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First Thoughts: Biden's gun violence listening sessions begin

NBCNews.com - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Low expectations for NRA meeting with White House on guns … Obama's two options on guns - incremental or bold, either one puts him in a box.
Biden, Meeting Gun Control Advocates, Vows Action - by Michael Shear (in 848 Google+ circles)
Biden task force chills gun stock rally
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Obama to tap Jack Lew to head Treasury

Washington Post - ‎44 minutes ago‎
President Obama plans to nominate White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew as his next Treasury secretary, choosing a trusted adviser with deep experience in the nation's budget challenges and in the legislative warfare that will test Obama's second term, ...
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WH: Piers Morgan has free speech rights

USA TODAY - ‎19 minutes ago‎
The White House is defending the right of Piers Morgan to speak out on gun control. The forum: A formal response to a White House petition calling on President Obama to deport the CNN host for advocating new restrictions on guns after the Dec. 14 mass ...
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Asteroid Apophis to whiz past Earth tonight -- and return for more in 2036

Fox News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A European space telescope has captured new images of the huge asteroid Apophis, revealing that the potentially hazardous object is actually bigger than previously thought - and you have a chance to see the space rock yourself in two free webcasts ...
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Deadly Zorb ride down Russian mountain sparks call for safety code (+video)

Christian Science Monitor - ‎54 minutes ago‎
The New Zealand developer of the adventure sport of rolling downhill in a transparent plastic inflatable ball is calling for global safety standards for the sport after two Russians rolled out of control in their "zorb" into chasm at a ski resort in the Caucasus ...
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Syria releases 2130 captives to rebels in exchange for 48 Iranian prisoners

Washington Post - ‎56 minutes ago‎
BEIRUT - The Syrian government and the rebels fighting against it carried out a massive prisoner swap Wednesday, with the government releasing 2,130 mostly Syrian captives in exchange for 48 Iranians who had been seized by rebel forces.
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Hugo Chavez ceremony delay fuels Venezuela arguments

BBC News - ‎27 minutes ago‎
Venezuela is fast approaching unchartered waters with the ruling by the Supreme Court to postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez to allow him more time to recover from cancer surgery in Cuba.
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Cry for food in Syria may be opening for peace

Christian Science Monitor - ‎43 minutes ago‎
Hope of finding an international consensus to ending Syria's civil war usually focuses on the political and military. Will the anti-Assad opposition coalition ever be a viable alternative?
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India summons Pakistani envoy, lodges strong protest against killing of soldiers

The Hindu - ‎50 minutes ago‎
Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir was summoned to the External Affairs Ministry on Wednesday to protest against the killing of two Indian soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC).
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Documents show battle over lottery winner's estate

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎28 minutes ago‎
CHICAGO (AP) - Documents show the widow a Chicago lottery winner poisoned with cyanide has battled in court with several of his siblings over control of his estate, including his lottery winnings.
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Commuter ferry crash in New York injures 57, 1 critical

Reuters - ‎35 minutes ago‎
By Chris Francescani. NEW YORK | Wed Jan 9, 2013 3:26pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A high-speed commuter ferry carrying hundreds of passengers crashed into a pier near Wall Street during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, injuring 57 people, ...
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Aurora Suspect Scouted Theater Before Shootings, Prosecutors Say

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
CENTENNIAL, Colo. − Prosecutors said Wednesday that in the weeks before James E. Holmes opened fire inside a crowded movie theater, killing 12 people and wounding more than 50 others, he went to the theater on a reconnaissance mission, using his ...
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Cuomo Pushes Storm Measures and Gun Control in Annual Address

New York Times - ‎11 minutes ago‎
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, rewriting his agenda after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy and the trauma of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, proposed a number of new measures on Wednesday intended to limit the damage from future storms ...
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CONTEST: Design The Platinum Coin, Help Out The Treasury

Huffington Post - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Jack Lew walks with President Barack Obama, the man poised to nominate him as treasury secretary, on March 2, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Facing backlash, AIG won't join suit against US

USA TODAY - ‎37 minutes ago‎
The AIG logo on the side of its headquarters building in New York City. (Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP). Story Highlights. Taxpayers spent $182 billion to rescue AIG during the 2008 financial crisis; A shareholder suit claims the government illegally took an 80% ...
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Ackman vs. Loeb: Third Point Takes Stake in Herbalife

Wall Street Journal - ‎38 minutes ago‎
Mr. Loeb's Third Point LLC reported an 8.2% passive stake in embattled nutritional-supplement maker Herbalife Ltd. on Wednesday, a day before Herbalife is scheduled to respond to Mr. Ackman's scathing critique last month in which he called it a pyramid ...
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Dreamliner Customers Back New Jet After Scrutiny over Fire

Bloomberg
26 minutes ago
Written by
Susanna Ray
Qatar Airways Ltd., one of the biggest customers for Boeing (BA) Co.'s Dreamliner, said heightened scrutiny of the model after a plane caught fire at the Boston airport won't damp the carrier's purchase plans.
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Clinton touts mobile technology's power to do good

USA TODAY (blog) - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Former President Bill Clinton, left, shakes hands with Dr. Stephen Woo, president of Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions, during Samsung's keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
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CES 2013: Pebble Smartwatch to Ship Jan. 23

PC Magazine - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Pebble Smartwatch backers, who have waited patiently through the company's summer delays, are finally getting what they paid for.
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Apple plans budget iPhone to boost sales in Asia

The Guardian - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Apple is reportedly developing a budget version of the iPhone that could cost half as much as its latest handset, in an attempt to push back against arch-rival Samsung and increase sales in Asia.
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Rosie O'Donnell announces arrival of new baby!

USA TODAY
24 minutes ago
Written by
Ann Oldenburg
Rosie O'Donnell and Michelle Rounds hold their new baby, Dakota. (Photo: Rosie O'Donnell, Instagram). Surprise! Rosie O'Donnell announced on Twitter a short time ago that she and wife Michelle Rounds have a new baby girl.
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'Zero Dark Thirty' Filmmakers Defend Their Story of Osama at the DC Premiere

TIME
1 hour ago
Written by
Katy Steinmetz
09, 20130. Share. "Zero Dark Thirty" - Los Angeles Premiere - After Party. Lester Cohen / WireImage. Director Kathryn Bigelow and Writer/Producer Mark Boal at the "Zero Dark Thirty" Los Angeles premiere after party on Dec. 10, 2012 in Hollywood.
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Brian Burke fired as Toronto Maple Leafs general manager

Yahoo! Sports (blog)
28 minutes ago
Written by
Greg Wyshynski
117234701The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired general manager Brian Burke just days before the expected start of training camp for the 2013 season, ending four years that produced plenty of controversy but not a single appearance in the playoffs.
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Captured deep beneath the waves: Giant squid filmed in natural habitat

NBCNews.com (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Scientists say they have captured video of a giant squid in its natural habitat deep in the ocean for the first time. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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Mysterious 'zombie planet' planet has rogue orbit around star

Science Recorder - ‎2 hours ago‎
Astronomers remain puzzled by a recent finding of a “zombie planet” that seems to have a rogue orbit. “We are shocked. This is not what we expected,” said study leader Paul Kalas, an astronomer with the University of California at Berkeley and the SETI ...
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Flu Prompts Boston to Declare Public Health Emergency

ABC News - ‎35 minutes ago‎
An early and nasty flu season has prompted a public health emergency in Boston, where health officials say 700 people have been diagnosed with the cold-weather virus.
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Americans less healthy than others

AFP - ‎24 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - Americans are in worse health, die earlier and suffer from more disease than residents of other wealthy nations, according to a new study out Wednesday.
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Test aims to find cancer in a new way

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
In a surprise finding, researchers discovered that cervical fluid, obtained during a Pap smear, may contain not only cells from cervical cancer, but from ovarian or endometrial cancer, as well.

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