washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
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Gaza Survivors Are Rescued
Workers pull 100 people from shattered residential block that the Israeli military had kept off-limits.
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Geithner Is Preparing Overhaul of Bailout
Confronted by doubts on Capitol Hill over $700B financial rescue, nominee for Treasury Secretary broadens its scope beyond Wall St., sources say.
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Palin Lashes Out at the Media
In an online video, the former VP candidate calls the reporting on her family "very scary."
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CIA Veteran Tapped as Adviser
John Brennan, who has supported controversial interrogation techniques, will be Obama's top counterterrorism adviser.
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Bridge Closings Rile Virginians
Secret Service says safety concerns dictated plan for Jan. 20 that strikes some as unwelcoming.
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Call for Gaza Cease-Fire at U.N.
U.S. abstains from Security Council vote calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
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Rentals Are Begging for Takers
Dreams of a quick and easy payday evaporate as the market for inauguration housing goes bust.
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CIA Strike Kills Al-Qaeda Leaders
One of the victims of attack in Pakistan is thought to have planned Sept. bombing in Islamabad.
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Ill. Panel Votes to Impeach Gov.
Bipartisan House committee unanimously recommends impeachment for Rod Blagojevich.
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CIA Missile Strike Kills Top Al-Qaeda Operatives in Pakistan
A New Year's CIA strike in northern Pakistan killed two top al-Qaeda terrorists long sought by the United States, including the man believed to be behind September's deadly suicide bombing at a Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital, U.S. counterterrorism officials told The Washingon Post today.
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Pressure Rises for Mideast Truce
Western nations and key Arab states reach deal in principle on a U.N. Security Council resolution.
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Roland Burris: No Pay for Play
Former Ill. attorney general says he didn't make promises in return for controversial appointment.
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Citi Strikes Deal on Mortgages
Lender reverses stance on bill to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans to prevent foreclosures.
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Congress Must Move on Stimulus, Obama Says
President-elect warns that failure to pass package will plunge the nation further into an economic crisis of potentially double-digit unemployment.
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Report Says Blagojevich Must Go
Panel concludes Ill. governor should be impeached and removed from office for abuse of power.
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Metro Faces Huge Budget Gap
Officials are expected to consider cutting service, layoffs and increasing government subsidies.
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Obama: Delay Digital TV Switch
Transition team writes that there is not enough support for consumers during planned shut-off.
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U.N. Suspends Aid Deliveries
Officials cite series of Israeli attacks on U.N. facilities during offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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U.N. Suspends Aid Deliveries to Gaza Strip
Palestinian run from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during a protest in Bethlehem. (Reuters)Rocket Attack Threatens Northern IsraelHamas Pulling Back Into Cities Scene
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Postpone Switch to Digital TV?
Consumers group asks Congress for delay, saying outreach was underfunded, poorly implemented.

