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Google sees growing struggle over web censorship

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Internet giant Google's tussles with some governments over Internet censorship could get worse, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Monday, adding he feared his own colleagues faced mounting danger of occasional arrest and torture.
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Wall St higher as investors bet on Greece plan

Stocks rebounded from three days of losses on Monday as investors bet there would be a near-term resolution to some of the uncertainty over Greece's fiscal crisis, but the absence of a firm plan could limit the market's upside.
Makers of the Blackberry Smartphone are losing developers

RIM losing developers for its Blackberry phones

Leading developers are leaving RIM to focus on growth with Apple, Google products. The controversy follows an urging that the company's dual leadership positions be split up because of turbulence at RIM.
President Barack Obama

Obama Plunges Into Debt Ceiling Talks

President Barack Obama will meet with leaders from both parties Monday, seeking to overcome an impasse in negotiations over a deal to raise the federal debt limit.
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota

Could Bachmann Become First Woman President of the United States?

Two years ago, if you postulated that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, could become the first woman president of the United States in 2012, more than a few onlookers would have dismissed your observation as farfetched. However, an election cycle and a sluggish economy later, down-home-folks Bachmann has risen to top-tier status in the GOP’s 2012 nomination race.
A Transportation Security Administration worker during a patdown search

TSA forces elderly woman to remove her diaper

TSA pat-down security checks at US airports has flared up yet another passenger, after her 95 years old mother was asked to remove her adult diaper at Northwest Florida Regional Airport.
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China audits local government finances in debt clean-up

China released a comprehensive review of the massive debt of its local governments on Monday and curtailed their future borrowing, taking its first major step to prevent widespread defaults from destabilizing its vast economy.
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Wall St futures point to gains for equities

Stock index futures signaled a stronger start for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq up 0.1 to 0.2 percent by 0854 GMT.
Smoke from the Pacheco Canyon Wildfire

Wildfire Shuts Down Los Alamos Lab

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), which is known for designing nuclear weapons, was shut down Monday due to raging Las Conchas wildfire.
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann kicks off campaign in Iowa: Will she win GOP nomination?

Will Michele Bachmann win the Republican presidential nomination thanks to her core strengths of ultra hardcore religiosity, die hard support of the Christian orthodoxy and vociferous backing of the Tea party cult? Or will she wither away as the nomination fight gets tougher and the Republicans zero in on the electability of their candidate in 2012?
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Facebook overtakes Microsoft in UK: UKOM/Nielsen

Facebook overtook Microsoft websites in Britain for the first time last month, becoming the UK's second-most popular after Google as people aged over 50 flocked to social networks, online measurement body UKOM/Nielsen said.
The Apple Inc. logo is seen in the lobby of New York City's flagship Apple store

What's Ailing Apple?

Barclays Capital has addressed the reasons it believes shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have underperformed the sector since February. Apple stock has fallen 3.82 percent between February 1 and June 24.

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