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Senate Democrats move to seat Burris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an abrupt switch, Democratic leaders began talks on Wednesday to swear in Roland Burris, appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. Full Article | Video
UPDATE 1-Obama will decide new auto fuel efficiency targets
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Bush administration will not finalize new auto fuel efficiency standards, as it had planned, due to historic uncertainty gripping U.S. manufacturers, officials said on Wednesday. Full Article
China finds no bird flu outbreak after new death
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that it had found no bird flu cases amongst poultry in Beijing or areas surrounding the city after a woman in the capital died of the H5N1 form of the virus. Full Article
Black holes may precede galaxies, astronomers say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Black holes -- those massive, invisible objects that suck in everything around them -- may have appeared before the galaxies that host them, astronomers said on Wednesday. Full Article
Lockheed seeks quick decision on F-22 fighter
MARIETTA, Georgia (Reuters) - The incoming Obama administration must make a quick decision on whether to continue the F-22 fighter program, or risk beginning to lose critical suppliers, the Lockheed Martin Corp executive who runs the program told Reuters on Wednesday. Full Article
German and U.S. job woes mount
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Global job woes worsened on Wednesday on bleak employment data from the United States and Germany, while microchip giant Intel Corp warned yet again that slack demand for computers would hurt its revenue. Full Article | Video
China finds no bird flu outbreak after new death
BEIJING, Jan 8 (Reuters) - China's Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that it had found no bird flu cases amongst poultry in Beijing or areas surrounding the city after a woman in the capital died of the H5N1 form of the virus.
Experts had fanned out to Beijing's neighbouring city of Tianjin and Heibei province, which surrounds the capital and where the dead woman had bought ducks, the ministry said in a statement on its website (www.agri.gov.cn).
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DirecTV in dispute with Comcast over sports cost
NEW YORK (Reuters) - DirecTV Group said on Wednesday it has advised Comcast Corp it plans to file for arbitration in a dispute over rate increases to carry Comcast's sports networks in New England and the San Francisco areas. Full Article
UPDATE 2-US not ready to approve Lilly's long-acting Zyprexa
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have delayed a final decision on whether to approve Eli Lilly and Co's long-acting form of its blockbuster schizophrenia drug Zyprexa, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Full Article
U.S. presses to jail Madoff on diamonds, watches mail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused swindler Bernard Madoff mailed $1 million worth of diamonds, watches and other jewelry violating a court order, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday while demanding the disgraced investment adviser be jailed. Full Article | Video
