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Burris denies any improper deals for Senate seat (AP)
AP - Roland Burris cleared a key hurdle Thursday on his way to filling President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, testifying under oath that he didn't strike any deals with Gov. Rod Blagojevich to get the plum appointment.
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Oversight panel wants better answers from Treasury (AP)
AP - Less than a month after its first report, a congressional panel overseeing the Treasury Department's $700 billion financial bailout is demanding more answers.
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Doubts arise over Obama stimulus plan (Politico)
Politico - After calling on Congress to “act boldly and act now,” Barack Obama got a lesson Thursday from his old Senate Democratic colleagues: a little more time for takeoff could avoid a crash landing of his economic recovery plan.
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Official: US strike kills 2 al-Qaida operatives (AP)
AP - A U.S. official says two Kenyans said to be among al-Qaida's top operatives on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list were killed New Year's Eve in a U.S. strike in Pakistan.
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More than $270 million in counterfeit goods seized (AP)
AP - The government seized more than $270 million in counterfeit and pirated goods over the past year, a 38 percent increase over 2007.
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Boost for bankruptcy bill as Citi backs (Politico)
Politico - The long embattled bankruptcy “cramdown” bill just took a major leap toward reality.
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Lei-off: Obama snubs Dean (Politico)
Politico - The conspicuous absence of Howard Dean from Thursday’s press conference announcing Tim Kaine’s appointment as Democratic National Committee chair was no accident, according to Dean loyalists.
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Conyers: Gupta not up to S.G. post (Politico)
Politico - Barack Obama’s rumored pick of TV-star surgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta is drawing its first congressional fire, from a senior House Democrat who is rallying colleagues to oppose Gupta.
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Citi backs measure to help avoid foreclosures (Reuters)
Reuters - Financial giant Citigroup Inc will support a proposal in Congress to rewrite U.S. bankruptcy law to help troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure, Chief Executive Vikram Pandit said on Thursday.
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Cheney: CIA did nothing illegal in interrogations (AP)
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I don't have any reason to believe that anybody in the agency did anything illegal," he said.
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Cheney: No one saw economic crisis coming (AP)
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I don't have any reason to believe that anybody in the agency did anything illegal," he said.
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Government: Recalled vehicles down in 2008 (AP)
AP - Automakers recalled the fewest number of vehicles last year since 1994, helped by more scrutiny of faulty parts and improved quality.
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Energy panel shake up signals action on climate (AP)
AP - A liberal Massachusetts Democrat will take over a House subcommittee that will play a major role in drafting legislation on global warming and other environmental issues.
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Cheney says no one saw financial crisis coming (AP)
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I don't have any reason to believe that anybody in the agency did anything illegal," he said.
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Dems quarrel over stimulus plan (Politico)
Politico - New fissures opened up among Democrats on Thursday over Barack Obama’s stimulus plan – with some Democratic mayors and governors saying they disagreed with Obama’s decision to put $300 billion in tax cuts ahead of added brick-and-mortar projects.
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Dems quarrel over Obama stimulus plan (Politico)
Politico - New fissures opened up among Democrats on Thursday over Barack Obama’s stimulus plan – with some Democratic mayors and governors saying they disagreed with Obama’s decision to put $300 billion in tax cuts ahead of added brick-and-mortar projects.
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French justice minister on job 5 days after birth (AP)
AP - She's out of the maternity ward and into a Cabinet meeting, dressed in elegant black and stiletto heels ? five days after giving birth at age 43. Justice Minister Rachida Dati, single and guarding the daddy's name like a state secret, doesn't stop surprising the French.
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Analysis: Obama's toughest fiscal crises lie ahead (AP)
AP - For Barack Obama, winning a giant economic revival bill in Congress should be the easy part.
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Citi backs mortgage bankruptcy reform: senators (Reuters)
Reuters - Financial giant Citigroup Inc has agreed to support a rewrite of bankruptcy law being proposed in the U.S. Congress to help troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure, lawmakers said on Thursday.
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Congress certifies Obama win in symbolic ritual (AFP)
AFP - A joint session of the US Congress on Thursday formally certified the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States in a ceremony pulsing with history and symbolism.
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