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| Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell kills 30 (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:48:05 GMT |
 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.
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| Democratic leaders seek to resolve Burris dispute (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:17:12 GMT |
 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. Democratic leaders, set to meet with Burris on Wednesday, were searching for a way to defuse the dispute before it further overshadows the 111th Congress.
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| New Congress opens pledging to rescue economy (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:45:55 GMT |
 AP - The Capitol rang loud with vows to fix the crisis-ridden economy Tuesday as Congress opened for business at the dawn of a new Democratic era. "We need action and we need action now," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Republicans agreed, and pledged cooperation in Congress as well as with President-elect Barack Obama — to a point.
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| CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:19:38 GMT |
 AP - President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, about becoming the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday.
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| Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:09:19 GMT |
 AP - Republican Norm Coleman filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months.
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| Bush adviser: Iran, Pakistan key Obama challenges (AP) |
| Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:16:40 GMT |
 AP - President George W. Bush's national security adviser said Tuesday that Iran is the biggest challenge President-elect Barack Obama will face in the Middle East and that more sanctions will be needed to force Tehran to forgo its nuclear ambitions and support for extremists.
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| Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders (AP) |
| Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:40:56 GMT |
 AP - The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday. The 261 nominees from 222 countries include some of the most famous mountain peaks, lakes, and other attractions, such as the Great Barrier Reef and Niagara Falls.
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