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Israel Continues Bombing Of Gaza
Palestinians inspect in the rubble of their homes following an Israeli air strike in Rafah in southern Gaza on January 7, 2009. Fighting resumed after Israel allowed a three-hour truce to let humanitarian aid into Gaza. About 300 of the approximately 700 Palestinians killed have been civilians, according to UN figures. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad) | Slideshow
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    Burris has right to serve in the Senate
    Burris has right to serve in the Senate
    Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris' record suggests he will make a very mediocre and probably very embarrassing U.S. senator. But there should be no doubt about his legal right to take the seat.
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    Police: Security guarding Asheton's home
    Police: Security guarding Asheton's home
    ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 7 (UPI) --
    A private security firm has been hired to guard the Ann Arbor, Mich., home of late rocker Ron Asheton after some of his guitars were taken, police said.
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    Burris has right to serve in Senate, follow Truman's footsteps
    Burris has right to serve in Senate, follow Truman's footsteps
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) --
    Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris' record suggests he will make a very mediocre and probably very embarrassing U.S. senator. But there should be no doubt about his legal right to take the seat.
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