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Al Qaeda message blames Obama, Egypt for Gaza violence - CNN

cnn.com — An audio message reportedly from al Qaeda's deputy chief vows revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and calls the Jewish state's actions against Hamas militants "a gift" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.More… (World News)

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Israeli press reports cluster bombs being used in Gaza

haaretz.com — The ground invasion was preceded by large-scale artillery shelling from around 4 P.M., intended to "soften" the targets as artillery batteries deployed along the Strip in recent days began bombarding Hamas targets and open areas near the border. Hundreds of shells were fired, including cluster bombs aimed at open areas. More… (World News)

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Army Puts Collection of Korean War Photos and Videos Online

stripes.com — The U.S. Army is now offering on the Internet a rare and often stark look at Korean War combat captured through the lenses of military photographers and other cameramen.More… (World News)

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London colder than Antarctica

telegraph.co.uk — London was colder than parts of Antarctica yesterday as temperatures in southern England were forecast to plunge as low as 14F (-10C) overnight. More… (World News)

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"May God exterminate Hamas!"

nydailynews.com — A New York Times dispatch captured an excruciating moment that took place in a hospital morgue, where a mother had just found half of the body of her 17-year-old daughter. "May God exterminate Hamas!" screamed the woman in crystal-clear understanding that the terrorist band's reckless, inhuman actions had brought death to her child...More… (World News)

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Australia Destroying Life On Earth Says NASA

news.com.au — Australia's use of coal and carbon emissions policies are guaranteeing the “destruction of much of the life on the planet”, a leading NASA scientist has written in a letter to Barack Obama. In the letter he says: "Australia exports coal and sets atmospheric carbon dioxide goals so large as to guarantee destruction of much of the life on the planet"More… (World News)

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Survey Says U.S. Marine Corps Full of Drunk and Horny Teens

blogs.sfweekly.com — UCSF scientists tested and surveyed 2,157 female U.S. Marine recruits with an average age of 19. Researchers found that the young women were more than twice as likely as non-military young women to be infected with venereal diseases. And the recruits were prone to engage in behaviors likely to get them sick again...More… (World News)

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Eyewitness in Gaza: 'People Are Being Killed in Their Homes'

abcnews.go.com — Gaza's hospitals are said to be at a breaking point, with medical supplies running low and paramedics among the many attacked. Western media have not been allowed into Gaza so far to witness and report on the situation there. Here is an eyewitness account of conditions on the ground in Gaza.More… (World News)

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President-elect Obama to name Leon Panetta to head CIA,

today.msnbc.msn.com — Leon Panetta to head CIA, NBC reportsMore… (World News)

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Video: SF cop shoots helpless, cooperating man in the back

rawstory.com — "They just shot him! They just shot him!" yelled 19-year-old Vargas, whose camera-phone had just captured the slaying of Grant by a San Francisco Transit officer. "... I got you, mothaf--kers!" she exclaimed.More… (World News)

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France Bans Advertising on Public TV During Primetime

news.bbc.co.uk — French viewers have for the first time watched prime-time television without advert breaks, as President Nicolas Sarkozy's media reforms got under way. Advertising is now banned on French public television between 2000 and 0600. It will be phased out by 2011.More… (World News)

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Fake Facebook Profile Angers Guyana President

guardian.co.uk — There are hundreds of George Bushes, scores of Fidel Castros, and dozens of Hugo Chávezes, all with prank profiles on the social networking website Facebook, but when someone tried to pass him or herself off as the president of Guyana the real president didn't see the funny side.More… (World News)

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Regulators probed Madoff eight times over 16 years: report

reuters.com — (Reuters) - Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions, the Wall Street Journal said. SEC...More… (World News)

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Oakland Police Officer Shoots Unarmed Man, Handcuffed Man

ktvu.com — BART-Police who patrol the Bay Area's subway system came to break up a fight. They had a 22 year old man named Omar Grant in handcuffs and on the ground when an officer shot him point blank in the head.More… (World News)

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Nine European countries hit by gas shortages amid Russia..

timesonline.co.uk — Nine countries in and around Europe have now reported problems with their gas supply as a result of Russia's dispute with the Ukraine, after Slovakia, Greece and Croatia today disclosed they were experiencing drops in gas pressure.More… (World News)

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