wkno NewsRoom: Top Stories http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkno/news/ wkno NewsRoom: Top Stories en-us Public Interactive newsroom.NewsRSS via Rome 30 U.N. Security Council calls for immediate Gaza truce http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkno/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1455554&sectionID=13 UNITED NATIONS/GAZA (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip but Israeli warplanes launched intermittent attacks on Friday. Reuters Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:52:17 GMT Reuters Obama pushes stimulus, warns on recession http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkno/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1455341&sectionID=13 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama warned on Thursday that the U.S. economy could stay mired in recession for years without bold action and he urged lawmakers to work day and night to pass a massive stimulus plan. Reuters Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:30:32 GMT Reuters Citi backs measure to help avoid foreclosures http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkno/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1455509&sectionID=13 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial giant Citigroup Inc will support a proposal in Congress to rewrite U.S. bankruptcy law to help troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure, Chief Executive Vikram Pandit said on Thursday. Reuters Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:08:27 GMT Reuters Illinois panel recommends governor's impeachment http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkno/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1455501&sectionID=13 CHICAGO (Reuters) - A legislative committee on Thursday recommended the impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, citing widespread abuse of power including allegations he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Reuters Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:52:23 GMT Reuters Qaeda Pakistan leader believed dead: U.S. official http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkno/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1455549&sectionID=13 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and a top aide are believed to be dead, a U.S. counterterrorism official said on Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest results of a campaign targeting the militant group's leadership. Reuters Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:30:29 GMT Reuters Accused swindler Madoff "warm and charming": report http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkno/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1455548&sectionID=13 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some friends of accused swindler Bernard Madoff considered him a "warm and charming" man, and one of his alleged victims praised him just before his death in 2005, Fox Business Network reported on Thursday. Reuters Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:30:26 GMT Reuters