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Bernanke sees easing options while declining to specify them

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June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers the central bank has options for further easing while declining to specify them, and he described risks ranging from Europe's crisis to fiscal tightening in the US “If we ...
Market Preview: No Game Changers - by Michael Baron
US STOCKS-S&P ends near flat; China rate cut offset by Bernanke
Pressure Climbs on Central Banks
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Mitt Romney collected almost $77 mn in May, more than Obama

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney last month collected almost $77 million for his campaign, some $17 million more than President Barack Obama.
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RI governor to attempt to salvage investment in Schilling firm

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PROVIDENCE, RI - Rhode Island's governor is promising to try to salvage at least some of the state's $75 million investment in former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's troubled video gaming company after it filed for bankruptcy.
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Ousting Syria's Assad: Can UN get Russia on board?

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UN envoy on Syria Kofi Annan unveiled a new plan to get all five permanent Security Council members to back the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
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French Open 2012: , Men's semifinals set for Friday, Errani to face Sharapova ...

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Maria Sharapova serves in her semifinal match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic on Thursday at the French Open. Sharapova advanced to her first final at Roland Garros with a 6-3, 6-3 win.
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Miley Cyrus Jets Off To Visit Fiance Liam Hemsworth

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Singer is photographed at LAX heading to Louisiana to see her beau on the set of 'Empire State.' By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) Twenty hours after news broke that Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are getting married, the singer was spotted leaving Los ...
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Heavy weapons used against UN monitors in Syria

Sydney Morning Herald -
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As Al Qaeda Loses a Leader, Its Power Shifts From Pakistan

New York Times -
The death this week of Al Qaeda's deputy leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, is likely to accelerate a shift in power from the group's dwindling leadership in Pakistan to its increasingly autonomous franchises, particularly the branch in Yemen, whose focus on ...
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Greek neo-Nazi in TV talkshow attack

Financial Times -
By Kerin Hope in Athens The official spokesman of Golden Dawn, a Greek neo-Nazi political party, was evading arrest on Thursday after assaulting two female leftwing politicians during a raucous morning talkshow on national television.
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Top Lawmakers declare war on intelligence leaks

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Leaders of the Senate and House intelligence committees said Thursday they were drafting legislation to further limit who can access highly classified information and possibly impose new penalties for revealing it.
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Bloomberg View: The Wisconsin Recall's Waste of Time

BusinessWeek -
The recall is finally over. Who won? Political consultants, TV and radio stations flush with unexpected ad revenue, out-of-state conservative political advocates, and perhaps, future state budgets.
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Warmest US spring on record: NOAA

Reuters -
By Deborah Zabarenko | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - So far, 2012 has been the warmest year the United States has ever seen, with the warmest spring and the second-warmest May since record-keeping began in 1895, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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News Summary: Europe fears spread of Spain's pain

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By AP - 2 minutes ago THE FEAR: Politicians and investors around Europe are worried that Spain won't be able to cover the toxic real estate loans weighing on its banks, and they expect Spain to seek an international bailout to bolster its lenders.
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DJIA Notches Third Straight Gain With Spotlight US, China's Central Banks

Wall Street Journal -
By Chris Dieterich NEW YORK--The Dow industrials rose for the third straight session, fueled by China's moves to stir growth, but an early rally faded after the Fed offered little new direction about additional stimulus.
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Fed proposes stricter capital rules for banks

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By MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer - 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve wants US banks to set aside more money to cushion against unexpected losses, a key step in preventing another financial crisis.
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Bill Clinton 'very sorry' about tax remarks, agrees with Obama

Los Angeles Times -
WASHINGTON - Bill Clinton said Thursday that he's "very sorry" for comments he made days earlier that appeared to undermine President Obama's position on extending certain tax rates, chalking it up to a misunderstanding over when lawmakers needed to ...
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69 Democrats urge release of Waters' report

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Washington (CNN) -- A group of 69 congressional Democrats called on the House Ethics Committee on Thursday to immediately release a special counsel's report dismissing claims that Rep. Maxine Waters' rights were violated during the panel's continuing ...
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Dennis Crowley On 'Reinventing' Foursquare: De-Emphasizing Check-ins, Digging ...

TechCrunch -
It has been a big day for Foursquare: The New York-based company finally unveiled the newest version of its popular location-based mobile app, Foursquare 5.0 - the iOS version of the app launched at midnight Eastern Time, and the Android version was ...
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LinkedIn hack update includes “no unauthorized access”

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Thursday afternoon this week LinkedIn head Vicente Silveira updated the world on what their findings were regarding the hack attempt on their site earlier in the week.
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Sprint prepaid unit Virgin to sell iPhone

Reuters -
* Virgin to charge $649 for iPhone 4S * iPhone service fee $35/month; $30 for autopay customers * Sprint shares rise almost 1 pct to $2.74 June 7 (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said on Thursday its Virgin Mobile prepaid business would start selling ...
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Bob Welch, Ex-Fleetwood Mac Guitarist, Commits Suicide

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By Kara Warner (@karawarner) Bob Welch, a former member of "Fleetwood Mac," was found dead in his home in Nashville on Thursday (June 7) from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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'Prometheus': What the Critics are Saying

Hollywood Reporter -
Premiering June 8, Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic will "hit the spot with thrill-seeking audiences worldwide" according to THR's Todd McCarthy.
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New Magic Mike Photos! Matt Bomer and Joe Manganiello's Six-Packs Have ...

E! Online -
Well technically it's raining the men of Magic Mike—that'd be Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Bomer, Alex Pettyfer and Adam Rodriguez—in a whole slew of sexy new shirtless stills, and finally our fave blue-eyed boy is getting ...
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Taylor Swift And John Mayer's Awkward LA Run-In

MTV.com -
Sources say the former pair tried to avoid each other out at a West Hollywood bar after his Rolling Stone confession. By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) John Mayer and Taylor Swift had the misfortune of being the same place at the same time on Tuesday ...
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Chad Ochocinco cut by the Patriots

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(AP) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots have released wide receiver Chad Ochocinco. The former Chad Johnson spent one unproductive season with the team, even though the Patriots went to the Super Bowl.
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Kings look to bounce back again in another Game 5

Houston Chronicle -
Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (32) reacts after giving up a goal to the New Jersey Devils in the third period during Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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NASA kills X-ray telescope, blames project's cost

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - One mystery of the universe may have to wait. NASA has killed a new X-ray telescope mission two years before its planned launch -- despite the protests of the team itself.
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Enterprise's final voyage ends at Intrepid museum

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BY GINA G. SCALA There's not much that can stop the City That Never Sleeps in her tracks, but this week a space shuttle floating past the Statue of Liberty did just that; and on both sides of the Hudson River.

RLS Drug Gets New Indication

MedPage Today -
By Cole Petrochko, Associate Staff Writer, MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved the restless legs syndrome drug gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant) to treat postherpetic neuralgia.
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CT scans in childhood could triple the risk of cancer: British study

Xinhua -
LONDON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Children and young adults who were scanned by computer tomography (CT) may have an increased risk of leukemia and brain tumors in adulthood, according to British scientists who published the result in the journal Lancet on ...

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