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Friday, December 26th, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Upon release from state custody, Ross Wollschlager began an intensive search for a home, one that abided by the restrictions imposed on convicted sex offenders in California -- and, in various versions, by about 30 other states. Obliged by law to return to Ventura County, the...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
After a day spent catching their breath, retailers yesterday flung open their doors for pre-dawn sales and further slashed prices to try to turn around what has been a dismal holiday shopping season.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Online retail giant Amazon.com said yesterday it recorded its "best ever" holiday season this year with a 17 percent increase in orders on its busiest day, bucking the generally grim news coming from retailers, including other e-commerce sites.
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
New home computers should come with the same warning label as many toys: Some assembly required.
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
When President-elect Barack Obama takes stage in a few weeks to deliver his inauguration address, no doubt many of the estimated 2 million people expected to gather on the Mall will simultaneously hold their cellphones aloft to snap and send photos, call friends and family, and send text messages...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
NASA yesterday gave two companies the job of resupplying the International Space Station after the space shuttle retires, picking Orbital Sciences of Dulles and SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., for a $3.5 billion contract.
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
The Federal Aviation Administration yesterday gave the National Weather Service two more months to recommend how to reduce the number of meteorologists at regional air traffic control centers, effectively delaying a decision on the controversial proposal until after the Obama administration takes...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Jim Brady is stepping down as executive editor of washingtonpost.com after four years, the latest in a series of management changes at the top of a media company trying to revamp its operations to meet the needs of the digital age.
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Japan reported yesterday that its exports plunged a record 27 percent in November, signaling a dramatic deterioration in the world's second-largest economy and the collapse of the export-led boom that had lifted many Asian nations.
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Victor Papagno had two loves, federal prosecutor say: computers and stealing.
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Washington is safer for businesses than most places, the reasoning goes, because the government is always there and spending money. Government contracts tend to offer stable revenue streams when commercial and consumer business dry up.
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
My oldest nephew was under strict orders to finish his homework the day before Christmas last year. His two younger siblings -- and their fun but slightly irresponsible uncle -- were under equally strict orders not to distract him.
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
So long, Betsy Wetsy. Baby dolls just got a whole lot more real.
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Internet entrepreneur behind an online video game inviting users to throw footwear at President George W. Bush sold the property on eBay in just four days, he told Reuters on Friday.
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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Few things say "bewildered tourist" like standing on a sidewalk, guidebook in hand, as you scan the surroundings for a decent restaurant.
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