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Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do. More

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Members of Congress won't be allowed to slip earmarks into the economic recovery package Congress will soon take up, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday. More

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Israel has agreed to establish a "humanitarian corridor" to supply residents of Gaza with aid as international concerns about conditions among civilians mount, according to a government statement. More

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President praised for largest marine conservation effort ever, but some still bitter over other parts of environmental legacy More

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Migrant workers make an early start home for the Lunar New Year as China's economic slowdown leaves many jobless. More

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A French sailor whose boat capsized west of South America's Cape Horn during an around-the-world solo sailing race has been rescued. More

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U.S. president-elect Barack Obama has asked neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, to serve as the country's surgeon general, CNN reported Tuesday. More

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CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, is reportedly in talks to become the Obama administration's surgeon general. Gupta worked on health policy as a White House fellow in the 1990s. More

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News from at 57 minutes ago

President-elect's once wrinkle-free appointment process hits distracting snags with Inauguration Day just two weeks away• Coleman Files Challenge to Minnesota Senate Recount• Senate Turns Back on Burris | VIDEO More

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This small central Florida town is about as far from Hollywood as you can get. Maybe that's why actor John Travolta moved his family here. More

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Venezuela ordered the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and some embassy staff on Tuesday to protest Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip. More

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News from at at 4:30 PM on Tuesday 1/6

A French yachtsman has been found alive and well but trapped inside his overturned racing boat after two rivals in a round-the-world race dashed to the vessel 200 miles off Cape Horn. More

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News from at at 4:10 PM on Tuesday 1/6

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel says it has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" to ship vital supplies to the people of the Gaza Strip.... More

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff is cooperating with government investigations into his alleged $50 billion fraud, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday, as prosecutors sought to revoke his bail and jail him. More

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News from at at 4:10 PM on Tuesday 1/6

The pomp and circumstance of the opening of the 111th Congress was overshadowed Tuesday by the brouhaha over Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris, along with Minnesota's contested Senate seat and the simmering controversy over Barack Obama's pick for CIA director. More

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News from at at 4:05 PM on Tuesday 1/6

Israel says it has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" to ship vital supplies to the people of the Gaza Strip. More

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Many parents with overweight children would be willing to break the bank to help their kids reach a healthy weight, but luckily, ... More

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A Kansas couple who failed to report their son's disappearance nearly a decade ago are considered "people of interest" in the case as authorities expand their search nationwide, a sheriff said. More

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News from at at 4:05 PM on Tuesday 1/6

A Jobs-less Macworld might take some of the fire away from this week's event, but it could be a sign that Apple wants to shift the leadership burden across more of its team. More

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News from at at 4:05 PM on Tuesday 1/6

President-elect Barack Obama wants his first legislative push in office to include significant Republican support, despite Democrats already enjoying majorities in both houses of Congress. More

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