Obama, Pelosi to Discuss Scope of Economic Package
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By Michael D. Shear President-elect Barack Obama will meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday as Congress prepares to reconvene and debate a massive recovery plan for the nation's struggling economy, according to Democratic sources.
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Entries from December 2008
Obama, Pelosi to Discuss Scope of Economic Package - Washington Post
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Digital music downloads set record but fail to make up for decline … - Los Angeles Times
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Digital music downloads set record but fail to make up for decline …
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More than 1 billion songs were purchased online in 2008, a 27% gain from the previous year, according to a report from Nielsen SoundScan.
US music album sales tumble further in 2008
Music Sales Fell in 2008, but Climbed on the Web
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At Least 59 Die in Fire at Bangkok Nightclub - New York Times
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At Least 59 Die in Fire at Bangkok Nightclub
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Sakchai Lalit/AP Victims of a fire at a Bangkok nightclub. The fire took place just after midnight as revelers were celebrating the new year.
Video: Thai Police: Dozens Die in Nightclub Fire
Dozens die in nightclub fire in Bangkok
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Citigroup’s Top Executives to Forgo ’08 Bonuses - New York Times
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Citigroup’s Top Executives to Forgo ’08 Bonuses
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By ERIC DASH and LOUISE STORY Winfried FW Bischoff, top, the chairman of Citigroup, and Vikram S. Pandit, the bank’s chief executive.
Citigroup CEO Pandit, Chairman Bischoff Forgo Bonuses
Citi's Chairman, CEO Won't Get 2008 Bonuses
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UN Security Council debates Gaza violence - Reuters
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UN Security Council debates Gaza violence
Times Online
Reuters -
By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Arab countries called an emergency session of the UN Security Council Wednesday to debate the violence in Gaza, demanding in a draft resolution an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian …
Video: Mahmoud Abbas' addresses the Palestinian people - 31 Dec 08
In Dense Gaza, Civilians Suffer
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