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Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:37:21 -0800 (PST)

GOP to Dems: Slow down on stimulus bill
12/30/08 02:07 PM, EST
Top congressional Republicans Tuesday cautioned Democrats not to rush
through a massive stimulus package that lawmakers hope to send to
President-elect Barack Obama shortly after he takes office next month.

Commentary: Please, no more scandal in 2009
12/30/08 12:30 PM, EST
As poll after poll quantifies the public's immense admiration for
Barack Obama as the incoming 44th president of the United States,
other politicians, especially those elected to serve in the U.S.
Congress, continue to yield approval numbers low enough to
flash-freeze an elephant (or a donkey) in under a minute.

Congo groups: 400 massacred on Xmas day
12/30/08 12:17 PM, EST
A Catholic aid organization operating in the Democratic Republic of
Congo and the country's government have accused Uganda-based rebels of
massacring 400 civilians during Christmas celebrations last week.