For One Senior, Working Past Retirement Age Is A Workout
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Wed, 02/13/2013 - 01:43
John David, 73, is one of the many faces of a growing group of Americans: seniors who work. The former TV producer switched careers in his 50s, becoming a fitness instructor. "This turned out to be the real calling," he says.
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Victims Of Cyberattacks Now Going On Offense Against Intruders
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Wed, 02/13/2013 - 01:41
Some affected private companies are so frustrated by their inability to defend against attacks that they have opted to go on the offense themselves. Some cybersecurity firms are now marketing cyberweapons and attack strategies to companies that want to go after their adversaries.
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A Murder Deepens Tunisia's Political Crisis
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Wed, 02/13/2013 - 01:40
The killing of Chokri Belaid, a prominent politician and human rights activist, is pitting Tunisians against each other. Just two years after overthrowing a dictator, Tunisians are increasingly divided over their government and the country's future.
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U.K. Slaughterhouses Raided As Europe's Horse meat Scandal Widens
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Wed, 02/13/2013 - 01:38
The raids comes as stores in Britain, Ireland, France and Sweden have had to pull products suspected of containing horsemeat off their shelves. The scandal has shown just how long and winding the food chain really is, and how little oversight is exercised within Europe's open borders.
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An Oft-Told Tale: The Beauty Queen And The Quarterback
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Wed, 02/13/2013 - 00:11
Last month, Brent Musburger was accused of being sexist when he gushed about "what a beautiful woman" Miss Alabama was during the BCS Championship game. Commentator Frank Deford says if Musburger was guilty of anything, it was failing to note what a cliche he was perpetuating.
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Haute Tokyo Restaurant Serves Up: Dirt
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 05:29
For $110, you can dine on four courses of favorites. One is the "soil surprise"-- a dirt-dusted potato ball with a truffle center. Or, try the soil sorbet.
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Montana TV Station Warns Of Attacking Zombies
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 05:17
KRTV viewers in Great Falls, Montana, were interrupted by a bizarre emergency message Monday: Zombies on the attack! Of course it was a hoax. KRTV apologized, saying someone hacked into the Emergency Alert System.
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Obama Speech To Set Second Term's Tone
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 02:44
President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night will pick up where his inaugural speech left off. He's expected to bring up the issues of the economy, overhauling immigration, gun control and the budget.
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Bookmakers Gamble On Next Pope
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 02:00
Gambling houses have placed odds on who might become the next leader of the Catholic world. At the top of the list of frontrunners are men not from Europe.
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North Korea Admits It Carried Out Nuclear Test
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 02:00
North Korea confirmed on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted a third nuclear test. It's an important step toward North Korea's goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that could reach United States.
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Pope's Abdication Puts Church Into Uncharted Territory
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 02:00
Since Monday's announcement by Pope Benedict that he will step down, the world has been abuzz. Catholics and the rest of the world are grappling with the implications of the pope's stunning announcement that he will resign on Feb. 28.
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More U.S. Mortgage Holders Keep Up With Payments
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 02:00
The credit reporting agency TransUnion says people who took on mortgages well after the housing bust are keeping up with their payments. In part, that's because lenders have tightened borrowing criteria.
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Catholics In Ghana, Mexico React To Pope's Resignation
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 02:00
The Catholic church continues to grow in Africa, and analysts say that there is a good chance the next pope will be from Africa. In Mexico, Catholicism remains the predominant religion though the percentage is falling.
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Fixing Long Lines At The Polls May Be Harder Than You Think
NPR Morning Edition -
Tue, 02/12/2013 - 01:45
President Obama is expected to once again address Election Day problems in his State of the Union address, this time with some possible solutions. But some worry that involving Congress will just make things worse. And one MIT professor says it's not yet clear what would fix the problem.
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Fixing Long Lines At The Polls May Be Harder Than You Think
NPR Morning Edition -
Tue, 02/12/2013 - 01:45
President Obama is expected to once again address Election Day problems in his State of the Union address, this time with some possible solutions. But some worry that involving Congress will just make things worse. And one MIT professor says it's not yet clear what would fix the problem.
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Sen. Rubio's Response Gives GOP A Chance To Woo Hispanics
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 01:43
The 41-year-old Florida senator will deliver the official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. It's a chance for a party that has fared badly with both young and Hispanic voters to showcase a new stance on immigration.
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Treasury Nominee's Citigroup Experience Raises Questions For Some
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 01:40
Jack Lew is known as a smart, unassuming budget wonk who has spent most of his career in government policy-making jobs. Lew, President Obama's nominee to be Treasury secretary, is expected to face questions about his management years at Citigroup before the government bailed out the banking giant.
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In A North Vietnamese Prison, Sharing Poems With 'Taps On The Walls'
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 01:38
As a prisoner of war in the "Hanoi Hilton," Air Force fighter pilot John Borling spent years composing and memorizing poetry that he tapped to fellow prisoners, like the future Sen. John McCain, using a special code.
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An Italian-Inspired Valentine's Feast From 'Nigellissima'
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 01:37
Before the roses and the romance, Valentine's Day commemorated the Roman Saint Valentine — Valentinus, in Latin. And in her new cookbook, Nigellissima: Easy Italian-Inspired Recipes, chef Nigella Lawson offers up simple recipes that celebrate the cuisine of the country Saint Valentine called home.
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In Cyberwar, Software Flaws Are A Hot Commodity
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Tue, 02/12/2013 - 01:25
In the past, security researchers who stumbled on a software flaw would typically report the flaw to the software's manufacturer. But that changed when cyberweapon designers started looking at these flaws as vulnerabilities that could serve as a back door into a computer network.
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