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Democratic Sens. Christopher Dodd and Byron Dorgan to retireLos Angeles Times - 1 hour ago AP Washington - Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, a five-term Democrat whose political stock began falling after the financial meltdown and his failed 2008 presidential bid, has decided not to seek reelection in November, Democratic officials said ... Dorgan - and maybe Dodd - won't run Boston Globe Decision Sets Stage for Pitched Battle New York Times Obama promises security increasesDetroit Free Press - - 47 minutes ago WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that US officials had all the intelligence needed to keep Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab from boarding a Detroit-bound flight but "failed to connect the dots," putting at risk the lives of ... Video: Obama: Dots Weren't Connected in Airline Attack 
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Israeli army confirms killing of one Palestinian in airstrike
Xinhua - - 34 minutes ago
RAMALLAH, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel Defense forces (IDF) on Wednesday confirmed that one Palestinian operative was killed and three additional operatives were injured in its airstrike on Gaza strip.
UK AG: Britain must prevent abuse of law Jerusalem Post
UN agency halts food aid in southern Somalia
Los Angeles Times - 51 minutes ago
The World Food Program suspends its assistance in the region because of attacks and threats by Islamic militants, putting a million people at risk of starvation.
Threats Lead Food Agency to Curtail Aid in Somalia New York Times
Confusion grows over how bomber infiltrated CIA base in Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
The Jordanian double agent had never been to the base before the attack that killed seven CIA employees waiting to receive hot tips on Al Qaeda.
U.S. Retools Military Intelligence Wall Street Journal
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Assembly OKs bills to get federal schools funds
San Francisco Chronicle - - 43 minutes ago
(01-05) 20:16 PST SACRAMENTO -- Education experts said Tuesday that legislation to qualify California for federal Race to the Top funds fails to solve the underlying structural problems faced by the state's public school system.
Assembly OKs bills to change California schools Los Angeles Times
Calif. Assembly Passes Education Reform Bills New York Times
Sources: Obama, Dems to hold informal talks on health care
CNN International - - 28 minutes ago
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama and congressional Democratic leaders finalized a decision Tuesday to bypass a formal House and Senate conference to meld their health care bills, according to two congressional Democratic leadership sources.
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House Democrats to Pursue Health Bill Changes New York Times
Ritter to withdraw from Colorado governor's race
Denver Post - - 51 minutes ago
Gov. Bill Ritter will announce today he won't seek re-election. Updates at denverpost.com (Denver Post file photo) Gov. Bill Ritter will announce today that he is withdrawing from the 2010 race for governor, numerous sources close to ...
Colorado Governor Won't Seek Second Term New York Times
Colorado's Ritter won't seek second term as governor Washington Post
Google calling
Detroit Free Press - - 33 minutes ago
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- It's official: Google will sell its own mobile phone in an effort to protect its online advertising empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets Consumers will be able to buy the Nexus One for ...
Google's Nexus One Is Bold New Face in Super-Smart Phones Wall Street Journal
Hershey Board Said to Be Divided Over Cadbury Bid
BusinessWeek - - 32 minutes ago
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hershey Co.'s executives and board members are divided on whether to make a bid for Cadbury Plc and have yet to arrange financing for an offer, according to people with knowledge of the ...
Toyota's China car sales up 21 pct in 2009
Reuters - - 20 minutes ago
SHANGHAI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Wednesday it sold 21 percent more cars in China in 2009 compared with a year earlier, lagging rival General Motors' [GM.
Washington policy leaders set to mingle at CES in Las Vegas
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
Workers set up a booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show, which begins Thursday. (Paul Sakuma/associated Press) By Cecilia Kang That will be one of the notable themes at the International Consumer Electronics Show that begins Thursday in ...
CES to feature 3D TV and green tech CNET News
Las Vegas gears up for annual CES event The Money Times
Apple ceding open-source app market to Google?
CNET News - - 16 hours ago
Whether you're an open-source advocate or not, you likely run open-source applications on your laptop or desktop. From Firefox to VLC to Handbrake to Adium, some of the best applications for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux are open source.
Stupid iPhone apps Los Angeles Times
Apple App Store Tops 3 Billion Downloads InformationWeek
Hubble snaps galaxies at birth
USA Today - - 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Hubble astronomers unveiled a panoramic view Tuesday of the universe's youngest galaxies, offering the earliest look yet at the puny predecessors to our own Milky Way.
Earliest Known Galaxies Spied in Deep Hubble Picture National Geographic
Hubble reveals stunning vista of unfolding galaxies Birmingham Star
Johnson's fall tragic
New York Post - - 2 hours ago
I have long known Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson's parents Woody and Sale. We met when they were still married. Before he owned the Jets.
Video: Socialite Johnson, Daughter of Jet's Owner, Dies
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007 bondage would be a bad move for Sam Mendes
Los Angeles Times - - 51 minutes ago
No, this isn't an April Fool's prank. According to both The Times' Hero Complex blog and the Hollywood Reporter, Sam Mendes, the wonderfully cerebral and cultured filmmaker who once upon a time won an Oscar for directing "American ...
Is 'Avatar' your favorite James Cameron movie?
Entertainment Weekly - - 11 hours ago
While Hollywood's bean counters are all in a tizzy, scrambling to predict whether Avatar has a chance of smashing Titanic's record as the biggest box-office hit of all time, we here at EW are preoccupied with more esoteric questions ...
'Avatar': Red-state politics + blue aliens = box-office green Los Angeles Times
Orange Bowl coldest in history
MiamiHerald.com - 1 hour ago
When Lenny and Bonnie Hines left their home in Davenport, Iowa, last week for a vacation in the Sunshine State, the last thing they expected was to have to be bundling up.
Tech's star juniors talk about NFL Atlanta Journal Constitution
Redskins land Shanahan as coach
Boston Globe - 10 minutes ago
AP / January 6, 2010 Mike Shanahan agreed last night to become the Redskins' next coach, according to multiple reports. The Denver Post reported on its website that Shanahan received a five-year deal from the Redskins, who fired Jim Zorn following a ...
Reports: Shanahan's 'Skins deal 5 years at $7M a year Philadelphia Daily News
Big Unit: Awards earned, lessons learned
MLB.com - - 2 hours ago
Before Randy Johnson became the Big Unit, he paced a small unit, his humble apartment in Montreal. It was Sept. 14, 1988, the day before his big league debut, and the only things keeping Randall David Johnson company were the ...
Randy Johnson calls it quits with 303-166 record Denver Post
The Big Unit announces he's in shutdown mode Sacramento Bee
S.J. offers free swine flu vaccine to residents
Stockton Record - 21 minutes ago
By The Record STOCKTON - With H1N1 vaccine supplies improving, San Joaquin County Public Health Services is making it available free starting next week to people of all ages who are residents of San Joaquin County.
H1N1 shots plentiful and advised Minneapolis Star Tribune
Antidepressant Pills May Help Only Most Severe Cases
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Antidepressants such as those made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc may be no better than dummy pills for people with mild or moderate depression, according to a study that suggests 70 percent of patients wouldn't benefit ...
Popular Drugs May Help Only Severe Depression New York Times
Health Care Countdown: Young People Could Bear Brunt of Insurance Mandate
FOXNews - - 11 hours ago
For young adults, many of whom do not have health insurance coverage, the health care reform bill will add a new and costly expense into their budgets.
LETTER: Health care plan is just pure madness Sanford Herald
Peru's mountain people face fight for survival in a bitter winter
The Guardian - Jan 2, 2010
A farmer walks with her son during a potato harvest in Huancavelica, southern Peru. Photograph: Martin Mejia/AP For alpaca farmer Ignacio Beneto Huamani and his young family, life in the Peruvian Andes, at almost 4700m above sea level, has always been ...
Pakistan: Taliban brainwashes kids with visions of virgins
CNN - - 19 hours ago
Nawaz Kot, Pakistan (CNN) -- "When we got to this compound it was shocking for us," Lt. Col. Yusuf tells us, standing in the middle of what the Pakistani military says was a brainwashing center -- for children.
Heather Mac Donald: A Crime Theory Demolished
Wall Street Journal - - 13 hours ago
If poverty is the root cause of lawlessness, why did crime rates fall when joblessness increased? By HEATHER MAC DONALD The recession of 2008-09 has undercut one of the most destructive social theories that came out of the 1960s: the idea that the root ...
Citi's Creator, Alone With His Regrets
New York Times - - Jan 2, 2010
“THIS is my final annual meeting as chairman,” says Sandy Weill, standing near the window of his office, peering at a grainy photograph of him and his wife on stage at Carnegie Hall more than three years ago.
Finding the G-spot: Is it real?
CNN - - 11 hours ago
Women everywhere have read or heard that they may possess a secret pleasure zone inside their bodies that, if stimulated correctly, yields intense pleasure and even orgasm.