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WORLD FOREX: Euro, Pound Sink On Sovereign Debt Concerns
Sovereign debt remained in focus Thursday, with a sharp rise in the cost of insuring the debt of euro-zone members with large budget deficits against ...

CORRECT: US Stocks Tumble On Concerns Over European Debt, US Jobs
Worries over European economies have prompted more investors to start betting on further declines in sovereign debt. In the last year, the appetite for ...

Gold Price Dives 3.6% to $1070 on Sovereign Debt Concerns
The gold price came under severe liquidation pressure as escalating sovereign debt issues in several nations throughout Europe - including Greece, Portugal, ...

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Morning Links: Heidi Montag's mother said to be 'horrified' by daughter's ...
Callers might get their pledges taken by Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt, Jack Nicholson, Cindy Crawford, Sacha Baron Cohen, John Krasinski, Charlize Theron, ...

Moments From Conan O'Brien's Final 'Tonight Show'
Another classic inappropriate Conan moment that we're still having trouble forgetting is Sacha Baron Cohen's appearance as his character “Bruno” in June ...

Pop Rocks: The Sublime Genius Of Heidi Montag
This seems hard to believe, unless she hired Baron Samedi to raise Jimi Hendrix from the dead for the guitar parts. That kind of scratch should have been ...

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D.C. receives 13 applications for new charter schools
The DC Public Charter School Board has received 13 applications for new charter schools and will begin a review process that will stretch into April. ...

DC Schools Chancellor Rhee's approval rating in deep slide
Those with children in DC public schools have nearly reversed their opinion of Rhee. Two years ago, 54 percent of those parents approved of her; now, ...

Icy roads in Virginia And Through The Region
All District government offices, which includes the DC Public Schools, will open on time and operate under normal business hours. Officials urge drivers to ...

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Black History Month Begins
... as Negro History Week in 1926, the observance of Black history in America was the brainchild of African-American scholar Dr. Carter G. Woodson. ...

People To Celebrate
Devoting the month of February as a time to recognize African Americans' contributions to society began with Carter G. Woodson in the early ...

The End of Black History Month?
When Carter G. Woodson began Negro History Week in 1926, he chose the second week of February to encompass the birth dates of both Frederick Douglass and ...

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Grammys 2010 recap: Minute by minute
I recognize Mary from Peter, Paul and Mary, Dan Seals, DJ AM, Vic Chestnutt, Al Martino (but only because of "The Godfather") and Les Paul. ...

DJ AM's Estate Settles Plane Crash Lawsuit
The estate of the late DJ AM (born Adam Goldstein) has settled a $20 million lawsuit filed over the deadly 2008 plane crash that left the ...

Pauly D: 'When you think of guido, it's me'
“You know DJ AM? May he rest in peace. Someone needs to take over for him. I want that job,” said the faux-tanned MTV guido formerly known as Paul ...

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Meg Whitman turns the page on campaign trail
Meg Whitman, the billionaire former eBay CEO who has plunged an astonishing $39 million of her own money into her 2010 GOP run for California governor, ...

Brown expected to run a populist campaign
Jerry Brown, the expected Democratic nominee for governor, has set his sights on Republican front-runner Meg Whitman, warning that she is ...

Voters not showing interest in race for Schwarzenegger's job as governor
It appears that on the Republican side Meg Whitman leads Republicans for the job of running the State in very tough economic times, with massive budget ...

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AMAZING VIDEO: Trapped Dog Rescued from LA River
VERNON -- A firefighter is hospitalized after saving a dog stranded in the raging waters of the flooded Los Angeles River in a daring helicopter rescue that ...

Firefighter bitten in helicopter LA river rescue
At least 50 firefighters responded to reports that the dog was in the river. For an hour, firefighters stood at the top of the steep, concrete banks, ...

Fire crews trying to save dog trapped in L.A. River
The black dog was clinging to a concrete ledge in the Los Angeles River, where the water appears to be rising. Fire officials tried to rescue the dog by ...

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