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U.S. Seeks To Ease Concerns Over F-35 Delays, Rising Cost

The United States sought on Thursday to allay concerns over delays and escalating costs for its new F-35 fighter, telling its eight partner nations there would be no further delays in the rollout of the radar-evading aircraft.
Goldman Sachs have been fined again for trading non-public information

Goldman Sachs Loses $2.15 Billion of Its Market Value

The shares of Goldman Sachs dropped 3.4 percent in New York trading Wednesday, wiping $2.15 billion off its market value following allegations made by a former company executive that the firm took little interest in the clients and was also involved in exploiting them.
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Fitch Downgrades Outlook on UK's Debt Rating

Fitch Ratings revised down its outlook on Britain's AAA rating to negative Wednesday, warning the nation could lose its top-notch status in the next couple of years if the government eases back on its debt cutting stance.
Economist Nassim Taleb believes Texas Congressman Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate who can fix America's economic problems

Ron Paul 2012: Nassim Taleb Sees 'No Other Solution’

Nassim Taleb, author of the The Black Swan, is backing Ron Paul's long-shot candidacy for U.S. president. It's my duty as a citizen, as a person who lives here and as a taxpayer who doesn't want to be hoodwinked in the long run by bureaucrats, Taleb told CNBC in explaining his decision.
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James Murdoch apologizes for phone hacking

James Murdoch has written to the influential UK parliamentary committee investigating a phone hacking scandal to apologize and restate his own innocence ahead of a potentially damaging report that could determine his future in Britain.
March Madness Obama Bracket Challenge: Picks North Carolina For 2012 NCAA Champion

March Madness 2012 Obama Bracket Challenge: Pres. Picks UNC As NCAA Champions

Though he's no expert on the subject, Barack Obama on ESPN Wednesday morning for a yearly segment called Barack-etology to announce his pick for NCAA 2012 March Madness Champion, the North Carolina Tarheels. How has Obama fared in previous his previous March Madness picks, and what political implications might his picks have this year leading up to the national election?
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Ex-Murdoch scribe claims editor told me to bribe police

A former reporter on the News of the World newspaper, the defunct News Corp British paper at the heart of phone-hacking and corruption allegations, said he lost his job as crime correspondent because he refused to bribe police officers.

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