Archive for February 3rd, 2010

Video game makers look for 2010 turnaround (Reuters)

Reuters – Video game makers should begin to emerge in 2010 from one of their worst industry downturns on record, but investors remain cautious about a sector that has been plagued by bad news.

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CBS boss: Expect Couric to stay `a long time’ (AP)

AP – CBS News chief Sean McManus said Wednesday that it’s unfair to criticize Katie Couric’s multimillion-dollar salary at a time news division jobs are being cut and that he expected the evening news anchor to stay at the network “for a long time.”

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CBS boss: Expect Couric to stay `a long time’
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Compensation approved for Jackson estate admins (AP)

AP – Two men administering Michael Jackson’s estate will receive a total of 10 percent of the its profits minus several sizable assets, a judge agreed Wednesday.

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Compensation approved for Jackson estate admins
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Healthy baby campaign uses texts to reach mothers (AP)

AP – Expectant mothers are getting a new tool to help keep themselves and their babies healthy: pregnancy tips sent directly to their cell phones.

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Healthy baby campaign uses texts to reach mothers
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Ill leader, violence and oil woes plague Nigeria (AP)

AP – Nigeria’s president has been away ill for more than two months. A militant group vows to renew its war against the oil industry. And Muslim-Christian violence has drawn a threat of jihad from an al-Qaida-linked group.

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Ill leader, violence and oil woes plague Nigeria
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Iran seeking nuke compromise ? or is it? (AP)

AP – Iran’s effort to revive talks on a deal that would inhibit the country’s ability to make a nuclear weapon was met with skepticism by world leaders Wednesday, a reaction to months of waffling by Tehran.

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Obama skipping Olympics eases security concerns (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama’s decision not to attend the Winter Olympics has eased some of the security concerns, although organizers still expect at least 40 foreign dignitaries needing special protection.

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Obama skipping Olympics eases security concerns
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Economy – Wednesday (Investor’s Business Daily)

Investor’s Business Daily – A gauge of home loan demand in the U.S. shot up 21% to a 6-week high of 620.7 in the week ended Jan

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Economy – Wednesday
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