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NFL approves mandatory knee, thigh pads for players in 2013
May 22, 2012 01:29 
washingtonpost.com
NFL team owners approved a rule change Tuesday that will require players to wear knee and thigh pads during games, beginning in the 2013 season. The one-year delay in implementation of the rule allows time for the league to receive input from...
World
Sports
The Circuit: FCC chairman on Hopper, data caps; Google-Motorola closes; Startup Act 2.0
May 22, 2012 01:14
washingtonpost.com
FCC chairman speaks at cable show: When asked about Dish Network’s ad-skipping Hopper DVR Tuesday, Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski told CNBC that companies should be able to experiment with different business models. Dish’s...
World
Technologies
Germany holds out against euro bonds on eve of E.U. summit on region’s debt crisis
May 22, 2012 01:05
washingtonpost.com
BERLIN — European leaders are set to descend on Brussels on Wednesday for a showdown over suggested drastic remedies for the region’s debt crisis, even as fresh signs emerge that Europe’s escalating woes could plunge the region into a...
World
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Gridlock? Blame the GOP
May 21, 2012 12:56
cnn.com
Julian Zelizer says that even impartial observers see that congressional Republicans have taken the partisan wars to extremes
America
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FTC names Internet privacy expert as senior adviser
May 21, 2012 12:37
washingtonpost.com
The Federal Trade Commission has named an Internet privacy expert to advise on mobile privacy and competition issues as the agency takes on high-profile investigations of potential harm to consumers by the Web’s biggest firms. Read full article ...
World
Technologies
Moscow police chief promoted to Russian cabinet following protest response
May 21, 2012 11:47
washingtonpost.com
MOSCOW — Having proved himself with his response to political protests that erupted here in December, Moscow’s police chief, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, was named minister of the interior in the new Russian cabinet announced Monday. Read full article...
Europe
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Poll: Obama, Romney in dead heat on economy
May 21, 2012 11:01
washingtonpost.com
After months of aggressive campaigning on jobs and the economy, President Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger, are locked in a dead heat over who could fix the problem foremost on voters’ minds, according to a new Washington...
World
Politics
Apple, Samsung begin settlement talks
May 21, 2012 10:36
cnn.com
In the midst of bitter lawsuits, the heads of two mobile giants have agreed to meet. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports
World
Technologies
Hanging on to Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl ring: Priceless
May 21, 2012 10:22
washingtonpost.com
I always thought if I won a Super Bowl ring, I’d keep it forever and hope that my kids would do the same after I’m gone. In my home, I have a few valuable trophies that sit around collecting dust, but I very rarely stop and really admire them....
World
Hard & Soft
Has Chrome topped Internet Explorer?
May 21, 2012 10:16
cnn.com
This might be the start of a new chapter in the browser wars.
World
Technologies
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