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Gold Rises 1%, Silver up 2% on U.S., German Data

Gold prices rose more than 1 percent and silver popped nearly 2 percent Tuesday on fresh evidence the struggling U.S. housing industry is recovering plus rising German business sentiment that boosted investors' risk appetite.

Ron Paul is a Pirate

Ron Paul
Ron Paul's has emerged as the new GOP frontrunner in Iowa with a not-Mitt tag. But political pundits and voters should pay greater heed to his sudden rise. The anyone but Romney title downplays Paul's emergence, writing him off as just the latest in a string of candidates-du-jour. But Ron Paul is more than a fling.
An Egyptian army soldier (R) arrests a protester near a burning tent during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo

Violence Rages in Tahrir Square for 5th Day

Egyptian police and soldiers fired weapons and used batons and teargas for a fifth day Tuesday in the latest effort to clear Cairo's central Tahrir Square of opponents of army rule, amid mounting international concern about the violence.
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Apple Wins U.S. Patent Suit Against HTC

The California-based Apple is involved with numerous patent disputes world over with smartphone makers that run Android. Recently Samsung filed new claims against Apple over patent infringements in Germany.
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Vulcan Materials to streamline organization

Vulcan Materials Co , the world's largest producer of sand, gravel and other construction materials, said it is consolidating its eight divisions into four operating regions as part of ongoing efforts to cut costs.
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Lacker sees no need for Fed to ease

The Federal Reserve is unlikely to need to ease monetary policy further given the country's steady if moderate pace of economic growth, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said on Monday.
A shop attendant arranges HTC phones in a mobile phone store in Taipei

Apple Wins Partial Victory over HTC in U.S. Patent Fight

Apple Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in their smartphone patent battle after the International Trade Commission ruled HTC infringed on only one of four patents at the center of the case brought by Apple.
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Apple in narrow win in U.S. patent suit vs HTC

Apple Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in their smartphone patent battle after the International Trade Commission ruled HTC infringed on only one of four patents at the center of the case brought by Apple.
A portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang

Kim Jong-Il's Death: Korean New Yorkers React

Leaders of the Korean American community in New York, and especially its massive enclave in the Northeast Queens neighborhoods Flushing and Bayside, say Korean Americans have a unique perspective on Kim Jong Il's passing.
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Samsung Brings 3D YouTube App to its Smart TVs

Samsung Electronics has launched a new app called 'YouTube on TV' for Samsung Smart TV customers worldwide. Thanks to the new app, Samsung Smart TV customers can enjoy more than 8,000 HD movie, drama and video that YouTube provides.
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Prosecutors link Manning to WikiLeaks' Assange

Military prosecutors sought to link U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning directly to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday at a hearing to determine whether Manning will be court-martialled in the biggest leak of classified documents in American history.
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Falcone's wireless company running out of cash

The upstart wireless company that is being bankrolled by Philip Falcone's $5 billion Harbinger Capital Partners hedge fund could run out of money during the second quarter of 2012, according to the company's financial statement.
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AT&T drops $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile USA

AT&T has dropped its controversial $39 billion bid for Deutsche Telekom's wireless U.S. unit, bowing to regulatory opposition over the deal that would have made it the largest cellphone operator in the country.
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Viewers and critics react to Homeland season finale

Right up front, the majority of viewers seems to be happy Homeland -- the Showtime drama that earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Drama Series and Best Actor and Actress -- will return for a second season.
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Evidence linking Bradley Manning to WikiLeaks disputed

Attorneys for Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning on Monday challenged evidence linking him to the biggest classified document leak in U.S. history, arguing others had access to the same files and that it cannot be proven Manning sent anything to WikiLeaks from his computer.
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Holiday sales strong, but still discounted

With six days until Christmas, the U.S. holiday shopping season is better than expected, with discounts deep enough to bring in shoppers who are searching for bargains but not showing the desperation seen in the recession.
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SOPA Bill: Stopping Piracy or Killing the Internet? [POLL]

The (Stop Online Piracy Act) SOPA bill is one of the most controversial legislations of 2011. If passed, it will allow the U.S. government and copyright holders to take devastating actions against Web sites accused of enabling or facilitating digital piracy and/or trafficking counterfeit goods.

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