Archive for December, 2008

Clintons, revelers ring in 2009 in Times Square (AP)

AP – Hundreds of thousands of revelers rang in 2009 from frigid Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal ball dropped, signaling the end of a historic and troubled year that saw the election of the first black U.S. president and the worst economic crisis in decades.

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Clintons, revelers ring in 2009 in Times Square
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Stores to airlines, many brands vanished in 2008 (AP)

AP – Shoppers won’t be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. in the coming year. Or investing with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. No flying to Hawaii on Aloha Airlines or buying ultra-cheap tickets on Skybus, either.

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Stores to airlines, many brands vanished in 2008
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Time Warner Cable and Viacom reach deal (AP)

AP – Time Warner Cable Inc. said Wednesday it reached a deal with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees, avoiding a blackout of 19 cable channels including MTV and Comedy Central.

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Time Warner Cable and Viacom reach deal
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Charges weighed against Montana dog breeder (AP)

AP – A raid that resulted in the seizure of 189 English shepherds from a crowded kennel also turned up 10 frozen dog carcasses and a dead dog found beside the breeder’s bed, authorities said Wednesday.

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Thunder top Warriors for 4th victory of the season (AP)

AP – Scott Brooks figured his Oklahoma City Thunder team had been in enough close games in the fourth quarter to eventually win one. Their time came Wednesday night.

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Thunder top Warriors for 4th victory of the season
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Israeli planes strike government buildings in Gaza (Reuters)

Reuters – Israeli warplanes attacked government buildings in the Gaza Strip early on New Year’s Day after Israel and its Islamist Hamas foe both spurned ceasefire calls in a conflict that has killed about 400 Palestinians.

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Israeli planes strike government buildings in Gaza
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Dozens die in nightclub fire in Bangkok (AP)

AP – A fire swept through a high-class nightclub jammed with several hundred New Year’s revelers early Thursday, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 200, officials said.

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Dozens die in nightclub fire in Bangkok
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Israel moves forward and sends more troops to Gaza (AP)

AP – Israel sent more troops to the Gaza border Wednesday, rapidly moving forward with preparations for a possible ground offensive as the next stage of its military assault on the coastal territory’s Hamas rulers. Israel rebuffed calls by world leaders for a truce, and Hamas also was cold to a cease-fire.

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Israel moves forward and sends more troops to Gaza
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