The Wall Street Journal-20080115-World-Wide
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Bush announced a sale of sophisticated arms to Saudi Arabia.
The deal for smart-bomb technology is part of a $20 billion package to three Gulf states and is an important element in the U.S.'s strategy against Iran. Congress appears unlikely to block the sale despite concerns the system could be used against Israel. Meanwhile, Olmert said Israel would use all options to keep atomic weapons away from Tehran, hinting at the possible use of military action.
Washington and its allies are using a probe into a 1994 terrorist attack in Argentina that killed 85 to keep pressure on the Iranian regime.
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Governors nationwide are considering an array of measures to balance their budgets as revenues fall due to a slowing economy, energy and health costs rise, and as tax cuts take their toll. State agencies and workers are bracing for cutbacks. The belt-tightening could hurt the U.S. economy.
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Gates approved sending 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan to beef up U.S.- led forces as part of efforts to stem a surge in violence. Separately, militants killed at least seven in an attack on a Kabul luxury hotel.
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Sharif accused Musharraf of blindly following the U.S. in Pakistani antiterror operations. At least 39 died in a bombing and clashes between troops and militants.
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Demand is declining for crude in the world's top industrialized nations, a shift that has upended how the global oil market behaves.
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The White House will let airports charge airlines higher runway fees to reduce rush-hour congestion, a setback for the industry.
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Russia imposed visa restrictions on staff of a British cultural arm after it reopened two offices in defiance of a Kremlin order.
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Gunmen killed an Iraqi judge, the latest in a series of attacks on professionals. Separately, the U.S. military said it killed 60 extremists.
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A Kenyan minister rejected Annan's bid to mediate a conflict over a disputed presidential election. Parliament reconvenes today.
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A House panel deferred the appearance of a CIA ex-official after his lawyer indicated he wouldn't answer questions about the destruction of interrogation tapes.
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Patients waited longer to see an emergency-room doctor, a worrisome trend as more people turn to ERs for medical care, a study said.
Hormone-replacement therapy may raise the risk of a type of breast cancer sooner than previously thought, researchers said.
Genetic evidence supports a theory that Columbus and his crew brought syphilis to Europe from the New World, a study suggests.
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The Supreme Court declined to hear an industry challenge to an EPA air-pollution ruling that imposed stricter ozone standards.
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Britain will require all visitors needing visas to be fingerprinted, a tenet of its immigration policy.
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Louisiana swore in the U.S.'s first elected Indian-American governor.
