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Specialist Michael Shearin, right, directs trades at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Debt Greece Market Photos Stock Wikipedia: Dow Jones Industrial Average

Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Dow ekes out gain in late-day rally
Wed 15 Feb 2012
NEW YORK -- The stock market rallied in the last half-hour Tuesday, seizing on reports that suggested the unraveling Greek debt talks might be saved after all. Stocks finished flat after languishing... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)

Majority firm, park still going ahead

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Majority firm, park still going ahead
Wed 15 Feb 2012
Any hopes that the Muskego Common Council would slow down on plans to create a park on Little Muskego Lake were dashed tonight as the slim pro-park majority held firm. On Jan. 24, the council voted 4... (photo: WN / Marzena)

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in New York

Atlanta Journal Wed 15 Feb 2012
Stocks stage late rally and finish flat
NEW YORK — The stock market rallied in the last half-hour Tuesday, seizing on reports that suggested the unraveling Greek debt talks might be saved after all. Stocks finished flat after... (photo: AP / Yanina Manolova)
Debt Greece Market Photos Stock Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange

File - Street Children on the roadside footpath in Kolkata in Eastern India City.

The Guardian Wed 15 Feb 2012
Poor diet kills 2.6 million infants a year, says survey by Save the Children
Charity calls on David Cameron to host a world hunger summit in London along with 2012 Olympics A boy is weighed in India: 48% of children in the country are reported to have stunted growth.... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
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President Barack Obama, second right, first lady Michelle Obama, second left, and their daughters Malia , left, and Sasha, right, arrive at the White House from Ghana, early Sunday, July 12, 2009, in Washington

Huffington Post Tue 14 Feb 2012
Valentine's Day: Barack And Michelle Obama's Most Romantic Moments (PHOTOS)
Who can resist a little love on Valentine's Day? Better yet, who can resist the presidential PDA between the commander-in-chief and the first lady? Let's face it,... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Huffington Post Tue 14 Feb 2012
Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Fraser Robinson
This is the fifth in a series about the ancestry of the first lady. The previous segments can be found here: Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Chicago Beginnings (part 1)... (photo: Creative Commons / Craig ONeal)
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Teens With Autism Preoccupied With TV, Video Games: Study

US News Tue 14 Feb 2012
Teens With Autism Preoccupied With TV, Video Games: Study
But they're much less likely to use screen time for social media or email TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- When given the opportunity to have screen time, children... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
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Brain Scan

Independent online (SA) Tue 14 Feb 2012
Brain scans spot early signs of dyslexia
Chicago - Instead of waiting for a child to experience reading delays, scientists now say they can identify the reading problem even before children start school, long... (photo: Creative Commons / bionerd)
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View of Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, New York City USA

The News & Observer Tue 14 Feb 2012
New York Knicks (13-15) at Toronto Raptors (9-20), 7 p.m. (ET)
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name tool goes here By Sports Network - The Sports Network By Sports Network... (photo: Public Domain / nil)
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Smartphone applications

Fast Company Tue 14 Feb 2012
Mobile DTV Brings Live Television To Cars, Buses
Smartphones with HDTV reception chips and in-car television sets are big business in Taiwan, China, and Brazil. Now the travel-friendly tech behind mobile DTV is making... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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President Barack Obama stands with Members of Congress in House Speaker John Boehner's ceremonial office as Bill Livingood, House Sergeant at Arms, left, and Terrance Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, right, prepare to escort them onto the floor of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 25, 2011.

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US, EU clear Google's $12.5B Motorola Mobility bid

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Deere profit beats expectations; raises forecast The Guardian
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G7 finance ministers (front row) and central bank governors (back row) gather for a group picture during meetings at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington April 11, 2008. Front row (L-R): Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Italy's Finance Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Japan's Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Jean-Claude Juncker, Chairman of the Eurogroup. Back row (L-R): IMF Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Bank of Canada Governor March Carney, Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer, German Bundesbank President Axel Weber, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet and World Bank President Robert Zoellick. IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe

World shares up as Greeks agree

HK P9S in 9 mm Parabellum. The P9S was adopted by the US Navy, German police and other military and law enforcement.

Mayor Emanuel seeks statewide gun registration

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Beach Boys to play Summerfest on July 1 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Eurozone optimism to boost stocks CNN
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Peke takes best in show at Westminster Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kohl's will not relocate corporate offices to Park East Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Orion Energy receives stock listing warning Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Former Rep actress returns to give romance advice as 'Miss A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Senate adjourns until midnight Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 29, 2011.

Obama’s Wish List for Energy

File - President Barack Obama talks to Secret Service Uniformed Division officers as he walks through the magnetometer in the Northwest Gatehouse at the White House, following his visit to Blair House, Dec. 9, 2011.

To Enter or Not to Enter a War with Iran

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen answers questions to the media during a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer, unseen, at the government's headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic Friday, March 5, 2010

NATO's "Secret War" on Syria: Replicating the Libya Model

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A TSA officer looks over the image taken from an X-ray security scanner in a demonstration of the device at Sky Harbor International Airport, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Lawmakers move to cusp of deal on payroll tax cut Atlanta Journal
Judicial system needs reliable funding The Florida Times Union
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Greeks abroad throw a lifeline to those hard up back home m&c

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning looks to throw a pass during NFC practice for the Pro Bowl football game, in Kapolei, Hawaii, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2009.

Giants learned a long time ago of Eli Manning's poise, toughness

Cards are seen inside a phone box advertising sex and personal favors, in London, Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008. Britain plans to make it illegal to pay for sex and will embark on a "name and shame" campaign for people who visit prostitutes, changes that some say will only make sex workers more vulnerable, and put more women at risk. "Basically, if it means fewer people are able to go out and pay for sex, I think that would be a good thing," Britain's Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said ahead of the announcement expected on Wednesday Nov. 1

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American actor William Shatner

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Supermodel Gisele Bundchen leaves the stadium with her husband New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, behind her, after the Patriots were defeated by the New York Giants, 21-17, in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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