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Dow 10000: First close in a yearCNNMoney.com - 26 minutes ago
Blue-chip average ends at key milestone for the first time since Oct. 3, 2008 following better-than-expected results from JPMorgan and Intel.
Video: Oct. 14: Dow Passes 10,000, 1st Time in a Year 
The Associated Press
Report card shows US students need to improve math skillsCNN - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- US schoolchildren still have work to do when it comes to mathematics, the secretary of education said Wednesday.
No improvement for fourth-graders on national math test
Christian Science Monitor
RPT-UPDATE 1-US Senate Democrats open healthcare talksReuters - - 10 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Democrats opened difficult talks on healthcare reform in the US Senate on Wednesday, promising to bridge party divisions on a government-run insurance plan and paying for the overhaul.
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Military backs Gordon Brown's plan to send more troops to Afghanistan
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Gordon Brown hasannounced that the number of British troops in Afghanistan would rise by 500 to 9500 in a move designed to end a damaging dispute between ministers and defence chiefs and reassure sceptics that the military presence there is worthwhile.
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Though Barack Obama's selection as this year's Noble Peace Prize recipient is unconventional - and some would say controversial - it's perfectly logical when one considers what Obama represents in historical context.
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US judge refuses Prop. 8 backers' request to dismiss gay-marriage case
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SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge today refused to dismiss a legal challenge to Proposition 8, concluding that the ongoing courtroom battle over California's voter-approved ban on gay marriage must be resolved in a full-blown trial.
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Lazard Chief Executive Bruce Wasserstein Is Dead at 61 After Falling Ill
Bloomberg - - 14 minutes ago
Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Bruce Wasserstein, whose more than 30 years of dealmaking earned him wealth, the envy of his peers and ultimately the top job at Lazard Ltd.
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New York Times calls off sale of Boston Globe
The Associated Press - - 15 minutes ago
BOSTON - The Boston Globe is off the market. The New York Times Co. said Wednesday it won't sell the newspaper after all, following "careful consideration and analysis.
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JPMorgan Waves Caution Flag
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Bank's profit beats expectations, but with reserves mounting against rising mortgage losses, results could fade. JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon isn't ready to declare victory yet.
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Family Guy-Windows 7 sneak peek: No, it's not funny
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Next month, Microsoft is sponsoring a Family Guy television special in which instead of traditional advertising, pitches for Windows 7 will be woven directly into the show itself.
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Report: Apple developing radio app for iPhone
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Apple is allegedly building a new app for its iPhone and iPod Touch that will bring FM radio to the devices, according to a report on 9 to 5 Mac.
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Will Barnes & Noble E-reader Push Kindle Prices Lower?
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Based on recent historical trends in the still emerging e-reader market, that would only stand to reason. After all, following Sony's introduction of the $199 Sony Reader Pocket Edition in August, Amazon.
Leona Lewis Punched At London Book Signing
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Leona Lewis' book signing in London for her new memoir, "Dreams," took a frightening turn Wednesday (October 14) when the singer was assaulted by a young man.
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After Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped as an 11-year-old in 1991, artists at the National Center for Missing Children every couple of years generated "age progressed" images, hoping she would be recognized.
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Pro wrestler, music video icon Albano dies at 76
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NEW YORK - "Captain" Lou Albano, who became one of the most recognized professional wrestlers of the 1980s after appearing in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" music video, died Wednesday.
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Reports: Group will drop Limbaugh from Rams bid
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by FOXSports.com The group that is trying to buy the St. Louis Rams plans to drop the outspoken radio show host and conservative commentator, according to multiple published reports Wednesday.
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Earnhardt exemplifies a NASCAR Hall of Famer
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FOX race analyst Larry McReynolds has more than 25 years of NASCAR experience as a mechanic, crew chief and broadcaster. Obviously Dale Earnhardt has meant so much to our sport.
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In protecting against flu, face masks rank last: U.S.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New guidelines on protecting hospital workers against the H1N1 swine flu stress keeping influenza patients away from others and put protective equipment such as face masks last.
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Race Not a Factor if Breast Cancer Chemo Succeeds
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (healthday News) -- Among women with locally advanced breast cancer who undergo the same class of chemotherapy, race doesn't affect the odds of having no sign of disease at surgery, a new study finds.
Abortion Down, Contraception Up: Recipe for Health Reform?
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Global abortion rates are down—from an estimated 45.5 million in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research center that supports abortion rights.
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Snap Judgments: The surprising Bengals, Ravens' problems, more
SI.com - - Oct 11, 2009
Musings, observations and the occasional Week 5 insight as we adjust our TV's vertical hold to handle those hideous brown and mustard-colored vertically-striped socks the Broncos hopefully will put back into the time capsule after their showdown with ...
Marathon winner disqualified for wearing iPod
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Cleverness is no more. This is a dumb Britain
Times Online - - Oct 10, 2009
I was nine and sleepy. I was snuggly and warm. I wanted to stay under the covers. But he was insistent. “There is something on television you need to see,” he said.
Rock-solid defenses separate Florida, Alabama from pretenders
SI.com - - Oct 11, 2009
AP BATON ROUGE, La. -- As the clock wound down on No. 1 Florida's 13-3 win over No. 4 LSU on Saturday night, I stood on the Gators' sideline with several writers, one of whom -- Dave Curtis of the Sporting News -- used an adept basketball analogy to ...
Rush Limbaugh: 'I'm not the leader' of the GOP
msnbc.com - - Oct 9, 2009
Tune in to TODAY on Monday and Tuesday for more of Jamie Gangel's exclusive interview. Heavy lies the crown of the unofficial standard bearer for the beleaguered Republican Party.