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Gaza truce proposed after Israel shelling kills 30
(AP)
 AP - France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:34:06 GMT
| Egypt and France propose plan to end Gaza conflict
(AP)
 AP - The presidents of Egypt and France have proposed a plan to end the escalating Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:22:18 GMT
| Diplomats push Syria to pressure ally Hamas
(AP)
 AP - France's president sought Syrian help Tuesday to bring a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to the United Nations for meetings with Arab and European leaders.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:07:53 GMT
| US, Iraqi troops get the picture (not their man)
(AP)
AP - Army Capt. Christopher Loftis took in the scene: Iraqi soldiers raiding the home of a suspected insurgent wanted for participating in deadly attacks against U.S. and Iraqi troops.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:09:55 GMT
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Brees named AP Offensive Player of Year (AP)
Drew Brees understood what breaking a record set by Dan Marino would mean to the New Orleans Saints. So coming up 15 yards short was disappointing to the Saints quarterback, who won The Associated Press 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year award Tuesday. Brees threw for 5,069 yards, 15 fewer than Marino's 1984 mark and only the second time someone has eclipsed 5,000 yards passing in a season.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:20:38 PST
| 'Melo out 3 weeks with broken hand (AP)
Carmelo Anthony didn't care for the color of the new removable splint he was sporting on his broken right hand, preferring it to be Denver Nuggets blue over bright red. Then again, a splint of any color sure beats surgery. The Nuggets All-Star guard will miss at least three weeks after breaking a bone in his shooting hand in a victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:22:11 PST
| Athletics closing in on deal with Giambi (AP)
Jason Giambi might just finish his career where it began more than a decade ago. The free-agent first baseman was close to completing a deal Tuesday to return to the Oakland Athletics nearly 14 years after making his debut with the club, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The sides had reached a preliminary agreement, pending a physical, on what is expected to be a one-year...
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:40:57 PST
| No. 5 UConn holds off No. 25 West Va. (AP)
Jeff Adrien scored 17 points and No. 5 Connecticut beat No. 25 West Virginia 61-55 on Tuesday night. Hasheem Thabeet added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Connecticut (13-1, 2-1 Big East). With the victory, Huskies coach Jim Calhoun moved past Lefty Driesell into seventh place on the NCAA career wins list with 787.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:14:23 PST
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Alcoa to slash jobs and sell 4 units
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Alcoa Inc said on Tuesday it would slash more than 15,000 jobs, halve capital spending and sell four businesses as it reduces aluminum production in the face of the global economic downturn.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:12:59 GMT
| CORRECTED: Bank of America selling $2.8 billion
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Deletes two paragraphs referring to Royal Bank of Scotland, which holds a stake in Bank of China, not ICBC as earlier stated.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:30:07 GMT
| Stocks rise on stimulus plan hopes
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks gained on Tuesday on the increased likelihood of a government stimulus package after the release of minutes from the last Federal Reserve policy meeting painted a dismal picture of the U.S. economy.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:13:46 GMT
| U.S. budget deficit seen topping $1 trillion in 2009
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Politicians want American consumers to resume spending to pull the economy out of its tailspin, and the U.S. government is leading by example with a potential $1 trillion deficit in 2009 -- even before a massive stimulus plan.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:13:58 GMT
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Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions
(AP)
 AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:19:30 GMT
| Egypt and France propose plan to end Gaza conflict
(AP)
AP - The presidents of Egypt and France have proposed a plan to end the escalating Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:22:18 GMT
| CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
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 AP - President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday. CNN said it has kept Gupta from reporting on health care policy and other matters involving the incoming Obama administration since learning he was under consideration for the post.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:24 GMT
| Democrats' opposition to Burris begins to crack
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 AP - 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.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:54:53 GMT
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