arrested in violent protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer. At least three cars were set on fire, store windows were ...
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