• Kids' Gaza horrors spur worries of future violence [External]
    The children in the Gaza conflict have seen terrible images of tragedy: their friends injured or killed and bloodied bodies in the streets. They are images young Mohammed Abu Hassanin says he will never forget. He'll keep them stored away until he's old enough to do something about it.

  • Brown: Monogrammed towels for Interior chief? [External]
    A great example of your tax dollars at work -- because we all want our Secretary of the Interior to have monogrammed towels in his office bathroom, don't we?

  • Franken claims victory as lawsuit looms [External]
    The Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified Senate recount results that show Democrat Al Franken ousting Republican Norm Coleman by some 225 votes. "I'm ready to get to work," Franken said. Coleman's campaign, which contends the recount should have included about 650 absentee ballots that were rejected, said it will challenge the decision.


  • Dem senator unhappy with Obama CIA pick [External]
    Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the Navy's Pacific Command, will be tapped as director of national intelligence.

  • Dem senator unhappy with Obama's CIA pick [External]
    Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the Navy's Pacific Command, will be tapped as director of national intelligence.

  • Franken welcomes 'victory' as lawsuit looms [External]
    The Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified Senate recount results that show Democrat Al Franken ousting Republican Norm Coleman by some 225 votes. "I'm ready to get to work," Franken said. Coleman's campaign, which contends the recount should have included about 650 absentee ballots that were rejected, said it will challenge the decision.


  • Franken welcomes result, but lawsuit looms [External]
    The Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified Senate recount results that show Democrat Al Franken ousting Republican Norm Coleman by some 225 votes. "I'm ready to get to work," Franken said. Coleman's campaign, which contends the recount should have included about 650 absentee ballots that were rejected, said it will challenge the decision.

  • Apple's Steve Jobs explains weight loss [External]
    After months of speculation about his health, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced Monday that his doctors believe a hormonal imbalance is to blame for his alarming weight loss.

  • Board certifies Franken win, but lawsuit looms [External]
    The Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified the results of the recount of GOP Sen. Norm Coleman's fight to retain his seat against Democrat Al Franken. The results showed Franken with a 225-vote lead. Coleman's campaign, which contends the recount should have included about 650 absentee ballots that were rejected, said it will challenge the decision.

  • Panetta, Blair picked for intel posts, officials say [External]
    Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the Navy's Pacific Command, will be tapped as director of national intelligence.

  • Laid off? Hyundai will take car back [External]
    Hyundai Motor America is taking aim at Americans' worries about job security: If you buy a new Hyundai and lose your job within a year, you can give it back.

  • Officials: Panetta tapped for CIA director [External]
    Leon Panetta, chief of staff in President Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be director of the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN on Monday.

  • Sheriff: 10 years before boy reported missing [External]
    Authorities in Kansas are looking for a boy who disappeared about a decade ago, but was not reported missing until a few weeks ago.

  • Secretary of Senate rejects Burris, aide says [External]
    The secretary of the U.S. Senate has rejected Roland Burris' appointment to Barack Obama's seat, an aide to the secretary says. Nancy Erickson rejected Burris' appointment because his certificate of appointment was missing the signature of the Illinois secretary of state, the aide said.

  • Hamas keeps firing rockets at Israel [External]
    A senior Hamas official says the Gaza leadership has no intention of stopping its rocket attacks on Israel, despite claims from Palestinian sources that more than 500 people have died during Israeli reprisals. His comments came as Israel's foreign minister said: "When Israel is targeted, Israel is going to retaliate."

  • Obama begins push for $300 billion in tax cuts [External]
    President-elect Barack Obama will meet with top lawmakers in Washington today as he begins his push for roughly $300 billion in tax cuts aimed at reviving the economy, CNNMoney reports. A senior Democratic official confirms to CNN that Obama is planning a major speech on the economy Thursday.

  • Burris plans to show up at Senate chambers [External]
    Roland Burris, the controversial appointee to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, planned to go to Washington on Monday as top Democrats and Republicans meet to try to work out a bipartisan solution to their Senate dilemma.

  • David Frost remembers 'fascinating' Nixon [External]
    Though Sir David Frost doesn't see his 1977 interviews with former President Richard Nixon as "an intellectual 'Rocky' " -- in the words of "Frost/Nixon" playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan -- he does agree that the sessions had their "adversarial" moments.

  • Masked gunmen attack riot police in Athens [External]
    Gunmen attacked a riot police unit in Athens Monday, seriously injuring an officer following weeks of violent protests sparked by the deadly police shooting of a teenager last month.

  • Guatemala landslide kills 22 [External]
    At least 29 people died in a landslide in Guatemala, and officials expect the death toll to increase, news reports said Monday.

  • Autopsy to be performed on Travolta's son [External]
    Doctors will attempt to determine Monday why actor John Travolta's teenage son died.

  • War of words matches war on ground in Gaza [External]
    A senior Hamas official says the Gaza leadership has no intention of stopping its rocket attacks on Israel, despite claims from Palestinian sources that more than 500 people have died during Israeli reprisals. His comments came as Israel's foreign minister said: "When Israel is targeted, Israel is going to retaliate."

  • Steve Jobs explains weight loss [External]
    Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Monday that doctors may have discovered the cause of the weight loss that has caused speculation about his health, adding that he will continue to serve as the computer maker's CEO.

  • Obama agenda: Tax cuts, spending [External]
    President-elect Barack Obama was set Monday to meet with key lawmakers and begin the push for a massive package of tax cuts and spending proposals aimed at reviving an economy mired in recession.

  • Israel pounds Hamas; rocket fire continues [External]
    Thirty targets were hit overnight in Gaza, according to the Israeli military, including an underground munitions bunker and what it said was a mosque that was used to store a large amount of weapons. Despite the 10-day campaign of Israeli airstrikes, Hamas rocket fire into southern Israel persisted today.
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