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Diamond Foods Plummets, Probe Could Nix Pringles Deal

Diamond Foods nosedived at the opening of the market after an internal probe found the snack company had obfuscated payments booked to walnut growers, leaving investors uncertain of the company's actual earnings.The revelations have jeopardized a deal between the Proctor and Gamble and Diamond for the sale of the Pringles brand of potato chips.
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Nevada Caucus 2012: Where to Find Election Results and Caucus Details

The Nevada Republicans will head to their caucus stations on Saturday to choose the state's Republican nominee to fight Barack Obama in the Nov. general elections. According to the Nevada State Caucuses Web site, the state has 400,310 registered Republicans voting for 28 delegates.
The list of presidential and vice presidential candidates are seen on a board at a polling station during Taiwan presidential and legislative elections in Xinbei city, northern Taiwan, January 14, 2012.

Taiwan's Nationalist Party Has the Edge in Early Vote Counts

Taiwan's incumbent Nationalist president had a tiny edge on Saturday in early vote counts from an election that is being closely monitored by China and the United States as they look for stability in the region at a time of political transition.
Lindsay Lohan To Play Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime Biopic

Lindsay Lohan To Play Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime Movie: Can She Pull It Off?

Lohan, 25, is in talks to play the iconic actress in Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, which will center on the stormy relationship between Taylor and actor Richard Burton. Fans of the screen legend are already up in arms about Lohan's casting, but others note striking similarities between the two, and feel the Playboy centerfold might not be a bad casting call after all.
Lebanese protesters mae their feelings known about Syria's President Assad

Arabs Urge Syria to Halt Violence, but Don't Seek U.N. Role

The Arab League urged the Syrian government Sunday to stop its violence against protesters and allow Arab monitors in the country to work more independently, but stopped short of asking for United Nations experts to bolster its peace mission.
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New Hampshire Debate: GOP Field Goes Easy on Front-Runner Romney

The Republican debate on Saturday was not intended to give the impression that Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman, and Rick Perry were reluctant to challenge Mitt Romney -- the presumptive nominee to oppose Democratic President Barack Obama next fall -- but the event certainly had that feel.
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Japan Aims to Bolster M&A Disclosure After Olympus

Japan has signaled plans to strengthen disclosure rules on mergers and acquisitions after a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Olympus Corp, one of the nation's worst corporate scandals, which involved a series of shady deals.
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Iraq Withdrawal: After Troops Leave, A Substantial American Presence

Iraqi president Nouri al-Maliki has said he is open to negotiating a role for American troops that would likely include helping to train Iraqi security forces. Whether or not that happens, there will still be a massive diplomatic presence and a small army of contractors to defend them.
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Harry Morgan Dies at 96: Beloved 'MASH' Colonel Passes Away [VIDEOS]

Morgan, best known for playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter on long-running TV classic M*A*S*H, died Wednesday at age 96, possibly from pneumonia. Look back on the prolific character actor's five-decade career, and watch Morgan's interview with the Television Academy Foundation in 2004 and classic M*A*S*H moments with his Col. Potter.

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