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Lens Blog: Jill Knight's Photos of a Mother and Her Surrogate

The New York Times - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 9:01am
After giving birth to a baby boy, a surrogate mother realized she didn’t give her baby away — he was never hers to give.    
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'Sold in the USA' Companies Surging

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 8:47am
Nearly a third of companies in the S&P 500 Index earn all revenues in the U.S., with their shares beating the index.
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Intuitive Surgical Flags Da Vinci ‘Issue’

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 8:46am
Intuitive Surgical is flagging an issue with one of its robot’s instruments.
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10 Hardware Companies to Watch

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 8:38am
Hardware is getting sexy again. Here's a look at 10 companies venture capitalists are betting on.
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CFTC May Ease Up on Dodd-Frank Rule

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 8:30am
The CFTC is prepared to adjust a new rule stemming from the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
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Young Start-Ups Turn to Pitch Competitions

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 8:29am
Colleges are beefing up business pitch competitions. Launched start-ups include GrubHub. What's the next, hot company?
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Help Our Economy: Grow Up!

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 8:04am
America's economy faces a growing crisis, the refusal by young people to grow up and be bold in career searches.
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Small Biz at Center of Sales Tax Fight

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 8:03am
The Marketplace Fairness Act could be very unfair to small business.
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'Tree Killer' Ravages Florida's Citrus

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 7:53am
Florida is grappling with a citrus disease with no cure that has infected all the state's citrus-growing counties.
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No sign of 2 passengers missing from Carnival ship

CNN - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 7:52am
Rescue crews scoured the waters off Australia's eastern coast Friday for two cruise ship passengers who are believed to have fallen overboard.
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Building a 21st-century workforce

POLITICO - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 7:44am
Opinion: The Working Families Flexibility Act is pro-family, pro-worker, and pro-common sense.


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Reviled for living apart from my kids

CNN - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 7:36am
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto says she has been threatened and called "worse than Hitler" because she is a noncustodial parent.
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Christie: 'I'm a damn good Republican'

POLITICO - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 7:25am
He swats down criticism from GOP ranks.


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More 'Flash Mob' Cybercrime to Come?

CNBC - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 7:23am
The network of thieves who drained ATMs around the world of $45 million raised fears more thefts may be in store.
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Talk: What Cecile Richards Has Learned From Todd Akin

The New York Times - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 7:00am
The president of Planned Parenthood says that some members of Congress “forget that women are part of the equation.”    

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Crossroads hits Clinton on Benghazi

POLITICO - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 6:44am
Karl Rove's group releases a new ad.


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It's bipartisan: Tune out Bieber

POLITICO - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 6:37am
The Canadian-born crooner has a 20 percent approval rating among American voters.


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The Choice Blog: 7 Reasons to Avoid Senioritis

The New York Times - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 5:49am
Be careful. Senioritis, that intensifying disinterest in maintaining high academic standards, is real — and it is dangerous, as regular readers of The Choice are aware.    

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How force feeding is torture

CNN - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 5:47am
Vince Warren says President Obama chooses to force feed hunger strikers at Gitmo, a form of torture, and should be shutting the prison down instead.
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Benghazi hearing's real target?

CNN - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 5:45am
David Rothkopf says investigation into Benghazi is worthy, but Rep. Issa's committee hearings were for something different: To damage the one most likely to be next Democratic presidential candidate.
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