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The Middle Class Can't Afford A Home In Half Of America's Major Cities
While there are many deals to be found in the current housing market – overall prices are down 30 percent from their peak in 2006 and mortgage rates are at record-lows – many areas of the U.S. housing...
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Deadly Octopus Says 'Don't Touch' With Bright Blue Warning Signal
The diminutive blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) looks like a sweet, possibly even fantastical creature. Often measuring less than 20 centimeters long and covered with dozens of bright blue...
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Joe Walsh Needs To Check His Facts Because Pregnancy Does Still Kill Women
A Republican congressman's claim that advances in science and technology mean pregnancy no longer threatens a woman's life and health doesn't stand up to scientific scrutiny. In fact, conditions...
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401(k) Plans Might Just Be A Failed Experiment
Over the last few decades, there has been a fundamental shift in Americans' options for retirement plans. We are increasingly forced to take responsibility for our non-Social Security retirement...
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Banana Boat Recalls Sunscreen After Reports Of People Catching On Fire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling some of its spray-on products after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the lotion. Energizer Holdings...
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Unfortunately, The Five Second Rule Just Isn't True
Not familiar with the five-second rule? Well congratulations for being the most hygienic person here. For those uninitiated, the five-second rule is the belief that food can hit the floor for up to...
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Meet The Men Behind Mitt Romney's Tax Plan
As Mitt Romney’s prospects of winning the White House have greatly improved in recent weeks — with debate watchers favoring his stance on job creation — his top economic advisers are coming under...
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Chick-fil-A Likely Has Permanent Brand Damage
Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy’s controversial comment that the company ‘supports biblical families’ has secured the fast-food outlet plenty of press coverage this summer, while dividing its customers....
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The Economic Recovery Isn't As Bad As Romney Would Like
The challenger will always try to talk down the economy. Even back in 1996, when jobs, growth, and even middle-class incomes were really taking off, candidate Bob Dole was trying to convince everyone...
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Here's Why Foreign Policy Matters More Than Either Candidate Is Letting On
Last week in this space we questioned the validity of the view that the economy is all-important in presidential elections. This is an ancient notion enshrined as conventional wisdom since 1992 when...
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We're Living In A Zero-Trust Economy
Trust is one of the most (if not the most) important values to build, grow and maintain in any type of relationship, whether professional or personal. It is one of those values that, once broken, can...
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The Prostitution Scandal Is The Least Of The Secret Service's Problems
The findings of a Department of Homeland Security internal Inspector General investigation into the Secret Service prostitution scandal contradicts the agency’s initial responses to the incident, ABC...
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'Heil Honey I’m Home': The Nazi-Themed Sitcom Canceled After One Episode
File under Things That Actually Happened: On September 30, 1990, British Satellite Broadcasting aired a single episode of "Heil Honey I’m Home," a Nazi-themed sitcom featuring fictionalized versions...
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REPORT: Murdoch Is Thinking About Buying LA Times And Chicago Tribune
* News Corp team flies in for early due diligence - source * Chicago Tribune also eyed - LA Times * FCC rules may prove a hurdle LOS ANGELES, Oct 19 (Reuters) - News Corp Chairman and CEO Rupert...
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The Best Leaders Know How To Respond To Uncertainty
When the financial markets collapsed in 2008, executives were forced to focus on survival. But the unsettling slow-growth period that followed the collapse presents its own problems. Companies can get...
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The World's 20 Best Wine Country Hotels
At Oregon’s Allison Inn & Spa, you can wake up to a view of Willamette Valley from your terrace, spend the afternoon sampling Pinot Noirs at local wineries, then retreat to the hotel spa for a...
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HOISINGTON: The Fed Has Failed And Will Continue To Fail To Grow The Economy
The Hoisington Quarterly Review and Outlook is one of the cornerstones of my reading on where the economy is headed. Van Hoisington and Lacy Hunt do a masterful job of turning data points into cogent,...
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20 Bizarre Foreign Titles For American Films
Film is perhaps America’s greatest cultural export. That said, not every American film title translates well into other languages. To bridge the gap, foreign marketers take some very intriguing...
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How Columbia House Made Money Giving Away Music
If you grew up in the pre-MP3 era, chances are you had at least one go-round as a member of Columbia House’s mail-order music club. Who could turn down the allure of eight compact discs (or 11 record...
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