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Romney nets $10 million in fundraising call-a-thon

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney flexed some serious muscle when he collected more than $10 million for his presidential primary bid on Monday, a show of force proving his intent on being the GOP frontrunner - at very least the financial one.
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Facebook lobbied to kill network privacy: report

Facebook has spent more than $6,600 lobbying California state officials to negate the Social Networking Privacy Act which will impose penalty on social networking sites for displaying personal details of children under 18.
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Bay to Breakers’ runners flood to the streets of San Francisco

On a perfect Sunday morning in San Francisco, thousands of runners flooded the streets for the 100th Zazzle Bay to Breakers, the City's largest annual street party. Celebrating its centennial running, the event is known most for its revelers, who often dress in costumes or don't dress at all, rather than the actual competition.

ABC's Brothers and Sisters Called Off

ABC announced that they are canceling Brothers and Sisters. Last week, there were reports that the Emmy-winning drama may return for a sixth season.

Google Moves Could Be Good For Apple: Analyst

Barclays Capital continues to believe Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) moves could actually be a good thing for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The brokerage reiterated its overweight rating on shares of Apple with a price target of $465.

10 Great Cities for People With Asthma

Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. from worst to best. This is based on how challenging it is for persons with asthma to live there. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America thinks of wide range of factors like the asthma rate, pollen counts, air quality and the number of asthma specialists found in the area.
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Android Mascot at Google I/O (PHOTOS)

Google I/O is an annual 2-day developer-focused conference, held by Google Inc. at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Take a look at some of the pictures of Android mascot from Google I/O developer conference:

Fun at Google I/O (PHOTOS)

Google I/O is an annual 2-day developer-focused conference, held by Google Inc. at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Google distributes 5,000 units of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 free

Google decided to ratchet up excitement around the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which runs its tablet specific OS Android 3.0, by giving it for free to 5,000 attendees at the Google I/O conference and incurring about $499 per piece or $2.5 million in total.

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