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Israeli troops approach Gaza population centers (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090105/capt.86361f06a01145e399170bbeaaa8d5d5.aptopix_mideast_israel_palestinians_jrl325.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=mHQV6CHH4EXFtBy75Iumag--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="Fire and smoke from Israeli military operations is seen after a strike hit a Hamas security facility in Gaza City, early Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)" border="0" /></a>AP - Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centers Tuesday, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire. 

Economic crisis, Obama response face new Congress (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_go_co/new_congress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090105/capt.96ac3a7a5e04454a8dc4a5195c24df57.obama_congress_dcpm118.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=ec3TbkQ8ESoZgIwRS6Ei2w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, left, listens to House Minority leader John Boehner, right, during a news conference following their bi-partisan meeting with President-elect Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Democratic-dominated Congress convenes Tuesday to confront perhaps the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and to grapple with a hugely ambitious agenda set by President-elect Barack Obama. 

Obama stimulus plan boosts business tax refunds (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_go_pr_wh/stimulus_tax_cuts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090105/capt.04f25aadf90940e2addab3faa5c94322.obama_dcgh130.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=6q0E26PnwtBz4p3U2IfSNQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="President-elect Barack Obama, flanked by Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner, left, and Council of Economic Advisers Chair-designate Christina Romer, meets with members of his economic team at his transition office in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago. 

Obama's intel picks short on direct experience (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_spy_agencies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090105/capt.5df010dc0b154c7f8336fc851bc7ed0c.obama_spy_agencies_ny113.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=vv.UZcJzffI7eHIzp790fA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="This Nov. 27, 2001 file photo shows retired admiral and former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command Dennis Blair speaking during a news conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - President-elect Barack Obama's selection of an old White House hand to head the CIA shows a preference for a strong manager over an intelligence expert. 

6 countries lose Russian gas (AP)
AP - Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.

Madoff scandal, SEC role under scrutiny (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_go_co/congress_madoff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090105/capt.96215a241eb644e6a3166c43e4ca036d.house_madoff_dchg106.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=uSWuN81NSoVCRTtAOEPxSg--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Allan Goldstein, a retiree and investor with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two more months of mortgage payments and retiree Allan Goldstein says he'll be broke, just another victim in what may be the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. 

Nation's health spending rises, but not so much (AP)
AP - Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.

Oscars 2.0: The film academy revamps its Web site (AP)
AP - Want to hear Cameron Crowe's thoughts on winning an Oscar or see how king-sized movie posters are assembled? How about a sneak peek at some of the exclusive exhibitions held at the film academy's Beverly Hills headquarters?

Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20090106/capt.cps.orz36.060109115322.photo01.photo.default-512x322.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=MgdFC25K0uzKvB23lgwyWA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A Toyota assembly plant in Aichi. The Japanese auto giant has said that it would suspend production at all of its domestic plants for 11 days in February and March in response to a slump in sales.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand. 

Texas rallies past Ohio State 24-21 in Fiesta Bowl (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/fbc_t25_fiesta_bowl_folo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090106/capt.688a69a13e604bc484f1db07d7d7c9dc.aptopix_fiesta_bowl_football_pnp122.jpg?x=125&y=130&q=85&sig=jDSeNjChv72Vtxxc3TBmBA--" align="left" height="130" width="125" alt="Texas quarterback Colt McCoy celebrates as he scores against Ohio State during the third quarter of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game in Glendale, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Texas Longhorns will be No. 1 on at least one ballot. It belongs to coach Mack Brown. Brown said he made up his mind after Colt McCoy hit Quan Cosby for a 26-yard touchdown with 16 seconds to play, lifting the third-ranked Longhorns to a 24-21 Fiesta Bowl victory over No. 10 Ohio State on Monday night. The stunning strike capped an 11-play, 78-yard drive that took only 1:42. 

Israeli troops deepen push into Gaza (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_palestinians_israel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090106/2009_01_06t054532_450x300_us_palestinians_israel.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=X9ukK1ka8YhQz9ZULCGn1Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Palestinian boy, who fled his house with his family during Israel's offensive, stands next to his mother at a United Nations school in Gaza January 6, 2009. An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinians in another United Nations school in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medical workers and U.N. officials said. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Israel moved forces into a southern Gaza town Tuesday and demanded Hamas be prevented from rearming as a main condition for a ceasefire in an 11-day-old conflict in which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed. 

New Congress set to convene with economy in focus (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/pl_nm/us_usa_congress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090106/2009_01_06t011659_450x358_us_usa_congress.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=AUixAgR4uq7thy0jJdC14A--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="President-elect Barack Obama (R) meets with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at her office in the Capitol Building in Washington, January 5, 2009. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The new U.S. Congress convenes on Tuesday under pressure to deal with a worsening economy by passing a stimulus package that Barack Obama could sign into law soon after being sworn in as president. 

European data grim, Toyota to halt output in Japan (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_financial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090106/2009_01_05t100627_450x287_us_financial.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=V3HF2phCOCLyoCuNxWp83Q--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pictured at the Chancellery in Berlin, December 30, 2008, after the recording of her annual television New Year speech. (Michael Gottschalk/Pool/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dire economic data underlined the severity of recession in Europe on Tuesday, while Toyota Motor Corp said it would halt output in Japan in response to falling demand. 

Retail sales seen falling despite deep discounts (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/bs_nm/us_usa_retail_sales"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090106/2009_01_06t035404_450x273_us_usa_retail_sales.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=rV79yKAOH0AmXkENxQOSUQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A shopper walks past sale signs on the first day of the Harrods sale in London December 27, 2008. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Deep discounts failed to coax consumers to shop in December, but are sure to sap margins and will likely lead to a number of profit warnings when retailers report sales for the all-important holiday month this week. 

Russia gas supplies to south-east Europe halted (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_russia_ukraine_gas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090105/2009_01_05t101924_450x300_us_russia_ukraine_gas.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2colQMKUCuwd_E18g667Gg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A worker checks the valve gears in a natural gas control centre of Turkey's Petroleum and Pipeline Corporation, 35 km (22 miles) west of Ankara, January 5, 2009. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - All supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia were halted on Tuesday due to a dispute between Moscow and Kiev over gas prices, officials in Sofia said. 

California gay marriage battle turns to court role (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_gaymarriage_california"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090106/2009_01_05t214614_450x288_us_gaymarriage_california.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=IMoO7Wlr4nwmNYpNy4O4ow--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A supporter holds a candle during a 'No on Prop 8' rally in West Hollywood, California November 5, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The legal battle over gay marriage in California turned on Monday to whether the state's top court could strike down a change in the state constitution that was approved by voters. 

More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_usa_chronic"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090106/2009_01_06t045458_450x299_us_usa_chronic.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=xHYYKHOXRxXsX66VyGOFKA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man has his blood pressure read in downtown Los Angeles July 30, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed. 

Prosecutors seek to jail Madoff (Reuters)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/bs_nm/us_madoff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090106/2009_01_05t165839_450x315_us_madoff_bail.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=i.SKbtxtdi7oS8pTIANBTQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Bernard Madoff is escorted from Federal Court in New York January 5, 2009. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. prosecutors asked a judge to jail accused swindler Bernard Madoff on Monday, saying he sent jewelry and other items worth more than $1 million to family and friends in violation of his bail. 

Troops battle Hamas in Gaza cities as Israel spurns truce bids (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090106/ts_afp/mideastconflictgaza"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20090106/capt.cps.orz28.060109112442.photo00.photo.default-512x303.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=11juEAwMXMvTK.cPIjwUQQ--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Smoke billows from fires raging on the edge of Gaza City. Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in major cities of overcrowded Gaza as Israel spurned appeals to halt a war on the Islamists that has killed at least 580 Palestinians.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in major cities of overcrowded Gaza on Tuesday as Israel spurned appeals to halt a war on the Islamists that has killed at least 580 Palestinians. 

Russian gas situation 'dramatically' worse: EU official (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090106/bs_afp/russiaukraineeuenergygassituation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20090106/capt.cps.orz18.060109105830.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=VCOm8t_vcctAsbqo77cP7g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman passes by a gas pipe of the gas-compressor station in the small Ukrainian city of Boyarka, near Kiev on January 4. The situation with deliveries of Russian gas to Europe "changed very dramatically" overnight and is "getting worse," a top member of a European Union delegation in Kiev has said.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The situation with deliveries of Russian gas to Europe "changed very dramatically" overnight and is "getting worse," a top member of a European Union delegation in Kiev said on Tuesday.