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'); document.write('01-28-2012 09:43 AM
'); document.write('Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120128/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet_spiral_of_violence\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120128/capt.9064b9b67fcd45228315197209c88f62-9064b9b67fcd45228315197209c88f62-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=94fF8Co.HVuPTqGj52Fd.w--\" align=\"left\" height=\"88\" width=\"130\" alt=\"FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, Tibetan Buddhist monks hold pictures of Tibetans they claim were allegedly shot by Chinese security forces earlier this week, during a candlelight vigil in Dharamsala, India. Three deadly clashes with Chinese security forces in January mark an escalation of a Tibetan protest movement that had expressed itself through scattered individual self-immolations, reflecting both the growing desperation of Tibetans and the harsh response by police. (AP Photo/Angus McDonald, File)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 08:52 AM
'); document.write('Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120128/ap_on_el_pr/us_gingrich_electability\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120127/capt.676cb398f4f34d9dbaf1a03fab1b972c-676cb398f4f34d9dbaf1a03fab1b972c-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=44fTA2Xun3o9F4K907F1gw--\" align=\"left\" height=\"130\" width=\"95\" alt=\"Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks in Delray Beach, Fla., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt Romney's efforts to undercut him may be working.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 08:37 AM
'); document.write('AP Interview: Roubini warns of tough times ahead (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120128/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_davos_forum_economist\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120125/capt.f20114ba654541958e952d1c4fe72b91-f20114ba654541958e952d1c4fe72b91-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=uackbnFhT7uCp75wrilVqg--\" align=\"left\" height=\"90\" width=\"130\" alt=\"Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics and International Business, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University speaks during a panel session on the first day of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The overarching theme of the Meeting, which takes place from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29 , is 'The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models'. (AP Photo/Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his gloomy predictions in the run-up to the financial meltdown four years ago, says the fallout from that crisis could last the rest of this decade.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 08:31 AM
'); document.write('Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana celebrate at Sundance (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120128/ap_on_en_ot/us_film_sundance_cooper_saldana\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120128/capt.f7ec8988248443d994d1db2354fede05-f7ec8988248443d994d1db2354fede05-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=vTRLbRiOIEAGHMOyildqHw--\" align=\"left\" height=\"99\" width=\"130\" alt=\"Actress Zoe Saldana, left, co-writer and co-director Lee Sternthal, center, and actor Bradley Cooper pose at the premiere of 'The Words' during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana are in Park City to promote their film, "The Words," which is closing the Sundance Film Festival.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 08:03 AM
'); document.write('Need for courtroom artists fade as cameras move in (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120128/ap_on_re_us/us_camera_in_courts_sketch_artist\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120127/capt.bdf19a8d28eb4c66a8b76216f1c78776-bdf19a8d28eb4c66a8b76216f1c78776-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=I1npMwh9Piovs4oT61FPbQ--\" align=\"left\" height=\"89\" width=\"130\" alt=\"This Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, photo, shows courtroom sketch artist Carol Renaud in her Chicago home studio. Artists have drawing legal proceedings since the Salem witch trials to the recent corruption trial of impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but their ranks are thinning as states lift courtroom camera ban. Just 14 states still have prohibitions in place, amd three of those states, Minnesota, South Dakota and Illinois, recently moved to end theirs. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - One marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a reputed Chicago mobster across the courtroom — drawing feverishly to capture the drama of the judge's verdict before the moment passes.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 05:48 AM
'); document.write('Does the new 3G/WiFi PS Vita bundle make 3G worth it? (Digital Trends)
'); document.write('Digital Trends - With the North American PS Vita launch coming to a February 22 near you, Sony has unveiled two Vita bundles, hoping to drum up interest in the 3G version.
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');document.write('01-28-2012 05:11 AM
'); document.write('Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120127/capt.c9d7ec152e024f95a26843765c96422b-c9d7ec152e024f95a26843765c96422b-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=FnBuHPAY_zGnbctoSmTWfg--\" align=\"left\" height=\"97\" width=\"130\" alt=\"This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released on Friday Jan. 27, 2012, purports to show the bodies of five Syrian children wrapped in plastic bags, with signs in Arabic identifying them by name. Activists say the children were killed in a shelling attack by Syrian forces, in the Karm el-Zaytoun neighborhood of Homs, Syria, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012 A 'terrifying massacre' in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO EDITORIAL USE ONLY\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 04:58 AM
'); document.write('Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120128/ap_on_hi_te/us_twitter_censorship\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120127/capt.635a56b80dbe454ca8f651d42226228c-635a56b80dbe454ca8f651d42226228c-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=waHM76VrEsi_VBv5lspAtg--\" align=\"left\" height=\"101\" width=\"130\" alt=\"This screen shot shows a portion of the Twitter blog post of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that Twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money. But Twitter sees the censorship tool as a way to ensure individual messages, or 'tweets,' remain available to as many people as possible while it navigates a gauntlet of different laws around the world. (AP Photo/Twitter)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 03:53 AM
'); document.write('Poll: Over 50 percent of users are worried about Facebook Timeline (Digital Trends)
'); document.write('Digital Trends - As detailed by a Sophos Security post earlier today, the IT security blog conducted a poll of over 4,000 Facebook users in order to determine a general consensus regarding Facebook’s new Timeline feature rolling out to profiles over the next few weeks. Over 50 percent of respondents claimed to be worried about Facebook Timeline and an additional 32 percent responded “I don’t know why I’m still on Facebook.” Only 8 percent declared positive emotions towards Timeline and another eight percent stated that they will have to get used to it.
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');document.write('01-28-2012 02:39 AM
'); document.write('RIM CEO eyes "significant" plans for BlackBerry (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.
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');document.write('01-28-2012 02:34 AM
'); document.write('Security chief during Mexico's 'dirty war' dies (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120128/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_obit_nazar_haro\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120127/capt.1221836799a747219e20c065ca32ce40-1221836799a747219e20c065ca32ce40-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=_taUk4hqsJaoG1kcxPkv1w--\" align=\"left\" height=\"130\" width=\"88\" alt=\"FILE - In this Wednesday Feb. 18, 2004 file photo provided by the Mexican Attorney General's office, Miguel Nazar Haro, the former head of the now-dissolved Federal Security Directorate waits to be flown to Monterrey after he was captured, in Mexico City. Nazar Haro who led Mexico's domestic spy agency and was accused of being behind the disappearances of alleged guerrillas in the 1970s has died at age 87. Cause of death has not been released. (AP Photo/PGR, File)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Miguel Nazar Haro, who led Mexico's domestic spy agency and was accused of being behind the disappearances of alleged leftist guerrillas in the 1970s, has died at age 87.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 01:22 AM
'); document.write('Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Documents Artist\'s Social Media Dissent
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');document.write('01-28-2012 01:12 AM
'); document.write('Fading Gingrich attacks Romney in ad (Reuters)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120128/pl_nm/us_usa_campaign\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120128/i/r3390002078.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=AfeCBKvAfxGSiU0pSdxNMQ--\" align=\"left\" height=\"88\" width=\"130\" alt=\"U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (L) speaks during the Hispanic Leadership Network conference in Doral, Florida January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton\" border=\"0\" /></a>Reuters - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-28-2012 01:03 AM
'); document.write('SEC Goes After Online Trading Firms That Unwittingly Helped Latvian Hacker
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');document.write('01-28-2012 12:28 AM
'); document.write('Syria violence kills over 40 (Reuters)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120128/wl_nm/us_syria\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120127/i/r1850564645.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=VmarKFbRyg9Shuf9PUXItA--\" align=\"left\" height=\"72\" width=\"130\" alt=\"Syrian soldiers who defected to join the Free Syrian Army are seen among demonstrators during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Khalidieh, near Homs January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Handout\" border=\"0\" /></a>Reuters - Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a 10-month revolt.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-27-2012 11:28 PM
'); document.write('Strong quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
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');document.write('01-27-2012 11:17 PM
'); document.write('Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing.
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');document.write('01-27-2012 11:10 PM
'); document.write('Apple\'s New iBooks Won\'t School College Bookstores Any Time Soon
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');document.write('01-27-2012 11:04 PM
'); document.write('Solar-Storm-Fueled Auroras Make for Awesome Backyard Photography
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');document.write('01-27-2012 11:01 PM
'); document.write('Twitter Censorship Move Sparks Backlash: Is It Justified?
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');document.write('01-27-2012 10:44 PM
'); document.write('Libyan commander says will retake Bani Walid (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - A militia commander whose troops were driven out of the Libyan tribal stronghold of Bani Walid this week said on Friday that his forces were massing to recapture the town but were holding back at the government's request.
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');document.write('01-27-2012 10:16 PM
'); document.write('Apple CEO responds to allegations of Chinese worker abuse (Yahoo! News)
'); document.write('Yahoo! News - Is Apple finally getting tough on their abusive Chinese suppliers? Maybe. Intent on stemming the increasing complaints from the public and investors alike, Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off an email yesterday to combat claims from "people questioning Apple's values," detailing what …
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');document.write('01-27-2012 10:06 PM
'); document.write('Simulate Daylight to Combat SAD
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');document.write('01-27-2012 09:20 PM
'); document.write('Microsoft Kinect Could Make Its Way to Laptops
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');document.write('01-27-2012 08:37 PM
'); document.write('Lark Wristband Reveals the Best Lifestyle Choices For a Good Night\'s Sleep
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');document.write('01-27-2012 08:00 PM
'); document.write('You Aren\'t Tough. These Guys Are Tough
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');document.write('01-27-2012 07:30 PM
'); document.write('Documentary Meaning of Robots Unearths Droid-Porn Creator\'s Gadgets
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');document.write('01-27-2012 06:20 PM
'); document.write('The Oil Off Cuba: Washington and Havana Dance at Arms Length Over Spill Prevention (Time.com)
'); document.write('Time.com - Despite the embargo and their cold war, the two countries appear to be in some synch over fear of potential drilling catastrophes
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');document.write('01-27-2012 02:55 PM
'); document.write('Saputo warns of cleaning solution in milk (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Canadian dairy products producer Saputo Inc is warning customers not to consume one of its milk products because it could be tainted with a cleaning solution.
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');document.write('01-27-2012 05:57 AM
'); document.write('Samsung 4Q profit rises 17 pct on smartphone sales (AP)
'); document.write('<p><a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120127/ap_on_hi_te/as_skorea_earns_samsung\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120127/capt.5016911c828d4132af54501ccd6a4741-5016911c828d4132af54501ccd6a4741-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Dji.t9IoR8Ei_qED7YUyhA--\" align=\"left\" height=\"84\" width=\"130\" alt=\"Shoppers look at Samsung Electronics devices at the company's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Samsung Electronics Co. reported a 17 percent jump in fourth quarter profit on the strength of sales in flat panels and smartphones even as the company battled claims it had copied Apple's iPhone. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Samsung Electronics Co. reported a 17 percent jump in fourth quarter profit on the strength of smartphone sales even as the company battled claims it had copied Apple's iPhone.</p><br clear=\"all\"/>
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');document.write('01-26-2012 02:31 PM
'); document.write('Babette's errant email cripples German parliament (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - The German parliament's email system was hampered for several hours for more than 4,000 staffers and deputies when hundreds of workers responded to an errant email sent by one staffer named "Babette" to all 4,032 co-workers.
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');document.write('01-26-2012 01:59 PM
'); document.write('Revealed: Famous names who snubbed UK queen's honors (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Receiving an honor from Britain's Queen Elizabeth marks the pinnacle of many careers. But for more than 250 people named in a once-secret official document, the idea was so unappealing that they turned down the monarch's offer.
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');document.write('01-25-2012 01:16 PM
'); document.write('$5 here, $37 there: Americans' indulgences add up (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Those venti lattes add up.
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');document.write('01-25-2012 09:49 AM
'); document.write('Irishman makes "billion-euro home" of shredded notes (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - An unemployed Irish artist has built a home from the shredded remains of 1.4 billion euros ($1.82 billion), a monument to the "madness" he says has been wrought on Ireland by the single currency, from a spectacular construction boom to a wrenching bust.
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');document.write('01-24-2012 07:14 PM
'); document.write('London's Big Ben is leaning, parliament sinking: reports (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - The landmark clock tower containing Big Ben at Britain's Palace of Westminster, is tilting, while media reports Monday said the mother of all parliaments was slipping into the River Thames, raising fears over its future.
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');document.write('01-23-2012 03:03 PM
'); document.write('Greece publishes tax dodger list to name and shame (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - A famous singer and a retired basketball star were on a list of 4,000 top tax dodgers released by the Greek government as part of a name-and-shame policy to get evaders to pay up.
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');document.write('01-20-2012 04:29 PM
'); document.write('Italy's "Get back on board, damn it!" T-shirts a hit (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - A coast guard officer's "Get back on board damn it!" order to the fleeing captain of the capsized Costa Concordia liner is being printed on T-shirts by a company hoping to inspire Italians to rescue their country from economic crisis.
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');document.write('01-20-2012 08:01 AM
'); document.write('China driving schools teaching millions the art of war (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - China is rapidly becoming a country on wheels and its crowded driving schools are racing to churn out licensed drivers as fast as cars roll off the assembly lines.
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');document.write('01-17-2012 07:46 PM
'); document.write('Close shave for Britain's eBay athlete (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - A shaving company has come to the rescue of a British athlete who put himself up for auction on eBay to secure sponsorship for the London Olympics only to find the winning bidder was a hoax.
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');document.write('01-17-2012 12:00 PM
'); document.write('Save Cash Instead of Saving Taxes
'); document.write('Spending money to save taxes is a time honored tradition for businesses at year end. But is it really saving you anything? Probably not, says Greg Crabtree, CPA, author of the new book Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits. Find out what he says you should do with your business profits instead.
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