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Suspect in police shootings pledged to turn life around

Nearly 10 years ago, Maurice Clemmons pledged to make a fresh start. Read the original here: Suspect in police shootings pledged to turn life around

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The promises and perils of treating patients more like consumers.

Five years ago, former President Bill Clinton developed chest pains caused by blockages of several coronary arteries. After going to a small hospital near his home in Chappaqua, N.Y., Clinton had further tests at nearby Westchester Medical Center, where cardiologists suggested that he undergo surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New …

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Obama and Ahmadinejad: The Politics of Face Time – New York Times

Newsweek Obama and Ahmadinejad: The Politics of Face Time New York Times WASHINGTON — It was just over two years ago that Barack Obama, then the junior senator from Illinois with aspirations to the presidency, famously pronounced during a Democratic debate in Charleston, SC, that he would be willing to hold … NY hotel cancels Ahmadinejad banquet PRESS TV Ahmadinejad Holocaust jibe 'totally unacceptable': Moscow AFP Russia: Ahmadinejad's Holocaust statement 'totally unacceptable' Jerusalem Post Washington Post  - BBC News  - Reuters all 2,552 news articles »

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Does venting consumer outrage on Twitter actually work?

Comcast Must Die is dead. Two years ago, NPR host and Advertising Age columnist Bob Garfield founded the site in a fit of exasperation with his (and everyone else’s) least favorite cable company Here is the original post: Does venting consumer outrage on Twitter actually work?

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How to Minimize CD Early Withdrawal Penalties [Savings]

Ten years ago, opening a certificate of deposit required $5,000 and an hour at the bank. Today, you only need $1 and five minutes. Take advantage of that to help minimize early withdrawal penalties on CDs Read more: How to Minimize CD Early Withdrawal Penalties [Savings]

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Former Enron chief to be resentenced

Former Enron Corp. chief Jeffrey Skilling, convicted three years ago of fraud, is scheduled to be resentenced Thursday after a federal appeals court vacated his 24-year sentence earlier this year Read more: Former Enron chief to be resentenced

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After 60 years Circuit City powers down

RICHMOND, Va. – (AP) What began 60 years ago as a humble television store in this sleepy Southern capital ended Sunday as Circuit City closed its doors for good its 567 remaining U.S. stores to be left broom clean and vacant

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Utilities consolidation goes on: Exelon for NRG

COLUMBUS, Ohio – (AP) Two years ago when NRG Energy rebuffed an $8 billion buyout offer, it said the bid was far too cheap to be taken seriously.   There may be a bit of shareholder remorse this week, with prospective buyers now eying deals thr

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Are You Buried In An Information Avalanche?

Although the foundation of today’s Internet was built as a government project more than 40 years ago, relatively few people were using it at the beginning of the 1990s. Then Vice President Al Gore spoke glowingly of the promise of the “information superhighway,” which would improve the conduct of science and scholarship, provide an engine for economic growth, and most importantly, give people access to mountains of

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