| Senate Dems retreat on Burris; Obama steps in (AP) [5 mins][Lubbock, TX] AP - Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, yielding to pressure from Obama himself and from senators irked that the standoff was draining attention and putting them in a bad light. Burris said with a smile he expected to join them "very shortly." | Revealed: The 27 M&6;S stores being axed after 7% sales slump [9 mins] Marks & Spencer is to close 27 stores in a shock cost-cutting package that will bring the loss of 1, 230 jobs. |
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