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Showdown Looms Over Blagojevich Pick

Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris plans to have a high-stakes showdown on Capitol Hill...

Obama Girls A Student Here? No Big Deal!

Fellow students at their new, ultra-elite school in Washington say the hubbub over their presence...

US proposes protecting 7 penguin species (AP)

AP - Seven penguin species have reason to have happy feet: The Bush administration is moving to...

Today top news

Wind and water to power UK canals' green revolution

Environmental groups furious as Hoon gives Stansted expansion go-ahead

Mandelson sets out IT responsibilities

Starbucks looks to turn off the taps

Distributed collaboration tools add to risk burden

Today top videos

Jonas Brothers - First Look - The 3D Concert Experience

LeBron James called for late travel, Wizards vs. Cavs (Jan. 4, 2009)

Max Giermann und Sido mit "Carmen" bei "World of Comedy"

The Almighty Terribles: Bomb In The Bedroom

Howl's Moving Castle Theme Song - Sungha Jung

Business stories

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...

Global stocks hold gains amid oil price jitters (AFP)
AFP - Global stock markets held onto New Year optimism Tuesday even as the euro suffered fresh...

BlackRock's Doll sees solid 2009 U.S. stocks gains (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. stock market could gain as much 12 percent in 2009 from current levels,...

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After Wall Street, Cooking Up A New Job

Sports stories

Slovaks eye Hopman Cup tennis final (AFP)
AFP - The Slovak Republic are on the verge of their fourth appearance in the Hopman Cup final...

Nuggets' Anthony out 3 weeks with broken bone (AP)
AP - Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a broken bone in...

Flames stop Sharks 5-2 (AP)
AP - Daymond Langkow scored two goals and the Calgary Flames surged past the San Jose Sharks 5-2...

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Phillies' J.C. Romero is suspended for 50 games (AP)

Something else

House, Senate Convene For New Congress

January 6, 2009

The House and Senate have convened for a new Congress that will immediately confront the...

Obama to include accountability in economic plan (AP)

January 6, 2009

AP - President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan won't include money for politicians'...

Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue (AP)

January 5, 2009

AP - A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the...

Dean not a contender for health sec (Politico)

November 13, 2008

Politico - Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean is not a serious contender to be secretary of...

The Way Presidential Polls Work - Or Don't

October 24, 2008

The only thing predictable about presidential polls lately is how unpredictable they are. But...

Obama Says Grandmother Gravely Ill

October 24, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he's not sure his gravely ill grandmother...

Obama Widens Lead In Four Key Swing States

October 14, 2008

Barack Obama widened his lead considerably over John McCain in four key battleground states...

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