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| | Obama completes national security team
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AP - Promising to protect the United States while adhering to its core human values, President-elect Barack Obama formally unveiled his intelligence team Friday, praising their integrity, management s...
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| Blagojevich says his impeachment no surprise (yahoo! news)
AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the Illinois House's decision to impeach him was no surprise because he's been engaged in a struggle with lawmakers since his re-election in 2006. The governor spoke to reporters Friday in Chicago hours after members of the House voted 114-1 to impeach him.
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| Obama team, Rep. Frank eye bailout fund overhaul (yahoo! news)
President-elect Barack Obama and a key Democratic lawmaker revealed plans on Friday to overhaul the government's $700 billion financial rescue fund as a way to aid struggling homeowners and speed the flow of credit.
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| State House votes to impeach Blagojevich (cnn.com)
The Illinois House of Representatives today voted to impeach embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The question of whether to remove Blagojevich from office now moves to the state Senate. Blagojevich was arrested last month after federal prosecutors alleged, among other things, that he tried to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
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| Blagojevich says his impeachment no surprise (yahoo! news)
AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the Illinois House's decision to impeach him was no surprise because he's been engaged in a struggle with lawmakers since his re-election in 2006.
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| Obama completes national security team (yahoo! news)
AP - Promising to protect the United States while adhering to its core human values, President-elect Barack Obama formally unveiled his intelligence team Friday, praising their integrity, management skills and willingness to tell him the truth.
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| Illinois House votes to impeach Gov. Blagojevich (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The Illinois House of Representatives impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday for abuse of power, including a charge that he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.
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| Obama names Panetta, Blair to top spy posts (yahoo! news)
Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama named two intelligence outsiders on Friday to head the top U.S. spy agencies and play a leading role in restoring what he has called a tarnished U.S. image abroad.
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Israel presses on with Gaza strikes despite UN resolution
39 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
AFP - Tanks and warplanes pounded Gaza Friday as a defiant Israel vowed to pursue a two-week war on Hamas despite a truce order from the UN Security Council and amid warnings of dwindling food supplie...
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| Israel, Hamas defy UN call for cease-fire in Gaza (yahoo! news)
AP - Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza Friday and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on at least two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire.
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| Israel rebuffs U.N. resolution and pursues Gaza war (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Israel rejected a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Friday and, as jets and tanks again pounded the Palestinian enclave, announced no decision on whether to step up its two-week-old war on Hamas guerrillas.
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Opinion: AP poll voters snub Utah
3 hour(s) ago @ msnbc.com
Opinion: Florida earned BCS title, but AP writers dropped ball with snub of perfect Utes.
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| See the game? Know who won? (cnn.com)
Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators beat the Oklahoma Sooners for their second BCS national title in three years. With just three titles in its whole history, this one is Florida's second since coach Urban Meyer arrived before the 2005 season. Two years ago, Florida thrashed heavily favored Ohio State, 41-14, to win its first title of the BCS era.
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| Tebow leads Fla. past Okla. 24-14 for BCS title (yahoo! news)
AP - Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years. Their 24-14 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in a choppy, sloppy affair Thursday night made them a national champion.
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| Gators win second BCS title in three years (cnn.com)
Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators beat the Oklahoma Sooners for their second BCS national title in three years. With just three titles in its whole history, this one is Florida's second since coach Urban Meyer arrived before the 2005 season. Two years ago, Florida thrashed heavily favored Ohio State, 41-14, to win its first title of the BCS era.
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| Gators win second BCS title in three years (cnn.com)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- All season long, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow said he'd rather win a national title than a second consecutive Heisman Trophy. He played that way, too, sacrificing huge personal statistics to run a ruthlessly efficient offense with multiple stars. On Dec. 5, Heisman voters fulfilled the first half of Tebow's prophecy by choosing Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford as the nation's "most outstanding player." Thursday at Dolphin Stadium, Tebow fulfilled the second half.
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| Mini Dynasty: Tebow leads Gators past Oklahoma (yahoo! news)
AP - The game defied expectations. Tim Tebow fulfilled them. He rescued No. 1 Florida, running through and throwing over No. 2 Oklahoma for a 24-14 victory Thursday night that gave the Gators their second BCS championship in three years.
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| Tebow leads Fla. past Okla. 24-14 for BCS title (yahoo! news)
AP - Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years. Their 24-14 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in a choppy, sloppy affair Thursday night made them a national champion. But it might have done little to quiet fans of Southern California, Utah and Texas, all of whom already claimed the top spot.
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| Mini Dynasty: Tebow leads Gators past Oklahoma (yahoo! news)
AP - Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years. Their 24-14 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in a choppy, sloppy affair Thursday night made them a national champion. But it likely did little to quiet fans of Southern California, Utah and Texas, all of whom already claimed the top spot.
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Jobless rate at 16-year high as payrolls plunge
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The U.S. unemployment rate surged to the highest in nearly 16 years last month as a deepening year-long recession forced companies to axe more than half a million jobs, government data showed on Frida...
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| Jobless rate at 16-year high as payrolls plunge (reuters)
The U.S. unemployment rate surged to the highest level in nearly 16 years last month as a deepening year-long recession forced companies to cut payrolls by more than half a million jobs, data showed on Friday.
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| US unemployment hits 16-year high (yahoo! news)
AFP - US employers shed a massive 524,000 jobs in December, pushing unemployment to a 16-year high of 7.2 percent, according to data Friday suggesting the worst recession in decades may be deepening.
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| Jobless rate at 16-year high as payrolls plunge (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The unemployment rate surged to its highest level in nearly 16 years in December as a deepening year-long recession forced companies to slash payrolls by more than half a million jobs.
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| Jobless rate at 16-year high as payrolls plunge (reuters)
The unemployment rate surged to its highest level in nearly 16 years in December as a deepening year-long recession forced companies to slash payrolls by more than half a million jobs.
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| Economy loses 524,000 jobs in December (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Employers slashed payrolls by 524,000 in December, driving the unemployment rate to its highest level in almost 16 years, a government report showed on Friday, suggesting that the year-long recession was deepening.
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| Jobless rate jumps to 7.2 percent in December (yahoo! news)
AP - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest level in 16 years, as nervous employers slashed 524,000 jobs, capping one of the worst years in modern history for American workers.
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| Economy loses 524,000 jobs in December (reuters)
Employers slashed payrolls by 524,000 in December, driving the unemployment rate to its highest level in almost 16 years, a government report showed on Friday, suggesting that the year-long recession was deepening.
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| Jobless rate jumps to 7.2 percent in December (yahoo! news)
AP - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest level in 16 years, as nervous employers slashed 524,000 jobs. The labor market is expected to remain weak as mass layoffs continue.
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| Jobless rate at 16-year high as payrolls plunge (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The unemployment rate surged to its highest level in nearly 16 years in December as a deepening economic slump forced companies to slash payrolls by more than half a million jobs.
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EU seeks to finalize Russian gas monitoring deal
4 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - The European Union sought to finalize details on Friday of a gas monitoring deal to allow the resumption of gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine, which have been cut off for days over a pricin...
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| EU seeks to finalize Russian gas monitoring deal (reuters)
The European Union sought to finalize details on Friday of a gas monitoring deal to allow the resumption of gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine, which have been cut off for days over a pricing row.
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| Russia set to resume gas supplies if pact OK'd (msnbc.com)
Russia's Gazprom said it could restart gas shipments to Europe on Friday if an agreement can be signed allowing an EU-led monitoring mission to track gas flows through Ukrainian pipelines.
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| Gazprom expects gas monitoring deal signed Friday (reuters)
The European Union sought to finalize details on Friday of a gas monitoring deal to allow the resumption of gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine, which have been cut off for days over a pricing row.
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| EU gas monitors arrive in Ukraine (bbc news)
There are hopes that gas flows through Ukraine may be resumed after the first EU monitors arrive to check pipelines from Russia.
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| Gazprom expects gas monitoring deal signed Friday (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom said a deal to monitor gas exports via Ukraine would be signed Friday, allowing for the resumption of supplies to Europe cut off by Moscow's price row with Kiev.
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| Gazprom expects gas monitoring deal signed Friday (reuters)
Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom said a deal to monitor gas exports via Ukraine would be signed Friday, allowing for the resumption of supplies to Europe cut off by Moscow's price row with Kiev.
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| Russia hopeful of resuming Europe gas supplies (yahoo! news)
AFP - Russian gas deliveries to Europe could resume later Friday, the head of Russia's state gas firm said, raising hopes for an end to a transit dispute with Ukraine that has left several European states without gas at a moment of bitter cold.
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| EU seeks gas supply return after deal on monitors (reuters)
Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly said a deal to monitor gas exports via Ukraine would be signed on Friday, allowing for the resumption of supplies to Europe cut off by Moscow's price row with Kiev.
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| EU seeks gas supply return after deal on monitors (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly said a deal to monitor gas exports via Ukraine would be signed on Friday, allowing for the resumption of supplies to Europe cut off by Moscow's price row with Kiev.
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| | Gators top Sooners to claim BCS title
3 hour(s) ago @ foxsports.com news
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| Obama wants playoff, feels for Utah, USC, Texas (foxsports.com)
President-elect Barack Obama says he still thinks there needs to be a playoff system for determining the country's college football champion.Obama, asked what he thought about Florida's 24-14 victory Thursday night over Oklahoma in the BCS championship game, congratulated the Gators and said he'd sent a message to a friend whose son plays for the team.At the same time, he said, "If I'm Utah, or if I'm USC or if I'm Texas, I might still have some quibbles.
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| Sloppy, choppy game leaves Florida as BCS champion (yahoo! news)
AP - Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years. Their 24-14 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in a choppy, sloppy affair Thursday night made them a national champion. But it likely did little to quiet fans of Southern California, Utah and Texas, all of whom already claimed the top spot.
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| Mini Dynasty: Gators beat Sooners for BCS title (yahoo! news)
AP - Tim Tebow enjoyed the battering-ram runs. He liked the old-school jump pass. Drawing a rare penalty, that really made Tebow's day. With No. 1 Florida about to finish off No. 2 Oklahoma 24-14 for the BCS championship Thursday night, Tebow was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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| Tebow ranks among the all-time best (foxsports.com)
Florida took down Oklahoma for the BCS title, and Tim Tebow proved he ranks among the best players of all time, Mark Kriegel says.
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Florida beats Oklahoma to win BCS national title
16 hour(s) ago @ foxsports.com news
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| Florida leads Oklahoma in BCS (yahoo! news)
Tim Tebow took over for Florida and the top-ranked Gators grabbed a 14-7 lead over No. 2 Oklahoma after three quarters at the BCS national championship game Thursday night.
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| Florida, Oklahoma tied in BCS (yahoo! news)
Heisman Trophy winners Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford traded touchdown passes to start the second quarter and No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Oklahoma were tied 7-7 at halftime of the BCS national championship game Thursday night.
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| Florida, Oklahoma stalled 0-0 after 1 qtr. in BCS (yahoo! news)
AP - Two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks couldn't produce a point in the first quarter of the BCS championship game. Tim Tebow and No. 1 Florida and Sam Bradford and No. 2 Oklahoma were scoreless after the first 15 minutes at Dolphin Stadium on Thursday night.
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NFL All-Pro team includes 15 first-timers
2 hour(s) ago @ foxsports.com news
and tackles and running backs and receivers - saw 15 first-timers make The Associated Press 2008 NFL All-Pro team announced Friday.While such standbys as three-time NFL Most Valuable Player Peyton Man...
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| 2008 All-Pro Team Voting (yahoo! news)
Results of The Associated Press 2008 NFL All-Pro balloting selected by a national panel of media members:
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| 2008 All-Pro Team Roster (yahoo! news)
Roster of The Associated Press 2008 NFL All-Pro Team selected by a national panel of media members:
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| AP All-Pro Team includes 15 newcomers (yahoo! news)
A changing of the guard — and tackles and running backs and receivers — saw 15 first-timers make The Associated Press 2008 NFL All-Pro team announced Friday.
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Florida States Bowden Coming Back for 34th Season
3 hour(s) ago @ abc news
Bobby Bowden says he"ll be back for 34th season as coach at Florida State
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| Ohio State RB Wells to enter NFL draft (foxsports.com)
Ohio State tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells is giving up his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft.Wells issued a statement Thursday saying the move is in the best interest of his family.Wells fought nagging injuries much of his career at Ohio State. After missing three full games this past season, he returned to rush for 1,197 yards.But he saw limited action in the second half of Monday's Fiesta Bowl due to symptoms of a concussion. He finished with 106 yards on 16 carries.
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| Tulsa pummels No. 23 Ball State 45-13 in GMAC Bowl (yahoo! news)
AP - Tulsa and No. 23 Ball State both had the best seasons in their respective programs' history. Only the Golden Hurricane felt particularly good about it Tuesday night, when they appeared faster and stronger on both sides of the ball and rolled to a 45-13 win in the GMAC Bowl.
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| Tulsa rolls over Ball State in wet GMAC Bowl (yahoo! news)
AP - Tulsa raced through the rain to another GMAC Bowl win and a couple more records, too. Tarrion Adams rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the 45-13 victory over No. 23 Ball State on a soggy Tuesday night. The Golden Hurricane (11-3) finished with a school-record 11 victories.
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AP Top 25: Gators are No. 1, Utes surge to No. 2
8 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Florida is No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Utah is perfect at No. 2, though not perfectly happy. Texas and Southern California also claimed to be the best — but media voters didn"t think so.
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| AP Top 25: Gators are No. 1, Utes surge to No. 2 (foxsports.com)
Florida is No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Utah is perfect at No. 2, though not perfectly happy.Texas and Southern California also claimed to be the best - but media voters didn't think so.The Gators received 48 first-place votes and 1,606 points in the poll released early Friday, after they beat Oklahoma 24-14 in the BCS national title game.Utah, the only team in major college football to go undefeated this season, got 16 first-place votes and 1,519 points.
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| Tebow lifts Gators to national title, 24-14 (yahoo! news)
AP - Tim Tebow stepped off the bus when he arrived at Dolphin Stadium, made a beeline for a group of Florida fans nearby, pulled off his tie and started riling up the crowd.
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| | Sandra Oh
2628 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Sandra Oh. Photos of your favorite actors and actresses.
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Jim Byrnes
2628 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
An American-born actor long in Canada, Jim Byrnes is best known for playing "Lifeguard", the communications expert and link to the organization on the CBS series Wiseguy (1987-1990), and...
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Owen Roizman
2628 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Began his career working on TV commercials in New York and shot his first feature, Bill Gunn"s Stop, in 1970. Roizman soon became known for his gritty, documentary-influenced urban compositions...
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Paul Le Mat
2628 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
A beefy, laconic leading man of the 1970s, Le Mat is best known for his performances in George Lucas" American Graffiti (1973) and especially as Melvin Dummar, an aimless blue-collar worker who...
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Anna Karina
2628 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Slender, dark-haired actress who appeared in several films of the French New Wave, particularly those directed by first husband Jean-Luc Godard. Karina was outstanding as the lonely, lovelorn prostitu...
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| | Dell reveals ultra-thin laptop, but few details
2 hour(s) ago @ msnbc.com
Computer maker Dell Inc., trailing Hewlett-Packard Co. in worldwide sales, could have used a home run at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Instead, it came to Vegas with a model and a mirag...
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| Web site problems as Windows 7 beta hits (yahoo! news)
Microsoft's Windows Web site will be the place to go to get the Windows 7 beta later on Friday. At the moment though, many users are encountering just error messages when they try to reach the site.
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| At CES, progress comes a step at a time (msnbc.com)
The big debuts at the International Consumer Electronics Show aren't whiz-bang hardware systems. They're ideas designed to protect the environment and improve the technology consumers already use.
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| Campaigners highlight 'toxic TVs' (bbc news)
Campaigners are warning of a flood of toxic waste from old TVs and computer equipment and have called on manufacturers to do more to recycle them.
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| CES showcasing slimmer, energy-saving TVs (yahoo! news)
Reuters - TVs, TVs everywhere but not a 150-inch in sight. With much of the world grappling with recession, technology giants at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas eschewed the one-upmanship that had characterized past gatherings and focused instead on unveiling slimmer, energy-saving televisions with Internet bells and whistles.
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| Tech giants unveil energy-saving TVs at CES (yahoo! news)
Reuters - TVs, TVs everywhere but not a 150-inch in sight. With much of the world grappling with recession, technology giants at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas eschewed the one-upmanship that had characterized past gatherings and focused instead on unveiling slimmer, energy-saving televisions with Internet bells and whistles.
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| Low times for high tech as CES opens (msnbc.com)
Bill Gates isn't at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Steve Jobs isn't at Macworld. One way or the other, 2009 will be a turning point for the consumer technology industry.
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| Low times for high tech as CES opens (msnbc.com)
Bill Gates isn't at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Steve Jobs isn't at Macworld. One way or the other, 2009 will be a turning point for the consumer technology industry.
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| Microsoft touts 'best version of Windows ever' (cnn.com)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday with an impassioned endorsement of PCs and a sneak peek at the company's future Windows 7 operating system.
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| CES: TVs tout energy savings and Web (yahoo! news)
Reuters - TVs, TVs everywhere but not a 150-inch in sight. With much of the world grappling with recession, technology giants at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas eschewed the one-upmanship that had characterized past gatherings and focused instead on unveiling slimmer, energy-saving televisions with Internet bells and whistles.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer up for sale
39 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
Hearst Corp. put Seattle"s oldest newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, up for sale Friday, saying that if it can"t find a buyer in the next 60 days, the paper will close or continue to...
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Tiny handheld PC first with organic LED screen
39 minutes ago @ msnbc.com
The first computer with a screen of organic light-emitting diodes, a technology that is being touted as the future of both displays and lighting, was announced this week at the International Consumer ...
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Google Previews Chrome 2.0
3 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Less than a month after announcing that version 1.0 of its Chrome Web browser is no longer a beta, Google has released an alpha version of Chrome 2.0. Available through Google"s Chrome Developer ...
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| Google search finds missing child (bbc news)
A nine-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, has been found using a phone signal and Google Street View.
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U.S. Army recruiters going after gamers
5 hour(s) ago @ msnbc.com
The U.S. Army, struggling to ensure it has enough manpower as it fights wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is wooing young Americans with video games, Google maps and simulated attacks on enemy positions f...
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| U.S., Iran share interests in Afghanistan: Petraeus (reuters)
The United States and its allies share some interests with Iran when it comes to stabilizing Afghanistan, Army Gen. David Petraeus, head of the U.S. military's Central Command, said on Thursday.
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| Wal-Mart and other retailers warn after weak December (reuters)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other top U.S. retailers delivered disappointing December same-store sales and profit warnings on Thursday, sparking fresh recession concerns that hit stock and currency markets.
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| Monster U.S. online jobs index stumbles in December (yahoo! news)
A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States slid in December, suggesting job conditions worsened with the economy stuck in a recession, a private employment group said on Thursday.
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| German and U.S. job woes mount as Intel sales hit (reuters)
Global job woes worsened on Wednesday on bleak employment data from the United States and Germany, while microchip giant Intel Corp warned that slack demand for computers would hurt its revenue.
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| Samsung, Yahoo, Intel Put TV Widget Pieces in Place (yahoo! news)
Samsung Electronics, Intel, and Yahoo put two key pieces of their plan in place to connect TVs to Internet-equipped widgets this year: Samsung agreed to support the technology in certain TVs, and Adobe said it would port its Flash technology to Intel's platform.
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| | Dollar mixed on job news
2 hour(s) ago @ latest financial new...
The dollar fell against the pound and yen and gained against the euro Friday, as investors took the news of the high number of U.S. December job losses in stride.
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| World stocks drop as US jobless rate hits 7.2 pct (yahoo! news)
AP - Stock markets dropped Friday as investors fretted over the outlook for the U.S. economy after an unexpectedly large increase in the unemployment rate and confirmation that more jobs were lost in 2008 than in any year since World War Two.
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| World markets down as US unemployment rises (yahoo! news)
AP - European and U.S. stock markets fell Friday as investors fretted over the outlook for the U.S. economy following an unexpectedly large increase in the unemployment rate.
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| Oil prices slip as US unemployment jumps (yahoo! news)
AP - Worries about global economic growth and a U.S. jobs report showing unemployment is at its highest in 16 years pushed oil prices lower Friday.
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| US jobs news stokes modest relief in markets (yahoo! news)
AP - European stock markets recovered earlier losses Friday following the news that the U.S. economy did not shed as many jobs in December as many investors were predicting.
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| UBS closing U.S. clients' offshore accounts (yahoo! news)
Swiss wealth manager UBS AG is closing all the offshore accounts of its U.S. clients, the bank said on Friday, as it comes under pressure from U.S. tax authorities.
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| World markets brace for US jobs news (yahoo! news)
AP - World stock markets fell modestly Friday as investors braced themselves for the U.S. jobs report for December, which many fear could be one of the worst ever.
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| World stock markets fall ahead of US jobs report (yahoo! news)
AP - Asian and European stock markets fell Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report that investors fear will reveal massive job losses and point to a deepening recession in the world's largest economy.
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| Global investors eye U.S. jobs data (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Equity markets traded slightly lower and the dollar edged up against a basket of major currencies on Friday as investors awaited key U.S. jobs data for the latest reading on the stricken U.S. economy.
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Stocks knocked by jobs report
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Stocks slipped Friday afternoon after a government report showed another big monthly drop in payrolls, resulting in the biggest annual job loss since just after World War II.
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| Stocks slump after jump in unemployment rate (yahoo! news)
AP - Investors sent stocks lower Friday after the U.S. unemployment rate shot above 7 percent, signaling that Americans will be sticking to their tightened budgets.
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| Stocks slump after jump in unemployment rate (yahoo! news)
AP - Investors sent stocks sharply lower Friday after the U.S. unemployment rate shot above 7 percent, signaling that Americans will be sticking to their tightened budgets for a while. The Dow Jones industrials were down more than 100 points.
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| Crude falls below $40 for first time in 2009 (yahoo! news)
AP - Oil prices dipped below $40 per barrel Friday for the first time this year as the government reported the nation's worst annual job losses since World War II.
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| Jobs report knocks stocks (latest financial new...)
Stocks slumped Friday afternoon after a government report showed another big monthly drop in payrolls, resulting in the biggest annual job loss since just after World War II.
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| Stocks slump after jump in unemployment rate (yahoo! news)
AP - Investors sent stocks sharply lower Friday after the U.S. unemployment rate shot above 7 percent, signalling that Americans will be sticking to their tightened budgets for a while.
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| Stocks slump after jump in unemployment rate (yahoo! news)
AP - Investors sent stocks sharply lower Friday after the U.S. unemployment rate shot above 7 percent — a sign that Americans will be sticking to their tightened budgets for a while.
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| Stocks slump on jobs report (latest financial new...)
Stocks slumped Friday morning after a government report showed another big monthly drop in payrolls, resulting in the biggest annual job loss since just after World War II.
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EU monitors arrive in Kiev to help end gas cutoff
7 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - The EU says its officials have arrived in Kiev on a mission to help restore Russian natural gas supplies to Europe.
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| Gazprom may resume gas shipments to Europe today (yahoo! news)
AP - Ukraine will allow Russian experts to join an EU mission monitoring gas flow through Ukrainian pipelines, officials said Friday — a key condition for Russia to restart gas shipments to Europe.
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| Deal Struck to End Gas Cutoff (nyt > business)
The European Union said that gas supplies to the Continent should resume shortly, after a deal was struck late Thursday with Ukraine and Russia.
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| Deal Struck Deal to End Gas Cutoff (nyt > business)
The European Union said that gas supplies to the Continent should resume shortly, after a deal was struck late Thursday with Ukraine and Russia.
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| EU, Russia strike deal on monitoring gas flow (cbc)
The EU and Russia reached an agreement on Thursday to ensure Russian gas company Gazprom will resume pumping natural gas to Europe after the flow was stopped for two days over a payment dispute between the Russian company and Ukraine.
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Obama says hes open to ideas about stimulus package
4 hour(s) ago @ marketwatch.com
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breakin...
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| Obama Begins Selling Americans the Stimulus Plan (yahoo! news)
President-elect Barack Obama rocketed to national prominence and won the battle for the nation's highest office in large part thanks to his extraordinary communication skills. Now, just 12 days before he takes office, he's turning to those skills to convince Americans that his ambitious $775 billion stimulus plan will go a long way to helping pull the U.S. economy out of its deep funk.
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| Excerpts from Obama's Economic Speech (yahoo! news)
Excerpts from the prepared text of President-elect Barack Obama's speech on the economy given Jan. 8 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., as provided by the Obama transition team:
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| Obama team plans bailout overhaul (latest financial new...)
President-elect Barack Obama's economic team is considering an overhaul of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout for the financial services industry, three transition aides told CNN.
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| A formula for stimulus with staying power (latest financial new...)
As we count down to Barack Obama's inauguration, it's clear there is an urgent need for a stimulus program of unprecedented proportion. Unlike our sluggish policy response to the financial crisis, we need to act boldly to stave off what otherwise threatens to be a brutal recession.
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| News You Need to Know (businessweek online)
There may be only one President at a time, but for now there appear to be two. Barack Obama arrived in Washington on Jan. 4 and jumped right into negotiations with Congress over an economic stimulus package. Aides say the President-elect is pressing for...
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| Obama calls for 'dramatic action' on stimulus package (cbc)
The U.S. may not be able to recover from the current economic crisis unless immediate action is taken to implement a stimulus package, president-elect Barack Obama said Thursday in a major speech on the economy.
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| Turning stimulus off won't be easy (business and financi...)
Two groups that don't always get along, organized business and organized labor, have something in common today. They like what they see in President-elect Obama's economic recovery package.
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| For Obama, turning stimulus off won't be easy (latest financial new...)
Two groups that don't always get along, organized business and organized labor, have something in common today. They like what they see in President-elect Obama's economic recovery package.
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Wall Street falls on job losses, Chevron, techs
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Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday after government data showed the labor market deteriorated further in December, raising investor concerns about the outlook for profits and a deepening recession.
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| Wall Street reacts to jobs report (business and financi...)
Wall Street prepared Friday for a report expected to show another huge decline in jobs, with stocks headed for a lower open.
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| Inside Wall Street (businessweek online)
Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway () is a robust enterprise without equal in many ways. And it has become an even more compelling value play in the current crisis: Berkshire doesn't suffer the leverage, credit, and ...
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| Wall Street awaits jobs report (latest stock market ...)
Wall Street prepared Friday for a report expected to show another huge decline in jobs, with stocks headed for a lower open.
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| Stocks up on expected foreclosure deal but Dow off (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Most U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after news that Citigroup Inc agreed to support legislation aimed at stemming home loan foreclosures, offsetting Wal-Mart's disappointing sales and outlook.
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