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While veterans struggle, new senator sails
by Michael MuskalNeophyte Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is running far ahead of any possible challenger, a bright spot for Democrats trying to prevent Republicans from seizing control of Congress in the midterm election year.According to ...
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Volkswagen Touareg R Rendered; Will Use Diesel V8, Likely Hit U.S. by 2012
Illustration by Christian SchulteThe R models are to Volkswagen what AMG is to Mercedes-Benz and M is to BMW: They are among the sportiest, quickest, and best the brand has to offer. You might know that the Golf and Scirocco have received the R ...
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Diesels greener than battery cars, says Swiss gov report
Get a TDi estate not an EV, and save the planet! Swiss boffins have mounted an investigation into the largely unknown environmental burdens of electric cars using lithium-ion batteries, and say that the manufacturing and disposal of batteries presents ...
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Video: Jessica Alba's Awkward Interview, Behind the Scenes of LL's VF Shoot, and Sandra on Baby Louis!
Sandra Bullock chats about baby Louis in her first postdivorce TV interview, Lindsay Lohan says she has never been addicted to prescription drugs, and David Letterman puts Jessica Alba in an uncomfortable position over her Machete costar. Plus, watch ...
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Volvo Adding Two New 1.6L Turbo Gasoline Direct Injection Engines
The 1.6-liter GTDi T3 and T4 will be available in the all-new Volvo S60 and V60. Click to enlarge. Volvo is expanding its engine range with the T3 and T4, two new four-cylinder turbocharged 1.6-liter gasoline direct injection engines. The 1.6 GTDi T3 ...
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Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Glenn Beck vs. Christ the Liberator
After his colossal "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C., Glenn Beck took aim at one of his favorite targets, Barack Obama, but in a novel way. Beck regrets saying a few months ago that President Obama was a "racist." What he should have said, ...
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Unhealthy health advice
The videos that don't want you to watch them, when a fault is a feature, and mind-controlling grocery
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India's mirage of youth is old age and wrinkled politics
The youth of this country are now beginning to ask this question. Have they been fooled into voting for the Congress-led coalition government into power for the second time? The average age of the Cabinet today is more than 67 years with the 'eldest' ...
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Specs on the 2011 BMW 335d
Bottom line: This is one of the best midsize sedans ever. It's pricey. And maybe it's a bit silly to lease one when there are so many worthy, less-expensive midsize sedans available, including a couple of diesel offerings from Volkswagen (the Jetta TDI ...
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USA's Summer Cable Ratings Blowout
With less than a week to go before the sun sets on another summer TV season, USA Network has sewn up its fifth consecutive tropical ratings win, sweeping the key demos and outdistancing its competition by a comfortable margin.
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Featured community question wherein Jon makes his mother proud
Today's featured question comes from user dirtdiva321 :I figured this was an appropriate question given that Jon and I eloped on a cliff at Yosemite eight years ago this week, and that Monday morning we were sitting together on a couch across from ...
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200bhp With 62 mpg Anyone?
Once upon a time, the Maximum onedeclared that bringing diesels to the United States would only be possible by the use of urea. You know, the stuff that is is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals. Which can also reduce the ...
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Book News Tuesday: Mockingjay Marvels, Warm Fuzzies, Silver Linings and More
Post-Mockingday: We were in good company last night, according to an article from Publishers Weekly detailing Mockingjay release parties across the country. Our midnight party was incredible! The Kids' Team outdid themselves with some crafty ...
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Sports digest: Alabama chosen No. 1 in AP preseason football poll
Crimson Tide tops wire service's first poll of season for first time since 1978.
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Japan Ministry Of Finance Announces May Consider Unilateral JPY Selling Interventions If Speculators Drive Up Currency
If? And, of course, the reason given for the upcoming intervention, is the good old "speculative" wolfpack. The kneejerk reaction in the Yen is lower, but quite muted. The market seems to be expecting much more from the BOJ than mere ongoing rhetoric. ...
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TextDigger: Federated Media buys Intel-backed San Jose search startup
TextDigger, a San Jose semantic search startup, has been acquired by Federated Media Publishing, a San Francisco company that sells ads for websites such as VentureBeat, BoingBoing and Apple Insider.
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Federated Media Acquires TextDigger Technology
Today, Federated Media announced the acquisition of TextDiggers semantic language technology and its core group of engineering talent. Paid Content has a nice summation of it the acquisition here. We have a number of portfolio companies that ...
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Federated Media Acquires Semantic Technology From TextDigger
Federated Media Publishing has acquired the core technology belonging to semantic search provider TextDigger . The sum was not disclosed. As part of the deal, FM will absorb TextDiggers technology and will bring on several of its staffers, including ...
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"One More Time!" Movies Kids Watch Over and Over (and Over) Again
Anyone who has ever babysat a kid has probably sat through repeated viewings of the tyke's favorite movie. Some young'uns take it to a whole new level, though, as we found out when we asked fans of Moviefone and ParentDish on Facebook to tell us ... ...
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Intel, McAfee and Smartphone Security
Trefis submits: On Thursday, Intel ( INTC ) announced that it was acquiring McAfee ( MFE ) for $7.62 billion in cash. McAfee competes with Symantec ( SYMC ), CA Technologies, AVG, TrendMicro and Kaspersky Labs in the antivirus software market. McAfee ...
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Alabama Is No. 1 in A.P. Poll
The Crimson Tide, the defending national champion, easily outdistanced Ohio State at the top of the rankings.
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efleetdirect expansion continues
efleetdirect has expanded their operations with a new staging and processing facility in Dallas, Texas to serve one of its strongest markets in the country.
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Smart Looks to Stave Off Slowed Sales, Capture Audience
What is petite in dimensions, designed for duty in the thick urban jungle, and contending with dramatically slowed sales? If you surmised the Smart Fortwo , you'd be correct. In sales news, the Smart brand has sold 3909 diminutive vehicles for the year ...
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ECRI Declines To -10.0 From Unrevised -9.8% (Yet Prior Is Conveniently Revised To -10.2%)
The ECRI's micro dead cat bounce is over... or is it? The ECRI Leading Indicator came in at 120.8 W/W, lower from a previous number of 122.4, revised from 122.0. In practical terms, this means that the annualized change is now back to a double dip ...
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Al Franken's Condo Shot With Pellet: Minneapolis Police Investigating
MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis police are investigating a hole apparently made by a pellet shot in the window of Sen. Al Franken's downtown condominium.Police spokesman Sgt. Bill Palmer said Wednesday that Franken and his wife, Franni, recently found ...
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Initial Claims: 500K! Expectations Of 478K, Previous Revised To 488K, 300K+ Weekly Increase In Extended Aid Recipients
Welcome to the half a century . Treasuries surge. Futures plummet. Can't wait for Rosie's note.... Or Liesman's spin Continuing claims at 4.478MM on expectations of 4.5MM; previous 4.452MM revised to 4.491MM. Those receiving Extended Benefits and EUCs ...
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Futures Plunge As Stock Trading Robot Monkeys Throw GM Feces
The futures chart tells you all you need to know about the fecal spillover from GM. That, or some iPad with the market manipulation app fully enabled, blew a fuse. update
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Round Two: 2010 Toyota Prius III vs. 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI DSG
Diesels versus Hybrids: Golf TDI Quattroporte Takes On the World's Most Notorious Gasoline Scrooge
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Round One: 2011 Honda CR-Z vs. 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI
Diesels Versus Hybrids: Which Provides the Better Drive -- and Gives the Other the Birdie?
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Tea Party Activists Rally Along Arizona-Mexico Border To Protest Illegal Immigration
HEREFORD, Ariz. Tea party groups converged on a remote section of the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday to show support for Arizona's controversial immigration law and hear from more than a dozen conservative speakers, many of them candidates running for ..
Political Bias: conservative
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