- Thursday, March 10, 2011
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Government/Politics
McCain, Kerry back online privacy bill
The two senators are circulating an Internet privacy bill that would create an "online privacy bill of rights." Julia Angwin, tech reporter from the Wall Street Journal, explains.
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Sustainability
How high-speed rail could help the U.S.'s aging infrastructure
High-speed rail and other infrastructure projects could help the economies of various regions in the country.
- Bad vs. good bulbs on the Hill
- Chemistry that's less toxic, and profitable too
- U.S. natural gas surplus stays put
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Industry
Bids are due for Orange County Register owner
In the digital age, are newspapers companies still worth buying? California's Freedom Communications is on the block and about to find out.
- Building economies around air travel
- Cocoa prices near record high
- U.K. wants to deposit Libyan oil money in escrow
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World
Emerging economies gain on Forbes billionaire list
Forbes has released its 2011 list of world billionaires. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim tops the list for the second year in a row, but for the first time, the Asia-Pacific region had more billionaires than Europe.
- China reports $7.3 billion trade deficit
- Eurozone debt crisis intensifies
- Guinea Pig Nation: Russia's booming business in clinical trials
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Jobs/Economy
Mortgage applications hit three month high
The good news from the Mortgage Bankers Association comes just ahead of a Senate hearing on the state of the housing market.
- Congress to examine federal employee pay
- Rising interest rates could hurt British homeowners
- Foreclosures focus of protests, talks
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Technology
McCain, Kerry back online privacy bill
The two senators are circulating an Internet privacy bill that would create an "online privacy bill of rights." Julia Angwin, tech reporter from the Wall Street Journal, explains.
- FDA approves first new lupus drug in 50 years
- Looking at the future optimistically
- Chemistry that's less toxic, and profitable too
