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The Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding: Britain markets to the world

The U.K. economy is receiving a substantial boost from the Royal bash

 
 
 

Analysis in Egypt

 
 
His relentless pursuit of Islamic radicals in Egypt made him a natural ally of the Bush and Obama administrations
 
 
 

Tech Jobs

 
 
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Demand for tech jobs is strong, but salaries remain flat, according to an annual survey by technology career website Dice.com. U.S. technology professionals saw their wages rise roughly one per cent in 2010 — to $79,384 from $78,845 — about the same increase reported in 2009, according to the survey.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 'insta-movie' propels Hollywood into new social media world

Bieb tweets: "kinda crazy ... next week at this time #NEVERSAYNEVER3D will be in Theatres ... and u will finally see who I really am'


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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 'insta-movie' propels Hollywood into new social media world

Bieb tweets: "kinda crazy ... next week at this time #NEVERSAYNEVER3D will be in Theatres ... and u will finally see who I really am'


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Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley prizefight could be precursor to boxing returning to network TV

By taking the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley pay-per-view fight to Showtime, the HBO cable network's only rival in broadcast boxing, Bob Arum gambled millions. He accepts that there will be repercussions from taking his franchise fighter away from HBO Sports, which televised Pacquiao's last eight fights on pay-per-view. Arum couldn't care less.


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Company settles accusation of firing worker over Facebook complaint

HARTFORD, Conn. — The ambulance company that fired Dawnmarie Souza after she commented on her Facebook page that “Frank” was a jerk has settled the case with the National Labor Relations Board.


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L.A. Times reviews Spider-Man: 'Incoherence isn't much fun to sit through'

Julie Taymor's $65-million, accident-prone production, featuring an erratic score by U2's Bono and the Edge, is a teetering colossus that can't find its bearings as a circus spectacle or as a rock musical.


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What Bush got right in his foreign policy: Arab democracy

If there was one thing George W. Bush got right, it was calling openly


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A detail of a native corn plant or mazorca is shown by Aldo Gonzalez in his town of Guelato, Oaxaca, Mexico, January 16, 2010. (Heriberto Rodriguez/MCT)

Mexico, cradle of corn, finds its noble grain under assault

GUELATAO, Mexico - Yank the husks off ears of corn grown in the mountains of southern Mexico, and you may find kernels that are red, yellow, white, blue, black or even variegated.


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Super Bowl: Big Ben can silence critics; Rodgers can join elite list

When Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger entered the locker room inside Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium before playing his second Super Bowl in 2009, he found a small note card waiting inside his locker.


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Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers reacts after he threw a 7-yard touchdown to John Kuhn in the third quarter against the Atlanta Falcons during their 2011 NFC divisional playoff game at Georgia Dome on January 15, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Super Bowl: Greatness a ring away for Packers' Aaron Rodgers

The great ones, as we are relentlessly reminded, collect rings. Yes, it's true — Trent Dilfer, Jeff Hostetler and Brad Johnson started at quarterback for Super Bowl winning teams, and none of them has been confused with Dan Marino.


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Evander Kane, picked No. 4 overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 NHL entry draft, was a Western Hockey League star with his hometown Vancouver Giants. Kane is one of five black players on the Thrashers.

Blacks making an impact on NHL

When he broke the National Hockey League's colour barrier with the Boston Bruins in 1958, Willie O'Ree heard all sorts of myths about why there were so few black hockey players.


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Today, the interest in launching charitable foundations and growing them is huge. There are more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, a jump of 31.5 percent in the last decade. Most are public charities.

Building charity makes huge demands on personal life

Just days ago, I sat across from Nancy Brinker, who was poised and purposeful as I tossed questions her way. Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, has turned her foundation into an international brand name in the fight against breast cancer. What I wanted to know from her was how she did it.


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David Letterman hints he'll leave Late Show in two years

Bombshell announcement came during Howard Stern segment


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Key senator muses about visas for Canadians crossing U.S. border

The Harper government has flatly rejected the possibility of Canadians having to obtain visas to enter the United States.


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Egyptian protesters bloodied and shaken but unmoved

The day after Wednesday's rampage, blood stained the streets of Tahrir Square. It oozed through the bandages wrapping the heads of the protesters and crusted around their bleary eyes.


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