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Star explodes halfway across universe - Most distant object ever seen -- CNN.com
Seeded on Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:03 AM EDT (CNN)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The explosion of a star halfway across the universe was so huge it set a record for the most distant object that could be seen on Earth by the naked eye.
Ex-banking CEOs defend pay in House testimony - Mar. 7, 2008
Seeded on Fri Mar 7, 2008 12:46 PM EST (CNN)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Two high-profile former Wall Street CEOs and the head of the nation's largest home lender defended their oversized pay packages to Congressional lawmakers Friday, arguing that recent reports grossly exaggerated their compensation in some instances.
Glenn Beck: Don't follow herd on the economy - CNN.com
Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:47 AM EST (CNN)
NEW YORK (CNN) -- "The people who survived the Great Depression were the ones who had money to buy when everybody else was selling." -- My grandfather
Bush: U.S. is not headed for recession - Stocks & economy- msnbc.com
Seeded on Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:52 AM EST (msnbc.com)
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Thursday the country is not recession-bound and, despite expressing concern about slowing economic growth, rejected for now any additional stimulus efforts. "We acted robustly," he said.
Customer backlash against bad service - BusinessWeek.com- msnbc.com
Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:49 PM EST (msnbc.com)
In the annals of customer service, 2007 will go down as the year fed-up consumers finally dropped the hammer.
Mary Mapes: Texas Time - How Texas Gets Its Delegates
Seeded on Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:00 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
We've been waiting for y'all.
Iran nixes candidacy of Ayatollah Khomeini's grandson - CNN.com
Seeded on Thu Feb 7, 2008 11:47 PM EST (CNN)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The grandson of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini described his ban from next month's parliamentary elections Thursday as an insult to his family and said he would never beg to run.
U.S. Economy: Payrolls Decline for First Time in Four Years
Seeded on Fri Feb 1, 2008 10:53 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)
U.S. Economy: Payrolls Decline for First Time in Four Years
Video of workers abusing cows raises food safety questions - CNN.com
Seeded on Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:18 PM EST (CNN)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A video showing California slaughterhouse workers abusing dairy cows -- a violation that raises questions about U.S. food safety -- was released by the Humane Society of the United States on Wednesday.
Exxon tries for new profit record on back of $100 oil - Jan. 23, 2008
Seeded on Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:01 PM EST (CNN)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Exxon Mobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, is within striking distance of setting an all-time profit record - again.
Why Bush's Bailout Wouldn't Work --Economic handouts we don't need - MSN Money
Seeded on Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:43 AM EST (MSN)
The latest is President Bush's just-announced call for $145 billion in tax relief aimed at preventing a recession that is actually already here. The intent of the plan is simple: "Letting Americans keep more of their money should increase consumer spending," the president said.
Buddy Holly's widow may sue over 'Peggy Sue' memoirs - CNN.com
Seeded on Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:36 PM EST (CNN)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Buddy Holly's widow is trying to keep the woman whose name was made famous by the 1950s hit song "Peggy Sue" from selling a book about her friendship with the rocker.
Feldstein: Tax cuts needed in response to likely recession - Jan. 7, 2008
Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 4:07 AM EST (CNN)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Martin Feldstein, the Harvard economist credited with being one of the fathers of the Bush administration tax cuts, says the U.S.
Will Vermont town vote to arrest Bush & Cheney for war crimes? - CNN.com
Seeded on Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:28 AM EST (CNN)
MONTPELIER, Vermont (AP) -- President Bush may soon have a new reason to avoid left-leaning Vermont: In one town, activists want him subject to arrest for war crimes. Kurt Daims of Brattleboro, Vermont, speaks Friday about his movement against Bush and Cheney.
ABC News: Coming in From the Cold: CIA Spy Calls Waterboarding Necessary But Torture
Seeded on Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:10 AM EST (ABC News)
A leader of the CIA team that captured the first major al Qaeda figure, Abu Zubaydah, says subjecting him to waterboarding was torture but necessary.
Official: Blast near Allawi home - CNN.com
Seeded on Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:59 AM EST (CNN)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide car bomber detonated outside the homes of former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and Sunni politician Saleh Mutlaq in western Baghdad, killing at least two police officers, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.
BBC NEWS | Health | Brain 'irrelevance filter' found
Seeded on Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:50 AM EST (BBC News)
Scientists believe they have located a new brain area essential for good memory - the "irrelevance filter". People who are good at remembering things, even with distractions, have more activity in the basal ganglia on brain scans, the Swedish team found.
ABC News: Teen Dials Bush Private Number 'to Chat'
Seeded on Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:30 AM EST (ABC News)
When Vífill Atlason, a 16-year-old high school student from Iceland, decided to call the White House, he could not imagine the kind of publicity it would bring. Bush can't even keep his own phone number secret!
Grudge sparked teddy bear crisis - CNN.com
Seeded on Mon Dec 3, 2007 1:47 PM EST (CNN)
So it wasn't religion at all but a disgruntled employee.
CNN.com - What would war with Iraq cost? - Jan. 2, 2003
Seeded on Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:33 PM EST (CNN)
Bush stressed that point in comments to reporters on Tuesday. "I want to remind people that Saddam Hussein, the choice is his to make as to whether or not the Iraqi situation [is] resolved peacefully. ... I hope we're not headed to war in Iraq," he said.
What drivers really do behind the wheel -- Besides talk on the phone - CNN.com
Seeded on Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:51 PM EST (CNN)
This is the most comprehensive study done recently and it is amazing the things people think they can do when they are supposed to be driving.
Wall Street's bonus anxiety - Nov. 6, 2007
Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 3:01 PM EST (CNN)
Big banks and brokerages are suffering enormous losses and face the possibility of additional writedowns in coming weeks. As a result, this year's bonus pool appears to be evaporating at a disturbing rate.
Clinton denies delaying release of husband's documents - CNN.com
Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 2:45 AM EDT (CNN)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton's rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination are accusing her of delaying the release of records from her husband's administration, something the front-runner and President Clinton have denied.
Black holes may harbour their own universes - space - 31 October 2007 - New Scientist Space
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 2:56 PM EDT (New Scientist)
But one physicist contacted by New Scientist who did not want to be quoted by name says the new work may not actually do away with the problem of singularities in black holes.
Raw Deal: Killer credit card fees - Oct. 31, 2007
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 2:40 AM EDT (CNN)
Corporate abuse of customers -- Instead of nickel and dimed we need to call it twenty-nined and thirty-nined to death.
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The GOP's 'Uncertainty' Talking Point, DebunkedWASHINGTON -- With the economy in a slump for nearly four years, corporate executives and conservative politicians have repeatedly invoked "uncertainty" as a major barrier to American job-creation.
Experts: Okla. quakes too powerful to be man-made
Thousands of times every day, drilling deep underground causes the earth to tremble. But don't blame the surprise flurry of earthquakes in Oklahoma on man's thirst for oil and gas, experts say.
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