It has been reported that Israel requested bunker busting bombs, from the United States, so that they could blast the nuclear underground facilites in Iran. President Bush denied the request, Israel also wanted radar equipment. Thus Israel was unable to carry out the bombing of the Iranian facilities.
Regarding the U. N. Resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, Secretary Rice reportedly was told to abstain from a vote on the resolution, by the Prime Minister of Israel through President Bush. Israel wanted to have more time to carry out its mission of dismanteling the rocket launching sites of Hamas. At this point Hamas says they will not honor a cease-fire agreement, unless Israel stops the invasion and violence in Gaza. Over 900 Palestinians and 10 Israeli soldiers have been killed. Necessary humanitarian aid is still lacking in Gaza, some trucks are allowed in, but the distribution is slow.
Reportedly Credit Suisse advised its clients to sell out of Bernard Madoff's investments, to avoid any losses.
Senator Hillary Clinton was grilled today by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, regarding her Secretary of State nomination. Most of the questions were soft balls, until the questions started regarding her husband's Global Foundation, which receives million dollar contributions from many overseas entities. The agreement of understanding worked out between Senator Clinton, Bill Clinton and the Obama staff, was that the Clinton's would disclose any donation of fifty thousand dollars or more, on an annual basis. Senator Richard Lugar, minority member of the committee, wanted the disclosures to be made at the time of the donation, not on an annual basis, No concession was made on Senator Clinton's part, she said they would be sensitive to their concerns. Other nominees were questioned without any apparent roadblocks in their way, the Secretary of Energy was among others questioned before the committees.
The "America I Am, The Imprint of Blacks on America" exhibit will be on display in Constitution Hall in Philadelphia, starting on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Thursday January 15 through May 3, 2009. The exhibit contains the Emancipation Proclamation, the door from the cell where Martin Luther King, Jr., was jailed in Montgomery, Alabama, along with President-elect Obama's "Race Speech" in Philadelphia, and many other culturally relative items related to Black history.
The salmonella outbreak which sickened 400 people, in 42 states has been linked to peanut butter.
Russia, reportedly restarted the natural gas flow to Europe, but little or no gas is being received.
Barclay's will eliminate 2,100 jobs in investment banking and wealth units, reports claim.
Macy's will cut inventories at the risk of losing sales, according its CEO.
President-elect Obama was lobbying Congress, for the balance of three hundred and fifty billion dollars in TARP funds, for use with the stimulus package.
The Treasury Secretary nominee, Tim Geithner, is under fire because he reportedly owes thirty-four thousand dollars, in back taxes, for household employees. Doesn't he work for the Federal Reserve???
The pilot who crashed his plane in an attempt to disappear and be thought of as dead, has been found alive with cuts on his wrists, in Florida. He has been taken to Tallahasee Memorial Hospital. His assets had been frozen and some civil charges had been filed against him. There is a conflicting report as to whether it is actually the missing pilot, Marcus Schrenker.
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