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Must-Reads from Around the World: February 20, 2012
TIME (blog)
By TIME.com | February 20, 2012 | + Changing China — The announcement that Foxconn, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of products for Apple, Dell, Hewlett Packard and others, will raise salaries from 16 to 25% at its Chinese factories signals a ...
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TIME (blog)
CHILDREN + OBESITY: Thad Pryor Points to Alarming Trends in Childhood Obesity
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW BERLIN, Wis., Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Childhood obesity has been a rising problem for some time now, and most Americans are aware of the epidemic proportions that childhood obesity has reached. According to a new CNN report, ...
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AT&T Invests More Than $475 Million in Massachusetts From 2009 Through 2011 to...
MarketWatch (press release)
BOSTON, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AT&T* invested more than $475 million in its Massachusetts wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company's mobile broadband coverage and overall performance ...
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AT&T Invests Nearly $6.3 Billion in Texas From 2009 Through 2011 to Improve ...
MarketWatch (press release)
DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AT&T* invested nearly $6.3 billion in its Texas wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company's mobile broadband coverage and overall performance of its ...
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AT&T Invests Nearly $2.8 Billion in Florida Networks From 2009-2011; Completes ...
Sacramento Bee
By AT&T Inc. MIAMI, Feb. 20, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* invested nearly $2.8 billion in its Florida wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company's mobile broadband coverage and overall performance of ...
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Weekly Poll: Ratings or Foul Play?
About - News & Issues
By Charles Montaldo, About.com Guide February 20, 2012 Two days after the announcement of Whitney Houston's death was announced, HLN host and victim's advocate Nancy Grace was on CNN discussing the singer's death when she asked, "who let her (Houston) ...
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The Brief: Top Texas News for Feb. 20, 2012
Texas Tribune
by David Muto Rick Santorum pauses after leaving the USS Yorktown after a campaign stop in Charleston, SC on January 17, 2012. The Santorum swell seems to have spread to Texas. The former US senator from Pennsylvania — who received a bump, ...
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Google, Facebook Offer News Sites Lessons on Ad Targeting [Study]
Search Engine Watch
by ClickZ, February 20, 2012 Comments Only three news sites – CNN, Yahoo News and The New York Times – out of 22 appeared to use high levels of ad targeting, according to a Pew Research Center study. In these cases, 45 percent or more of the ads were ...
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Israel urged to hold off on action against Iran
STLtoday.com
AP STLtoday.com | Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 12:00 am | Loading… JERUSALEM • The US and Britain on Sunday urged Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear program as the White House's national security adviser arrived in the region, reflecting growing ...
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Andrea McCarren Tells CNN About the Backlash to Her Underage Drinking Story
DCist.com
Contact the author of this article or email tips@dcist.com with further questions, comments or tips. By Benjamin R. Freed in News on February 20, 2012 11:30 AM View 02.20 . 2012_mccarren . jpg.
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US, Britain warn Israel attack on Iran would not be 'a wise thing'
TheChronicleHerald.ca
February 20, 2012 - 4:32am By JOSEF FEDERMAN AP JERUSALEM — The United States and Britain on Sunday urged Israel not to attack Iran as the White House's national security adviser arrived in the region to discuss Iran's nuclear program, ...
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CHILDREN + OBESITY: Thad Pryor Points to Alarming Trends in Childhood Obesity
Virtual Press Office (press release)
NEW BERLIN, Wis., Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Childhood obesity has been a rising problem for some time now, and most Americans are aware of the epidemic proportions that childhood obesity has reached. According to a new CNN report, however, ...
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Santorum: Obama 'elevates Earth above man'
UPI.com
Rick Santorum waves a copy of the Declaration of Independence while campaigning in Tacoma, Wash., Feb.13,2012.. UPI/Jim Bryant WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said President Barack Obama subscribes to a ...
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AT&T Invests Nearly $2.8 Billion in Florida Networks From 2009-2011; Completes ...
Virtual Press Office (press release)
MIAMI, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* invested nearly $2.8 billion in its Florida wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company's mobile broadband coverage and overall performance of its networks.
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Lindsay Lohan to host 'SNL' for 4th time
Newsday
Celebrities Newsday > Entertainment > Celebrities Lindsay Lohan to host 'SNL' for 4th time March 3 Originally published:February 19, 2012 8:28 PM Updated: February 19, 2012 9:20PM By FRANK LOVECE. Special to Newsday With her legal troubles now nearly ...
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Why It's Time to Abolish Black History Month
Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
By Michael Coard 2/20/2012 Comments 0 Black History Month (BHM) should be abolished and should never be officially honored or even informally acknowledged. It's nothing more than some reverse racism entitlement nonsense that gives credit to a whiny ...
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Save Big at Dr. Mercola's President's Day Sale
SBWire (press release)
Chicago, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/20/2012 -- Dr. Mercola is announcing a special President's Day sale for February 20 through February 22, with a savings celebration of 10 percent off everything in the online Mercola Store.
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America's electoral marathon: the next gear
Daily Maverick
Monday, 20 February, is officially the President's Day holiday in America – celebrating George Washington's birthday on 22 February as well as recognising Abraham Lincoln's birthday 10 days earlier. The day seems to be a particularly appropriate one, ...
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This Week: History of Presidents Day a bit muddled
Sacramento Bee
In a debate sponsored by CNN and the Arizona Republican Party, candidates for the GOP presidential nomination take the stage in Phoenix on Wednesday, nearly a week before Arizona voters go to the polls Feb. 28. Ten murder cases are scheduled for trial ...
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How safe is the cargo on passenger flights?
CNN International
CNN's Nic Robertson's report "Deadly Cargo" airs on CNN Presents, Saturday and Sunday February 18, 19 at 8 pm ET. London (CNN) -- The call came into the London Metropolitan Police bomb squad in the early hours of the morning.
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Anderson Cooper learning how tough daytime TV can be as 100th episode approaches
Daily Journal
FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, TV talk show host Anderson Cooper attends the fashion show showing the Fall 2012 collection by this mother, designer Diane von Furstenberg, during Fashion Week in New York. Cooper's daytime talk show "Anderson" ...
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Inside Syria: 'What is the world waiting for? For ... - This Just In - CNN
By Mallory Simon, CNN News blog editor
Editor's note: CNN correspondent Arwa Damon reported from Baba Amr, a neighborhood in Homs, Syria, a city that has been a flashpoint in a months-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
This Just In
CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
By cnngc
Trump's big fundraising · Santorum earns millions · Ad wars intensify · Mud gun helps Santorum · Perry to run again? Call for Gingrich to quit · Santorum cites 'two-man race'. Next. February 20th, 2012. 04:26 AM ET. Close Share this on: Facebook · Twitter ... The CNN Washington Bureau's morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Compiled by Greg Clary. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest politicalnews: www.CNNPolitics. com ...
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Must-Reads from Around the World: February 20, 2012 | Global Spin ...
By TIME.com
Changing China — The announcement that Foxconn, one of the world'sbiggest manufacturers of products for Apple, Dell, Hewlett Packard and others, will raise salaries from 16 to 25% at its Chinese factories signals a fundamental shift in the Chinese ... By TIME.com | February 202012 | + ...Rebel City — Sixteen days of continuous bombing and rocket attacks, as well as dwindling access to medical aid, have transformed the Syrian city of Homs into a death trap, CNN reports. But this ...
Global Spin
The story behind Norman Seeff's iconic Steve ... - Fortune Tech - CNN
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Register. Log In. Log Out. CNN ... By Philip Elmer-DeWitt February 202012: 5:56 AM ET. "We were two guys goofing off ... Philip Elmer-DeWitt has been covering Apple since 1982, first for Time Magazine, and now on the Web for Fortune.com.
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Dempsey says premature to attack Iran now - Stabroek News - Guyana
By Stabroek staff
Dempsey says premature to attack Iran now. By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | World News | Monday, February 202012 ... Therefore, it was best for the United States and its allies to stick with international sanctions and diplomacy to try and convince Tehran not to weaponize its nuclear programme, Dempsey told CNN's “Fareed Zakaria GPS.” “I believe it is unclear (that Iran would assemble a bomb) and on that basis, I think it would be premature to exclusively decide that the time for a ...
Stabroek News
CNN World Sport: Blog Archive - Can boxing climb out of the gutter ...
By garymorley
February 202012. Can boxing climb out of the gutter? Posted: 1438 GMT. David Haye smashed his beer bottle on Dereck Chisora as they brawled in Munich at a press conference. (Getty Images). It's been a long time since anyone ... World Sport provides an inside track to the major issues and stories making news in the world of sport with CNN's anchors, correspondents and journalists providing opinion and in-depth analysis as well as a left field look at all things competitive. twitter ...
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Chain of cat feces can harm humans, sea otters – - CNN.com Blogs
By elandau
So, another slow news day at CNN? February 19, 2012 at 22:54 | Report abuse | Reply. cindy. To VLAD~ Oops. I mis-read your .... It would be a betterworld! February 19, 2012 at 23:42 | Report abuse | Reply. Woodsman. So make the world a better place. Put your money where your mouth is. Or better yet, put the muzzle of a weapon where your mouth is. February 20,2012 at 01:17 | Report abuse |. Woodsman. Or is it just "others' that you want to see dead? February 202012 at 01: 22 ...
Report: Fired ESPN Employee 'Devastated' By Uproar Over ...
By ccolton
"This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny," Anthony Federico told the New York Daily News. ... Report: Fired ESPN Employee 'Devastated' By Uproar Over Offensive Lin Headline. February 202012 11:10 AM. Share this. 14 comments . More Activity. Facebook Activity. (credit: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) ... Just like the guys on cnn.com pathetic…February 202012 at 10:29 am | Reply | Report comment. Py. This is typical liberal, politically correct bs gone wild, ...
CBS New York
U.S. Senators To Meet With Egyptian Officials Over ... - koco.com
Homepage > Oklahoma City News · Second Fire In 2 Weeks Levels ... U.S. Senators To Meet With Egyptian Officials Over Accused NGO Workers. By the CNN Wire Staff. POSTED: 1:12 am CST February 202012. UPDATED: 7:24 am CST February 202012. Email Print. comments ... Among the Americans is Sam LaHood, the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who serves as director of Egypt operations for the InternationalRepublican Institute. McCain serves as board ...
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Taco Bell to Soon Introduce Doritos Shell | FOX8.com – Cleveland ...
By Ted Achladis
I am willing to be interviewed on camera on this subject. Cancel Submit. FOX8.com – Cleveland news & weather from WJW Television FOX 8 ...11:05 am, February 202012, by Ted Achladis. (CNN video still). Taco Bell will soon begin selling a new version of its Taco Supreme made with a Doritos shell. The Mexican fast food giant's website is currently highlighting a countdown clock until March 8. That's the day it will roll out its new Doritos Locos Tacos. According to CNN, the new ...
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Security Clearance not cleared for Marines? – CNN Security ...
By Adam Levine
"Marines are encouraged to understand the world we serve in, and it comes across as clumsy and heavy-handed censorship when a site is blocked just a few days after an article like “What's Wrong with the Marines?” is posted [on Battleland]." ... February 202012 at 9:36 am | Reply ... Follow @natlsecuritycnn for blog updates and breaking news. E-mail us at ... Al Qaeda's biggest threat, the man alleged to have built the underwear bomb - Security Clearance - on.cnn.com/zF1lkp ...
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Breakfast buffet: National cherry pie day – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs
By astrickland
Such a sweet surprise -- February 20 is National Cherry Pie Day! As if you ...to CNN Filed under: Breakfast Buffet • Food Holidays • News ... Warning: do not look at if you haven't eaten & can't risk temptation to hop on a plane to New Orleans immediately: http://t.co/6hbzLwNx 8:14 pm UTC, February 172012 ... In a sugar-shocked, cheesy-blasted world, parents need every weapon they can get say @tanyasteel @katieworkman100: http://t.co/t54dsa8t 4:09 pm UTC, February 17 2012 ...
Eatocracy
Gas Prices Soar Due To Tensions With Iran, Refinery Closures ...
By cbsjenn
February 202012 at 7:20 am | Reply | Report comment. murrayw. Quote which Bill. You're a nut. February 202012 at 7:43 am. BlogMagog. Absolutely shocking he delayed the pipeline !!!! shocking what he is doing.February 202012 at 7:40 am | Reply | Report comment. J in Pasadena ...http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/05/news/economy/gasoline_export/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2. February 202012 at .... You want to fix the middle east tension, gas prices, world peace. The US should ...
CBS Los Angeles
Santorum crushing the field in Texas « Hot Air
By Ed Morrissey
posted at 11:00 am on February 202012 by Ed Morrissey ... That's badnews for Rick Santorum, who has a crushing lead at the moment in a new statewide poll from the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune: ... “Rick Santorum has cut through the clutter and emerged as not simply the non-Romney candidate, but as the most credible conservative candidate in the race,” said Daron Shaw, co-director of the UT/TT poll and a professor of government at the University of Texas at ...
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AddictedToRadio.com – Lil Wayne Proves It's Still Wayne's World As ...
By AddictedToRadio
Lil Wayne Proves It's Still Wayne's World As #5 Hottest MC. AddictedToRadio February 202012 0. The Martian's double-platinum album and star-studded YMCMB roster land him firmly on MTV News' Hottest MCs in the Game VII list. By MTV ...
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Trafficking in Mozambique: 'Every minute was the worst' – The CNN ...
By Amy Cox
EDITION: INTERNATIONAL; U.S. · MÉXICO · ARABIC ... By Brent Swails,CNN. The mansion sits in the heart of Maputo, Mozambique. From the street it looks abandoned. Its walls are crumbling, the windows are broken and overgrown shrubs and trees hide the once grand entrance. But inside there are ... February 202012 at 8:37 am | Reply ... #Chocolate producer #Hershey pledges $10 million to educate #cocoa farmers on combating child labor on.cnn.com/zjTZfA #endslavery ...
The CNN Freedom Project: Ending...
Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire: CNN's carefully timed attack on ...
By noreply@blogger.com (Michele Kearney)
Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire Major News and Commentary Military and Civilian Nuclear Activities ... Monday, February 202012CNN's carefully timed attack on nuclear energy and NRC credibility . ..... Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire http:// michelekearneynuclearwire.blogspot.com/ Major Newsand Commentary Military and Civilian Nuclear Activities 2010 to present Editor, Michele Kearney's Environmental Blog http://michelekearneysenvironmentalblog.blogspot.com/ 2010-to ...
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Google, Facebook Offer News Sites Lessons on Ad Targeting [Study ...
By ClickZ
Only three news sites - CNN, Yahoo News and The New York Times – out of 22 appeared to use high levels of ad targeting, according to a Pew Research Center study. In these cases, 45 ... Ad Targeting [Study]. by ClickZ, February 202012 Comments ... When researchers revisited the sites in January, they found that two - latimes.com and theatlantic.com - showed slightly higher levels of ad targeting. adtargeting-pew ... Baidu Launches InternationalMarketing Efforts. October 6, 2011 ...
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South Korea carries out military drill despite threats from North - CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff. updated 3:37 AM EST, Mon February 20, 2012. A South Korean K-1 tank fires live rounds during a military exercise near the border with ...
www.cnn.com/2012/02/20/world/asia/south.../index.html
Inside Syria: Residents bracing for the worst in ... - This Just In - CNN
Red Cross trying to negotiate cease-fire to get food, medicine into Syrian city of Homs. on.cnn ...
news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/.../cnn-reports-from-inside-syria/
Must-Reads from Around the World: February 20, 2012
By TIME.com | February 20, 2012 | + Changing China — The announcement that Foxconn, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of products for Apple, Dell, ...
globalspin.blogs.time.com/.../must-reads-from-around-the-wor...
Overheard on CNN.com: Readers weigh in on Shadid's career ...
Editor's note: This post is part of the Overheard onCNN.com series, a regular feature that ...
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Gotta Watch: Cool cars – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs
6:00 pm ET February 19, 2012 ... Whitney Houston is laid to rest at private burial service. on.cnn ...
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Arizona woman off ballot after high court agrees ... - This Just In - CNN
6:00 pm ET February 19, 2012. RETWEET » ...Whitney Houston is laid to rest at private burial ...
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World's Best Line Up at 2012 HSBC Women's Champions
TheSportsCampus.com
Reigning champion, Karrie Webb, faces a tough task defending her title against theworld's best with 18 of the world's top 20 players on the Official Rolex Ranking in the line-up including World. No.1 Yani Tseng, World No.2 Suzann Pettersen, World No.
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