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•Gaza truce proposed after Israel shelling kills 30
by By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER
10 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) -- France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•Indians, Carl Pavano agree to $1.5M, 1-year deal
by By TOM WITHERS
17 minutes ago
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cleveland Indians and free-agent pitcher Carl Pavano, a four-year bust with the New York Yankees because of injuries, agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract on Tuesday. Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said that Pavano, who turns 33 on Thursday, is guaranteed a spot in Cleveland's rotation as long as he's healthy following spring training. Pavano can make another $5.3 million in performance bonuses, based on starts from 18-35 and innings from 130-235....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•Democratic leaders seek to resolve Burris saga
by By LAURIE KELLMAN and ERICA WERNER
19 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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. Democratic leaders, set to meet with Burris on Wednesday, were searching for a way to defuse the dispute before it further overshadows the 111th Congress....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
by By NEDRA PICKLER
21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, about becoming the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•New Congress opens pledging to rescue economy
by By DAVID ESPO
24 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Capitol rang loud with vows to fix the crisis-ridden economy Tuesday as Congress opened for business at the dawn of a new Democratic era. "We need action and we need action now," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Republicans agreed, and pledged cooperation in Congress as well as with President-elect Barack Obama - to a point....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•Ex-Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush won't run for Senate in 2010
by By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
24 minutes ago
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez, saying that it was not the right time to return to elected office....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•Aruba prosecutor: End is near in Holloway case
by By DAVID McFADDEN
25 minutes ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Aruban prosecutors said Tuesday their investigation into the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway is nearing the end and appealed for anyone with information to come forward....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders
by By ELIANE ENGELER
26 minutes ago
GENEVA (AP) -- The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday. The 261 nominees from 222 countries include some of the most famous mountain peaks, lakes, and other attractions, such as the Great Barrier Reef and Niagara Falls....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•Swayze faces cancer (and a new TV series) bravely
26 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Patrick Swayze says his yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer put him "through hell" while he pushed ahead on his new TV series. "I've never been one to run from a challenge," Swayze tells ABC's Barbara Walters in an exclusive interview....
[From AP Top Headlines At 9:42 p.m. EST]
•Egypt floats truce plan after 42 killed in Gaza school
40 minutes ago
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas studied a proposal by Egypt for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday that won immediate backing from the United States and Europe, hours after Israeli shells killed 42 Palestinians at a U.N. school.
[From Reuters: Top News]
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