Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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Obama Plans Marketing Blitz for Stimulus Plan

Obama and top aides plan to hit the road shortly after the inauguration to push for the massive spending plan. LA Times: Obama "will quickly strive to shape public opinion, casting the substantial stimulus package as crucial to the nation's recovery." Top aide Axelrod: "We'll fan out, and this will be a public process." Obama "wants the [...]

Burris: "I Am Not Tainted"

Gov. Blagojevich's pick for the U.S. Senate insists he deserves Obama's Senate seat. Click here to watch. Tells NBC's "Today" he's a "qualified, dedicated public servant," says "I have absolutely nothing to do with (the governor's) problems." More Burris interviews here and here. Plus: Burris supporter Rep. Bobby Rush tells CBS that Blago opponents "need to take a [...]

Rep. Davis: I Was Offered Ill. Senate Seat

Rep. Danny Davis tells Lynn Sweet Blagojevich offered him the vacant seat through an attorney, but he turned it down. "I indicated I came to the conclusion there was too much discomfort on my part and the part of my family."       

Israel Rejects Truce Call, Continues Attacks

As air strikes on Gaza enter a fifth day, Israel rejects international pressure to suspend its air offensive, sending warplanes to demolish tunnels supporting Gaza's Hamas leadership. The proposed cease-fire would have allowed humanitarian relief to get to Gaza, if Palestinians stop their own rocket fire into Israel. Plus: Wash Post on the president-elect responding with silence. TIME's [...]

Jobless Numbers Remain Volatile

First-time jobless claims fall last week, amid a shortened holiday workweek. Meanwhile, total jobless numbers reach a 26-year high. Economist: "The underlying picture is terrible for the labor market.” Bloomberg: "The magnitude of the drop in claims last week indicates the figures will remain volatile."      

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Casualty of war.       

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Facebook's War on Nipples

By ADA CALHOUN

Israel versus Hamas: How to Shape a Ceasefire

By TONY KARON

Key factors will be the rival Palestinian regime led by Mahmoud Abbas and its backer Egypt, which controls a key crossing into Gaza

Should the Military Be Called in for Natural Disasters?

By SIOBHAN MORRISEY / MIAMI

New Defense Department plans to train troops to respond to everything from hurricanes to a terrorist attack are stirring a debate

Putting Bernie Madoff On The Couch

By JEFFREY KLUGER

What could possibly motivate a person to perpetuate a Ponzi scheme that is destined for failure — and jail time?

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Commenter sgwhiteinfla asks: How can Reid stop Burris from being seated even if he wanted to[?]

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Quotes of the Day

"There is broad international consensus that the residents of the south of Israel must have a real and sustainable solution and not a Band-Aid that will just kick the can down the road."
MARK REGEV,
Israeli government spokesman on the continuing attacks in Gaza
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Thais immerse themselves in the spirit of Christmas without the foggiest idea who Jesus was

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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Paterson Interviewing Senate Candidates

NY Times: The governor's office is "a very busy place" as he searches for a replacement to take Sen. Clinton's seat. One recent interviewee: Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell. “I didn't get the impression that a decision was coming anytime soon."       

Palestinians Keep Up Rocket Attacks

Militants armed with deadlier-than-ever rockets continue striking Israel Tuesday. Meanwhile Israel continues launching air attacks against targets in Gaza. More than 370 Palestinians have died; the U.N. says at least 64 were civilians. Israeli PM Olmert: The assault is "the first of several" phases of attack.       

Home Prices Tumble

A closely-watched index shows home prices in 20 cities slumped 18% from October 2007-October 2008. Home prices now at March 2004 levels.      

Obama's Bowling Debacle Rolls On

Even nine months later, Obama can't quite lived down his less-than-stellar campaign bowling outing in Pennsylvania. Finishing a round of golf in Hawaii Monday, the president-elect remarks, "That was pretty good, right?" A woman fires back: "Better than your bowling."      

Consumer Confidence Hits All-Time Low

The Conference Board's Consumer Index falls to its lowest point in December, after experts predicted it would rise. Results suggest poor job, stock markets are outweighing low fuel prices.      

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My friend Tammy Jones wonders whether Tripp is really the wisest name to give a baby whose grandmother is facing felony drug charges.       

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50 Years After Cuba's Revolution: Castro in the Jungle

Fifty years ago, photographer Enrique Meneses accompanied the young revolutionary and his men for four months during their historic push to Havana

'Old Europe' Wary as Czechs Take Over E.U. Presidency

By LEO CENDROWICZ / BRUSSELS

As the former Soviet vassal takes over at the head of the EU, some European leaders worry that the Czech Republic will not take its duties seriously

Overcoming Addiction: Why Falling off the Wagon Isn't Fatal

By MAIA SZALAVITZ

Everybody falls off the wagon at least once. But if you know what to do when that happens, you've got a better chance of changing your bad habits for good

Fighting the Last Depression: The Fed's Policy Errors

By LAWRENCE H. OFFICER AND ARI J. OFFICER

The government is treating the current recession as a crisis of liquidity, when it's really a crisis of confidence

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"There are high expectations, both inside and outside the country, almost on the scale of the Obama victory."
FAROOQ SOBHAN,
former foreign secretary of Bangladesh, on the landslide victory of the secular Awami League party in the country's first elections in seven years
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Thais immerse themselves in the spirit of Christmas without the foggiest idea who Jesus was

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Monday, December 29, 2008

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Busted! Taking Down Miss Hispanic America
Jose Mendez / Debate de Sinaloa / EPA
Laura Elena Zuniga Huizar, as she won the beauty contest Nuestra Belleza Sinaloa in 2008.

1. Busted! Taking Down Miss Hispanic America

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

A belleza is arrested in Guadalajara. What was lovely Laura Zuniga doing with suspected narco capos?

2. The Gaza Air Strikes: Why Israel Attacked

By Aaron J. Klein / Jerusalem

Taking advantage of good weather and a vacuum in Washington, Israel hit Hamas police posts and promises to step up its assault unless rocket attacks end

3. The Shoe-Thrower Becomes an Issue in Iraq Election

By Abigail Hauslohner / Baghdad

Going easy on Bush-bashing journalist Muntader al-Zaidi could help Prime Minister Maliki at the polls. Some of his other election tactics may be less benign

4. The Top 10 Everything of 2008

From a groundbreaking American President to a historic economic collapse — with everything from the Olympics to Puppycam in between — here's TIME's comprehensive look at the year that was

5. Person of the Year 2008

For having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour, and for showing the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off, the President-elect is TIME's Person of the Year.

6. Major Power Outage in Honolulu as Obama Visits

By Vanessa Kaneshiro / Honolulu

A lightning strike just after sunset Friday in Hawaii apparently pulled the plug on most of the island of Oahu, where President-elect Barack Obama and his family are vacationing

7. Going to Church on Christmas: A Vanishing Tradition

By Amy Sullivan

While Christmas eve services are more popular than ever, Americans tend to stay home the next day

8. Obama Tries to Escape in Hawaii

By Peter Boylan / Kailua

The Obamas spend some time in the sun in the state of his birth but the President-elect takes a moment for a poignant memorial for his grandmother

9. Lack of Sleep Linked to Heart Problems

By Alice Park

A new study indicates that coronary calcium, the kind that may cause heart attacks and strokes, increases the fewer hours you sleep

10. Eartha Kitt, 1927-2008: The Original Material Girl

By Richard Corliss

The sultry chanteuse succumbed to colon cancer on a Dec. 25, a day her seasonal ode to seduction, Santa Baby, is played every year around the world

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