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Sanford: I'll have friends in D.C.

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:50am
Says he's not worried about national Republicans.


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Snooki to Christie: Let's work out

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:47am
The "Jersey Shore" star offers her support for the governor's weight-loss effort.


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Neighbors feel 'fooled' by Ohio suspect

CNN - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:40am
Who is Ariel Castro? Neighbors, friends and relatives are shocked at allegations that the 52-year-old Cleveland man held three women in his home.
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US Mortgage Apps Jump as Rates Fall

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:25am
Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week, fueled by demand for refinancing.
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From Loops to Legible: Jack Lew’s New Signature

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:16am
New Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has closed some loopholes.
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Target to Tests Facebook Deals

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:15am
Target hopes Cartwheel, a service that combines social networking and discounts, will lure shoppers into stores.
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Who Would Kill a Monk Seal?

The New York Times - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:00am
An endangered-species murder mystery.    
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For Hedge Funds, Good News Is Relative

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:59am
Hedge funds are likely to double their returns this year, but that amounts to only one-third the stock market's performance.
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Chris Brown's jet makes emergency landing

CNN - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:17am
A private jet carrying Chris Brown made an emergency landing in Burbank, California, Monday after smoke filled the cockpit, the singer's representative confirmed Tuesday.
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Poll: Guns, immigration low priorities

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:16am
They're near the bottom of Americans' concerns.


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The Choice Blog: ACT Plans to Move to Computer-Based Exam

The New York Times - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:06am
This year’s high school freshmen may be among the first students to sit for the digital version of the exam, if they take the test during the spring of their junior year.    

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Kleiner Perkins Adjusts Its Strategy

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:48am
Kleiner, one of the top technology venture capital firms, has held a series of status-report meetings with its outside investors, the NYT reports.
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Survey indicates troubling trend in military sexual assaults

CNN - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:42am
The number of service members anonymously reporting a sexual assault grew by more than 30% in the past two years, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday.
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Wheeler's path linked to GOP pick?

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:19am
The nominee may not advance unless he's paired with a candidate for the FCC's open Republican slot.


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Missouri nixes Medicaid expansion

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:19am
The move by state lawmakers is a blow to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.


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Homemade American security

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:17am
Opinion: We must address vulnerabilities in our military supply chain and fill in defense gaps.


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Warren: Trade talks may weaken regs

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:16am
She says negotiations with Asia and Europe could be a chance for banks to water down oversight.


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Doors ajar on tax reform

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:11am
Republican Rob Portman and Democrat Gene Sperling indicate that compromise is not impossible.


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Trial reveals secrets of Jackson autopsy

CNN - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:10am
Jurors hearing the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial got a stark look at the dead pop icon after a lawyer showed them an autopsy photo.
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Obama's cigarette tax up in smoke

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:09am
The single-biggest new proposal in his budget vanished almost as soon as it was announced.


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