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TV remote inventor dies
May 23, 2012 08:06 
cnn.com
The inventor of the TV remote, Eugene Polley, died on Sunday at 96.
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Technologies
Russia: Shield-proof missile test-fired
May 23, 2012 07:55
cbsnews.com
Russian missile fired from mobile launcher so new it has no name; designed to counter NATO's missile defense system
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Russia says it test-fired shield-proof missile
May 23, 2012 07:55
cbsnews.com
Russian missile fired from mobile launcher so new it has no name; designed to counter NATO's missile defense system
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NBA playoffs: Russell Westbrook harnesses his energy, joins NBA’s elite guards
May 23, 2012 07:54
washingtonpost.com
Russell Westbrook picked off the pass, picked up momentum, plowed through the arm tackle of Ramon Sessions and tossed in an underhand layup — from about 18 feet away. Then Westbrook angrily nodded, screamed and stomped up and down. He refused...
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Syrian opposition council chief resigns
May 23, 2012 07:42
cnn.com
The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) said Wednesday it had accepted the resignation of Burhan Ghalioun, its Paris-based president.
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Vallejo, Calif., once bankrupt, is now a model for cities in an age of austerity
May 23, 2012 07:33
washingtonpost.com
VALLEJO, CALIF. — The first couple of years were ugly. After this working-class port city became the largest in America to declare bankruptcy in 2008, crime and prostitution surged as the police force was thinned by 40 percent. Firehouses were...
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Doctor who aided U.S. bin Laden hunt gets 33 yrs
May 23, 2012 07:28
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Pakistani doctor who helped Americans track down al Qaeda chief convicted of high treason, sentenced to 33 years
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Video: 5/23: Monsignor testifies on child abuse, Mt. Everest "death zone"
May 23, 2012 07:26
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Monsignor William Lynn testified that a Cardinal ordered him to cover up sexual abuse of children by priests; Also, the director of the Secret Service spoke publicly for the first time about the prostitution scandal; And, with only a few days left...
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Quotemeister Alan Simpson stays on curse with a Social Security advocacy group
May 23, 2012 07:25
washingtonpost.com
Alan Simpson. We miss him every day. He was the most colorful quote-meister ever when he was the distinguished Republican senator from Wyoming. And he clearly hasn’t lost a step since his retirement in 1997. Read full article >> ...
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Politics
N. Korea: We'll 'expand' nuclear program
May 23, 2012 07:22
cnn.com
North Korea has said it will press on with its nuclear program as a response to what it described as hostility from the United States after an analysis of satellite images indicated increased activity at its nuclear test site.
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