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Digital TV Transition Delay: Obama Asks Congress For More Time - Huffingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON ? President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready. In a letter to key lawmakers Thursday, Obama ...

Obama plans to overhaul counterterrorism apparatus - AOL
WASHINGTON -President-elect Barack Obama is laying plans to dissolve a White House security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House Homeland Security Council will remain for a while at least, until Obama ...

Illinois panel urges impeachment of Blagojevich - Memphis Commercial Appeal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ? The special Illinois House panel investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich issued a draft report Thursday recommending impeachment, putting lawmakers on a path toward removing the two-term Democrat from office. ?The citizens of this state must have confidence that their governor ...

U.N. Suspends Gaza Aid Deliveries - Wall Street Journal
Fire and smoke from Israeli miltary operations in Gaza City on Thursday. The U.S., U.K. and France reached an agreement with the Arab League nations Thursday afternoon on the text of U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to halt the fighting in Gaza, according to Western and Arab diplomats. The ...

EU, Russia strike deal on monitoring gas flow - WTOP Radio
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union said Thursday that gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the flow of gas through Ukraine . Russia cut off natural gas supplies to Europe on Tuesday during freezing winter weather as a payment dispute with Ukraine ...

Citigroup reaches agreement with key senators on mortgage bankruptcy compromise - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) ? A trio of Democratic senators say they have reached a deal with Citigroup Inc. on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans in an effort to prevent foreclosures. The lawmakers aim to attach the plan to President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus legislation. The ...

AP source: Smoltz agrees to deal with Red Sox - Seattle Times
After more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, John Smoltz is likely to finish his stellar career wearing a different uniform. In a stunning end to one of baseball's longest runs, Smoltz reached preliminary agreement on a contract with the Boston Red Sox after failing to work out a deal to ...

Man allegedly caused flats with nails in driveways - WTOP Radio
STONY POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A 60-year-old man has been causing flat tires for two years by tossing roofing nails onto the driveways of people he didn't like, police said Thursday. Michael Delisio, of West Haverstraw, has been charged with harassment, criminal tampering and mischief, said Stony Point ...

Now the critics choose: Batman vs `Milk,' `Button' - WTOP Radio
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Harvey Milk and Benjamin Button each came into Thursday's Critics' Choice Awards with eight nominations, but Batman or an unlikely millionaire was liable to swipe the night's big prize. "Milk" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" led nominees, though "The Dark Knight ...

UPDATE 1-US FDA says Merck, Schering-Plough's Vytorin works - Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration review of Merck & Co Inc ( MRK.N ) and Schering-Plough Corp's ( SGP.N ) controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin found the drug works and supports its continued use, the agency said on Thursday. Vytorin, which combines two cholesterol ...

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