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Storm Wreaks
Havoc on TravelBlizzard conditions dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Northeast, snarling air traffic, slowing train service and making major roads nearly impassable.
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Lenovo Hones Sales Pitch for Russia, India
Lenovo is notching success in emerging markets, gaining market share in such places as Russia and India, where the Chinese PC maker can use experience gained at home to woo lower-income customers.
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Russian Court Finds Tycoon Guilty
A Moscow court found tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty of embezzling and laundering billions of dollars worth of oil from Yukos, the company he once controlled.
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U.K. Charges 9 With Terror Conspiracy
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Bomb Defused at Greek Embassy in Italy
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Japan's Kan Pressures Party Leader
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AIG Secures New Credit Lines
American International Group said it has obtained new credit lines from commercial banks to replace its bailout aid from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Metals Stocks Lead Shares Lower
U.S. stocks declined, as a fresh round of interest-rate hikes in China stoked worries of slowing global growth. Trading is light because of the holidays and the weather.
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China Says It Can Subdue Prices
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao voiced confidence Sunday that his government can contain rising prices, seeking to reassure the public about inflation a day after the central bank raised interest rates for the second time in 10 weeks.
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Sony to Double Production
Of Image SensorsSony plans to spend about $1.2 billion to double its output of image sensors used in digital cameras and smartphones over the next business year, as demand for camera-equipped phones surges.
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Mizuho Moves into Emerging Asia
Mizuho Financial is ramping up operations in fast-growing Asian countries as it looks to win more advisory work from Japanese companies that are increasingly focused on overseas markets.
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Charles Schwab Is OK After Surgery
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Billion-Dollar IPOs to Return in 2011
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NTSB Seeks Crash Prevention
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Law Firms Keep Lid On Bonuses
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Cal-Maine Profit Falls 5.6%
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Intel, AMD to Unveil Combination Chips
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Tough Times Breed Financial Cons
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Biden Optimistic About Iraq
Iraq's formation of a new coalition government was an important national-security moment for the U.S., the vice president said in an interview.
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Pence Builds GOP Stature
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Joe Miller Won't Block Murkowski's Swearing-In
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Ex-Citi Rivals Battle for Clients
When they were top executives at Citigroup, Sallie Krawcheck and Todd Thomson had a well-known rivalry. Now they are dueling again, this time over the business of managing rich people's money.
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Cities Hit Nonprofits With Fees
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Bailed-Out Banks Face Failure
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Oprah Network Prepares for Launch
After nearly three years of planning and delays, and start-up costs in excess of $107 million, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is set to air at noon Saturday, replacing cable channel Discovery Health.
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On McDonald's Menu: Variety
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ObamaCare and the General Welfare Clause
The individual mandate is not the only problem with the health law. Its draconian Medicaid mandates on states exceed Congress's spending power.
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O'Grady: A Cuban Fairy Tale from PBS
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Tech
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While on Cellphone, a Rival's Ad
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China Unicom to Offer iPhone Without Contract
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Shoppers Flock Online
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Google Woos Local Advertisers
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Blu-ray's Time Comes as DVDs Fade
Opinion
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Jenkins: Net Neut and the TV Wars
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Ag Department Uproots Science
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Class-Action Scheming
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Palin's Food Fight
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Mark Helprin: America's Dangerous Rush to Shrink Its Military Power
World
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U.S. Missiles Kill 18 in Pakistan
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Afghan Bomber Targets Officers, Kills at Least Three
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Ivory Coast Leader Refuses to Step Down
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WikiLeaks' Assange Sells Memoir
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Argentine Protests Rattle Kirchner Administration
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U.S. Job-Seekers Head Down Under
Business
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Retailers Ease Return Restrictions
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Woori Bank Sets Profit Forecast
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Retailers Hit by East Coast Storm
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Norilsk Ready to Revisit Offer
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Cephalon Drops Bid for FDA Approval of Jet-Lag Drug
Markets
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Treasurys Pare Losses on Strong Auction Demand
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Euro Gains on Dollar, Yen
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China's Companies Dump U.S. Stock Listings
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Gold Creeps Higher
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BSE Hopes to Score With Shariah Index
Management
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Year of Dramatic CEO Departures
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Message to CEOs: Keep Key Employees
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Hurd Wants Accuser's Letter Shielded
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U.S. Mulls Push on Bank Pay
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Spirits Up at Pernod Ricard
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In a Tale That Wags Dog Owners, They Rent Flocks for Bored Collies
Once upon a time, Americans got dogs for their sheep. Now they get sheep for their dogs.
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One Thing We Know: Brady Can't Miss
Tom Brady's accurate and the NFL playoff picture is anyone's guess. Plus: Mike Singletary's demise; rain may mess with the NHL's Winter Classic.
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Teena Marie, Soul Singer, Dies At Age 54
Teena Marie, the R. and B. singer, has died at the age of 54.
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An Odyssey Through Wartime China
Frank Bessac, who died Dec. 6 at age 88, was a U.S. agent and relief worker in China who escaped in 1949 via a nearly 2,000-mile journey through deserts and mountains to Tibet.
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