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WASHINGTON POST News, Feb 13, 2012

Obama's election-year budget - live coverage
The Guardian (blog)
3.24pm: Good piece from Suzy Khimm at the Washington Post on "five things you missed in Obama's budget". The president as doubled down on his previous statements that banks must pay for TARP (the Troubled Asset Relief Program to strengthen the ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Baseball notebook: Offseason moves beef up American League offenses
Columbus Dispatch
Just 106 days after the surprising St. Louis Cardinals won the WorldSeries, baseball returned over the weekend when pitchers and catchers for the Seattle Mariners reported to spring training on Saturday in Peoria, Ariz. There has been a lot of change ...
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Africa on K Street: Lobbying Is Not Restricted to the Developed World
Huffington Post
The Kenyan government contracted one of the top Washington lobbying firm Chlopak Leonard Schechter to restore its reputation after stories of election-related violence dominated the news headlines. It hoped to further US support for its military and ...
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"Let's Armagedd-It-On": National Geographic Channel "Doomsday Preppers" Survey...
Sacramento Bee
By National Geographic Channel WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2012 -- 32 Percent of Men, 16 Percent of Women Surveyed Said They'd Like to Get Pre-Apocalyptic Action WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Love, or maybe just lust, is in the air this ...
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ISI Network In Bangladesh – Analysis
Eurasia Review
According to a report which appeared in Washington Post, (February 17, 2002) ARY group, with collaboration of ISI, smuggled out a large quantity of gold and American dollars from Afghanistan to Dubai before fall of the Taliban regime.
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Abe Lincoln hunts the undead; Kim and Reggie redux?; Hef's boy accused of ...
Plain Dealer
By Plain Dealer staff The death of Whitney Houston and the Grammys are the big stories in the arts and entertainment world. Here are some of the OTHER stories making headlines Monday afternoon: Abe Lincoln goes a-huntin' vampires in new Tim Burton ...
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ClubCorp and Le Cirque Team to Present An Evening with Le Cirque, Traveling ...
Sacramento Bee
13, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- ClubCorp, The World Leader in Private Clubs, and legendary Manhattan restaurant Le Cirque announced today a program to create a traveling dinner series, "An Evening with Le Cirque," which will bring to life the Le Cirque ...
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DIE WAHRHEIT MACHT FREI: Europeans Need To Realize They're All Getting Screwed
Business Insider
Ambrose Evans-Prichard pointed out in a recent blog post that the Troika's plans for Greece are far worse than what was demanded of [or offered to] Germany after the second WorldWar, and much more similar to what was demanded of it after the first one ...
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Business Insider
50 years ago this week
Jacksonville Daily Record
It was a different era of history, culture and politics but there are often parallels between the kind of stories that made headlines then and today. As interesting as the differences may be, so are the similarities. These are some of the top stories ...
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Obama honors achievements in arts, humanities
Sacramento Bee
AP WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is honoring several artists, writers and organizations for their contribution to the arts and humanities. Obama bestowed eight National Medal of Arts and nine National Humanities Medals during a ceremony at the ...
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Caplin & Drysdale Taps Mark Matthews to Bolster Tax Practices in Washington, DC
Sacramento Bee
13, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mark E. Matthews has joined Caplin & Drysdale as a Washington-based member in the Tax Controversies and Tax Litigation practices. Mr. Matthews was previously a partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP where he worked ...
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Solar Junction Closes $19.2 Mil Round for Scaling of Manufacturing
Sacramento Bee
This investment and partnership is to scale up Solar Junction's manufacturing of its world record cell of 43.5% efficiency. "I am ecstatic about the partnership with IQE and the closing of this current round," said Jim Weldon, Solar Junction founder ...
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IceWEB Unified Storage Platform Named "Best in Class" Replication Midrange ...
Sacramento Bee
IceWEB.com, a leading provider of Unified Data Storage appliances for cloud and virtual environments, announced today that it has been named the #1 Midrange Array in a newly released independent analyst reportentitled: Midrange Array Replication ...
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ICIS Launches a Weekly Report on China's Urea Domestic and Export Markets
Sacramento Bee
By ICIS ICIS, the respected price reporting service for the global chemical, energy and fertilizer industries, launches the weekly ICIS China Urea reportthat offers timely and in-depth market intelligence on China's urea production and exports.
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Independent group inspecting Apple suppliers
Sacramento Bee
A month ago, it took the additional step of joining Washington-based FLA, a group of companies and universities focused on improving labor practices. Apple, the most valuable company in the world, is the first technology company to become a member.
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Repression of Expression in Mideast is Focus of NPC Event Tuesday Morning
Sacramento Bee
By National Press Club WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NPC's Press Freedom Committee hosts a panel to examine the latest Mideast trends on repression of expression on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 9:30 to 11 am in the Press Club's ...
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Is Portland Really Like Portlandia?
PSFK
The show's success has seen newspapers such as the New York Times and Washington Post report on how real life and fiction mix and match in the city. “I would not have predicted that it would have the pop culture impact it has had,” said Kristi ...
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Facebook economics, Apple phone wars, and 'Big Data'
TechFlash
Connect with TechFlash on our Facebook page for all the latest technology news headlines and commentary, plus information and access to special events, photos from events, promotions and more. by Michele Matassa Flores on Monday, February 13, 2012, ...
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Eighth Grader to Lead Kids in Delivering 15000 Petition Signatures Demanding ...
Sacramento Bee
By Green America, Washington, DC HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 13, 2012 -- HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania eighth grade student, Jasper Perry-Anderson, will deliver more than 15000 Valentine's Day petition signatures collected ...
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Cycle for Survival Raises $7.7 million for Rare Cancer Research
Sacramento Bee
Hosted by the event's Founding Sponsor, Equinox, the 2012 Cycle for Survival events took place in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Long Island, and Washington DC. The event attracted more than 10000 participants, including Seth ...
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Radiant Logistics Announces Results for Second Fiscal Quarter Ended December ...
Sacramento Bee
For the three months ended December 31, 2011, Radiant reported net income of $417000 on $72.6 million of revenues, or $0.01 per basic and fully diluted share, including $188000 in non-recurring transaction costs related to the Company's acquisition of ...
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The Frugal Traveler: Domestic travel on a dime
Sacramento Bee
Residents of southwestern Maine for example, can easily squeeze in a day excursion to Conway, in New Hampshire's Mount Washington Valley. The destination offers outlet shopping, fun dining options and year-round mountain access for skiing, ...
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Leading Policymakers and Professionals to Examine Critical Tax Risk Issues ...
Sacramento Bee
15-16, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC The two-day symposium titled, "The New Realities of Tax Risk Management: Navigating risk in a complex world," will examine tax risk in connection with such topics as fundamental tax reform, ...
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Whitney Houston, musical superstar, dies
Detroit Free Press
But by the mid-1990s, rumors of marital woes and drug abuse began to tarnish her image and she took a downward spiral that saw her name emblazoned in sordid tabloid headlines rather than glowing reports of musical success.
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The Blowback Against Big Wind
CounterPunch
In 2010, the Copenhagen Post reported that “state-owned energy firm Dong Energy has given up building more wind turbines on Danish land, following protests from residents complaining about the noise the turbines make.
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Evergreen Emergency Preparedness Program Manager Receives Unique Certification
Sacramento Bee
Jensen, who has been in this role since 2008, is one of only five emergency managers to hold the CHEP certification in the state of Washington. "I'm proud of this certification, and I'll put it to good use in further strengthening the comprehensive ...
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2012 Elections
Salon
As Vanity Fair reported in its shocking 2010 expose of the situation, Dimock is “the place where, over the past two years, people's water started turning brown and making them sick, one woman's water well spontaneously combusted, and horses and pets ...
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OncoSec Initiates Phase II Merkel Cell Carcinoma Study and Doses Several Patients
Sacramento Bee
Investigators at the University of Washington, a world leader in the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma, have received Investigational Review Board (IRB) approval and will continue recruitment for this clinical trial as the lead enrollment center.
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U.S. Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for February 13
Sacramento Bee
By US Census Bureau WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily Black History Month feature from the US Census Bureau: Profile America for the 13th day of Black History Month. On October 16, 1972, the Metropolitan ...
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Daniel G. Amen, M.D. Authors USE YOUR BRAIN TO CHANGE YOUR AGE: Secrets to ...
Sacramento Bee
As one of the world's foremost experts on brain imaging science, Dr. Amen and his bestselling books and acclaimed PBS specials have spurred a new approach to mental and physical health. Now he focuses his attention on the ultimate neuro-challenge - the ...
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America's Risky Myopia on Iran
Middle East Online
When I asked Iran's President Ahmadinejad during a very recent trip there if he would talk to Washington, he told me that Washington wouldn't talk to him or his government. So much for diplomacy! Does anyone remember how covert diplomacy with Iran in ...
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Other Alpha Sources
Citizen Economists (blog)
Here is my look though, of a number of notable news stories and contributions. Benoît CÅ“uré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB has penned a speech (and argument) on global (excess) liquidity. Izabella likes it and I agree with her that it is a ...
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US F-35 production slowdown may delay foreign orders
DefenceWeb (press release)
Washington's plan to further slow production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is prompting its eight foreign partners to rethink their own orders, threatening a vital revenue stream for Lockheed Martin Corp and slowing its drive to make the stealthy ...
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DefenceWeb (press release)
Pakistan denies claims in NATO report of spy ... - Washington Post
Report says insurgents are working with Pakistan spy service to attack ...by headlines about a classified report obtained by British newsorganizations and .... The Post Most: WorldMost-viewed stories, videosand galleries int he past two hours ...
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