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Five U.S. Presidents Meet in Oval Office
U.S. President George W. Bush (RC) shakes hands with President-elect Barack Obama (LC), as Former President George H.W. Bush (L) and Former President Bill Clinton (R) look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 7, 2009. This was the first time all of the living past, present and future Presidents were at the White House together since 1981. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/POOL) | Slideshow
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  • Mom charged with helping husband rape girl
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  • Moderate quake hits Southern California
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    Stray dog roams Mets new Citi Field
    Stray dog roams Mets new Citi Field
    NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UPI) --
    A stray dog somehow found its way into Citi Field and spent several days investigating the new home for the New York Mets, construction workers say.
  • Locals blame wind turbine damage on UFO
  • Man demands $1.5M, or kidney, in divorce
  • Town approves topless coffee shop
  • $3 for plaintiffs in religious suit
Issue of the Day
    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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  • NHL: Colorado 2, Chicago 1
  • NHL: Calgary 5, N.Y. Islanders 2
  • COL FB: Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
  • Nurse locked in car trunk leaves hospital
  • Bad first impression hard to overcome
  • Elderly couple dies 90 minutes apart
  • NBA: Dallas 99, New York 94
  • Moderate quake hits Southern California
  • Charges dropped in skunk trap case
  • Test developed for sports endurance drugs
  • Bid-rigging in bond business is probed
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  • NBA: San Antonio 106, LA Clippers 84
  • BFCA names 'Slumdog' best picture
  • NHL: Nashville 5, Pittsburgh 3
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    Private funeral planned for Jett Travolta
    Private funeral planned for Jett Travolta
    OCALA, Fla., Jan. 8 (UPI) --
    Film stars John Travolta and Kelly Preston plan to hold a private funeral service for their only son Jett in Ocala, Fla., where they have a home.
  • Cruise: Jett Travolta's death was horrific
  • Bonet gives birth to third child
  • 'Just Dance' is No. 1 on U.S. record chart
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    Howard leads NBA all-star voting
    Howard leads NBA all-star voting
    NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UPI) --
    Orlando's Dwight Howard led the voting Thursday for the NBA All-Star Game with Cleveland's LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant not far behind.
  • Titans now have fight song -- 'Titan Up'
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Energy Resources
  • Russia hurts European energy security
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  • Estonia embraces Caspian gas
  • Gas wars kick-start Central Asian energy in 2009
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Issue of the Day
  • $1.2 trillion deficit projection threatens ruin for U.S.
  • Burris has right to serve in Senate, follow Truman's footsteps
  • Obama's Panetta pick bodes ill for CIA
  • Hamas can't match Hezbollah in fighting Israel
  • Hope and crisis will clash across the world in 2009
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