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Putting Family First, Retirement Last

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:38pm
A new study finds that taking care of their family's needs is impeding women's ability to save for retirement.
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The Other Housing Recovery: Agents' Pay

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:28pm
Rising home sales and prices mean fatter checks for realtors.
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By Degrees: What Will a Doubling of Carbon Dioxide Mean for Climate?

The New York Times - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:26pm
While some recent studies suggest that the doubling of carbon dioxide levels will not result in as high an increase in temperature as previously thought, they are not the last word.    
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Morgan Stanley CEO Faces Hot Seat

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:26pm
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman may face some intense questioning Tuesday over his pay at the firm's annual meeting.
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The Choice Blog: Advice From a Dean of Admissions on Selecting High School Courses

The New York Times - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:21pm
The dean of admissions of St. Lawrence University discusses what admission officers look for while reviewing a student’s transcript and whether it’s better to have an A in an honors class or a B in an Advanced Placement class.    

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Virgin America Cuts Losses and Sees IPO

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:17pm
Virgin America said its losses are declining and it could stage an IPO as early as next year, TheStreet.com reports.
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Judge to allow insanity plea in Aurora shootings

CNN - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:03pm
A judge on Monday indicated he will allow Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
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'Ice tsunamis' sweep into homes

CNN - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:03pm
The ice moves inexorably ashore, crackling as it goes like thousands of windows breaking. In minutes, it's moved from the shoreline of a Minnesota lake to the walls of homes along the lake.
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Ron Paul rips both sides on Benghazi

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:01pm
He says GOP criticisms are politically motivated.


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IRS Takes a Closer Look at the Wealthy

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:01pm
News that the IRS scrutinized conservative groups has put the spotlight on another target: the wealthy. What gives?
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King: Release Benghazi emails

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:00pm
Angus King says he doesn't think the administration tried to cover up the attacks, and the emails prove it.


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Koch-backed group talks IRS scandal

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:48pm
Americans for Prosperity says it was unfairly targeted by the Obama administration.


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Investors Borrowing Big From Portfolios

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:43pm
Stocks flying high and interest rates nearing record lows have enticed investors to borrow big against their portfolios.
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Top 5 Small Businesses Mistakes to Avoid

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:30pm
Pat Kiernan, co-host of CNBC Prime's "Crowd Rules," lists five small-business mistakes to avoid.
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Millennials Get a Jump on Saving

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:29pm
On average Millennials have $55,000 saved for retirement and are wary of the long-term viability of Social Security.
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Jury split on 2 counts in trial of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell

FOX News - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:28pm

Jurors in the murder trial of a longtime Philadelphia abortion provider said Monday that they were divided on two of the more than 200 counts in the case, but the judge asked them to try again to reach a unanimous verdict.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, is accused of killing a patient and four babies allegedly born alive and then killed with scissors at his clinic in a rundown West Philadelphia neighborhood.

He also faces racketeering and conspiracy charges, and hundreds of counts alleging he performed illegal, third-trimester abortions or failed to counsel women.

It's not clear which two counts have divided jurors. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Minehart asked the panel to try to reach a unanimous verdict. The jury has been weighing the more than 200 counts in the case for 10 days.

Judges can eventually take a partial verdict and leave prosecutors to decide whether to retry the unresolved counts.

Prosecutors put on about five weeks of testimony, and co-defendant and former clinic employee Eileen O'Neill called several witnesses.

Gosnell's lawyer, Jack McMahon, did not call either fact or character witnesses for his client. McMahon instead attacked the prosecution witnesses during cross-examination, and argued in closings that the babies were killed in the womb with an abortion drug. He said the patient, 41-year-old Karnamaya Mongar of Woodbridge, Va., died of medical complications.

Gosnell ran the Women's Medical Society for more than 30 years until the FBI shut it down after a 2010 raid focused on his high-volume business distributing painkiller prescriptions. Authorities instead stumbled upon abortions under way late at night amid allegedly filthy conditions and found 47 aborted fetuses stored in refrigerators at the clinic.

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The Cloud Factories: North Jersey Data Center Industry Blurs Utility-Real Estate Boundaries

The New York Times - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:22pm
Bland New Jersey buildings are commanding rents four times as high as Class A high-rises in Manhattan, but it isn’t the space that attracts. It’s the electrical capacity.    
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Judge Delays Decision on Holmes Insanity Plea

The New York Times - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:20pm
Lawyers for James E. Holmes, the Colorado theater shooting suspect, told a judge that Mr. Holmes wanted to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.    

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Level Global Co-Founder Gets Prison

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:20pm
Hedge Fund Level Global Investors co-founder Anthony Chiasson is also ordered to pay a $5 million fine for insider trading.
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U.S., U.K.: Common ground on Syria

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 1:14pm
Obama and David Cameron say they've both spoken to Russia's Vladimir Putin about a stable Syria.


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