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	Israel Nears Major Gaza Towns, Ignoring Pleas	Today
	Israeli forces edged closer to Gaza's major population centers on Tuesday and attacked new sites, including a U.N. school, claig more civilian lives after ignoring mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire. (Jan. 6) ...

	Baby's Corpse Thrown Out With Hospital's Trash	Today
	Police are searching garbage dumps in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for the body of a baby that was apparently thrown out with the trash at a Jersey City hospital. (Jan. 6) dead baby_trash babys corpse thrown hospitals trash ...

	Money Minute: TARP Costs, Woolworths, Toyota	Today
	The government estimates it will spend $6.5 million by the end of January in salaries and other adistrative costs for the $700 billion financial rescue program. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports. (Jan. 6) newsbriefs ute tarp costs...

	Swayze Speaks Out About His Cancer	Today
	The actor puts an end to speculation by speaking candidly with Barbara Walters.

	Hyundai offering 'return policy' to purchasers	Today
	Jan. 6: Korean automaker Hyundai is starting a new program that will allow car purchasers to return their car within one year of purchase if they lose their job. KXAS's Omar Villafranca reports. (NBC News Channel)

	Your Money: Low-cost Flights Have Returned	Today
	A wave of fare sales has spread across the airline industry as the weak economy continues to put pressure on carriers to fill seats. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. (Jan. 6) airlines fares money low-cost fl...

	Jan. 6: Stocks Finish Higher on Fed Minutes	Today
	Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news Tuesday and finished with a rally that left the Standard and Poor's 500 index at its highest level in two months. (Jan. 6) wall street jan. stocks finish higher on fed utes A...

	Burris Barred As New Congress Starts Work	Today
	Roland Burris, the man picked to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate was barred from joining the chamber as the 111th Congress convened. The AP's Jerry Bodlander reports. (Jan. 6) new congress burris barred...

	Natural Gas Shortages Slam Some European Nations	Today
	A natural gas crisis loomed over Europe on Tuesday, as a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine shut off Russian gas supplies to six countries and reduced gas deliveries to several others. (Jan. 6) russia gas natural shor...

	Four-Year-Old Boy Shoots His Baby Sitter	Today
	Police in Jackson, Ohio, say an angry 4-year-old Ohio boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his baby sitter. (Jan. 6) young shooter four-year-old boy shoots baby sitter Added: January 6, 2009

	New products and the future of Apple	Today
	Jan. 6: CNBC's Jim Goldman recaps major product announcements from Apple at this year's Macworld expo including new pricing for iTunes songs, a new laptop and new software releases. A CNBC panel discusses the future of the company with or without Steve...

	Gov't DTV program runs out of funds	Today
	Jan. 6: With broadcasters switching to digital signals on Feb. 17th, the government program that helps pay for converter boxes has run out of money. NBC's Leanne Gregg reports. (NBC News Channel)

	5 Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty	Today
	Five Blackwater Worldwide urity guards have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad. (Jan. 6) blackwater guards plead guilty Added: January 6, 2009

	Flower Memorial Begins for Jett Travolta	Today
	The Travolta family is home in Ocala, Fla., where resident Diana McCarty was the first to put flowers outside the gate. (Jan. 6) people john travolta flower memorial begins jett Added: January 6, 2009

	Mother of 3 Vanishes, May Be Victim of Foul Play	Today
	Kansas City police say a missing 35-year-old mother of three may be a victim of foul play. (Jan. 6) missing mother vanishes be victim foul Added: January 6, 2009

	CNN Correspondent Approached for Surgeon General	Today
	President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to be the country's next surgeon general. (Jan. 5) surgeon general cnn correspondent approached Added: January 6, 2009

	On the waterfront: What is making California pelicans sick?	Today
	Jan. 6: An unusually large number of sick brown pelicans are turning up on the California coast.  Is there a mysterious illness attacking the birds? KNBC's Gordon Tokumatsu reports. (NBC News Web Extra)

	Raw 111th Congress Convenes	Today
	The new Democratic-controlled Congress opened for business at the stroke of noon on Tuesday, eager to join President-elect Barack Obama in tackling the worst economic crisis in generations. (Jan. 6) new congress raw video 111t...

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