N. Korea proposes lawmaker talks with South (AFP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:53 PM PST AFP - South Korean political parties have received letters from North Korea proposing talks between the two countries' legislators to ease tensions, officials said Monday, days after military talks broke down.  
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Filing Season 2011 Finally Begins Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:40 PM PST Work compression stress affecting tax professionals is not the only byproduct of Congress's late act  
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Indonesian cleric indicted on terror charges Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST A radical Indonesian cleric was indicted Monday on seven terrorism charges in the South Jakarta District Court.  
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Indonesia cleric defiant in face of terror charges (AFP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:37 PM PST AFP - Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Monday dismissed fresh terrorism charges against him as a conspiracy, as his trial resumed for allegedly funding an Al-Qaeda-style militant group.  
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Love, Money, And The Woman Who Made Them Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:38 PM PST A Valentine's Day story  
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Grammy Bounce: The Financial Aftermath of an Award Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:20 PM PST Just a few years ago, Rico Love was sleeping on his friends? couches. Now he?s living th  
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Witness: Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession (Reuters) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:07 PM PST Reuters - Jonathan Wright worked for Reuters between 1979 to 2010 as a correspondent in the Middle East, Africa and the United States. He began his Reuters career in Egypt and was standing meters from President Anwar Sadat when he was assassinated by Islamist soldiers in 1981.  
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Michael Jackson's dad in Vietnam 'Happyland' scheme (AFP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:03 PM PST AFP - The father of late pop icon Michael Jackson on Monday helped start work on a $2 billion hotel-entertainment complex called "Happyland", billed by Vietnam as the region's largest tourism project.  
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Witness: Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:07 PM PST Jonathan Wright worked for Reuters between 1979 to 2010 as a correspondent in the Middle East, Africa and the United States. He began his Reuters career in Egypt and was standing meters from President Anwar Sadat when he was assassinated by Islamist soldiers in 1981.  
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Next Week's Guest: Governor Howard Dean Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:53 PM PST The former presidential candidate and six term Governor of Vermont shares his thoughts on health car  
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Steve Forbes Interview: Gilder On Tech Innovation Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:42 PM PST Tech guru George Gilder sits down with Steve Forbes to talk about cutting edge technologies and the  
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Chinese economy overtakes Japan Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:47 PM PST China has become the world's second-biggest economy after the US, pushing Japan to third place in 2010.  
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Abbas's cabinet to resign on Monday: sources Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:45 PM PST RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian cabinet will tender resignations Monday after which Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will select new ministers at the request of President Mahmoud Abbas, political sources said.  
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Abbas's cabinet to resign on Monday: sources (Reuters) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:45 PM PST Reuters - The Palestinian cabinet will tender resignations Monday after which Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will select new ministers at the request of President Mahmoud Abbas, political sources said.  
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Oil hovers below $86 as traders eye inflation (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:42 PM PST AP - Oil prices hovered below $86 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders eye inflation and consumer demand numbers for signs higher commodity prices are undermining global economic growth.  
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Indonesian Cleric's Terror Trial Begins Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:09 PM PST Indonesia's best-known radical cleric went on trial Monday on fresh terrorism charges as the predominantly Muslim nation grappled with a jump in religious tensions and violence.  
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Rare-earth shortage? Afghans think they can help (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST AP - Amid surging demand for rare-earth minerals used in everything from cell phones to gas-saving cars, Afghans are dreaming of cashing in on vast deposits they believe lie beneath their feet.  
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Trial of Indonesian cleric resumes Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:10 PM PST Abu Bakar Bashir charged with planning to use weapons to commit acts of terror, but radical cleric protests innocence.  
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Innovating At Fiber Optic Speed Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST Tech oracle George Gilder on the new promise of broadband, deep packet inspection technology and where to find the leading edge of the U.S. economy.  
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Australian Defense Strikes Delicate Balance With China Posted: 13 Feb 2011 08:19 PM PST Australian taxpayers are bankrolling the nation's biggest military expansion since World War II as Washington's grip on security in the Asian-Pacific region is increasingly challenged by China.  
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