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Wednesday, January 09, 2013
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Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Announces Her Resignation
January 9, 2013 Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis is resigning, opening up one more slot in President Obama's second-term administration. Solis was the first Hispanic woman to head a Cabinet-level agency in the U.S. government.
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Attacks On U.S. Banks' Websites Seen As Work Of Iran
January 9, 2013 Sophisticated hacking attacks on U.S. banks in recent months have distinctive qualities that are leading investigators to believe another nation may be behind the assault. The likely suspect is Iran, which security experts believe may be trying to even the score for American hacking of its nuclear program.
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Kickstarter Pledges Topped $320 Million In 2012; Site Names Year's Top Projects
January 9, 2013 Kickstarter, the crowd-funding site that pairs indie-minded entrepreneurs with online investors, funded more than 18,000 projects in 2012, according to its end-of-year analysis. The site says more than 2.2 million people pledged nearly $320 million, with 17 projects raising more than $1 million.
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Kids Who Play Food Product Games May Eat More Junk Food
January 9, 2013 Kids who play "advergames", created by food manufacturers to market their products, may eat more, and eat more junk food. In a study by Dutch researchers, the kids chose junk food even when the game featured fruit or other healthful choices.
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Obama Settles On Jack Lew, His Chief Of Staff, For Treasury
January 9, 2013 Lew, who earlier was budget director in both the Obama and Clinton administrations, has long been thought to be the leading candidate to replace Timothy Geithner.
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AIG Will Not Join Lawsuit Over Its Federal Bailout
January 9, 2013 With the economy on the brink of disaster, American taxpayers bailed out the insurance giant. Now, its former CEO is leading a lawsuit that claims shareholders didn't get fair compensation. But the threat of a public backlash may have kept AIG from joining the suit.
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
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Fuel Leak At Logan Airport Adds To Trouble For Boeing 787 Dreamliner
January 8, 2013 A fuel leak Tuesday on a Tokyo-bound Japan Airlines flight forced the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to cancel takeoff and return to the gate at Boston's Logan International Airport. It was the second incident involving a Dreamliner in two days after a small fire on a 787 on Monday.
