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Funeral held for 43 victims of Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza
Palestinian mourners attend the funeral of 43 victims from an Israeli strike on a UN school in Gaza yesterday in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on January 7, 2009 Israeli forces blazed into towns across Gaza yesterday striking Hamas targets and also hitting three UN-run schools in attacks that killed at least 48 people and sparked urgent new ceasefire calls. (UPI Photo/Stringer ) | Slideshow
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    Budget deficit disaster threatens U.S.
    Budget deficit disaster threatens U.S.
    The projection for the U.S. annual budget deficit has doubled. This is not good news.
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