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The Lede: In Video, Survivor Describes Bridge Collapse North of Seattle

The New York Times - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:46pm
A survivor of the bridge collapse north of Seattle describes plunging into the icy waters and holding onto his wife until help arrived.    

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Work Free Weekend, Does it Still Exist?

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:40pm
A three-day weekend? Most people can barely get through three waking hours without working thanks to the smartphone.
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Sunday talk show tip sheet

POLITICO - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:36pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will sit down with CBS and CNN.


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Should You Pay Someone to Manage Your 401(k)?

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:22pm
Fidelity says the average 401(k) balance topped $80,000 for the first time in Q1, reports CNBC's Sharon Epperson. Niall Gannon, The Gannon Group, and Patricia Powell, Powell Financial Group, discuss.
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What's next for the IRS?

POLITICO - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:17pm
The flood of scandal news is poised to slow dramatically.


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Yahoo Joins List of Hulu Bidders

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:05pm
Yahoo has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service.
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Iceberg Picnic Goes Wrong in Iceland

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:02pm
A group of U.S. tourists were rescued from a Icelandic iceberg that broke off from land as they were picnicking on it.
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A First: Per-Student Spending Declines

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:42pm
Spending per public school student fell in 2011 for the first time since the Census Bureau began keeping records.
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Report: W.H. wanted warrant secret

POLITICO - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:31pm
Administration argued monitoring could happen.


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Tax will ensure 911 calls answered

CNN - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:26pm
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is considering legislation that would declare a public safety emergency in some Oregon counties where residents often have been left to try to fend for themselves.
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Common Sense: Exxon Defies Calls to Add Gays to Anti-Bias Policy

The New York Times - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:24pm
More than 88 percent of Fortune 500 companies have adopted written policies prohibiting bias on the basis of sexual orientation, but Exxon Mobil has refused.    
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Op-Ed: Fixing Bridges, Corporate Taxes

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:12pm
There may be a way to fix both crumbling U.S. infrastructure and the corporate tax issue.
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Teen rejecting plea: Sex consensual

CNN - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:10pm
Eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, charged with a crime for having oral sex with a 14-year-old girl, rejected a deal Friday that would have required her to plead guilty to a child abuse charge, according to Hunt's attorney.
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Becerra hits Corbett for Latinos quip

POLITICO - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:56pm
He says the Pennsylvania governor showed "disrespect" for the Latino community.


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Falcone's Helicopter Heads to Hamptons

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:49pm
Phil Falcone's helicopter is in East Hampton.
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Banks Violated Mortgage Pact: NY AG

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:46pm
New York's Attorney General says there is more evidence banks violated terms of a pact designed to end mortgage abuses.
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Everest legacy: On top of world, 1963

CNN - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:40pm
When Jim Whittaker stood atop Everest in 1963, he became the first American to accomplish the feat. He had no way to know he'd be back on the mountain with his son 49 years later, at age 83.
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Motherhood and Trading Are Doable

CNBC - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:40pm
Karen Finerman responds to Paul Tudor Jones comment on why he feels investment trading is difficult for mothers.
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Iowa GOP Senate primary a free-for-all

POLITICO - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:28pm
A second candidate is set to formally join the race and a new contender floats himself.


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Bridge collapses in Washington

CNN - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:14pm
Crews are still searching the area, but they say it appears no one died when an Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed. Three people were rescued from the water.
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