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...purpose in launching Operation Cast Lead was to halt Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza and prevent Hamas from being able to rearm by smuggling weapons from Egypt. Israel remains committed, however, to a long-term goal of ending Hamas' control of Gaza, and it insists that the movement should gain no "recognition" or "legitimacy" as part of any truce - a tough call since Hamas is the key combatant on the Palestinian side. (See pictures of the Gaza ground...
...Since Jan. 2, the Standard & Poor's 500 index has given back roughly half of the 24% gain it had logged since mid-November's low of 741. The financial news, spiked with bankruptcies, bank losses, surging foreclosures, rising unemployment and a slew of lifestyle stories on how to live on less, is unnerving investors. On Thursday they confirmed their wariness by taking the Dow Industrials below 8000 briefly before boosting the index back to close at 8212, up 12.35 points...
...snafu and, barring GOP objections, would be sworn in within days. Senate leaders had attempted to dissuade the governor from naming a new junior Senator, arguing that any appointee would be tainted by Blagojevich's arrest on charges that he conspired to sell or trade the seat for personal gain. Burris, who replaces Obama as the body's lone African-American member, has declined to say whether he plans to run for a full term...
Estimating the event’s attendance to be around 50, the bookstore’s marketing manager and organizer of the event, Heather L. Gain, called the book reading “a success, especially for 12 degrees [outside...
After the discussion, wine was served in the children’s section as “a nice touch to facilitate conversation,” Gain said...