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Undecided Senate races seen as key for Obama - 1 hour ago - The outcome in the US Senate is still in doubt more than two weeks after the election - and with it the possible fate of President-elect Barack Obama's agenda. Democrats hold 58 seats in the Senate that takes office in January counting 0133 : Boston Globe

Foodmakers Heinz, Smucker post higher earnings - 52 minutes ago - MILWAUKEE With consumers looking for comfort foods and ways to save money, foodmakers H.J. Heinz Co. and J.M. Smucker Co. posted higher earnings Friday and said they're benefiting from price increases and the trend of more people eating 0133 : Daily Herald

Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz have baby boy and name him Bronx 0133 - 10 hours ago - Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz are the proud parents of a baby boy, and they re celebrating with some Bronx cheer. Their representative says the pop and rock star couple have named their son Bronx Mowgli. The baby, born Thursday night, 0133 : New York Daily News

Obamas Choose Private Sidwell School - 8 hours ago - A spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said the Obamas considered several schools for 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha but decided Sidwell Friends was the best fit. Sidwell Friends is a private Quaker school in 0133 : WFTV

Jerry Yang to Step Down As Yahoo CEO Will Microsoft Return? - 11/18/2008 - Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang will step down as CEO as soon as a successor is found, the embattled Internet company just announced . The release quoted in full after the jump, along with Yang s memo to the troops came shortly after 0133 : BusinessWeek

Agent Sox, Cuban star close to deal - 59 minutes ago - CHICAGO The White Sox have reached a tentative agreement with young Cuban star Dayan Viciedo. The 19-year-old infielder outfielder must pass a physical for the contract to be finalized, according to the player s agent, Jaime Torres. He 0133 : State Journal-Register

Argonne National Laboratory - 59 minutes ago - Argonne National Laboratory, located about 25 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop, is a national hub of research on energy technology, materials science and biology. One of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest research centers, Argonne 0133 : Chicago Tribune

Obama gets back into his routine sort of - 37 minutes ago - Reporting from Chicago There is some irony that it took winning the presidency for Barack Obama to settle into a schedule that borders on humdrum. For now, he wakes up in his own bed, works out in the same fitness center each morning, 0133 : Los Angeles Times