Computer maker Dell said Jan. 30 it has quietly begun testing a new partnership with Internet search provider Google. For now, some Dell laptops and desktop computers are sold with two Google Inc. search features pre-installed, a Dell spokesman said. Dell is also putting the paces to a Google-powered Web …
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Go “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET! Fresh from his 10-day tour of the Middle East that included visits to Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and the Palestinian territories, Greta sits down with a rising star of the Democratic Party, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. Then, do Muslims have a sense …
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This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” January 18, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Hard to believe, but just 293 days left until the November elections, and the battle lines are already being drawn. Just a few hours ago, Illinois Democratic Senator Barack …
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NEW YORK – Oil shot up more than $2 on Tuesday after touching two-and-a-half month highs as big money funds flooded commodity markets and consumers feared a row over Russia’s natural gas price to Ukraine could crimp European supplies. U.S. crude closed up $2.06 to $63.10 a barrel after reaching …
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Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito continued his third day of his confirmation hearing Wednesday, sitting silently at times as some Senate Judiciary Committee members squabbled with each other. The second day of questioning appeared to devolve into a back and forth about seeming discourtesies among lawmakers, and others expressed little …
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland legislators, bracing for an election year fight, opened their annual 90-day session Wednesday ready to take on tough partisan issues over Wal-Mart, minimum wage and election laws. Democratic leaders and their labor allies have been pushing for overrides of two key vetoes by Gov. Robert L. …
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NEW YORK – Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD) Wednesday unveiled plans to build a $4 billion hotel, retail and casino development on the site of its Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Shares of the company fell about 3 percent, with one analyst saying investors may have been put off …
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This story is so Ben & Jerry’s I can’t believe it really, really did happen in Vermont. But it did. Here we have a judge who, while sentencing a child molester, said he no longer believes in punishment. Judge Edward Cashman gave the convicted child molester a 60-day sentence, rejecting …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton officially abandoned his quest to remain at the world body next year, sending formal notice to the White House that he will leave when his temporary appointment expires in the coming weeks. The White House, which had been holding out hope …
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HOUSTON – A spacewalker manually shaking a stubborn solar array has managed to free two stuck grommets Saturday, but a third problem grommet is still stuck. The progress inspired Mission Control in Houston to try retracting the array once the international space station orbits into sunlight again after spending 45 …
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