Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Overview

2009/01/07 Headlines: Israel Bombs UN School, 40 Killed; Palestinian Death Toll at 680; Israel Death Toll at 10; Obama: “Deep Concern” Over Loss of Civilian Lives in Gaza and Israel; Egypt Proposes Ceasefire; Venezuela Expels Israeli Ambassador; Five Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty in Nisoor Square Massacre Case; Senate Democrats Block Roland Burris from Taking Seat; Report: Blagojevich Met with SEIU Head Andy Stern in November; India: “Official Agencies in Pakistan” Involved in Mumbai Attacks; US Rejects Request to Let Haitians Temporarily Stay in US; Pentagon: PTSD Victims Not Eligible for Purple Heart; Russia Cuts Off Gas Exports to Much of Europe; Oakland Police Shooting Victim to Be Buried; Protesters Arrested at Senate Hart Office Building; Obama Offers Surgeon General Job to Sanjay Gupta