| Obama OKs modest tax changes after seeking ideas (AP) [17 mins][Kansas] AP - Pushed by fellow Democrats, President-elect Barack Obama agreed to modest changes in his proposed tax cuts on Friday after inviting lawmakers to "just show me" ideas for fixing an economy shedding jobs at an alarming rate. Democratic congressional officials said that Obama aides came under pressure in closed-door talks to jettison or significantly alter a proposed tax credit for creating jobs. | Israel faces UN war crimes probe after dozens of civilians were moved to safe house - then bombed in airstrike 24 hours later [27 mins][Dimra] Israeli troops were accused yesterday of evacuating Palestinian civilians to a house in Gaza and then shelling it 24 hours later. |
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