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Israel offers short respite from strikes
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:16:02 EST
Israel will halt its bombardment of Gaza for three hours every day to allow residents of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory to obtain much-needed supplies, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

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Brown: Let journalists into Gaza
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:17:49 EST
We have been trying to report as accurately as possible on the fighting in Gaza.

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Al Qaeda message blames Obama for Gaza
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:37:06 EST
An audio message reportedly from al Qaeda's deputy chief vows revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and calls the Jewish state's actions against Hamas militants "a gift" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

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Secret Service to unveil new presidential limo
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:15:11 EST
As a candidate, Barack Obama promoted hybrid cars. Shortly after taking the oath of office, Obama will climb into the mother of all hybrids -- part car, part truck and, from the looks of it, part tank. In keeping with recent tradition, the Secret Service will place a brand-new presidential limousine into service for the inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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'Let me sleep,' suicidal anthrax suspect wrote
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:37:18 EST
Dr. Bruce Ivins, the former government scientist blamed for a string of deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, behaved oddly and was "sarcastic and nasty" to his wife in the final weeks of his life, police documents said.

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DNA, reward may hold key to '93 slaying
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:54:49 EST
Gail Parker was an environmentalist who gave speeches about America's polluted waterways. She volunteered at the local hospital, helped the elderly and cancer patients. In 1993, Parker was killed -- most probably for her purse and jewelry -- and her body was left in the Arizona desert. To date, no weapon has been found and no suspects have been arrested. The killing remains a cold case.

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CNN's Gupta eyed for surgeon general
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:09:20 EST
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, has been approached by Barack Obama's transition team about the U.S. surgeon general's post, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN. Gupta, a neurosurgeon, has served as a White House fellow and as a special adviser to then-first lady Hillary Clinton.

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Borger: An Obama team oops on CIA pick?
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:55:21 EST
It had to happen, and it did.

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Woman, 19, dies of bird flu
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:29:43 EST
A 19-year-old woman who handled ducks in northern China has died in Beijing from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

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Travolta, Preston return home with son's ashes
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:22:12 EST
John Travolta and Kelly Preston have returned to Ocala, Florida, with the remains of their teenage son, a family friend told CNN on Tuesday.

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