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Year in Pictures 2011: The Top 25 Most Powerful Images [PHOTOS]

9/11, Ten Years Later
2011 was the year of Arab Spring, Hurricane Irene, the dismantling of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and countless political, cultural and scientific advances and upheavals. It was also a year of photos. From the UC Davis pepper spraying to the death of Osama bin Laden, relive 2011 through some of the most powerful images of the year.
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Verizon says not blocking Google Wallet

Wireless service provider Verizon Wireless said it was not blocking Google Inc's payments app, Google Wallet, on its latest smartphone, and said it was still in talks with Google about the service.
Toll Brothers

Toll Brothers' 4Q Earnings Beat Estimates

Toll Brothers Inc., the largest U.S. luxury home builder, reported a net income of $15 million in the fiscal fourth quarter ending Oct. 31, or nine cents per diluted share, down from $50.5 million, or 30 cents per share, in 2010.
Cast member Hilary Swank poses at the premiere of ''New Year's Eve'' at the Grauman?s Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California

Star-packed Cast Cozy up for New Year's Eve

'Tis the season for serious Oscar-worthy films, and also for light and frothy romantic comedies featuring more A-list stars than you can stuff into a turkey. Romantic comedy New Year's Eve, released in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, falls into the latter category.
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Geithner doesn't see Fed funding IMF euro response

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in Germany on Tuesday that the European Central Bank was playing a positive role in the euro zone debt crisis, but he played down talk that the U.S. Federal Reserve could boost IMF funding for the crisis.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks for his receiver during the second half of their NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Michigan

Super Bowl champ Green Bay Packers stock sales brisk

Fans of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers snapped up shares in the opening minutes of the team's public stock sale on Tuesday, slowing the website under demand for an ownership that conveys mainly bragging rights.
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave after the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House in Washington

Kennedy Center Honors celebrates Streep, Diamond

President Barack Obama revealed a secret crush and Caroline Kennedy crooned to her namesake song on Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors, which celebrated actress Meryl Streep and singer Neil Diamond.
California Governor Jerry Brown speaks after vetoing the budget passed the day before by state legislators in Los Angeles, California

California Governor Launches Tax Ballot Measure

With California once again running short on revenue, Governor Jerry Brown said on Monday he would circumvent the legislature and press a statewide ballot measure to raise the state's sales tax and increase tax rates on the wealthy for five years.

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