The studio will pay $255 million in a surprise move that derails a previously announced deal. By Claudia Eller In a surprise move, Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.Lions Gate Swallows TV Guide BusinessWeekLionsgate to buy TV Guide for $255 million Reuters (news.google.com)

By TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • January 5, 2009 WASHINGTON - With Michigan and the nation struggling to find a bottom to the economic crisis, President-elect Barack Obama returned to the nation’s capital today two weeks ahead of his ...Video: Obama: Economy 'bad and Getting Worse' AssociatedPressObama Pitches Stimulus... (news.google.com)

The nation's capital is about to confront a political generation gap: Barack Obama, one of the youngest presidents ever to take ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

Obama met with lawmakers to begin selling his stimulus plan as his advisers offered more details, including a proposal to expand the child tax credit for poor families. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows.Kids reveal a lot about themselves online USA TodayStudy: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence CNN (news.google.com)

Using a slew of social networking services is great, but as Don Reisinger explains, that practice doesn't deliver the most rewarding Web experience. To fix that, Don has compiled a list of services you should use exclusively. (news.cnet.com)

Managed care provider Cigna says it will cut about 4 percent of its work force, or roughly 1,100 jobs, because of the slumping economy. (www.newsvine.com)

President-elect Barack Obama, commencing face to face consultations with congressional leaders, is embracing an unexpectedly large tax cut of up to $300 billion. Obama said the country faces an "extraordinary economic challenge." (feeds.cbsnews.com)

By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today SEATTLE, Jan. 5 -- Teenagers freely post personal information about sex, substance abuse, and violence on social networking sites, researchers reported here.MySpace Medical NewsweekTeens Reference Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites Like ... Insidermedicine (news.google.com)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil's state-run oil company says an accident on an offshore platform left one worker dead and halted production. (www.newsvine.com)

A former Boeing employee who vandalized a $24 million military helicopter during his last shift on a suburban Philadelphia assembly line has been sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement. (www.newsvine.com)

BY CATEY HILL The proposed tax cuts, which would make up about 40 percent of the economic stimulus package, may make it easier to attract Republican support for an economic-stimulus package, as many Republicans have said that economic initiatives ...Video: Obama to Meet Congress Leaders on Economic Plan AssociatedPressObama, Democrats See Need for... (news.google.com)

TMZ has learned more about the medical condition of John Travolta's son, Jett, and the medication that ultimately didn't work.Travolta, Preston issue statement about son's death Chicago TribuneJett Travolta's cause of death could be determined Monday USA Today (news.google.com)

With a new Congress convening on Tuesday, the economic downturn is heavy on the minds of lawmakers but a sure package of legislation isn't about to become law too soon. (thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com)

Tough economic times prompted Benjamin Gordon to move into a smaller apartment last fall. Among other cost-cutting measures, he canceled the gym membership near his old residence but hasn’t joined a new one since the move across town. (www.newsvine.com)