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Is President Obama Going Back on His Word

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Change isn’t sitting well with black farmers who thought they’d get a friendlier reception from President Obama in their effort to seek new discrimination claims against the Agriculture Department. WASHINGTON — As a senator, Barack Obama led the charge last year to pass a bill allowing black farmers to seek new discrimination claims against the [...]

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Will Pepsi's Bid Create More Competition

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PepsiCo Inc.’s (PEP) $6 billion bid for two of its bottlers is poised to have a far reaching effect across the U.S. beverage industry, spurring more cost savings for Pepsi, prompting big changes in distribution and raising the possibility of a similar move by rival Coca-Cola Co. (KO). More immediately, PepsiCo’s bid could spark a [...]

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Madoff's Assests Secured as US Judge Orders Seizure

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A U.S. judge blocked the transfer of the personal wealth of swindler Bernard Madoff and his wife because it could be subject to forfeiture as various parties compete to lock down the assets for distribution to defrauded investors. The order on Monday by Judge Denny Chin, who oversees the criminal case against Madoff, came on [...]

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Secretary of State Clinton Calls on Iran to Free Roxana Saberi

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday she hopes Iranian calls for a reexamination of the spy case against Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi will lead to her speedy release. Both Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the country’s judiciary chief have stressed the need for a fair appeal for the detained reporter. Top administration officials from [...]

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Toxic Substance Likely in 21 Horse Death

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At least 21 horses have died after coming down with a mysterious ailment moments before they were scheduled to compete in the prestigious U.S. Open polo tournament. Though the Florida Department of Agriculture was conducting lab tests to determine the cause of death, veterinarians said they suspected the horses were probably killed by some sort [...]

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Google to End Video Adsense Units

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A recent message from Google was sent out today notifying adsense account holders that they will be terminating their video adsense units. Not many webmasters are happy about the move. Here is a part of the email from Google: We’re writing to let you know that we’ll be retiring AdSense video units at the end [...]

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Oracle-Sun Deal Surprises Microsoft's CEO

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Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) chief executive said on Monday he was ‘very surprised’ by Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.O) plans to buy Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O). “I just learnt it … I need to think about it. I am very surprised,” Steve Ballmer. Earlier on Monday Oracle unveiled a plan to buy Sun for more than $7 billion, after [...]

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Columbine 10 Years Later

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LITTLETON, Colo. – Teenage gunmen spilled the blood of children before Columbine, in Alaska, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oregon. After Columbine, more blood was shed in Minnesota and California, in Germany and Finland. But none of those incidents cast a shadow as long or dark as the rampage at Columbine High School, where 13 people were [...]

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Does Susan Boyles Have Competition

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Though Boyle, the unemployed, never-been-kissed charity worker from Scotland who stunned the world with her angelic singing voice on “Britain’s Got Talent,” has gained international recognition, an underdog has emerged to challenge her hold on the reality competition’s crown. On Saturday’s “Britain’s Got Talent,” 12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi wowed the judges and crowd when he ripped [...]

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Slumdog Father Denies Alleged Sale of Daughter

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The father of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali has denied a report in Britain’s News of the World that he was prepared to place his 9-year-old daughter up for adoption for $300,000 as a “lie made up by foreign journalists playing games with me,” he tells PEOPLE. The newspaper reported that Rafiq Qureshi, 36, [...]

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