The Israeli military surrounded densely populated Gaza City late Monday as the death toll continued to mount in the war-torn territory. Israeli security sources said they closed in on the city of about 1.5 million in their operation against Hamas, as both sides showed little interest in international calls for a truce.
The Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified Senate recount results that show Democrat Al Franken ousting Republican Norm Coleman by some 225 votes. "I'm ready to get to work," Franken said. Coleman's campaign, which contends the recount should have included about 650 absentee ballots that were rejected, said it will challenge the decision.
Leon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the Navy's Pacific Command, will be tapped as director of national intelligence.
Home 
