| Obama OKs modest tax changes after seeking ideas (AP) [11 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. | Hospital 'apologises' for letting patient starve to death [1 hr] The NHS trust which let a vulnerable patient starve to death in hospital has apologised to his family. A 'breakdown in communication' meant Martin Ryan, 43, was not fitted with a feeding tube. |
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