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Germany's Opponents of Common Bond Provoked by U.S. Downgrade: Euro Credit

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Chancellor Angela Merkel's resolve to defend Germany's top credit rating in the wake of Standard & Poor's US downgrade is at odds with the likely expense of containing Europe's debt ...
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Perry Links Federal Reserve Policies and Treason

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Charles Dharapak/AP Gov. Rick Perry campaigned for president Tuesday in Iowa with his family. From left, Mr. Perry; his wife, Anita; his son, Griffin; his daughter-in-law, Meredith; and his daughter, Sydney.

Clinton defends U.S. response to crackdown in Syria

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday defended her department's incremental response to the slayings of protesters in Syria, arguing that demands for the ouster of Syria's president would accomplish little without the ...

Is Perry built for a general election?

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DUBUQUE, IOWA - It has become clear after only a few days into Rick Perry's presidential campaign that the Texas governor's biggest challenge could come in trying to win the Republican nomination without defining himself out ...

Google deal with Motorola may shake up smartphone market

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Other handset makers may be forced to realign their allegiances, cutting deals to put new operating systems on their phones or buying firms themselves to gain valuable technology patents.

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NATO cites 'significant advances' in Libya

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By the CNN Wire Staff Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Over the past few days, anti-Gadhafi forces have made "significant advances" -- in the northwest and in the regions of Misrata and al-Brega -- a spokesman for NATO's military operation told reporters ...

New Testimony Puts News Corp. Under Fresh Fire Over Hacking

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News Corp. came under fresh scrutiny Tuesday after a UK parliamentary committee released new written testimony alleging that voice-mail interception was "widely discussed" at the News of the World tabloid.

Wave of support for Anna Hazare erupts in state

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AJMER/JODHPUR/BIKANER: A groundswell of support for Anna Hazare and a stronger Lokpal bill was visible in the state with reports of dharnas, signature campaigns and rallies pouring in from almost all districts.

Stage collapse remains a puzzle

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The tragic collapse of an outdoor stage at the Indiana State Fair— the third incident this summer - could prompt government regulators to take a sharp look at the patchwork of laws and standards that ...

Voters go to polls in Wisconsin's two final recalls

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Voters take to the polls as Wisconsin holds the nation's largest ever recall elections in River Hills August 9, 2011. By Brendan O'Brien EAGLE RIVER, Wis (Reuters) - Voters in two Wisconsin State Senate districts headed to the polls on Tuesday in the ...

Romney calls for common ground, hails Tea Party

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BERLIN, NH - In a political era that has been marked by partisan rancor and a stick-to-your-principles mantra, Mitt Romney increasingly seems to be banking on the notion that voters will appreciate someone who calmly calls ...

Retailers Glean Profit In Slow Sales

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Even as worries grow about another economic downturn, major retail companies continue to report strong earnings, thanks to tough lessons from the recession.

Dell Lowers Outlook On Weak Consumer, Govt Spending

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SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Dell Inc. (DELL) said its second-quarter profit jumped nearly two-thirds on strong demand from corporate customers, but slowing sales to consumers and the US government prompted the company ...

BofA in talks to sell investments to Blackstone-FT

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LONDON Aug 16 (Reuters) - Bank of America is in exclusive talks to sell the bulk of Merrill Lynch's boom-time real estate investments to Blackstone (BX.

Madoff Decision Is Significant Setback for Owners of Mets

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From the moment they were sued last year for $1 billion by the trustee for the victims of Bernard L. Madoff's fraud, the owners of the Mets have fought every aspect of the enormous claim.

Amazon Launches Cloud Services For Government

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AWS GovCloud will meet a host of strict regulatory requirements specific to government and include services such as Elastic Compute Cloud, Simple Storage Service, Elastic Block Store, and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud.

Sony cuts PlayStation 3 price by $50

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(CNN) -- Sony is reducing the price of the PlayStation 3 game console, hoping to help the 5-year-old system reach a larger audience, the company said on Tuesday.

Facebook: Ceglia contract an 'outright fabrication'

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Facebook says its inspection of a computer belonging to a man who claims to have a contract that entitles him to half-ownership of the social-networking giant has turned up an "authentic contract" that does not mention Facebook.

Apple Mac OS X Lion Update Fixes Video, Wi-Fi Bugs

PC Magazine -
Apple released the first software update for its new Mac OS X Lion operating system Tuesday, fixing bugs that affect watching videos in the company's Safari browser, the reliability of Wi-Fi connections, and other issues.

Kevin Federline and girlfriend Victoria Prince have his fifth child

Los Angeles Times -
Kevin Federline and girlfriend Victoria Prince welcomed a baby girl this week, making K-Fed a proud papa for the fifth time. Jordan Kay, who is Prince's first child, was born at 6:33 pm Monday.

Jackie Gordon and Ames Brown of Bachelor Pad Are Already Broken Up

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After hitting it off on the first night of Bachelor Pad, Jackie Gordon and Ames Brown seemed to be the perfect couple. And when she was eliminated Monday at the second rose ceremony, and Brown jumped in the limo with her and bragged ...

'Bachelor Pad' Recap: Jake vs. Vienna Redux

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By Carrie Carlson & Deirdre McCarrick at TheWrap Hello rosebuds and welcome to our weekly Rose Rehash of the "Bachelor"/"Bachelorette" reject jamboree that is "Bachelor Pad.

Television review: 'The Hour'

Los Angeles Times -
The six-part miniseries premiering Wednesday on BBC America, is a well-done and fresh yet familiar spy thriller, murder mystery, backstage drama and triangular romance.

Live updates: Rays 3, Red Sox 1

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Top of the fifth, Rays 3, Red Sox 1: Desmond Jennings got a hold o the first pitch he saw with two outs and shot it over the Monster for his fifth home run of the season.

Kobe Bryant accuser can't talk to police yet about church clash

Los Angeles Times -
The San Diego police investigation into an alleged incident between basketball star Kobe Bryant and a young man at a Carmel Valley church has hit a snag: The man has told police that he will not be available to be interviewed until Aug. 24.

Thome takes a breather after No. 600

Chicago Tribune -
One night after hitting his 600th home run, Minnesota's Jim Thome is out of the starting lineup. Manager Ron Gardenhire is giving his slugger some rest while the Twins take on Detroit ace Justin Verlander.

Trevor Bayne rebounds on road course at Watkins Glen

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Our finish at Iowa was not exactly what we were looking for, but in racing, sometimes you can only control certain things. By John Harrelson, Getty Images for NASCAR Trevor Bayne hits the road course at Watkins ...

Study: Oxygen appeared earlier on Earth

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- New research suggests oxygen was being produced on Earth hundreds of millions of years before any traces of it appeared in our atmosphere, US scientists say.

Jodie Foster helps keep search for aliens alive

AFP -
LOS ANGELES - "Contact" star Jodie Foster was among donors helping to revive the 42 radio telescope dishes at a key California institute searching for extraterrestrial life, the group said.

Cancer's Secrets Come Into Sharper Focus

New York Times -
Picture This: Cancer: Understanding how cancer begins and then grows is fundamental to one day preventing the disease. Here, we explain three new theories for how cancer may form.

More to Addiction than Substance Abuse, Group Says

MedPage Today -
Addiction is a chronic brain disorder that should be treated like any other chronic disease, according to a new definition from the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

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