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PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post - Dec. 29
29 Dec 2008 05:23:27 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on Dec. 29. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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JERUSALEM - Israeli warplanes struck a broad array of targets in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Sunday as Hamas fired fresh volleys of rockets into Israel. The Palestinian death toll exceeded 290 after two days of violence.

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Current and former career officials at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration say Bush administration political appointees at the agency ordered the withdrawal of dozens of workplace health regulations, delayed others and altered the reach of its warnings and rules in response to industry pressure.

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