UN stops aid to Gaza, accuses Israel of attack on truck flying blue UN flag

National Wire

• 82-year-old New York businessman accused of targeting Catholics in $17 million Ponzi scheme

• Charges dropped against Border Patrol agent who fatally shot illegal immigrant in Arizona

• Former eBay CEO, considering run for Calif. governor, fights to reclaim name in cyberspace

• UN chief accepts resignation of Kemal Dervis as head of the UN Development Program

• Police investigate threatening letter, suspicious substance sent to Chicago congressman

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Politics Wire

• A second leadership shift on House energy committee signals quick action on climate change

• Obama to hold traditional meeting with Mexican president next week

• Cheney says no need for pre-emptive pardons for those involved in harsh interrogations

• NASA to show off its latest moon buggy _ a hard top, no convertible _ in inaugural parade

• Cheney tells AP: North Korea helped Syria build nuclear reactor

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International Wire

• Shooting by Oakland, Calif., officer sparks anger

• NASA: Keeping shuttle costs $3 billion yearly

• Illinois panel recommends impeaching Gov. Blagojevich, setting up vote for as early as Friday

• Finding a new job becomes harder as layoffs mount; unemployment expected to rise further

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From Today's SunSentinel

• Weston principal charged with battery allowed to return home

• University of Florida's marketing savvy and athletic prowess have the dollars rolling in

• Israel weighs cease-fire proposal

• Gaza smuggling hard to block

• Colombia: Comic draws lawsuit threat

• Mexico: Studio attack condemned

• European Union attempts to solve natural-gas crisis

• Guatemala: Death toll rises from landslide

• Venezuela: Free oil back for poor in U.S.

• Two leaders of polygamist group arrested in Canada

• Baghdad isn't helping Anbar, general says

• California: No charges in bomb threat

• Colorado: Wildfires spur evacuations

• Corrections and clarifications, January 07, 2009

• New York: Jack Kemp has cancer

• Army apologizes for 'Dear John Doe' letters

• For Burris, Senate obstacles dissolve

• The Presidents' Club

• Broward mayor takes trip to D.C. for job interview with administration

• Obama to create oversight office

Science Headlines

• Surprising study finds big gap in how people say they'll react to racism and how they do

• Mosquitoes match wing beats before mating; Scientists hope discovery can limit reproduction

• NASA says keeping space shuttles flying would cost $3 billion a year, extend risk

• Mystery solved? 'Flying dinosaurs' got off the ground like leapfrogs, not birds, study says

• Cosmic chicken-and-egg question appears to be answered: Black holes came first, then galaxies

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