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Cybersecurity chief Beckstrom resigns

The U.S. government's director for cybersecurity resigned on Friday, criticizing the excessive role of the National Security Agency in countering threats to the country's computer systems.
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U.S. cybersecurity chief resigns: report

The U.S. government's director for cybersecurity has resigned, criticizing the excessive role of the National Security Agency in countering threats to the country's computer systems, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Americans hit the road again as gas prices fall

Denise Blackerby is hitting the road again. When retail gas prices scaled historic peaks above $4 a gallon last year, she found she could no longer make monthly trips from the Dallas area to Houston in her Ford Explorer SUV to visit her family.
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Nacchio requests bail pending Supreme Court review

Former Qwest Communications International Inc Chief Executive Joseph Nacchio on Friday asked a U.S. court to let him stay free on bail while he appeals his insider trading conviction, just over two weeks before the day he is set to report to prison.
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Weaker dollar sends oil above $45

On March 6, oil futures rose to above $45a barrel as dollar weakness and expectations of further output cuts by OPEC offset data showing that U.S. employment soared to the highest rate in more than 25 years.
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GM, banks' fate to keep investors on edge

With stocks mired in multi-year lows and the fate of General Motors and banks hanging in the balance, investors are unlikely to curb their flight from risk next week, putting Wall Street on track for another brutal sell-off.
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Dow, S&P buoyed by oil; Nasdaq falters on techs

U.S. stocks mostly rose on Friday, with the Dow and S&P rebounding late in the day to end higher as surging oil prices lifted energy stocks and offset a sell-off in technology shares on bets that the slowing economy will sap consumer spending on gadgets.
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U.S. needs to do more on climate: EU official

The United States must make deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions than proposed by President Barack Obama if the world is to stand a chance of avoiding devastating climate change, an EU official said.
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Dow, S&P rise on oil; Nasdaq drops on big-cap tech

U.S. stocks mostly rose on Friday, with the Dow and S&P rebounding late in the day to end higher as surging oil prices lifted energy stocks and offset a sell-off in technology shares on bets that the slowing economy will sap consumer spending on gadgets.
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Wall St. hit by Apple, banks and grim jobs data

Stocks fell to further 12-year lows on Friday as a bearish brokerage view on Apple Inc prompted a sell-off in technology shares and overhanging fears about the banking system's future weighed.
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Madoff may soon plead guilty

New York financier Bernard Madoff, accused of a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, may be near a plea deal with prosecutors.
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Madoff takes first step to pleading guilty

Accused swindler Bernard Madoff took the first public step to pleading guilty to criminal charges of masterminding Wall Street's biggest fraud, according to court papers on Friday.

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