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Senators Cite New Budget Letter to Argue Health Care Bill Will Hike DeficitFOXNews - 38 minutes ago Republicans, emboldened by a new letter from the Congressional Budget Office, accused Democrats on Wednesday of "Bernie Madoff accounting" for double counting the savings from Medicare as a means to pay for the Senate health care bill. Video: Nebraska Governor on Ben Nelson Deal 
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Fiat takes over Zastava car plant: report
AFP - 1 hour ago
BELGRADE - Italian car maker Fiat on Wednesday signed a deal with the government of Serbia to take over the Zastava car plant after paying an initial 100 million euros (143 million dollars), radio B92 reported.
IDF chief: Bringing Shalit back is a national mission
Ha'aretz - - 31 minutes ago
The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, reiterated on Wednesday that securing the release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit from Hamas captivity was of the utmost importance to Israel.
Hamas Leaders Weigh Israeli Draft on Prisoner Swap New York Times
Postwar Gaza: Scars frozen, Mideast at an impasse The Associated Press
Colombia's FARC rebels kill governor, prompting calls for security shift
Christian Science Monitor - - 2 hours ago
The kidnapping and killing of Gov. Luis Francisco Cuéllar, by Colombia's FARC rebels, is renewing calls for tougher and smarter government security policies.
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Balloon Boy Parents Richard Heene, Mayumi Heene Get Jail Time, Probation
ABC News - - 1 hour ago
Today, Larimer County Court Judge Stephen Schapanski sentenced the couple behind one of the year's biggest scandals to a total of 110 days jail and eight years probation.
Video: Raw Video: Balloon Boy Dad Cries Sorry; Judge Gives Jail Time
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LA commuter train, 2 cars in collision
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES - A Metrolink commuter train collided Wednesday with a vehicle that had been hurled onto the tracks after being struck from behind by another vehicle, authorities said.
Los Angeles commuter train, 2 cars collide San Jose Mercury News
Metrolink train collides with car; infant among 2 critically injured Los Angeles Times (blog)
Rain likely in Georgia on Christmas Eve; snow elsewhere
Atlanta Journal Constitution - - 1 hour ago
A winter storm is starting to dump heavy snow on parts of the central and northern Plains, giving some parts of the United States a white Christmas, the National Weather Service said.
Winter weather advisories, warnings issued for much of Wisconsin Green Bay Press Gazette
Dangerous storm arriving, thousands without electricity DesMoinesRegister.com
Will Swedes work on a Chinese menu?
BBC News - - 1 hour ago
The Americans are dumping the Swedes. Ford is passing on Volvo to Geely, while GM has said it is winding down Saab - the most likely option despite the last-gasp offer from the Dutch sports car maker Spyker.
Wells Fargo Completes TARP Repayment
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
Wells Fargo & Co. said it completed its repayment of $25 billion in aid received from the government at the height of the global financial crisis.
Wells Fargo completes TARP repayment Bizjournals.com
Census: Weak economy caused dramatic slowdown in magnet states
Washington Post - - 49 minutes ago
Many of the states in the South and West that boasted the country's highest growth rates are now experiencing a dramatic slowdown because of the recession, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
2009 census report: Michigan is 1 of 3 states to lose residents Detroit Free Press
Outage: BlackBerry Users May Be Upset, But Have Few Options
PC World - - 18 minutes ago
A second e-mail outage, even in the same week, will not be a confidence-buster for most BlackBerry users, even if it does fray the nerves.
Video: BlackBerrys Experience Another Outage
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Microsoft Word Gets Facelift
InformationWeek - - 4 hours ago
Microsoft has issued a patch for its Office 2007 product that brings the desktop suite into compliance with a court edict. The 2007 Microsoft Office OPK Master Kit Download, available on Microsoft's OEM Partner Center, strips Word and ...
MS pulls custom XML code from Word TG Daily
Piper: 75% chance of Apple Jan. event, 50% likelihood of tablet
Apple Insider - - 1 hour ago
As rumors of Apple's forthcoming tablet device pick up steam once again, one Wall Street analyst sees a 50-50 chance of the device being unveiled in January.
Apple tablet could have Jan 2010 debut Slippery Brick
Munster: An Apple tablet in March? CNNMoney.com (blog)
Jude Law Talks About Finishing Heath Ledger's Final Role
People Magazine - - 20 minutes ago
Jude Law says he was humbled personally and professionally to be asked to help take over Heath Ledger's final movie role, which Ledger left unfinished when he died in January 2008.
The Best of Heath Ledger New York Post
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Murphy's Husband Calls Drug, Anorexia Rumors 'Crazy'
ABC News - - 3 hours ago
Brittany Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, is rebutting rumors that drugs or an eating disorder contributed to the actress' death, saying that he, along with the rest of the world, wants to know why she died from a heart attack at 32.
Photos - Pictures of Brittany Murphy in last movie surface; 'Abandoned ... New York Daily News
Brittany's Mother-in-Law Says the Whole Family Is Devastated People Magazine
'You Are My Santa': After Two Decades, He Owns the Role
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Roger Franklin, 83, is one of the city's longest-running Santas at any one location. He has served for 21 years at the South Street Seaport.
Is this the real Santa? Washington Post
Season over for Bills rookie Byrd
ESPN - 53 minutes ago
AP Byrd, who leads the NFL with nine interceptions, has been placed on injured reserve by the Bills. He has been bothered by a groin injury related to surgery he had to repair a sports hernia last summer.
Bills place rookie Byrd on IR Seattle Post Intelligencer
Jairus Byrd: Out for Season Rotowire
Vikings' Childress 'on same page' with Favre
Chicago Tribune - - 48 minutes ago
Vikings coach Brad Childress spoke with Chicago reporters via conference call Wednesday, touching on a number of topics including Brett Favre, Percy Harvin and more in advance of Minnesota's game against the Bears on Monday night at ...
Panthers' escapes are cause for Vikings' alarm Minneapolis Star Tribune
Promoter says Pacquiao-Mayweather likely off
The Associated Press - 26 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS - The promoter for boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao says a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. will not happen unless Mayweather's camp drops its insistence for Olympic-style blood testing.
More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZeneca's MedImmune unit is voluntarily recalling some of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine because it was not as potent as it should be.
Teresa Heinz Kerry reveals she has cancer
UPI.com - 53 minutes ago
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of US Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Wednesday revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer following a mammogram.
pSivida's eye drug shows promise in study, shares surge
Reuters - - 23 minutes ago
BANGALORE, Dec 23 (Reuters) - pSivida Corp (PSDV.O) said two late-stage trials of its experimental eye drug Iluvien showed positive results in its intent-to-treat population, sending the drug developer's shares up as much as 72 ...
Psivida says Iluvien meets key study goals BusinessWeek
My Initiation at Store 5476
New York Times - - Dec 19, 2009
JUST after 9 on a rainy December morning, the employees of Wal-Mart Store 5476 gathered in the electronics department and arranged themselves in a circle.
The Top 10 tech trends of 2009
CNN - - Dec 22, 2009
On the go, yet still connected: Smartphones and portable gaming devices entered the mainstream in 2009. (CNN) -- Engineers didn't make huge improvements to technology in 2009.
Strapped to Android, HTC Takes a Dizzying Ride to the Top
Wired News - - 17 hours ago
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is on a tear. This year alone, the company has released five Android handsets. Its next phone, the HTC Nexus One, aka the Googlephone, is among the most anticipated devices of 2010.
La Grenouille
New York Times (blog) - - 17 hours ago
LA GRENOUILLE turned 47 on Saturday, the last great French restaurant in New York. As on its birth night, there was snow outside the old stable at 3 East 52nd Street, and this made the soft, glittering light of the brocaded interior seem ...
Harry Reid playing Santa with your money
CNN - - 6 hours ago
Editor's note: Ed Rollins, a senior political contributor for CNN, is senior presidential fellow at the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University.