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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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Nation & World news

Published Monday, January 05, 2009

Copter crash kills eight in Louisiana

Obama arrives in Washington

President-elect Barack Obama rejoined his family in Washington on Sunday evening after bidding a poignant farewell to his Chicago home as he begins final preparations for his Jan. 20 inauguration.

Forest Service set to ease road rules

January 4

Los Angeles woman, 114, now globe's oldest person

Lawyer nickel-and-dimes IRS

Obama's silence on Gaza frustrates Arabs

January 2

Hamas leader killed in airstrike

Scientists say comet killed off large animals

Short-lived mosquitoes may take bite out of virulent diseases

Green Zone handed over

Russians cut natural gas to Ukraine

Police probe Thai nightclub fire

Government troops enter rebel capital

Bombs left in Aspen banks, alley

Obamas head home after Hawaii respite

New York assembly leader would support Kennedy

Twelve ice fishers rescued after getting stranded off Green Bay

High-speed crash kills 4 adults, baby

Down home on the iconic ranch

Claiborne Pell, grant sponsor, dies at 90

January 1

Cuba observes muted 50th anniversary

Dairy chief admits delaying reports

Deaths down in Iraq, up in Afghanistan

Iraqi police arrest Shiite cult leader, members

December 31

'It's that time of year again'

Israel considers halt to airstrikes

Still defiant, Blagojevich names Obama successor

Pueblo crew members awarded $65 million

Group sues over rule on guns in parks

Mexico calls off search for woman

Judge rules two detainees held lawfully

Pakistan targets militants

Congo massacres leave 400 dead

Mortars fired into market in Somalia

Deadline passes for immigrants

Russia extends presidential terms

Astronauts struggled to regain control

California sues over Endangered Species Act changes

Army spy pleads guilty to conspiracy

December 30

Israeli official declares 'all-out war' on Hamas

Postal Service unveils '09 stamps

Lawyer: Impeachment not merited

Mexicans return home for 'troca' fest

Katrina was 'tipping point' for Bush, ex-aide says

Palin's daughter gives birth to boy

Cubans line up to gain Spanish citizenship

Former prime minister wins Bangladesh vote

Scores killed at church in Congo, witnesses say

Dairies to compensate babies' families

Activists block official events

December 29

Obesity surgery reverses diabetes in teens, study finds

Event rings in the new year by shredding the old

Wind knocks out power to thousands in Michigan

Family attitude key for gay youth

Christmas Eve killer left slew of orphans

Teen arrested after officer fatally shot

Bomber targets pro-Gaza rally in Iraq

Truck bomb kills Afghan students

Oldest man in U.S. dies at 112

Stalin voted third-greatest Russian

President will quit today, official says

December 28

Dozens help rescue horses

Facebook taking heat over ban on breast-feeding photos

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 230

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 200

Pakistanis mark year since Bhutto's death

Midwest now faces floods, fog

Blackout hits Oahu during Obama visit

Risks posed by ash spill understated, group warns

Robert Mulligan, film director

Car bombs kill 25 in Iraq

Quick-witted hostage thwarts robbers

Judge sides with same-sex parents

December 27

India, Pakistan saber rattling raises war fear

Kennedy says Obama, Sept. 11 inspired her

Santa gunman planned to flee U.S.

Obama, daughters, friends take in marina show, treats

Earthquake drill reveals shortcomings

Obama, Clinton are tops in Gallup poll

Driver in crash won't be charged

Coal ash spill worse than first estimated

Early North Americans harvested, roasted bulbs

Miss Sinaloa arrested on drug charges

Using little blue pills to fight terrorism

China navy joins anti-piracy patrol

Prisoner blamed for deadly riot in Iraq

December 26

Tidings not glad in retail world

Red kettles yield odd treasures

Shooter kills 8 at Christmas party

Snow, wind on Christmas pose test on day of good cheer

Driver loses control, hits Hanukkah party

Tar sands mining endangers migratory birds, report says

Five-story fall claims girl, 7

Guinea coup chief tightens grip

Nobel laureate Harold Pinter dies of cancer

Israel moves closer to Gaza invasion

Prolific career

Provocative Eartha Kitt dies

Winds thwart Washington re-enactment

Lawyer urges panel to subpoena Obama staff

Obama pays dinnertime visit to base

Amateurs trying at-home genetic engineering

Iraqi leader cancels visit

Christmas more joyous, and a holiday again in Iraq

December 25

Church members dress as Jesus for Christmas

Scarf arrest prompts worker training

Christmas in Bethlehem peaceful, merry

Pope's plea: Help children in distress

Obama pays tribute to troops

Bush reverses decision on a pardon

Weather still strands travelers

Gas leak leads to house blast

Somalia's president planning to resign

Tutu urges action against Zimbabwe's Mugabe

Guinea coup leader rallies troops, support

Iranian leader skewers West

Problems of hunger, obesity pose paradox

Spit links suspect to burglaries

Ex-trooper suspected in shootings dies

December 24

Medicare gap has patients, lawmakers calling for reform

Obama to take oath of office on Lincoln's inaugural Bible

Report clears contact with Blagojevich

Drug pairings often risky, study warns

Economic team refines stimulus package

Ex-trooper suspected in Dallas shootings

Appeals court reinstates Clean Air rules

Iraq transition plan still lacking key players

Military group declares Guinea coup

EU nations warm to idea of taking in detainees

Parliament OKs security pact after speaker's resignation

Investor duped for $1.4 billion found dead in suicide

Militants strike back after fighters killed

Children abused at Zion ranch, report says

Weather wreaks havoc, wrecks plans nationwide

Man who armed Israel pardoned

Army drops wound treatment after warning

Man killed after nabbing boy

India seeks worldwide pressure on Pakistan

December 23

Bush honors injured soldiers, has MRI at Walter Reed

Paris mayor's letter on Kennedy a hoax

Five convicted of plot to kill U.S. soldiers

U.S. presses Russia on missiles for Iran

Franken expected to hold slim lead

Karzai wants details on U.S. surge in Afghanistan

Mexico honors beheaded soldiers

Guinea's ruler, who seized reins in '84, dies

Pandas off to Taiwan in goodwill gesture

More areas violating soot standards

December 22

Economic worries forcing more people to give up pets

Top U.S. general waiting on troop decision

Northern U.S. socked by winter's start

Denver crash survival 'a miracle'

Obama to release report on governor

Mumbai 'alive again' as targeted hotels reopen

Polish leader makes historic synagogue visit

Twelve headless bodies found

December 21

Afghans find tons of pot at old school

As economy worsens, Obama broadens his goals

Dozens hurt as jet crashes on takeoff

Israelis strike Gaza as truce ends

Rioting erupts after memorial

Afghanistan may get 30,000 new U.S. troops

Official Christmas party hailed as Iraqi advance

Surviving octuplets celebrate 10th birthday

Councilman calls slashing accidental

Wounded dog a symbol of hope

In Passing

December 20

Attorney general seeks invalidation of Proposition 8

Lottery numbers

Bush tosses a lifeline to Detroit automakers

Palin boyfriend's mother arrested

Blagojevich remains defiant

Afghanistan buildup begins

Law protects woman from forced marriage

December 19

Leader who coined 'moral majority' dies

'Orderly' auto bankruptcy considered

Stimulus could cost $850 billion

Watergate tipster Mark Felt dies

Guards fired on, according to Blackwater radio logs

24 Iraqi law officials arrested

Shoe-throwing Iraqi said to want pardon

Plan in works to shutter Guantanamo Bay prison

Ex-colonel found guilty of genocide

U.S. balks at U.N. call for gay rights

Bush unveils 'conscience protection' rule

Bill Clinton's foundation discloses donor list

Governor rejects financial crisis fix

Cease-fire with Israel over, Hamas decides

Crude declines as economy struggles

Obama to name labor chief

Ponzi scheme may cost IRS billions

December 18

Museums need fat check to land shuttle

Chrysler holiday closure now a month

British leader sets July for departure from Iraq

Lawsuit targets Friday auction of land leases

Blackwater may get booted from work in Iraq, report says

More Californians leave than move in

Obama to roll out three more appointees

Obama team reflects tolerant, pragmatic late boomer views

Yale poet part of inauguration

Stem cell research will get boost

Russia bolsters Lebanon with 10 MiG fighter jets

Copters, warship beat back pirates

December 17

Cake for 3-year-old Hitler namesake denied

Vilsack to get Agriculture post

John Walsh's personal mystery solved

First face transplant performed in U.S.

Feds keep eye out for missing goggles

2008 joins warmest years on record, NASA reports

U.N. vote allows raids on pirates

Shoe tosser faces series of Baghdad hearings

Sticks of dynamite found in Paris store

Doctor sentenced for bomb plots

Campaign piqued Kennedy's interest

Australian court OKs use of Facebook to serve lien

Second major party launched in South Africa

Three detainees released to families

New poll finds deepening economic gloom

Republicans press for special election

SEC chief blames his staff in Madoff case

U.S. notably absent at Latin America summit

December 16

Higher-education leaders seek share of stimulus fund

Illinois House takes step to oust Blagojevich

Obama adds Interior pick to energy team

Kennedy, governor discuss Senate seat

Campus offers activists haven

Anti-kidnapping expert abducted in Mexico

Other rulings

December 15

Report shows racial gap in colon cancer death rates

Lottery numbers

Bush visits Iraq, Afghanistan

Mumbai attackers tech savvy

Thai opposition leader elected prime minister

British leader promises help to Pakistan

Illinois lawmakers focus on ousting governor

Northeast struggles with cold

Storm closes Midwest roads

Fed ready to slash key rate

Schuller's son leaves Crystal Cathderal

December 14

Much of Northeast remains powerless

Lottery numbers

U.S. troops to remain in Iraqi cities

Mumbai gunman says group planned demands

Obama names housing secretary

Veterans' widows denied benefits

World's timekeepers will drag out 2008 one second longer

Arson fire damages Palin's church

Agencies helping jobless suddenly need employees

Immigrant dies after beating

Underwater surveys find rare 19th century ship

Pinup queen Bettie Page dies at 85

Avery Dulles, 90; Catholic theologian

Russian entrepreneur's patent on emoticon elicits few :)s

Just miles from goal, rower who crossed sea calls for tug

Indian navy seizes 23 pirates

December 13

Moving toward auto bailout

Obama sees transportation as catalyst for recovery

Lottery numbers

Severe ice storm hits Northeast

New test aims to predict breast cancer risk better

Groceries in U.S. stores face tests for melamine

In brief: Same-sex couple wins policy fight

Vatican criticizes leaps in biotechnology

E.U. adopts climate change pact

All-around actor Van Johnson dies at 92

Automakers' failure could have far-reaching impact

Failed talks raise freshman senator's status

December 12

Auto bailout dies in Senate

Report blames Rumsfeld for torture

California adopts tough climate plan

Lottery numbers

A closer look at the 12-year plan

Rule changes lift required reviews of projects' effects

Child's remains found in Florida

Obama 'certain' staff clear in Illinois scandal

Court rejects 'I Believe' plates

Auto fatalities fall off sharply

Two charged in dragging death

Europe worried violence will spread

Doctor confirms Kim's stroke

Bombing kills 55 in Kirkuk restaurant

Countries overstate immunization rates

Nuke talks with N. Korea hit roadblock

Study finds estrogen can trick breast-cancer tumors

Asian markets tumble

December 11

GPS technology helps track holiday display thieves

House passes $14 billion auto bailout

Blagojevich refuses to resign; Jackson denies misconduct

Bush to push plan to curb piracy

Nation in brief: Spotty response to 'call in gay' day

China's economy pinched by slowdown in exports

200 more die from cholera outbreak

Britain to withdraw troops next year

Price of generics dropping as drugmakers, retailers scramble

Cleaner used illegal workers at Chertoff home

Pakistan discloses arrest of second Mumbai plotter

EPA abandons effort to ease air pollution rules

Obama names environment, energy team

U.S. falls deeper in debt

Chicago sit-in ends with pay contract

December 10

Illinois scandal is irritant for Obama

It's barely recognizable, this digital age flirting

'Car czar' key in talks on automakers

Bush defends his record as commander in chief

Female dolphins more likely to use sponges as tools

Musicians don't want their tunes used to torment

Cruise operators work around piracy

World in brief: Mumbai suspects' names on list

Obama sees opening to stress tolerance

Alaska governor is eighth to be sent powder

Veteran actor Robert Prosky dies

Nation in brief: Bond wants to stay chairman of NAACP

Factory sit-in continues, but creditor offers loans

December 9

Study finds more women than men die from serious heart attacks

Military jet crash kills 3 in San Diego home

Youths continue to riot in Greece

Mumbai suspect arrested in Pakistan

Governors in six states get suspicious letters

Charges filed in Iraq shootings

December 8

Industries push algae as source of fuel for jets

Gregory will host 'Meet the Press'

Automaker deal could be ready this week

Pearl Harbor remembered

Obama: Economy likely to get worse

Reports: Tribune pondering bankruptcy

Nation in brief: Republicans lose long-held seat

Shinseki's debut

Pakistan targets suspects

Riots in Greek cities enter second day

Militants torch Humvees destined for Afghanistan

World in brief: China protests Sarkozy meeting

December 7

Military shoots down missile

Obama outlines spending plan

Workers occupy factory after it closes abruptly

Democrats rush to draft compromise auto bailout

Shinseki to be named VA leader

Sunny von Bulow dies after three decades in coma

Nation in brief: Laura Bush plans more volunteering

In Passing

Amsterdam plan would dim red lights

B.C. coroner matches pair of female feet

World in brief: Police recruits, guards attacked

Indicted Louisiana congressman ousted

Brazil sets high goals to reduce deforestation

Hoax spurred Pakistan high alert during siege

Officials fear Mumbai suspect may attempt suicide

Travel eases in West Bank

Millions of Muslims gather for hajj

December 6

Rescue for automakers closer as Pelosi yields

Tearful Simpson offers apology at sentencing

Caroline Kennedy eyeing Senate seat

Pinup of '50s hospitalized

Bush touts successes across Middle East

Russian Orthodox leader dies at home

Blackwater guards indicted in deadly Baghdad shooting

Gunmen in drag net millions in jewelry

December 5

Failing bailout, bankruptcy feasible

Bushes buy home in Dallas

Troops with brain trauma face long-term problems

Israelis get tough on settlement

Auto chiefs' pitch fails to get traction in Senate

Economic bureau won't use 'D' word

Indian national recruited to survey Mumbai targets

Canadian leader's ploy buys some time

World in brief: Sarkozy announces stimulus plan

Drug law may be used on Blackwater guards

Iraq police stations bombed

Mexico reopens debate over death penalty

Study says happiness spreads like virus

Simpson goes before judge for sentencing today

Nation in brief: Mars rover mission delayed until 2011

Gun laws, murder rates linked

D.C. extends bar hours for inaugural

Runway de-icer shortage could disrupt flights

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