Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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The Swearing-In Circus Comes to Capitol Hill

By JAY NEWTON-SMALL / WASHINGTON

All the attention Tuesday will be on the two potential freshman senators not in attendance, Roland Burris and Al Franken, not the elite club's nine newly elected members

Despite Pummeling in Gaza, Hamas Thinks It Has the Upper Hand

By JAMIL HAMAD / BETHLEHEM AND TONY KARON

The radical movement is holding back key military assets, believing Israel will be pressured to accept a cease-fire — and Hamas plans to win the resulting peace

America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency

By MICHAEL GRUNWALD

We don't need new drilling or new power plants. We need to get efficient

The Carmakers' Bleak Year-End Numbers

By JOSEPH R. SZCZESNY

New car sales fall sharply as s consumers tighten their belts

Leon Panetta: An Intel Outsider the CIA Needs

By ROBERT BAER

Right now political clout, and the ability to be a strong advocate for the CIA, far outweigh the virtues of being a professional spy

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By Michael Scherer

Start watching at 9:20. My favorite Al Franken scene — from the 1983 cinematic masterpiece, Trading Places.

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Endurance Competitions

As the Dakar Auto Rally — held this year for the first time outside of Africa — kicks off, TIME looks at other notable tests of human stamina.

Quotes of the Day

"Given the sophistication and military precision of the attack, it must have had the support of some official agencies in Pakistan."
MANMOHAN SINGH,
Prime Minister of India, accusing unspecified agencies in Pakistan of supporting the gunmen who struck in Mumbai in late November
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Bangkok Gets Into the Christmas Spirit

By Hannah Beech

Thais immerse themselves in the spirit of Christmas without the foggiest idea who Jesus was

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