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Zillow Raises Forecast, Shares Gain

CNBC - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:16pm
Zillow delivered revenue that beat expectations, helped by the US housing-market recovery, and raised its full-year forecast.
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Leahy files same-sex amendments

POLITICO - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:10pm
He proposes two amendments to immigration legislation to extend legal rights to gay couples.


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Syria Vanishes From the Internet

CNBC - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:04pm
Syria's Internet appears to be almost completely shut down, according to the cyber security firm Umbrella.
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Replanting the Rust Belt

The New York Times - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:59pm
Around Cleveland and Pittsburgh, a web of chefs, butchers and farmers is trying to bring the landscape back into balance.    

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Delaware, Continuing a Trend, Becomes the 11th State to Allow Same-Sex Unions

The New York Times - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:49pm
The bill passed the State Senate by a 12-to-9 vote and the governor quickly signed it, making Delaware the 11th state to permit same-sex marriages.    

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Delaware legalizes gay marriage

POLITICO - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:39pm
Gov. Jack Markell signs the bill into law just minutes after its passage by the state Senate.


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Role reversal at Perez hearing

POLITICO - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:31pm
House Republicans take an unusual tack in their effort to swamp the labor secretary nominee.


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Whole Foods Raises Its Outlook

CNBC - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:25pm
Whole Foods beat on earnings and raised its full-year forecast, saying store sales had recently accelerated. Shares rose after-hours.
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Mondelez Raises Earnings Outlook

CNBC - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:07pm
Mondelez beat on earnings and raised its full-year forecast, citing a benefit from a tax item.
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The Lede: Son of Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect Wrote About Missing Girl in 2004

The New York Times - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:57pm
Two months after 14-year-old Gina DeJesus vanished in 2004, the son of the suspect in her kidnapping interviewed her mother while a college journalism student for a local community newspaper.    

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JC Penney Points Finger at Ousted CEO

CNBC - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:49pm
JC Penney said it expects a sharp drop in revenue in the first quarter, citing strategies of ousted CEO Ron Johnson.
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Disney Earnings Beat Forecasts

CNBC - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:39pm
Disney reported earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations for the latest quarter, on strength in its parks and recreation and studio businesses.
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Man clings to car after hit and run

CNN - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:24pm
A man in Georgia held onto the hood of a car for two miles after confronting a woman that backed into his wife's truck.
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Coburn gun amendments up for vote

POLITICO - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:19pm
The senator's proposals are being connected to unrelated legislation on water.


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Can Cleveland probe find 4th girl?

CNN - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:17pm
The discovery of three young women missing for a decade in Cleveland immediately raised the hopes of the family of a fourth missing woman Tuesday.
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Zuckerberg rattles tech leaders

POLITICO - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:16pm
His group's alignment with conservatives in the immigration push has made some squeamish.


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Nun faces jail for nuke breach

CNN - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:15pm
An elderly nun and two other protesters are in federal court for breaching security at one of the nation's most secure nuclear facilities.
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Lee wants Reid to apologize

POLITICO - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:11pm
He cites Senate rules on decorum after Harry Reid called Ted Cruz a "schoolyard bully. "


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Barrow passes on Senate run in Ga.

POLITICO - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 3:38pm
He will stay in the House instead of seeking the seat being opened by the retirement of Chambliss.


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D.C. cops: We'll nab armed marchers

POLITICO - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 3:31pm
Police say they'll arrest protesters who go through with plans to carry rifles into the city.


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