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Daily News – Washington Post –
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Washington Post – Front Page
- Obama holds edge over Romney in general election matchup, poll finds
Boosted by improved public confidence in his economic stewardship, President Obama for the first time holds a clear edge over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a hypothetical general-el … - For GOP candidates, February lull a time to regroup
After a blockbuster few months, the race for the Republican presidential nomination may be about to hit the snooze button. The closely watched early states are done, and the competition has been whitt … - Egypt to prosecute Americans, including Sam LaHood, in NGO probe
CAIRO — Nineteen Americans will face criminal charges as part of a probe of the funding of pro-democracy groups, Egyptian officials announced Sunday, a provocative move that could deprive Egypt of cru … - For some black women, economy and willingness to aid family strains finances
The Great Recession carried special pain for black women like Jane Ladson. She had always been the one her family turned to when they needed help, and she didn’t hesitate to give it. She helped pay fo … - Editorial Board: A line of would-be immigrants? There isn’t one.
IN THE VENOMOUS debate over illegal immigration, there is a point of agreement between President Obama and some of his would-be Republican rivals, including former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. …
Washington Post – 44 (The President)
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Washington Post – The Federal Page
- Cicely Wolters: An unabashed advocate for the Peace Corps
FEDERAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | A former Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua and now desk officer for Morocco and Jordan at headquarters in Washington, D.C., Cicely Wolters has watched as the Internet and … - Featured Advertiser
- FED FACES: Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis works to help consumers see the light – all kinds of it. As head of the Vision Science Laboratory, she sees her mission not just in scientific applications but also in 'the primary pu … - Geithner to decide on regulation of foreign-exchange swaps
The Dodd-Frank bill gave Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner broad new power, such as his upcoming decision on regulating foreign-exchange swaps. - Report criticizes defense agency's auditing
Internal oversight of Defense Logistics Agency activity falls short.
Washington Post – Op Eds
- The Citizens United catastrophe
We have seen the world created by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and it doesn’t work. Oh, yes, it works nicely for the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country, especially if … - World economy’s uncharted territory
“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” — L.P. Hartley, English novelist It must now be obvious that, economically speaking, we’re in another country. Things we once took fo … - D.C. Council’s hands in the honey pot
Watching some legislators preen and strut in the D.C. Council chamber, it’s apparent that they are oblivious to their loss of moral authority. They simply don’t realize how many residents don’t pay mu … - Post videos, turning readers into viewers
Maybe you watched a Republican presidential debate on your laptop, propped up with pillows in bed, instead of on the television set in your living room. Or you saw parts of President Obama’s State of … - Lifting up the fatherless
LOS ANGELES The worst day of Sugar Bear’s 55 years was one of the days — there have been many of them — when he got out of prison. In the early 1990s, in a prison where people whose sentences have end …
Daily News – ReadWriteWeb –
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- What Feminists Are Saying About the Facebook IPO
Facebook has announced what will likely be the tech industry's biggest Initial Public Offering of stock ever. What do practitioners of feminism, a philosophy centered in the experiences of women, … - Skype Integration Tops List Of Windows Phone 8 Rumors
Microsoft could unveil a stand-alone Skype application for Windows Phone as soon as this month's Mobile Phone Congress, and Skype is expected to be standard on the mobile operating system when th … - Weekly Wrap-up: Great User Experience, Pinterest, and Corporate Blogs
Richard MacManus explores the characteristics of great user experience design. Alicia Eler explains what Pinterest is doing that Facebook should emulate. David Strom notes the decline of corporate blo … - Cartoon: Firestorm!
A while ago, I posted about one of the classic blunders in response to online criticism: deleting negative comments. Let's add another mistake to that list: silence. I'm not sure there' … - [STUDY] Jonesing For A Retweet: Twitter Harder To Resist Than Cigarettes And Booze
Sleep, sex and…Twitter? A new study suggests that people are more likely to give into the urge to check email and their Twitter account than they are to smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol. While the …
ReadWriteStart –
- Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: YCombinator vs. 1M/1M
Today's roundtable, as usual, was an international affair, with entrepreneurs presenting from different parts of the US, India, Israel, and many other geographies. Before I share what we heard fr … - Capital Innovators Graduates First Class of Entrepreneurs
Tonight in downtown St. Louis the second group of companies to be funded by Capital Innovators will be announced. These will receive $50k in seed funding, free office space and credits toward other us … - The Other 99% of Entrepreneurs
In my recent piece Reengineering Capitalism I highlighted a phenomenon that the global entrepreneurship ecosystem is paying very little attention to: Over 99% of entrepreneurs who seek funding get rej … - Startup's Petition Raises $3M in 24 Hours if Senate Passes Crowdfunding Act
"We can gamble in Vegas. We can donate on Kiva or Kickstarter. But it's illegal to purchase $100 of stock in a job-creating business? That makes no sense." That is the tagline to a new … - How to Start A New Business in Less Than 50 Hours
Just about every weekend someplace on the planet a peculiar series of meetups is happening called Startup Weekend. The idea is to bring together a group of people, many of whom have never set eyes on …
Daily News – CNN -
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NPR –
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NPR – All Things Considered
- Stopping The 'Brain Drain' Of The U.S. Economy
Recent surveys show that a large percentage of graduates from the nation's top schools are taking jobs in consulting or finance. But students at some top schools have begun protesting recruitment … - New Staging Of 'Yentl' Tells A Transgender Girl's Story
Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is best known for her hit single "I Kissed a Girl." But today she's taking on a new kind of project: writing original music for a new staging of the play Y … - Fewer Autopsies Mean Crucial Info Goes To The Grave
Autopsies are conducted on just 5 percent of patients who die in hospitals, and experts say that is a troubling trend that has broad implications for public health in America: Death certificates aren … - How Whitey Bulger Corrupted The Justice System
Whitey Bulger was the crime boss of South Boston while being protected by the FBI as a confidential informant. Former FBI agent Robert Fitzpatrick's new memoir chronicles his ultimately unsuccess … - El-Arian On Economic Uncertainty
PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian says the economic future is still uncertain because of the euro zone crisis, China's slowing economy and worrisome U.S. structural components. He talks to NPR's Gu …
Weekend News – NPR –
- UN Vote On Syria Fails
The UN Security Council failed to pass a draft resolution aimed at pressuring Syria's government to stop its violent crackdown on dissidents on Saturday morning. NPR's Michele Keleman and Ke … - Massive Moscow Rally Calls For Putin's Exit
In Moscow on Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters braved the sub-zero temperatures to gather in the city center. They were demonstrating against Vladimir Putin's planned return to the presid … - 20 Million Years Later, Russians Work To Drill Into Lake
Russian researchers in Antarctica are on the verge of piercing a hole through two miles of ice into an ancient lake, untouched by the light of day for some 20 million years. But it'll be a delica … - Activists: Syrian Assault Leaves More Than 250 Dead
In Syria, the death toll is rising after what activists and opposition leaders are calling a massive offensive by pro-government troops in the city of Homs. Activists say at least 250 have been killed … - Standing In Defense Of Diet Coke
Living abroad helped me to see just how obsessed we are in the U.S. about giving each other tips about what not to put in our mouths.
Daily News – BBC –
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BBC Front Page (Video and Audio)
- VIDEO: The day Elizabeth became Queen
Sixty years ago today King George VI died and his 25-year-old daughter Princess Elizabeth became Queen. - VIDEO: Heathrow flights hit by weather
The Independent's Simon Calder explains why Heathrow airport was so badly affected by the severe weather on Sunday. - VIDEO: Campaign to cut smoking in cars
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when children are travelling has been launched by the Welsh government - VIDEO: Cher Lloyd: 'I'm scared of cyberbullies'
Pop singer Cher Lloyd tells Panorama's Declan Lawn about being cyberbullied and her fears for her family's safety. - VIDEO: Europe continues to freeze
The death toll has risen across Europe as countries continue to struggle with the freezing conditions.
BBC World – UK Edition
- Syria troops step up Homs bombing
Heavy artillery fire rocks the restive Syrian city of Homs, in what anti-government activists are calling one of the fiercest assaults yet. - Romanian PM resigns over protests
Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc steps down to "defuse political and social tension" after a series of austerity protests. - Abbas to head interim government
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will head an interim government which will prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. - Many trapped in Lahore collapse
A factory building collapses in the Pakistani city of Lahore with many people, including women and children, feared trapped, officials say. - Bailout talks to resume in Greece
Party leaders in Greece are to resume crisis talks on new austerity measures demanded by EU leaders in return for funds needed to avoid defaulting on its debts.
BBC – Business
- Bailout talks to resume in Greece
Party leaders in Greece are to resume crisis talks on new austerity measures demanded by EU leaders in return for funds needed to avoid defaulting on its debts. - Ministers 'can block rail bonus'
Labour has urged ministers to block six-figure bonuses for Network Rail bosses, insisting they have the power to prevent such payouts. - China in EU carbon scheme 'ban'
China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions. - House prices 'up 0.6% in January'
UK house prices increased by 0.6% in January, according to the latest survey from the Halifax. - Euro crisis 'could damage China'
A eurozone recession could almost halve Chinese growth this year, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund.
BBC Technology
- Web firms remove India material
Facebook and Google tell a court in India they have complied with an order to remove "objectionable" material, amid ongoing legal moves on censorship. - FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking. - BT fibre optic 'game changer' vow
Fibre optic broadband connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says. - Apple overturns Motorola's ban
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany. - MPs fear far-right terror threat
MPs call on internet service providers to make greater efforts to remove violent extremist material.
Business Week
BusinessWeek — The Cutting Edge
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- Show Mass
Dina Kaplan, co-founder of Blip.tv, talks about how the video service works with independent video producers to gain audiences and advertisers - Spreading the Community
BW Internet Editor Heather Green talks to Eric Alterman, the founder and chairman of KickApps, who explains how the startup helps major media companies and indie bloggers alike create communities arou … - Podmoney
BW Internet Editor Heather Green talks to Jeff Marshall, senior vice-president and IP managing director at media agency Starcom USA, about the role that podcasts can play in clients' advertising … - Muggle Fame
Andrew Sims, one of the seven young cofounders behind MuggleCast, talks about how the popular Harry Potter podcast got started, why it has taken off, and what the crew plans to do after the last Potte … - Life Lessons
Susan Bratton, the co-founder of Personal Life Media, describes the new network of 15 blogs and podcasts she launched to delve into the issues of relationships, life coaching, ecology, new music, and …
BusinessWeek — Innovation of the Week
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