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Is money supposed to work for people? or is it the other way round?
The president’s gear on sale..
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With friends like the DMCA, who needs SOPA?
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The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, garners a lot of hatred from commentators and the Internet industry as whole, but it’s only the next logical step after the problematic Digital Millenium Copyright Act, the safe harbor of which is more…
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How corpses could power a television to save on energy
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How corpses could power a television to save on energy…
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Emma Sullivan, Kansas High School Student, Punished For Sam Brownback Tweet
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A high school senior was punished after tweeting disparaging remarks about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.
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Black Friday Sales Up Seven Percent Over 2010
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The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to the most recent survey. Now stores just have to keep buyers coming back without the promise of door-buster savings.
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Pakistan NATO Helicopter Attack: 7 Troops Reportedly Dead
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters of firing on two army checkpoints in the northwest and killing 25 soldiers, then retaliated by closing a key border crossing used by the coalition to supply its troops in…
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Drugs giant challenges Facebook
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The social network is embroiled in a legal row after a German drugmaker claimed its page on the social network was given to a US rival.
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Iraqi Widows’ Numbers Have Grown, but Aid Lags
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Iraq faces a gender imbalance, with decades of conflict leaving an estimated one million widows. Many hope, against the odds, to marry again.
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