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More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed.

NYT: Panetta pick for CIA reveals divisions
MSNBC

Jan. 5: President-elect Obama has chosen former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports. (MSNBC)Leon E. Panetta has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the C.I.A. The choice immediately revealed divisions in the Democratic Party.

Obama girls' first day at new school
MSNBC

President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are seen getting their daughters Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, ready for their first day of school in Washington, on Monday.Malia and Sasha Obama begin classes at Sidwell Friends under watchful eyes of, well, everyone.

War tactics used against Rio gangs
MSNBC
Police are using counterinsurgency tactics in battle against gangs in Brazil's favelas, or slums.

Richardson, Obama teams trade blame
MSNBC

Jan. 5: Newsweek’s Howard Fineman and Atlantic Media’s Ron Brownstein talks about Gov. Bill Richardson’s decision to withdraw his nomination as Secretary of Commerce.  (Hardball)The camps of President-elect Barack Obama and N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson have exchanged comments over the disclosure of information about an investigation into Richardson's gubernatorial office.

Retail sales seen falling despite deep discounts
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deep discounts failed to coax consumers to shop in December, but are sure to sap margins and will likely lead to a number of profit warnings when retailers report sales for the all-important holiday month this week.

What will Apple debut at Macworld swan song?
CNN
When Apple vice president Philip Schiller takes the stage here Tuesday morning for the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo, he'll face a good-news, bad-news scenario.

Lawyers: Move Polanski case out of Los Angeles
CNN
Lawyers for exiled film director Roman Polanski are asking that a judge outside of Los Angeles be assigned to decide its motion to dismiss a 30-year-old sex offense case against him, claiming prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.


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