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February 16, 2011
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Wave of Unrest Rolls Into Gulf
The Middle East's wave of popular revolts helped spur the largest street rebellion in years in a Persian Gulf monarchy, and the first to pit Shiite Muslims against Sunni rulers.
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Exxon Struggles to Find New Oil
Exxon Mobil is struggling to find oil. Instead, it is stocking up on natural gas, mostly through its acquisition of XTO Energy.
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Real Estate
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Banks Push Bigger Down Payments
The down payments demanded by banks to buy homes have ballooned since the housing bust, potentially shrinking the pool of eligible buyers.
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Bolivia Circus Animals Find Home in Colorado
When Bolivian President Evo Morales signed a law last year banning live animals from traveling circuses, it posed a problem. What to do with the liberated lions? It didn't take long to find a fix: math teacher Pat Craig.
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Stocks fell as economic reports raised fresh worries about inflation. The Dow industrials declined 41.55 points, or 0.3%, to 12226.64.
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Exxon Mobil is struggling to find more oil and says it is addressing the shortfall with a shift toward natural gas, mostly through its XTO acquisition.
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The Delaware Chancery Court upheld the "poison pill" takeover defense, prompting Air Products to abandon its bid for Airgas.
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Nelson Peltz, famous for his big bets on restaurant chains such as Wendy's, is offering to buy discount retailer Family Dollar Stores.
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The House took up a bill to make record spending cuts. The GOP legislation would slash spending on non-entitlement programs by $61 billion during the final seven months of this fiscal year, among them high-speed rail, water projects and job training. Obama defended his budget proposal against criticism that it was too timid, as a bipartisan group of senators moved to address long-term spending issues.
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Democrats cited a report that said GOP-proposed spending cuts would result in the loss of 800,000 jobs.
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A funeral in Bahrain swelled into growing clashes with security forces, in the first Mideast unrest to pit a Shiite majority against Sunni rulers.
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Iran threatened opposition leaders with execution and made more arrests, a day after protests prompted clashes that left two people dead.
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Crop Surge Lifts Farmland Prices
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said farmland values in its district are climbing at their fastest rates since 2008.
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Economy
Snowstorms Put Damper on Sales
U.S. retail sales rose 0.3% in January -- the seventh straight monthly increase. Meanwhile, import prices where higher on rising energy and food costs.
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Politics
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State Plans Anger Unions
Union leaders say overhauls of rules for public- and private-sector unions being considered in Wisconsin, Ohio and about 12 other states threaten to accelerate the decline in membership nationwide.
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GOP Pushes Biggest-Ever Cuts
The House took up legislation to make unprecedented cuts in federal spending this year, opening a freewheeling debate that will showcase the two parties' views on the size of government.
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Obama Defends Entitlements Approach
President Obama defended his budget proposal against criticism that it was too timid, as a bipartisan group of senators moved on their own to address the long-term spending issues the White House budget ducked.
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Minnesota Considers Top-Tier Tax Boost
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, wants to raise the state's top income-tax rate temporarily to 13.95%, which would be the highest in any state, to help close a $6.2 billion deficit.
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U.S. News
Chicago Population Sinks to 1920 Level
A larger-than-expected exodus over the past 10 years reduced the population of Chicago to a level not seen in nearly a century.
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Remembrances
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Snowmobile Pioneer Cut a Fast Trail for the Sport
Edgar Hetteen built the sport of snowmobiling from a grain-silo conveyor belt, an old Chevrolet bumper and other spare parts lying around his farm-equipment shop. He died Saturday at age 90.
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Dalai Lama's Nephew Killed by Car
A nephew of the Dalai Lama was struck and killed by an SUV on a dark stretch of highway south of St. Augustine, Fla., at the start of a 300-mile trek to champion Tibetan freedoms.
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Iran's Rulers Crack Down
The Iranian government arrested hundreds of people as opposition leaders were threatened with execution, a day after the largest protests in a year prompted clashes in which at least two people were killed.
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Protesters Step Up Pressure in Yemen
A string of small but persistent and violent protests in Yemen is putting fresh pressure on President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who only last week appeared to have outmaneuvered political opponents by dialing back popular unrest.
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Egypt's Military, Parties Begin to Prepare for Polls
Egypt's military named an eight-person committee, including a Muslim Brotherhood member and a Christian judge, to recommend changes to the constitution, as opposition parties showed signs of gearing up for future elections.
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CBS's Logan Targeted in Sexual Assault in Cairo
CBS News correspondent Lara Logan on Friday suffered a "brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating" after being separated from her crew in the midst of a crowd in Egypt.
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U.S. Had Year of Warnings Over Egypt
Early last year, a group of U.S.-based human-rights activists, neoconservative policy makers and Mideast experts told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that what passed for calm in Egypt was an illusion.
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Families Mourn Those Killed in Protests
As Egyptians celebrate the ouster of their autocratic president, some are struggling with the high price they paid to make this moment possible.
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Legal Cases Pile Up in Cairo
It is open season in Egypt for legal complaints against members of the Mubarak regime.
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France Seeks Input on Euro Pact
France's finance minister urged euro-zone members to stop criticizing a Franco-German pact, while saying the next ECB president would be selected on the basis of competence, rather than passport.
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Draghi Aims to Ease German Doubt
Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi, seen as a leading candidate to become the next head of the European Central Bank, is redoubling his efforts to win the endorsement of Germany, the largest and most-influential member of the 17-member euro zone.
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Obama, Kerry Press Pakistan on Shooter
President Barack Obama called for Pakistan to release a government employee who killed two men last month, as Sen. John Kerry arrived in Lahore for talks aimed at ending the diplomatic standoff.
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Trial Will Test Berlusconi's Popularity
Prime Minister Berlusconi faces the biggest challenge of his political life as he prepares for trial on charges of paying an underage girl for sex and abuse of office.
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U.S. Agents Shot in Mexico
An agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was shot and killed and another agent wounded by unknown gunmen in central Mexico.
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Swiss Boost Effort to Curb Tax Cheats
Switzerland said it will make it easier for foreign governments to hunt for tax cheats with Swiss bank accounts, amid continuing criticism that it still does too little to assist international tax authorities.
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Karzai Brother Investigated in U.S.
A U.S. federal grand jury is investigating allegations that Mahmood Karzai, a brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, engaged in racketeering, extortion and tax evasion.
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U.S., Argentina in Tussle Over Cargo
A diplomatic row between Argentina and the U.S. escalated on Tuesday, with Argentina rebuffing Washington's demands to return communications and other confiscated equipment.
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