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White House Sees Buffett Rule More as a Guide

The Buffett Rule, which sets minimum tax rates for millionaires, is not in the president’s budget plan because it would complicate the current tax code, the White House said.

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Birth Control Coverage Rule Debated at House Hearing

A House hearing on an Obama administration policy requiring insurers to pay for birth control for religious institutions’ employees was a scene of politics and soul-searching.

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Texas Agency’s Web Site Warns of Border Violence

In videos posted on a Web site run by the state of Texas, farmers and ranchers describe a border war in which drug smugglers threaten their lives and livelihoods.

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Mexico to U.S.: 'No more weapons'

Mexico&aposs president called on U.S. officials to stop gun trafficking across the border Thursday, saying the move would be the best thing Americans could do to stop brutal ...
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Air Australia strands thousands

Thousands of travelers have been left in the lurch around the world after the carrier Air Australia went into administration and grounded its fleet Friday.
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New York Times reporter dies in Syria

Anthony Shadid, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting in Iraq, dies on assignment in Syria, apparently of an asthma attack, the New York Times says. He was 43.
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Laura Prudom: American Idol Recap: The Top 5 Memorable Moments From The Las Vegas Performance Challenge

At this point, I just wish that the judges had skipped straight to waterboarding to figure out the finalists, since this painful exercise in delayed gratification seems far more torturous ...
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Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Burr/Coburn Medicare Plan: 10 Deceptions - And A Free-Market "Death Panel"

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Danish Cops Recruit Robbers To Stem Burglaries

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In Denmark, police think they might have the answer: Turn to the experts themselves, the housebreakers.


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Chart: In Four Years, Apple Sold More iPhones Than All Macs Ever

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If anyone has any doubt that iPhones, iPads and other iOS devices are the future if Apple, just take a look at the chart above from Asymco.  It shows all ...


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While larger carriers like AT&T and Verizon are duking it out to cover the country in LTE signal, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there are other contenders ...


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Nevada Establishes Regulations For Self-Driving Cars

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California may be the 800-pound gorilla in the automotive legislation world, but their neighbor Nevada seems to be taking the initiative when it comes to self-driving cars. They’ve adopted ...


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The biggest Pinocchios of 2011

Fact checkers are under assault!

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Virginia leads the nation in the percentage of marriages between blacks and whites, a new study by the Pew Research Center shows, barely four decades after state laws criminalizing interracial ...


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Why Microsoft Stock Went Up 4% On Thursday (MSFT)


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Microsoft shares are on a big rally lately, up almost 30% since Thanksgiving.

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Pictures: A Rare Look Inside China's Energy Machine

A photographer gains an inside look at China’s massive power complex, and at efforts by the world’s largest energy consumer to spur cleaner future growth.
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Amid U.S.-China Energy Tension, "Clean Coal" Spurs Teamwork

China's next president visits the White House amid tension on energy. But U.S.-China collaboration is emerging on projects to clean up coal.


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Echoes of Monster Star's "Great Eruption" Found—A First

For the first time, astronomers have glimpsed reflections of light from a "supernova impostor"—the 19th-century eruption of Eta Carinae.


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Four new chameleon species found in Madagascar—some tiny enough to fit on a match tip—are among the smallest known reptiles.
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Is Dark Energy Really "Repulsive Gravity"?

"Repulsive gravity"—a powerful repulsion between matter and antimatter—could explain the force known as dark energy, a new theory claims.


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New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid dies in Syria

(Reuters) - Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid died on Thursday in Syria of an apparent asthma attack, the newspaper reported. Shadid, 43, was on a reporting assignment ...
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Two ICE federal agents shot in California, one killed

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were shot on Thursday inside the agency's offices in the Los Angeles suburb of Long Beach and one ...
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Rhode Island public school agrees to remove prayer

CRANSTON, Rhode Island (Reuters) - A Rhode Island school board voted on Thursday to comply with a federal court order to remove a prayer banner that has been displayed in a ...
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New Jersey Assembly passes gay marriage bill

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Marcia Gay Harden files for divorce

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TED: Simon Berrow: How do you save a shark you know nothing about? - Simon Berrow (2010)

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TED: Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health - Lucien Engelen (2011)

[image]You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? At TEDxMaastricht, Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing the way ...
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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 17

Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.

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Free OpenStack Time: What Gives?

How does free cloud compute time on a virtual machine with an available 156 cores, 1040GB memory and 59.1 TB of disk storage running the latest OpenStack release, Del ...
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Federal regulators, concerned that increasing connectivity will have drivers doing everything but drive, urge automakers to begin sharply curtailing the functionality of infotainment systems.

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Griffin, Paul help Clippers storm back on Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Blake Griffin had 21 points and 14 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Clippers rally from an 18-point second-half deficit and beat the Portland Trail Blazers 74-71 ...
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NFL free agency primer

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CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls understand they'll be better off once Derrick Rose returns.
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Mickelson grabs lead at Northern Trust Open

[image]Four days after his big win at Pebble Beach, Phil Mickelson keeps right on rolling.
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Seattle announces plans for new sports arena

[image]Christopher Hansen is making a $290 million proposal to his hometown that could be the impetus for a new sports arena that could bring the NBA and NHL to Seattle.
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Raging Bulls charge past Celtics with late surge

(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls defended stingily and stunned the Boston Celtics with a late offensive burst to prevail 89-80 at the United Center on Thursday.
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Blackhawks beat Rangers to snap nine-game skid

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks brought their miserable nine-game losing streak to an end with a 4-2 win over the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers on Thursday.
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PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - J.B. Holmes, competing in only his fourth PGA Tour event since having brain surgery, gave himself a major boost by charging into contention at the ...
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Pinkberry Co-Founder Young Lee -- Packing Illegal Heat, Handguns Revealed in Beating Investigation

Pinkberry Co-founder Young Lee is a pistol packing badass with a fleet of uber luxury vehicles ... according to the LAPD investigation into his alleged beating of a homeless man.TMZ ...
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Whitney Houston's family has finally reached out to Bobby Brown ... and have formally invited him to attend Whitney's funeral in NJ on Saturday ... TMZ has learned. Houston family ...
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