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Fighting flares outside Gaza City
Obama pushes for stimulus on Capitol Hill
Injured Palestinians pose dilemma for Egypt
Wanted: 850 new agents to work for the FBI
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8,500 statewide without power
Entergy crews are working to get power lines back up in central Arkansas.
Drivers Deal with Icy Roads
Monday afternoon power outages caused problems at busy intersections but by nighttime drivers were left dealing mostly with ice and slippery roads.
Judge denies Nix's request for a reduced sentence
In Saline County the request to reduce the sentence of a woman convicted of killing 9-year-old Isaac Brian four years ago has been denied.
Back to school for Crystal Hill Elementary
After nearly two months, Crystal Hill and Clinton Elementary students are back in their normal classrooms. For nearly two months, both schools were closed for emergency roof repairs.
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Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce (AP)

Palestinians carry the bodies of three toddlers Ahmed, Mohamed, and Issa Samouni, who according to Palestinian medical sources were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 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/Hatem Moussa)AP - GAZA CITY, Gaza — Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire.


Obama's intel picks short on direct experience (AP)

In this Sept. 27, 1996 file photo, then-White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Barack Obama has selected Panetta to head the CIA, according to an Obama transition official. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)AP - 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.


Obama says his plan with tax cuts to get quick OK (AP)

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)AP - President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking office.


Burris says he's senator — but Dems won't seat him (AP)

Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris arrives at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Linthicum, Md., Monday, Jan. 4, 2009. Burris will face a showdown on Capitol Hill about whether he'll succeed President-elect Barack Obama in Congress after being appointed last week by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" and flew to the capital to claim President-elect Barack Obama's old seat in Congress.


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Local News from Arkansas Business via Yahoo! News
Chesapeake Sells More Assets
Chesapeake Energy Corp. of Oklahoma City announced Monday the sale of assets for $412 million to investors associated with Argonaut Private Equity. The deal closed Dec. 31.
Dynegy Dissolves Deal with LS Power, Sheds Stake in Plum Point Expansion
Dynegy Inc. of Houston said Monday that it is dissolving its development joint venture with LS Power Associates of New Jersey, a venture that includes the Plum Point power plant and expansion in Osceola.
Corporate Income Tax Collections Boost Arkansas Revenue Report
Halfway through the state's 2009 fiscal year, revenue collections are beginning to show the effects of the economic slowdown.
ArkansasSports360.com: Nathan Dick Does Some School Searching
Since being granted an early release by the University of Arkansas, Nathan Dick is a former starting quarterback in search of a team.
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Rotten Tomatoes: Top Movies
57% Marley & Me
Pet owners should love it, but Marley and Me is only sporadically successful in wringing drama and laughs from its scenario.
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24% Bedtime Stories
57% Valkyrie
72% The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
43% Yes Man
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