Four Colombian hostages freed by FARC rebels
Across the reporting regions, FARC rebels released four Colombian hostages while other global events unfold. The Arctic volcanic activity at Mount Redoubt in Alaska shows ongoing steam and tremors with no major eruption yet. In Gaza Israel warns of harsh retaliation amid escalating rocket fire before elections. Kentucky National Guard aids remote communities hit by a severe ice storm with mass relief efforts underway.
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Alaska
Mount Redoubt
KLM
Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza
Hamas
Egypt
Ehud Olmert
Caneyville
National Guard
Steve Beshear
Elizabethtown
Americans save more as recession bites spending
Economists dub the paradox of thrift as Americans cut back and save 2.9 percent of after tax income in late 2008, up from 1.2 percent in Q3. The trend signals lower consumer spending, corporate layoffs, and a deepening downturn with 2009 expected to stay weak. Grace Case in Syracuse, once maxed-out on credit, now lives on a tighter budget and avoids cards.
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Grace Case
Syracuse
N.Y
Case
Frank
Sap Cance
Thon
Ges Lge
Odyssey Finds HMS Victory Wreck in English Channel
Odyssey Marine Exploration reports locating the HMS Victory, a 1744 British warship sank in the English Channel with about 900 aboard. The site lies 25 to 40 miles from the English coast, about 330 feet deep, with brass cannons recovered and plans to negotiate salvage rights with Britain.
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Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc
Odyssey Explorer
ROV
HMS Victory
King George
Tampa
Fla
English Channel
Greg Stemm
Odyssey Marine Exploration
London
Stemm
Horatio Nelson
Odyssey
Ministry of Defense
United Kingdom
Channel
Alderney
Cherbourg
France
Shiite party loses ground in Iraq provincial races
The Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council faces waning influence as provincial elections hint at a backlash against sectarian politics. Early results suggest secular parties may gain favor, though national policy remains unaffected. Analysts note Shiite dominance shifting in post Saddam Iraq.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council
Washington
Tehran
Supreme Council
Vio
Iran
Saddam Hussein
Mustafa al-Ani
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Obama to tap Gregg for commerce secretary amid Senate power concerns
President Obama slows a partisan shift by considering Republican Sen. Judd Gregg for commerce secretary. If chosen, Gov. Lynch would name his replacement with the aim of keeping Democrats from full Senate control, while Gregg would join the cabinet and caucus with Republicans. Bonnie Newman emerges as top potential replacement.
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Barack Obama
Judd Gregg
Senate
Reagan White House
Bonnie Newman
New Hampshire
John Lynch
Gregg
Congress
White House
Sen
Lynch
Obama
GOP
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Face the Nation
CBS
Colin Manning
Sen. Gregg
Reagan
George H.W. Bush
U.S. House
Harvard
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