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Occupy Wall Street Turns to Foreclosure, Eviction Defense

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As the country continues to grapple with the devastating aftermath of the housing market's collapse, acts of civil disobedience centering on foreclosures and evictions represent a powerful tactic for the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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New York Passes Middle-Class Tax Cut, Millionaire Tax Hike

The New York legislature did on Thursday what Congress has been unwilling to do at the national level: it closed almost half of a $3.5 billion budget gap by raising taxes on millionaires and cutting taxes on the middle class, in a bill supported by both Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican.
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CFDA Refuses Milan's Proposal to Cancel Final Day of NYFW Schedule

CFDA Refuses Milan's Proposal to Cancel Final Day of NYFW Schedule

The ongoing feud between two fashion powerhouses - the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the Camera Nationale dell Moda Italiana - continues, with the former rejecting a request by the Italian fashion council to cancel the final day of the 2012 New York Fashion Week.
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iPhone 4S to Help AT&T Set New Record in Smartphone Sales

U.S. telecom giant AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) said it sold about 6 million smartphones in the first two months of the fourth quarter and expects to break the previous single-quarter smartphone sales record of 6.1 million, thanks mainly to Apple iPhone 4S.
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Lindsay Lohan Playboy Cover, Spread to Debut on Ellen Degeneres Show

Lindsay Lohan's Playboy cover and the rest of her photos will premiere on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Dec. 15, according to reports. Viewers will get the first look at Lohan's photos, which are included in the magazine's January/February issue, out on stands later this month.
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Game of Thrones, Homeland enter TV guild races

HBO's popular fantasy drama Game of Thrones and new Showtime thriller Homeland burst into the race for the top TV shows of the year on Wednesday, with nominations for their writers and producers.
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Smaller Banks Will Do Better In This Environment: Lazard

As his peers in larger financial institutions are dealing with collapsing stock prices and laying off tens of thousands, the chief executive at boutique investment firm Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ) said he believes smaller, more nimble investment banks like his are likely to benefit from trends developing on Wall Street.
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New York Banks Put on Security Alert; Package Bomb Targets Deutsche Bank

Yet the New York Police Department has warned all banks in the city to beef up mailroom security in light of the episode. The package in Germany was made of explosives and shrapnel, and it was discovered in the mailroom at Deutsche Bank's headquarters. The package was detected by X-ray technology, police said. It did not detonate.
U.S. Downplays Suggestions of Containing China's Rise in Asia-Pacific

Taking A Cue From Occupy Wall Street, Democrats Make Populist Push

Occupy Wall Street's reverberations have finally crossed into the political realm, as prominent Democrats at all levels of government -- from the president to Congress to state houses -- have begun echoing the movement's lambasting of the under-representation of the poor and the unemployed and capitalism's ills.
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Penney adds Martha Stewart brand shops, equity stake

J.C. Penney Co Inc took a stake in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc and plans to open Martha Stewart shops within its stores, in the first big deal announced by its new chief executive as he tries to turn the department store chain around.
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Harry Morgan Dies at 96: Beloved 'MASH' Colonel Passes Away [VIDEOS]

Morgan, best known for playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter on long-running TV classic M*A*S*H, died Wednesday at age 96, possibly from pneumonia. Look back on the prolific character actor's five-decade career, and watch Morgan's interview with the Television Academy Foundation in 2004 and classic M*A*S*H moments with his Col. Potter.

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