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Florida Sharia Law Bill Advances, Joining South Dakota

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Florida's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday that would bar domestic courtrooms from considering foreign law, a move many have interpreted as the latest contribution to a burgeoning national movement to ban Sharia law.
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A man walks past the Kodak World Headquarters sign in Rochester, New York

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.
A man walks past an iPad 2 advertisement in Shanghai

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.
Egypt NGO

American NGO Workers Leave Egypt

The 16 American pro-democracy workers in Egypt, including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, flew home on Thursday.
Skype For Windows Phone: 5 Reasons It Works Better On IOS And Android, App To Hit Xbox Next

The Battle's on for Control of the Video Dial Tone

Cisco Systems Inc's attempt to convince a European court to impose tougher conditions on Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Skype signals that technology companies are gearing up to battle for control of what some say is the next big thing: videoconferencing.
US Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) walks to his office to call fellow Republicans to rally support for a bill to provide a $700 billion bailout for the financial and banking crisis.

Senate Heads for Showdown Vote on Contraceptive Coverage

The Senate is expected Thursday to defeat a largely symbolic measure that would exempt employers such as Roman Catholic hospitals, universities and charities from a controversial White House rule requiring free birth control coverage.

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