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U.S. Stock Futures Signal Retreat on Wall Street

The Dow rallied to return to positive territory for 2011 on Friday
Stock futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Friday after strong gains in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.4-0.7 percent.
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University in Ohio

Startup America Program Moving Too Slowly

Last winter, President Barack Obama, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and a small posse of White House officials made a big show as they swept through Northeast Ohio to kick off their Startup America initiative that promised to help seed new ventures and create jobs. Eight months later, Ray Leach is still waiting.
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Can Sarah Palin Shake off Stigma of Sex, Drugs Revelations?

What's up next for Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Governor, regarding the 2012 presidential election? Palin came into prominence when she was selected by John McCain to be his vice presidential candidate in 2008. She has now associated herself with the Tea Party movement in the U.S.
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New Book Makes Scandalous Claims About Sarah Palin

Joe McGinniss' book titled The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, alleges that the former republican Vice Presidential candidate had an affair with then-University of Michigan star basketball player, Glen Rice, in the 1980s, snorted cocaine, had an affair with her husband's business partner for six months and smoked pot in college with a professor, according to a report in the National Enquirer.
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Do Teen driving Restrictions Save Lives?

Programs that keep young drivers from taking the wheel at night, or with a car full of teens, may reduce the risk of fatal crashes in some drivers -- but increase that risk in others, according to a U.S. study.
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Obama Jobs Speech: Proposed $300B Package, Republicans Won’t Respond

President Barack Obama is said to be planning to inject about $300 billion into the economy next year through tax cuts and infrastructure spending, and will present his plan in a speech later this week.But Republicans won't show up for Obama's address or offer an official televised rebuttal, as they say the President's speech will sink or swim on its own

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