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Monday, December 29, 2008

The End of 2008: Air Raids in Gaza & More

Reuters: Israel Monday expanded its fiercest air offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in decades and prepared for a possible ground assault, after a three-day bombardment which has killed more than 300 Palestinians.  More...

AP: Investors are preparing to close out the last three trading days of 2008 with Wall Street's worst performance since Herbert Hoover was president.  More...

Politico: Stepping into deeper waters to help the auto industry, Treasury Monday night added $6 billion to the $17.4 billion bailout announced Dec. 19, chiefly to help the financial arm of General Motors Corp.  More...

WSJ: Top Republican lawmakers are positioning themselves for battle over President-elect Barack Obama's economic recovery plan, signaling Monday that they will cast themselves as guardians against excessive spending rather than outright opponents of the Democrats' stimulus package.  More...

Politico: The campaigns of Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Democrat Al Franken are far apart in resolving the thorny issue over counting absentee ballots in the disputed Minnesota Senate race.  More...

WSJ: Sen. Reid Hits the Ground Running in Uphill Re-Election Bid.  More...

WSJ: As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S.  More...

AP: Mrs. Bush and Rice say Bush presidency not a failure.  More...

AP: Rice says Obama election encourages people worldwide.  More...

Politico: Top 10 Political Upsets of 2008.  More...

Telegraph: 2008 was the year man-made global warming was disproved.  More...

Chinese Paper: Marked changes in world's political, economic landscape.  More...

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