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Motorola cuts 7,000 jobs, Foreclosures rise dramatically, Goody's Clothing goes bankrupt, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs takes 6-month leave, Obama ends "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the holiday retail numbers get worse. Retailers Gottschalks and Goody's file for bankruptcy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090114/bs_nm/us_usa_retail_bankruptcy_2 Motorola to cut 4,000 more jobs in 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661877/ Families await sharp increases in college tuition http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661921/ Obama to End Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479952,00.html Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes medical leave http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95N66HG0&show_article=1 GE Aviation to Cut 1,000 Salaried Jobs as Orders Slow http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNuWgQjXZrX4&refer=worldwide Asian Stocks Slide as Japan Machinery Orders, U.S. Sales Drop http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aBvtzJXc0U4s&refer=home Bank of America May Receive U.S. Aid for Merrill Lynch Purchase http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aei_22INcQaI&refer=home Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Advance as Israeli Team Heads to Cairo http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aKQoc3BHpwLo&refer=home Foreclosures more than doubled in 2008 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28663624/