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Poll: Cain has 20 Point Lead in GOP Field, Beats Obama by two Points

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Iron Mill News - Oct. 07 (News) - The Democrats are going to have to search for another talking point. Herman Cain calls himself an ABC, and American Black Conservative. After all the Racist accusations by the Left about the Tea Party and Republicans in General, A Black Man is leading the Polls in several Southern states.

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Judge: Corporate donations ban unconstitutional

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - May. 27 (Breaking News) - A judge has ruled that the campaign finance law banning corporations from making contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional. In a ruling issued late Thursday, U.S. District Judge James Cacheris tossed out part of the indictment against two men accused of illegally reimbursing donors to Hillary Clinton's Senate and presidential campaigns.

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Obama administration fights to save healthcare law

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jeremy Pelofsky, Lisa Lambert - May. 11 (Special Report) - An appeals court on Tuesday sharply questioned whether the state of Virginia could challenge President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, which requires Americans to buy insurance in a bid to slow healthcare costs. The Obama administration is trying to save the individual mandate after a Virginia federal judge agreed with the state it was unconstitutional and struck down that part of the law. The Obama administration has vigorously defended the measure, set to go into effect in 2014

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Prisons look to share food costs with Ohio State

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Ann Sanner - Mar. 25 (News) - Looking for ways to save money, the state's correction department and Ohio State University are exploring whether to buy food jointly and in bulk.

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Oil prices retreat after spike on Mideast turmoil

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Ben Rooney - Feb. 28 (Investigative Report) - Oil prices eased Monday, retreating from recent highs, as investors continue to monitor the political movement in North African and the Middle East. The benchmark U.S. oil contract, West Texas Intermediate, for April delivery was down 2 cents to $97.86 a barrel. Brent crude, the main European contract, was up 28 cents to $112.42 a barrel. The oil market remains focused on the Middle East and North Africa, where popular uprisings have pushed out longstanding leaders in Egypt and Tunisia. In Libya, where protests against the rule of Moammar Gadhafi have entered a second week, the death toll has reached 1,000, based on an estimate from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. U.S. oil prices surged above $100 a barrel last week, while prices in Europe hit a high of $120 a barrel -- levels not seen since 2008. The spike occurred as the unrest in Libya curbed production in the North African country, and investors worried that other oil-exporting nations could follow suit.

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Ready for Splash Crash, the Ultimate Market Meltdown?

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

finance.yahoo.com - Feb. 03 (Opinion) - With memories of last May's "Flash Crash" still fresh in investors' minds, now comes warning of a market meltdown that could extend beyond stocks-a possible "Splash Crash" that also would affect currencies, commodities and bonds.

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Egyptian, Algerian, Mauritanian set selves alight

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Hamza Hendawi - Jan. 17 (News) - Protesters set themselves on fire in Egypt, Algeria and Mauritania on Monday in apparent copycat self-immolation attempts inspired by the act that helped trigger a popular uprising in Tunisia. The desperate acts raised concerns that the practice could become a trend among activists seeking to force change in a region that has little or no tolerance for dissent.

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Giffords story: A lesson in leaping to conclusions

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By David Bauder - Jan. 10 (News) - The rapidly replicated false report that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had died after being shot in the head provided media outlets another lesson this weekend in the danger of leaping to conclusions. NPR News' executive editor apologized Sunday to Giffords' family for the false report. That story came only an hour after NPR scored a significant scoop in reporting on Saturday's shooting in Tucson, Ariz., itself.Media organizations also faced scrutiny for how they speculated on potential causes of a gunman's rampage in a shopping center where Giffords was meeting with constituents. National Public Radio had reported on its 2 p.m. EST newscast — and in subsequent e-mail alerts to subscribers — that Giffords had died from her injury when, in fact, she was still in surgery. Dick Meyer, executive editor of NPR News, said the information came from two different government sources, including one in the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

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Massive fish kill reported in Louisiana

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Brett Michael Dykes - Sep. 14 (Breaking News) - What you see above isn't a rural gravel road. Rather, it's a Louisiana waterway with its surface completely covered with dead sea life, a mish-mash of species of fish, crabs, stingray, and eel. As New Orleans's CBS TV affiliate WWL reports, even a whale was found dead in the area.

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JA Solar and ECN Join Efforts to Introduce High Efficiency Photovoltaic Modules

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

finance.yahoo.com - Jun. 09 (Press Release) - Through this partnership, JA Solar and ECN will work together to produce cost-effective, high-efficiency solar modules that have the promise to reduce the cost of electricity, generated through solar energy. The MWT technology minimizes shading loss at the front cell surface, resulting in an increased active front surface area of the solar cell. Modules can be assembled in a fully automated process with Eurotron equipment. This technology allows handling of thin solar cells at high throughput and yield. ECN has recently successfully manufactured high-efficiency MWT solar modules, achieving a world record efficiency in 2009 of 17.0 percent (aperture area) for photovoltaic modules with multi-crystalline silicon cells.

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'This is Alabama; we speak English,' governor candidate says

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - Apr. 28 (News Report) - "This is Alabama; we speak English," he says in the ad. "If you want to live here, learn it."

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Big Ben towers over Manning in playoffs

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Yahoo! Sports - By Jason Cole - Feb. 27 (Opinion) - At the risk of being a heretic (or worse, completely agreeing with good friend Dutch Wydo), there is a case to be made that Ben Roethlisberger(notes) is a better quarterback than Peyton Manning(notes).

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Bush’s last rule-making hurrah

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Yahoo! News - By Uncredited - Nov. 21 (News Report) - Based on the flurry of quiet directives coming from the White House as the end of the term nears, it looks like the Bush Goose (or is it turducken?) isn't quite cooked yet.

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Biden calls McCain a sidekick, not a maverick

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer - Oct. 08 (News Report) - The Delaware senator said McCain is trying to distract voters from his support for President Bush's policies. He repeated Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey's line, "You can't call yourself a maverick when all you've ever been is a sidekick."

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U.S. Decline Under Bush Is Hot Topic at U.N.

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Thomas Omestad - Oct. 01 (Special Report) - Though President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have been visiting the United Nations in recent days--with meetings continuing this week for Rice--for their usual, intensive annual round of diplomacy, the behind-the-scenes buzz at the world body is focused on the relative decline of U.S. power in world affairs.

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Drill, Baby, Drill

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Ben Stein - Sep. 29 (Opinion) - On September 16th, the House of Representatives narrowly passed Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comically named "Access" Bill. This past Saturday, the Senate approved the lifting of the 26-year ban on new offshore oil drilling. In the guise of doing what America wants Speaker Pelosi's bill does the following: * Places off limits areas within fifty miles of the coast line, where 80 percent of the oil and gas deposits are. This bill, if it becomes law, will place these energy rich areas off limits permanently.

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Don't Blame the Shorts!

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Aaron Task - Jul. 16 (Opinion) - On Tuesday, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox launched a two-pronged attack on the financial crisis, which occurred under his watch and with little response until now. Unfortunately, Cox's efforts are not only too late, but badly executed.

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When McCain Drops Out

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Steve Rosenbaum - Jun. 15 (Opinion) - When the Republicans choose their candidate on September 4th, there is a very real chance that they could throw the election into an unexpected chaos as they pull a genuine September Surprise. I think there is every reason to believe John McCain won't be the nominee. Ok, let me say that again. McCain will not be the Republican candidate in November.

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Ruling on mercury emissions is appealed - Yahoo! News

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By H. Josef Hebert - Mar. 26 (News Report) - The Bush administration has appealed a court ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the federal Clean Air Act when it issued less stringent requirements to reduce mercury releases from power plants.

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Obesity surgery seen as diabetes cure

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Yahoo! News - By Carla K. Johnson - Jan. 25 (News Report) - CHICAGO - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers.

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Unholy Alliance Fleeces Social Security Recipients

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:33:24 -0800

Yahoo! News - By Laura Rowley - Nov. 16 (Special Report) - Legal aid agencies across the country say they've been flooded with calls from seniors and disabled people whose accounts have been frozen by bill collectors. This is happening even though the federal government specifically prohibits the garnishment of exempt funds such as Social Security and veterans benefits. In the worst cases, seniors go hungry or without medication because they have no access to funds -- in some cases, for months at a time. "People can really bumble around for months trying to get their accounts unfrozen because the procedures they have to follow are so Byzantine," says Claudia Wilner, attorney with the New York-based Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP), which handles about 200 such cases a year.

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Earth's Moon Destined to Disintegrate

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:19:39 -0800

Yahoo! News - By David Powell - Jan. 22 (Special Report) - The Moon will be torn to pieces and every crater, mountain, valley, footprint and flag will be scattered to form a spectacular 23,000-mile-diameter (37,000-kilometer) Saturn-like ring of debris above Earth's equator. The new rings will be short-lived. Theory dictates they'll eventually rain down onto Earth's surface.

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Hacker Cracks High-Def DVD Encryption System

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:20:17 -0800

Yahoo! News - By David Garrett - Dec. 30 (News Report) - Muslix64's hack is reportedly designed to enable users to copy high-definition films in Toshiba's HD-DVD and Sony's Blu-ray format. Whether or not it works has yet to be confirmed, but Muslix64 supplied his own bit of compelling proof: a brief YouTube movie in which he showed, in careful, step-by-step sequence, exactly how a high-def DVD of Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket could be decrypted, copied to a hard drive, then played.

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Samsung Develops Marathon Fuel Cell

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:14:19 -0800

Yahoo! News - By David Garrett - Dec. 29 (News Report) - Korean daily Chosun Ilbo reports that Samsung, the world's third-largest maker of cell phones and a force in the notebook and display markets as well, has engineered a fuel cell that can power a notebook computer for up to a month. The fuel cell is part of a docking station that lets a Samsung Q35 notebook run for eight hours a day, five days a week, for up to four weeks in a row.

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