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Ali Velshi: Is a financial adviser right for you?

48 min 55 sec ago
A word here about financial advisers. The question is, "Are they worth it?" The answer, not surprisingly, is, "It depends."
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Rollins: How to win in Washington

49 min 20 sec ago
To most Democrats and many Americans, the Bush/Cheney nightmare is over!
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Lawyers: Move Polanski case out of Los Angeles

3 hours 43 min ago
Lawyers for exiled film director Roman Polanski are asking that a judge outside of Los Angeles be assigned to decide its motion to dismiss a 30-year-old sex offense case against him, claiming prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.
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Israel says it's killed 130 Hamas fighters

3 hours 50 min ago
The Israeli military surrounded densely populated Gaza City late Monday as the death toll mounts in Gaza.
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What will Apple debut at Macworld swan song?

5 hours 49 min ago
When Apple vice president Philip Schiller takes the stage here Tuesday morning for the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo, he'll face a good-news, bad-news scenario.
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Kids' Gaza horrors spur worries of future violence

Mon, 2009-01-05 22:51
The children in the Gaza conflict have seen terrible images of tragedy: their friends injured or killed and bloodied bodies in the streets. They are images young Mohammed Abu Hassanin says he will never forget. He'll keep them stored away until he's old enough to do something about it.
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Kids' Gaza horrors spur worries of future violence

Mon, 2009-01-05 22:51
The children in the Gaza conflict have seen terrible images of tragedy: their friends injured or killed and bloodied bodies in the streets. They are images young Mohammed Abu Hassanin says he will never forget. He'll keep them stored away until he's old enough to do something about it.
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Franken claims victory as lawsuit looms

Mon, 2009-01-05 21:48
The Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified Senate recount results that show Democrat Al Franken ousting Republican Norm Coleman by some 225 votes. "I'm ready to get to work," Franken said. Coleman's campaign, which contends the recount should have included about 650 absentee ballots that were rejected, said it will challenge the decision.
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Brown: Monogrammed towels for Interior chief?

Mon, 2009-01-05 21:44
A great example of your tax dollars at work -- because we all want our Secretary of the Interior to have monogrammed towels in his office bathroom, don't we?
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Brown: Monogrammed towels for Interior chief?

Mon, 2009-01-05 21:44
A great example of your tax dollars at work -- because we all want our Secretary of the Interior to have monogrammed towels in his office bathroom, don't we?
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Obama CIA pick displeases Dem senator

Mon, 2009-01-05 21:09
Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the Navy's Pacific Command, will be tapped as director of national intelligence.
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Obama pushes huge tax cuts

Mon, 2009-01-05 18:29
If President-elect Barack Obama has his way, individual taxpayers would get a tax cut equal to $500, CNNMoney reports. He is meeting with top legislators in Washington today to push for a massive package to revive the economy. Obama is planning a major speech on the economy Thursday, a senior Democratic official says.
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Twitter accounts of Obama, Spears hacked

Mon, 2009-01-05 18:27
The Twitter accounts of President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears, Fox News and 29 others were hacked Monday according to the microblog site, leading to false and inappropriate messages being posted on their accounts.
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Twitter accounts of Obama, Spears hacked

Mon, 2009-01-05 18:27
The Twitter accounts of President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears, Fox News and 29 others were hacked Monday according to the microblog site, leading to false and inappropriate messages being posted on their accounts.
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FBI touts 'hiring blitz' for 3,000 openings

Mon, 2009-01-05 17:58
Despite a bleak economic environment featuring wide-ranging layoffs and rising unemployment, the nation's premier law enforcement agency is touting "one of the largest hiring blitzes in our 100-year history."
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Cries from Gaza: 'Difficult for anybody to imagine ...'

Mon, 2009-01-05 17:08
"Listen, listen to this!" shouts Fida Qishta as the crackling of rockets is heard over her phone receiver. She has gotten little sleep during the past 10 days as Israel continues its attacks on her homeland, Gaza. For what Qishta cannot put into words, there are agonizing photographs: Bloody Palestinian children, their skin burned, lie limp in their helpless parents' arms.
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Doctors puzzle over Apple CEO's health issues

Mon, 2009-01-05 16:57
As Apple enthusiasts speculate over why pancreatic cancer survivor Steve Jobs won't appear at Macworld Conference & Expo this year, the CEO asks them to think differently about his health.
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Doctors puzzle over Apple CEO's health issues

Mon, 2009-01-05 16:57
As Apple enthusiasts speculate over why pancreatic cancer survivor Steve Jobs won't appear at Macworld Conference & Expo this year, the CEO asks them to think differently about his health.
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Sex, violence common topics for MySpace teens

Mon, 2009-01-05 16:05
A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, researchers said Monday.
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Obama CIA pick displeases Dem senator

Mon, 2009-01-05 15:41
Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the Navy's Pacific Command, will be tapped as director of national intelligence.
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