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iPad 3 Release: Can Proview Prevent Apple from Launching New Tablet on March 7?

Things are getting ugly as Apple’s March 7 event draws closer. The event is highly expected to display, for the first time, the Apple iPad 3, but with a lawsuit between Apple and Proview looming, there could be a problem getting the iPad 3 on the store shelves. Proview first sued Apple in China over the iPad trademark, which saw the device being pulled from store shelves temporarily, but now the fight is spilling over onto Apple’s backyard, a fight that could hamper sales of the iPad 3.

Saudi Arabia May Be Linked to 9/11: Former Senators

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Two former U.S. senators, who led inquiries into the 9/11 attacks, have said that the government of Saudi Arabia, despite being an ally of U.S in the fighting terrorism, may have played a key role in the bombing of the twin towers a decade ago.

U.S. seeks dismissal of lawsuit on AIG takeover

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The U.S. government has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit relating to its 2008 takeover of American International Group that was filed by a company run by former AIG Chief Executive Maurice Greenberg, court documents showed.
A box of Tri-Cyclen Lo birth control medication for women is seen in a pharmacy in Toronto

Senate Rejects 'Conscience Exemption' for Health Coverage

The Senate narrowly backed a key plank of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform Thursday by rejecting a sweeping Republican measure that would have allowed employers to opt out of birth control coverage and other medical services on moral grounds.
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US Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) walks to his office to call fellow Republicans to rally support for a bill to provide a $700 billion bailout for the financial and banking crisis.

Senate Heads for Showdown Vote on Contraceptive Coverage

The Senate is expected Thursday to defeat a largely symbolic measure that would exempt employers such as Roman Catholic hospitals, universities and charities from a controversial White House rule requiring free birth control coverage.
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Justin Bieber vs. ‘Joustin Beaver’ Android Game: Legal Battle Heats Up

The legal battle over the right's the spoof the young pop star Justin Bieber is just heating up. RC3, a company that develops game for Android Smartphones, has preemptively counter-sued Justin Bieber after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the pop star's lawyers two weeks ago demanding that they take their Bieber parody game, Joustin Beaver, of the Android app market, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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On the Ropes, Apple's China Nemesis Still Dreams

Yang Long-san, Apple's nemesis in a battle over the iPad trademark in China, once strutted the expo halls with dreams of market dominance. His company, Proview, may now be in ruins and his most valuable asset a disputed trademark, but those dreams remain intact.
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'Live Mas': All About Taco Bell's New Catchphrase

Live Mas is Taco Bell's new catchphrase, and though the chain says it has been implemented to introduce a new approach to eating, it is also a response to a number of scandals that have plagued the chain in the past year.
Xie, a lawyer representing Proview Technology (Shenzhen), speaks to reporters in front of the Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Court

Apple's Tactics in China iPad Deal Unusual, Legal Experts Say

Proview Electronics, the firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name in China, has a plausible claim over the unusual methods Apple used to conceal its identity when attempting to acquire Proview's trademarks, according to several legal experts.
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Cissy Houston Wants Lie Detector Test for Funeral Staff over National Enquirer Open Casket Photo

Whitney Houston's alleged open casket photo, which was published on the front cover of the National Enquirer, has stirred controversy over the past few days as more and more people voice outrage over the sensationalism and disrespect exhibited by the tabloid. Now, Cissy Houston is reportedly requesting a lie detector test be given to those who attended the private viewing the Friday before Houston's funeral -- including the Whigham Funeral Home staff.
A customer visits the Apple Store in New York City's Grand Central Station

Apple Attacked at Home; Proview Files Lawsuit against iPhone Maker

The Asian firm Proview trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name has now launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses the iPhone-maker of employing deception when it bought the iPad trademark.
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Apple's Chinese legal woes over iPad surface at home

The Asian firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name has now launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses the iPhone-maker of employing deception when it bought the iPad trademark.
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Facebook Now Defendant in Nationwide Privacy Class Action Lawsuit

Facebook admitted to tracking users who weren't even on the Web site last September, and a Baltimore based law firm has now filed a class action lawsuit in a Northern California District court. It's not the first lawsuit filed against Facebook over privacy concerns, but it's the first nationwide class action suit that potentially involves anyone who was a member before Facebook changed their privacy policy. The thrust of the lawsuit filed by Murphy PA, Peter G. Angelos and Gerard Gibbs ...

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