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Sheriff: Parents didn't report boy missing for a decade
Authorities in Kansas are looking for a boy who disappeared about a decade ago, but was not reported missing until a few weeks ago. -
Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked
The Twitter accounts of President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears, Fox News and 29 others were hacked Monday according to the microblog site, leading to false and inappropr... -
Apple fans relieved about Jobs health news
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. -
German battlefield yields Roman surprises
Archaeologists have found more than 600 relics from a huge battle between a Roman army and Barbarians in the third century, long after historians believed Rome had given up control of northern Germany...
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Intel picks signal break from Bush
President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democr... -
President-elect Barack Obama, commencing face-to-face consultations with congressional leaders Monday, is embracing an unexpectedly large tax cut of up to $300 billion.
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Bush: Israel has right to defend self
As Israel seized control of much of Gaza Strip on Monday, President George W. Bush said he understands "Israel's desire to protect itself" from the militant group Hamas. -
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed
A prosecutor says disgraced financier Bernard Madoff violated bail conditions by mailing about $1 million worth of jewelry and other assets to relatives, and wants him jailed. -
Franken on top in recount, lawsuit looms
The Minnesota state Canvassing Board certified results showing Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state's contested Senate race on Monday.
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Op-Ed Columnist: A President Forgotten but Not Gone
You start to pity George W. Bush until you remember the vast wreckage that stretches from the Middle East to Wall Street to Main Street. -
Op-Ed Contributors: The End of the Financial World as We Know It
We have a brief chance to cure ourselves. But first we need to ask: of what? -
A New Cigarette Hazard: ‘Third-Hand Smoke’
Toxic residue from cigarette smoke clings to hair and carpets, endangering children, experts say. -
Op-Ed Contributors: How to Repair a Broken Financial World
There are obvious changes in the financial system to be made, to prevent some version of what has happened from happening all over again. -
The Irish Economy’s Rise Was Steep, and the Fall Was Fast
The Irish developer Sean Dunne, who became a symbol of the country’s boom, faces a foundering economy.
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US suggests conditions of a Gaza cease-fire
Washington Post - Found 1 hour agoWASHINGTON -- The Bush administration stuck to its defense of Israel's expanding offensive in the Gaza Strip on Monday and pushed for a cease-fire ... -
Gossip Guys Have Starlets' Panting
E! Online - Found 35 minutes agoJohn Travolta's Son, Jett, Dead at 16 (742) What's the Best TV of 2008? (275) A Closer Look at What Ailed Jett Travolta (246) Lost Premiere Preview: ... -
Obama to name Panetta to lead CIA, Blair as intelligence chief
CNN - Found 47 minutes agoLeon Panetta, chief of staff in President Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be CIA director, two ... N... -
Car sales plunge, heralding bleak 2009
Washington Post - Found 1 hour agoDETROIT (Reuters) - Major automakers reported U.S. sales in December that plunged by more than a third, closing out the weakest year for the battered ... -
Franken welcomes 'victory' as lawsuit looms
CNN - Found 46 minutes agoDemocrat Al Franken declared victory in the hotly contested Minnesota Senate race Monday saying the win is 'incredibly humbling.' The Minnesota State ...
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Shauna Lyon: Cafe Select, in Nolita.
Oyster Bar aside, the anticipation of delicious food and pleasing ambience is not usually accompanied by thinking, “Ah, the train station.” Yet in Switzerland, from Bern to Basel to Zurich... -
Sasha Frere-Jones: The Bon Iver sound.
Justin Vernon, a twenty-seven-year-old native of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is six feet three, big but not heavy, bearded, and often seen in boots and a thick plaid shirt. In February, he became one of th... -
Sasha Frere-Jones: FM3's Buddha Machine.
The electronic musicians Christiaan Virant and Zhang Jian live in Beijing and work under the name FM3. In 2005, they released their Buddha Machine, a collection of nine audio loops ranging in length f... -
Richard Brody: Chinese movies, Greta Gerwig, David Fincher, and more.
It’s been a great year for Chinese movies, and the best of the year is “Still Life” (New Yorker Video), in which the director Jia Zhang-ke dramatizes, with a startling visual beauty,... -
Photographs and commentary by Martin Schoeller and Steve Pyke.
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Expectations Tempered As Obama Returns To D.C.
It's been a rough start for President-elect Barack Obama in his first week back at work in Washington, from violence flaring in Gaza to showdowns brewing in the U.S. Senate. But Obama is staying focus... -
As Ill. Works To Impeach Gov., Burris Heads To D.C.
Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris has said he intends to go the Capitol Tuesday and begin serving as the state's junior U.S. senator. That looks unlikely, however, because the man who app... -
Bush In Historic Marine Conservation Move
President Bush plans to designate three remote Pacific island chains as national monuments. The move will mark the largest marine conservation effort in history. -
President-elect Obama named former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta to head the CIA and retired Adm. Dennis Blair to be national intelligence director.
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In Meetings, Obama Pushes Stimulus Plan
Democrats and President-elect Barack Obama are putting together a short-term stimulus package of up to $1 trillion aiming to jolt the economy and create jobs. It includes about $300 billion in tax cut...
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Bush chooses allies for civilian high honor
President George W. Bush is giving the nation's highest civilian award to three foreign leaders who have been among his most ... -
Gov't supplies another $15B to banks
The government said Monday it had supplied another $15 billion to seven banks in the latest round of payments from the $700 ... -
Biden to head to Asia for congressional trip
Vice President-elect Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia on a congressional trip. -
Time, nature threaten La. island and Native American tribe
Isle de Jean Charles is disappearing, mauled by rising sea-level, coastal erosion and an estimated 10,000 miles of canals dug ... -
Pope Benedict XVI chose Bishop of Oakland Allen Vigneron to replace Cardinal Adam Maida as Detroit's archbishop. Vigneron is ...
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Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO
Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily tr... -
Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce
GAZA CITY, Gaza _ Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli... -
Obama picks former Calif congressman for CIA
Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff and former California congressman Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta currently directs... -
Burris says he's senator _ but Dems won't seat him
Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" and flew to the capital to claim President-elect... -
Kennedy missteps might not trip her up in the end
Caroline Kennedy's missteps and halting speech patterns have been replayed endlessly since she announced her bid to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate. News articles nationwide, editori...
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Automakers Report Dismal Sales
Industry has worst sales in 15 years, as Americans continued to steer clear of dealerships in Dec. -
Reps. say $50B Ponzi scheme raises hard questions about the effectiveness of federal regulations.
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Envoys intensify talks in hopes of brokering a cease-fire in Gaza, despite continuing operations.
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Future of Dentures in Fast Decay
Baby boomers will be the first generation to go to their graves with most of their teeth. -
After Loss, Hoyas Must Regroup
The Big East season isn't yet one week old, but Georgetown already has seen both extremes.
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Obama, Congress leaders to meet on economy
The President-elect is heading to Capitol Hill to push for quick action on a broad economic stimulus package that congressional leaders are saying won't be ready until mid-February at the earliest. -
Rapidly growing sea ice portends imminent ice age if alarmist logic is applied to new data
OK, the ice age may be a ways off. I made the title up. I tried to use the same hysteria and logic that global warming alarmists use when conveying data. -
For trapped Gazans, few options for safety
As Israeli forces attacked Gaza by land, sea and air, residents living in the congested coastal strip faced a fateful question: Flee the shelling and shooting, or hole up inside their homes and hope f... -
Live Poll - Most Overused Words and Phrases From 2008
Ok, let's get started; this is meant as a forum for discussion, so I'm going to talk about a couple of the most egregious examples, you can take my poll, then I want to hear *your* ideas. -
Conservatives' view of New Deal gets it almost all wrong
To be sure, you can credibly argue that the New Deal had its share of problems. But overall, the numbers prove it helped -- rather than hurt -- the macroeconomy. "Excepting 1937-1938, unemployment fel...
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Casualties rise in Gaza offensive
Casualties have been pouring into overcrowded hospitals in Gaza as Israel continues its offensive against militant groups. -
Steep sales drop for US carmakers
US carmakers report sharp falls in their sales in December as the economic slowdown drives customers away from showrooms. -
Apple's Jobs admits poor health
Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has disclosed in a statement that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance. -
Pink iguana rewrites family tree
A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands. -
Dozens die in Guatemala landslide
At least 33 people die and dozens more are missing after part of a mountain collapses on to a road in northern Guatemala.
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Toyota emblem on a vehicle. US auto sales crashed again in December ...
(AFP/File) - Toyota emblem on a vehicle. US auto sales crashed again in December as the industry posted its worst year since 1992 and the Detroit Three saw their annual share of their home market slip... -
The Ford Motor Company logo. US auto sales crashed again in ...
(AFP/File) - The Ford Motor Company logo. US auto sales crashed again in December as the industry posted its worst year since 1992 and the Detroit Three saw their annual share of their home market sli... -
A man walks by a used car lot in December 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. ...
(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A man walks by a used car lot in December 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. US auto sales crashed again in December as the industry posted its worst year since 1992 and the Detroit... -
The corporate logo for the General Motors Corp. US auto sales ...
(AFP/File) - The corporate logo for the General Motors Corp. US auto sales crashed again in December as the industry posted its worst year since 1992 and the Detroit Three saw their annual share of th... -
US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen former lawmaker and ...
(AFP/File) - US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen former lawmaker and White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, pictured in 2006, to head the Central Intelligence Agency, US media reported Monday...
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Israeli ground troops have crossed the border along the Gaza Strip in an effort to deter Hamas forces. In a special report for CBS News, Sky News’ Dominic Waghorn provides in-depth coverage.
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Son of Hamas leader converts to Christianity and lives in the U.S.
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Webcast: Richardson Withdraws; Obama; Gaza Update
01.04.09: Dan Harris delivers the World News Webcast. -
Roland Burris' lawyer discuses legal options regarding senate seat...
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Did Kawasaki disease kill John Travolta's 16-year-old son?
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The bailout bill has passed. But how will we know if it succeeds? By Robert E. Litan So, will it work? Now that Congress has passed the bailout bill -- an unprecedented riverboat gambl...
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Why should Sarah Palin benefit from the fact that the media expects her to do poorly against Joe Biden? Low expectations might be the secret to happiness, but are they the secret to win...
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The Chilling Innocence of Piracy
Somali pirates hijacked a Ukrainian vessel carrying tanks and other military hardware in the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Navy warships have surrounded them. This year alone, pirates have attacke... -
Barack Obama and John McCain both think they can win the election by accusing the other of not understanding America. In Friday's debate John McCain said six times that Barack Obama do...
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The bailout crashed, and so did democracy. Democracy is not perfect, and one of its many imperfections is that voters tend to be ignorant. I don't mean to be insulting. There are, after...
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KEN SILVERSTEIN—The Gaza Fallout
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KEN SILVERSTEIN—Civilian To Head CIA
Michael Hayden will not be kept on at CIA, which, according to a source I spoke to over the weekend, will come as a relief to many at the agency. From Reuters: . . . -
WYATT MASON—Language, Behavior, History
Imaginative literature traffics in selves. The statement can be read variously. The selves can be the creatures in the writing—narrators and characters who present or appear in a novel or a poem. Eq... -
Foreign Policy has launched its newly revamped website, which has lots of great features, including two of my favorite bloggers: Laura Rozen on national security and foreign policy, and Marc Lynch on...
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SCOTT HORTON—The Lawless World of John Yoo
John Yoo, still (amazingly) a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley, teams up with unconfirmed Bush U.N. ambassador John Bolton (last seen advocating a pre-emptive war against Iran...
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Civilian Casualties Rise in Gaza Assault
An Israeli warplane dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas' top five decision-makers Thursday, instantly killing him and 18 others, while the Israeli army said troops massed on the Gaz... -
Board Certifies Franken Senate Victory
A state election board on Monday will announce Democrat Al Franken has defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, state officials told CNN Sunday. -
Man Arrested in Ohio Mom's Slaying
Authorities in Ohio have arrested a man in the shooting death of a woman whose 4-year son was abducted by the gunman and left unharmed at a highway rest area. -
Obamas Begin New Life in Washington
Talk about change. America's next first family started off the new year with change in a big way -- a move to a new home and new schools in a new city.
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Minn. board expected to announce Al Franken winner
The state Canvassing Board was poised to certify the results of the recount in Minnesota's grueling Senate election in Al Franken's favor _ but that doesn't mean the race is definitely over. -
Burris to go to DC as his fate remains in question
Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris plans to have a high-stakes showdown on Capitol Hill this week with Democratic leaders who continue to say he won't be seated in Congress. -
8 die as helicopter crashes in Louisiana marsh
A helicopter bound for offshore oil fields went down Sunday afternoon in marshlands about 100 miles southeast of New Orleans, killing eight people and critically injuring one, officials said. -
Stimulus unlikely before inauguration
President-elect Barack Obama received a rude welcome to Washington on Sunday as congressional Democrats dashed his hopes for a speedy response to the worst economic crisis in decades. -
Senate should seat Minn. Dem. Al Franken
New York Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday that Democrat Al Franken is the clear winner in Minnesota's Senate race and should be seated as soon as possible.
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Today is the opening day of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, in Harbin, China. The festival lasts for one month, and features large ice and snow sculptures, ice lanterns, swim...
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The International Ski Federation (FIS) is now holding the 2008-09 Ski Jumping World Cup - the 30th season to date. This World Cup season began on November 29th in Kuusamo, Finland, and will run throug...
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Back in June, 2008, Egypt helped broker a 6-month cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the ruling body in the Gaza Strip. Though the cease-fire was broken several times by both sides, it lar...
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Just a brief note - starting today, The Big Picture will be on holiday until its next entry on Friday January 2nd, 2009. Thank you so much, every one of you who has viewed, commented, and participated...
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NASA's space shuttle Endeavour recently returned to the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after its successful mission to the International Space Station. Th...