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FACEBOOK:: How much are you worth to Facebook? | Fox News
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 9:29 am
Facebook is worth a lot of money, somewhere in the region of $100 billion, depending on who you ask. But how much are you worth to Facebook? Now you’ll never have to wonder. A new site created by online privacy company Abine promises to make the necessary calculations. It’s called the Facebook Val-You Calculator, and after answering a series of 7 questions about ... Go To Article
CONGRESS:: Obama to go over to-do list with congressional leaders – CNN
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 9:23 am
By Ashley Killough, CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will urge congressional leaders Wednesday to agree to his economic agenda, one day after House Speaker John Boehner drew a line in the sand over what could be another bitter showdown between the White House and Congress later this year. The president will focus on his "to-do list" for Capitol Hill, a ... Go To Article
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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN’S head wounds after Trayvon Martin shooting likely bolster self-defense claims – CBS News
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 9:08 am
(CBS News) Medical records showing that George Zimmerman was treated for a fractured nose and cuts to the back of his head after fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin will likely bolster Zimmerman's argument that Martin attacked him, CBS News legal analyst Jack Ford said on "CBS This Morning" Wednesday. The records came to light Tuesday. CBS News has also ... Go To Article
GOOGLE PLANES:: Sen. Grassley wants answers on Google execs’ air fleet leasing at NASA field – The Hill
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 8:49 am
By Andrew Feinberg - 05/15/12 05:31 PM ET Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wants to know if Google is getting a sweetheart deal from its lease of a California airfield operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In a letter to NASA administrator Charles Bolden, Grassley inquires as to "troubling allegations" regarding the fleet of aircraft owned by ... Go To Article
MILITARY:: F-22 fighter jets face more Pentagon safety rules – BBC News
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 12:10 am
The Pentagon has issued further safety procedures for its most advanced fighter jet after pilots complained of oxygen shortages during flights. The rules include limiting the distance F-22 planes can travel from airstrips. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta did not rule out grounding the jets again if necessary. The Air Force banned its F-22s from flying for four ... Go To Article
WARREN BUFFETT’S firm buys 10M share stake in GM – Yahoo! News
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 12:08 am
By JOSH FUNK OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry. His company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a new 10 million-share stake in General Motors Co. in the first quarter. The investment comes as the Detroit automaker continues to rebound from bankruptcy three years ago. It posted a first-quarter net income of $1 ... Go To Article
REPUBLICANS Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit – NYTimes
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 12:04 am
By JONATHAN WEISMAN WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner on Tuesday set the stage for a bruising election-year showdown on fiscal policy, vowing to hold up another increase in the federal debt ceiling unless it was offset by larger spending cuts. His combative comments came on the same day the Republicans’ presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney, hit President Obama ... Go To Article
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BARACK OBAMA worth as much as $10 million – USA Today
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 12:02 am
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Three things are apparent from President Obama's annual financial disclosure statement, released today: He is a wealthy man, with assets of as much as $10 million. He has a hefty stake in JPMorgan Chase, the megabank that just made a bad $2 billion bet. Obama has an account worth between $500,000 and $1 million. Despite the nation's ... Go To Article
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ROMNEY to win Nebraska primary, CBS News projects – CBS News
By MB Snow at May 15, 2012 | 7:53 pm
By Lucy Madison (CBS News) Mitt Romney will win Nebraska's GOP presidential primary, CBS News projects. With 34 percent of the votes counted, Romney led by an overwhelming 73 percent support. Rick Santorum, who ended his presidential bid last month, earned 13 percent support. Romney is also expected to win in Oregon's GOP primary, where polls close at 11 p.m. ... Go To Article
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ALZHEIMER DISEASE:: Groundbreaking $100M study aims to stop Alzheimer’s before it starts – CBS News
By MB Snow at May 15, 2012 | 6:20 pm
By Wyatt Andrews (CBS News) Alzheimer's disease cannot be cured but it can be prevented. The government announced Tuesday a $100 million study to test an Alzheimer's prevention drug in just one family. It's potentially a breakthrough because it's hard to test Alzheimer's prevention. Scientists can never know which healthy people will develop the disease, but now ... Go To Article
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