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Santorum, Romney in Dead Heat in Ohio: Poll

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney
Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, pulled in 35 percent of those polled by Quinnipiac University, while Romney, the ex-Massachusetts governor, received 31 percent.
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Israel to Test Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems

The testing raises speculation that Israel is planning to launch a military strike on Iran to thwart that country's nuclear program. Iran claims the program is solely for peaceful uses, but many governments believe Tehran may be seeking to build a nuclear weapon.
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U.S. housing market, fiscal policy pose risks: IMF

The U.S. economic recovery could be dented by a renewed drop in housing prices in the short term and the country lacks a credible, comprehensive fiscal plan, posing a major medium-term economic risk, a top IMF official said.
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Yelp shares soar on market debut

Consumer review website Yelp Inc's shares traded more than 60 percent above their initial public offering price in their market debut on Friday, as investors rushed to buy a piece of the growing local advertising market.
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Kodak Sells Online Business to Shutterfly, Patent Sale Pending

Eastman Kodak Co has agreed to sell its online photo services business to Shutterfly Inc for $23.8 million, kicking off the bankrupt photography pioneer's relaunch as a much slimmer company although a patent sale seen crucial to its turnaround may still be months away.
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“Go to Hell Barack”: Responses to the DC Metro Ad [POLL]

An ad in a D.C. Metro station that reads “Go to Hell Barack” has shocked Americans. The ad, which criticizes the president for wanting to “control America’s entire medical system,” ends with the suggested destination location for Obama.
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Oceans' Acidic Shift May Be Fastest in 300 Million Years

The world's oceans are turning acidic at what could be the fastest pace of any time in the past 300 million years, even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago, scientists said on Thursday.
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Toyota's US Sales Up 12% in Feb. on Demand for Hybrids

Toyota recorded a 12 percent rise in U.S. auto sales in February, driven by double-digit increases for Camry and Prius models as well as a 60 percent jump in sales of all hybrids. Sales of the Japanese auto maker's trucks declined, however, last month.
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Monster Soars as CEO Mulls 'Strategic Alternatives'

Monster Worldwide Inc Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi told investors on Thursday that the operator of the job-search website was considering all strategic alternatives, sending the company's shares up more than 17 percent.
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Wall Street Dips, Eyes on Oil Prices

Stocks ticked lower in early trading on Friday in a light day on the economic calendar, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were on track to close their eighth positive week in the last nine.
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iPad 3 Release: Can Proview Prevent Apple from Launching New Tablet on March 7?

Things are getting ugly as Apple’s March 7 event draws closer. The event is highly expected to display, for the first time, the Apple iPad 3, but with a lawsuit between Apple and Proview looming, there could be a problem getting the iPad 3 on the store shelves. Proview first sued Apple in China over the iPad trademark, which saw the device being pulled from store shelves temporarily, but now the fight is spilling over onto Apple’s backyard, a fight that could hamper sales of the iPad 3.
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Rihanna Slashes Chris Brown Rumor, Posts Raunchy Picture on Twitter (PHOTO)

It seems that all the brouhaha about Barbadian singer Rihanna getting back with her abusive ex is not true after all. Rihanna admitted in an interview that she is single, and is in fact on a look out. She said that single life is overrated and that she is all set to begin a new affair. What can be called a further confirmation of her statement is a raunchy and provocative picture that the 24-year-old singer Tweeted along with a caption Come here Rude bwoy...
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Stock futures slip as oil prices, Yelp IPO eyed

Futures on the S&P 500 edged lower in sparse volume on Friday in a light day on the economic calendar but were still on track to close their ninth straight week of gains, the longest such run since January 2004.
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Toyota says CNN glitch report grossly inaccurate

Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> said on Friday a CNN report linking an internal engineering memo to potential glitches that could cause sudden unintended acceleration in its cars was grossly inaccurate.
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US Futures Tick Lower Friday; Oil Price Eyed

Futures on the S&P 500 edged lower in light volume Friday but were still on track to close their ninth straight week of gains, the longest such run since January 2004. Investors will focus on oil prices as U.S. crude hovers near $107 a barrel a day after hitting a 10-month high above $110 on supply concerns in the Middle East.

Iran Will Dominate Obama-Netanyahu Talks

The U.S. and Israeli leaders will try to sort out their differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. With the U.S. presidential election just eight months away, Obama's Republican foes have been quick to paint him as tough on Israel and soft on Iran.

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