Private Funeral Set for Travolta's Son Private funeral service for Jett Travolta, John Travolta's teenage son, is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. 09 Jan 2009
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MSN deemed vulgar in China's Internet crackdown China is cracking down on what it considers to be "vulgar" websites across the internet, chiding sites like Google and MSN for not cleaning up their sites. 08 Jan 2009
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Burris Once 'Tainted,' Holds 'Positive' Talks with Democratic Leaders Roland Burris has gone from being a 'tainted appointment' on Sunday in the eyes of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to holding a "positive meeting" with Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Wednesday. 07 Jan 2009
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Babcock awaiting lenders' response on debt plan Australian investment firm Babcock and Brown Ltd (BNB.AX) expects its lenders to decide next week whether to accept its plan to repay short-term debt, the firm said, after its shares soared 54 percent on Tuesday. 07 Jan 2009
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Australia's service sector struggled in Dec-survey Activity in Australia's service sector contracted for a ninth straight month in December and weakness in new orders pointed to further hardship ahead, a survey showed on Tuesday. 06 Jan 2009
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Gov't: Sec. of State Rice Due at UN on Gaza crisis Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is traveling to New York Tuesday to meet with Arab ministers and lobby for a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan for Gaza, a senior State Department official said. 06 Jan 2009
Investors collect profits after last week's rally Caution returned to Wall Street Monday as investors gave back some gains from last week's rally even as they found encouragement from President-elect Barack Obama's calls for an economic stimulus package. 05 Jan 2009
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William Nelson, 4 left by mother's killer at a rest stop William Nelson, 4-year-old reunites with his father after a gunman who killed his mother, Jennifer Nelson, abandoned him at a rest stop in Madison County by a traveling couple. 05 Jan 2009
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Battle of Global World Slimmest TV Competition Samsung Electronics plans to introduce the world slimmest LCD TV at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. According to the the company, the LCD TV thickness is one seventh of Samsung's "Bordeaux 850" LCD TVs, which is currently the thinnest on the market. Samsung's new product, measuring only 6.5 millimetres (0.26 inch) thick, is thinner than any other existing TV set, and even slimmer than most mobile handsets. 05 Jan 2009