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Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Joke About "Atomic Bomb"

Chavez and Ahmadinejad Joke About 'Big Atomic Bomb'

Dictator buddies President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela met to discuss serious matters on Monday, but they lightened up the conversation with jokes about having a “big atomic bomb” at their disposal.

Ahmadinejad, Chavez Team Up in Venezuela, Defend Nuclear Program

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez shake hands during his welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started his four-nation Latin American tour Sunday with a pit stop in Venezuela for a powwow with his ally, President Hugo Chavez, who defended his counterpart by saying Iran is facing U.S. warmongering threats amid tensions over its nuclear program.
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Microsoft Xbox sales strong over holidays

Microsoft Corp said on Monday sales of its revolutionary Kinect sensing device for the Xbox game console have hit more than 18 million just over a year since launch.
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Commodities set to lead Wall Street higher

Stocks were set to jump at the open on Tuesday after a bullish Alcoa forecast boosted the outlook for the commodities sector and pointed to a stronger global economy.
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iPad: Will the Tablet Survive a Fall from 10,000 Feet? (VIDEO)

iPad is the world's most popular tablet but with popularity, comes great responsibility and suffering as time and again, the device has been subjected to several torture tests. The latest test attempts to find out whether an iPad with a protective cover would survive a drop from more than 100,000 feet high in the air and still live another day.
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Exclusive: Former Goldman trader Sze's Asia hedge fund down

A hedge fund set up by former Goldman Sachs trader Morgan Sze -- the biggest launched in Asia in 2011 -- lost 6.8 percent last year, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as it was rattled by a sharp drop in Chinese shares.
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Ford CFO to retire in 2012: sources

Ford Motor Co chief financial officer Lewis Booth plans to retire in the first half of this year, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

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