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Hamas Rejects Gaza Cease-Fire
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Israel had accepted an Egyptian-French cease-fire plan for the Gaza Strip, but Hamas officials in Syria told CBS News that they could not agree to the plan as written.
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Report: U.S. $1.2 Trillion In The Hole
The U.S. federal budget deficit will hit an unparalleled $1.2 trillion for the 2009 budget year, according to a Capitol Hill aide briefed on new Congressional Budget Office figures.
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Unemployment Claims Crush Crashes System
Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next.
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Obama Joins Exclusive Lunch Club
President-elect Barack Obama will sit down Wednesday for an exclusive lunch, joining President George W. Bush and all three living former presidents to talk about the job and life in the White House.
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The Cost Of War: $136 Billion In 2009
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan would cost almost $136 billion for the 2009 budget year that began Oct. 1 if they continue at their current pace.
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India: Pakistan Controlled Mumbai Gunmen
New Delhi handed Pakistan a dossier of evidence this week that it says definitively proves that the siege was launched from across the border.
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Job Seekers' Guide To Changing Careers
Making or mulling a switch? Early Show financial contributor Vera Gibbons offered pointers.
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A Sneak Peek At CES 2009 Offerings
The first event at the Consumer Electronics Show, called CES Unveiled, actually takes place a couple of days before the show officially opens. It was an opportunity for a small group of exhibitors to preview what they plan to show at CES.
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Missing Kansas Boy Was Abused, Says Kin
Adam Herrman, the Kansas boy who was recently discovered missing 10 years after his disappearance, had been abused in his adoptive home, including an instance of being locked in a bathroom, according to the boy's aunt and adopted brother.
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Angered Model Strikes A Pose At Google
Canadian model Liskula Cohen has never shied away from gracing magazine covers or modeling for fashion icons like Armani and Versace. But her successful career is now forcing her to go on the defensive against an anonymous Internet blogger.
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Hustler's Flynt Sues Nephews Over Name
Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt has sued two of his nephews for selling their own line of adult movies under the same family name.
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Video Emerges Of Obama The Food Critic
Barack and Michelle Obama are known for nights out on the town in Chicago, dining at some of its poshest restaurants with the smartest chefs. But who knew the president-elect was a food critic?
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Senate Dems' Opposition To Burris Softens
Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do.
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Experts Cite Crosswinds In Denver Crash
Aviation safety experts said Tuesday strong crosswinds likely were a factor in an accident last month that sent a Continental Airlines jet into a bone-jarring veer off a Denver runway, injuring 37 people.
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Cervical Cancer Vaccine - For Boys?
Drugmaker Merck & Co. has asked federal regulators to approve use in males for its vaccine against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical and other sexually transmitted cancers.
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Israel OK's Gaza "Humanitarian Corridor"
Israel says it has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" to ship vital supplies to the people of the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school in Gaza, killing dozens.
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Legal Squabble Over The Gipper's Body
A legal squabble over the exhumation of Notre Dame football hero George Gipp's remains may have hit a dead end.
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Man Dies After Having Penis Set On Fire
An Australian woman accused of setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.
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iTunes Scraps Copy Protection, For A Price
A Jobs-less Macworld might take some of the fire away from this week's event, but it could be a sign that Apple wants to shift the leadership burden across more of its team.
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Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty
Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.
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Too Fat To Fly? Indian Crew Members Fired
Nine flight attendants who couldn't meet the weight standards of India's national airlines have been fired, an official said Tuesday.
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Travolta Family Embraced By Florida Town
This small central Florida town is about as far from Hollywood as you can get. Maybe that's why actor John Travolta moved his family here.
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Richardson, Obama Teams Trade Blame
President-elect Barack Obama's vetting team underestimated a potential time bomb -- a grand jury investigation that had been focusing on New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's gubernatorial office, reports the Washington Post.
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Senate Turns Down Roland Burris
President-elect Barack Obama's appointed successor, Roland Burris, was turned away when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol to take his seat.
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Pending Home Sales Fall To Record Low
Pending U.S. home sales fell to the lowest level on record in November, as the plummeting stock market and faltering economy caused buyers to delay their purchases, the National Association of Realtors said.
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