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Bush OKs Request to Seek Bailout Funds, Reflects on Tenure
Amid President Bush's final news conference Monday, President-elect Barack Obama asked the outgoing president to seek the remaining $350 billion of the $700 billion financial industry bailout, and Mr. Bush has agreed to do so, the White House said.
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Israeli Forces Close In on Gaza City as Fighting Continues
Palestinians leaving Gaza City; APIsrael said reserve forces joined the ground offensive against the Gaza Strip on Monday in what may be the next phase of a continuing Israeli offensive on Hamas as it advances on targets in heavily-populated areas like Gaza City.
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Beruit. Photo by CyberAndy via Flickr.Correspondent Jeffrey Brown initially traveled to the Middle East to report on artists and writers in the region. What he found instead was war, as talk of the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is everywhere. Tonight on the NewsHour, Brown reports from Lebanon.
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Economists Weigh Missed Signs on Road to Financial Crisis
Paul Solman and guest in San FranciscoMany economists failed to predict the mortgage and banking crisis and the economic recession that followed. Paul Solman examines why financial experts failed to predict the crisis.

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States Face Increasing Shortages of Primary Care Doctors
Medical students discuss career options with doctor in MassachusettsEducational loans, low pay and insurance hassles are pushing medical students away from primary care medicine, leaving some states with a doctor shortage. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the situation as part of a series on the challenges to health care reform.

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New Congress Convenes Amid Questions Over Senate Seats
The 111th U.S. Congress opened Tuesday even though two Senate seats are mired in scandal and legal challenges, and several more are in flux as lawmakers move into the new Obama administration.
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As President Bush delivers his last White House press conference, analysts look back on the ups and downs of Mr. Bush's eight years in office.

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Jeffrey Brown reports from Beirut on reaction there to the continued fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

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As President-elect Barack Obama and Mexican leader Felipe Calderon meet Monday, analysts examine the road ahead for Mr. Obama in navigating Mexico's intense drug war.

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