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'Shadow' illustrator Cartier dies at 94

RAMSEY, New Jersey - Edward D. Cartier, whose illustrations graced "The Shadow" and numerous other science fiction and mystery publications in a career that spanned several decades, has died at 94.

 

Rainbow Room to close restaurant, citing economy

NEW YORK - The recession has reached the ritzy Rainbow Room, the special-occasion spot that overlooks midtown Manhattan from high above the tourist-attracting Rockefeller Center skating rink.

 

 

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Obama Considers Major Expansion in Aid to Jobless By JACKIE CALMES and CARL HULSE  The Democratic economic package may include much more government-assisted health care insurance and unemployment compensation.

 

 

Ground Fighting Widens an 8-Day War on Hamas By TAGHREED EL-KHODARY and ISABEL KERSHNER Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground war against Hamas after a week of intense airstrikes.

• Video: Troops Enter Gaza
• Times Topics: Israel | Hamas

 

Is the Real Target Hamas Rule? By ETHAN BRONNER If Hamas rockets cannot be stopped, then is the real aim of Israel’s operation to remove Hamas entirely, no matter the cost?

 

 

Illinois becomes a national punch line as government grinds to ...
Chicago Tribune - By Rick Pearson and Ray Long | Tribune reporters The governor was arrested by the FBI and faces impeachment proceedings, his appointee to a US Senate seat is in limbo and the state treasury is in shambles—a combination that has turned Illinois into a ...

 

 

Macworld Expo Preview
PC World - With less than a week before Macworld Expo, we gather together a roundtable of Macworld editors--Philip Michaels, Jason Snell, Jim Galbraith, Dan Moren, and yours truly--to discuss the import of a Steve-less keynote presentation and Apple's departure ...

 

 

Russian drinking prowess a 'myth'

 

 

Israeli tanks roll into Gaza to destroy Hamas rockets

 

Israel's military confrontation with Hamas entered a dramatic new phase as Israeli ground troops supported by battle tanks and artillery stormed into Gaza.

• Hamas relishing chance to take on Israeli forces

• Israel invades Gaza in attempt to destroy Hamas

• Israeli leaders gamble all on Gaza invasion

• Thousands throw shoes at Downing Street in Gaza protest

 

 

 

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