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Poll: Obama, Romney close
Despite a volatile and eventful past few weeks in the early presidential contest, President Barack Obama continues to hold a small – and slightly narrowing – lead over Mitt Romney, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Welcoming Wall Street’s anger
Obama should pick a fight with reckless bankers by beefing up the Volcker rule
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In Mexico, Cartels Target Journalists
The spiraling drug violence is increasingly affecting journalists, in a country considered one of the most dangerous for reporters. Host Michel Martin speaks with Jose de Cordoba of The Wall Street Journal , and Carlos Lauria of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Advisory: This segment may not be comfortable for some listeners .
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Online Poker Sites PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker Negotiating Potential Merger, G-poker Reports
G-poker reports that the long-awaited deal between Full Tilt Poker, the American Department of Justice, and the French investment fund Groupe Bernard Tapie has failed as featured in The Wall Street Journal.
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Nurses push Wall Street tax
A coalition of nurses’ unions is calling for a “Robin Hood” tax on Wall Street, which they say could generate up to $350 billion a year, in the first major protest ahead of this weekend’s NATO summit in Chicago.
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Google to centralize Android development and sales
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Google is going to radically shift how it works with its partners in developing and selling Android.
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Occupy Wall Street May Day protests snarl traffic as marchers fan out Cops investigating more powder delievered to ...
The Occupy Wall Street protest resurfaced on the streets of New York City Tuesday with minor clashes between cops and demonstrators pounding drums and cursing corporate greed. The May Day demonstration has been mostly peaceful.
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No one went to jail, so why is Wall Street so mad?
In Newsweek, Peter Boyer and Peter Schweizer explore the question of President Obama's Justice Department's failure to press any major criminal charges against Wall Street. We learn, distressingly, that "finance-fraud prosecutions by the Department of Justice are at 20-year lows." Ex-Countrywide whistle-blower Eileen Foster, to name one prominent critic of the Justice Department's inaction, is ...
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Can Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo conquer America?
While homegrown brands are retreating, Uniqlo is preparing to infiltrate shopping malls from coast to coast
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Biz Break: Facebook's marriage with Wall Street continues to sour
Today: Another eventful day for Silicon Valley's newest public company, as Facebook stock falls again after reports of underwriters' doubts about its revenues prompts possible response from regulators. Also: Wall Street fails to move, but Tesla jumps, and Google closes its acquisition of Motorola Mobility.
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