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President Obama tells Congress to pass the American Jobs Act while speaking in Washington

College GOP Leader Says Obama Assassination 'Tempting,' Apologizes for Gaffe

The vicious remark by a Republican student leader at the University of Texas, on Twitter, was met with scathing criticism on Wednesday. Hours after the police arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man for firing a rifle at the White House, Lauren Pierce tweeted that the idea of assassinating the U.S. President was tempting.

Google argues against U.S. online piracy bill

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Google Inc warned U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that proposed legislation to crack down on foreign websites selling pirated U.S. movies, music or other counterfeit goods goes too far and could depress investment.
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Stocks, euro pressured by debt contagion fears

World stocks dipped to a one-week low on Thursday and the euro held near a five-week trough while safe-haven German bonds rose, as concerns grew over spillover damage to U.S. banks from the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.
Airbus Reports of New Plane Order Suspensions Coming from China

Airbus Secures $20.5 Billion Deal at 2011 Dubai Air Show

France-based Airbus AS has secured a total of 211 orders at the 12th Dubai Airshow worth $20.5 billion. The order involves 135 firm orders worth $13.7 billion (130 A320neo and five A380s) and 76 memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth $6.8 billion.
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Solyndra postpones sale until January, seeks better bids

Solyndra LLC, the failed solar panel maker at the center of a political firestorm in Washington, did not receive any acceptable bids by a Wednesday night deadline, and postponed an auction for its California manufacturing plant for two months.
Visitors walk past Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets on display in Seoul

Samsung will Alter Tablet Design to Skirt German Sales Ban

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it would launch a redesigned version of its 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab model in Germany as early as this week to avoid a sales ban on the tablet, which a German court said violated Apple's patents.
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2011 National Book Award Winners and Finalists

The 2011 National Book Award ceremony was held in New York late Wednesday and hosted by actor, musician and author John Lithgow, featuring the finest writers, editors and publishers in the United States. The winners included: Jesmyn Ward, Stephen Grenblatt, Nikkey Finney and Thanhha Lai.
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IMF replaces Europe director as debt crisis boils

The International Monetary Fund replaced its European Director with a powerful, well-connected, insider on Wednesday in a sign the global lender is setting a more forceful course of action in dealing with the European crisis.
Jamie Rosenberg, director of Digital Content (Android) at Google, speaks at the launch of Google Music in Los Angeles

Google unveils music service

Google Inc unveiled a new online music store on Wednesday, in a move to challenge the dominance of market leaders Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.

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