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Author Lewis equates Wall Street bonuses with "theft"
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book "Liar's Poker," says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are "a very elegant form of theft."
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Data, Fed to test if rally still has legs
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors will try to tack another leg on to the year-long U.S. stock rally, looking to next week's economic data and statement from the central bank for evidence the recovery is still on track.
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U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.Created 28 minutes ago
U.S. court backs ban on some cable TV program deals
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld on Friday a Federal Communications Commission ban that prevents cable companies like Comcast Corp from cutting exclusive deals for affiliated television programing.Created 29 minutes ago
U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.Created 29 minutes ago
Reported cyberfraud losses double in 2009: FBI
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reported losses from Internet fraud more than doubled in 2009, with scams that falsely used the FBI's name generating the most complaints, the law enforcement agency said on Friday.Created 44 minutes ago
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich fights back on new "Apprentice"
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rod Blagojevich has already lost one job. Now the disgraced former governor of Illinois is hoping to avoid the words "You're fired!" as he fights for his favorite charity, and his reputation, on the TV show "Celebrity Apprentice".Created 44 minutes ago
Phil Spector's lawyers file appeal in murder case
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector have appealed his conviction for killing a Hollywood actress, claiming the trial judge made several errors including introducing new evidence at his second trial.Created 44 minutes ago
Wozniacki battles past American King at Indian Wells
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INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Second seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark battled back from 4-1 down in the third set to scrape past American Vania King 5-7 6-2 6-4 at the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Friday.Created 58 minutes ago
Pope backed sex abuse priest transfer when archbishop
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict was involved in a decision to move a priest suspected of child abuse to his diocese for therapy when he was an archbishop in 1980, his former diocese in southern Germany said on Friday.Created about an hour ago
Roto-Rooter takes "Undercover Boss" TV challenge
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four more leading U.S. executives have agreed to go undercover in their own companies for the hit reality TV show "Undercover Boss", CBS said on Friday.Created about an hour ago
Lions Gate rejects Icahn offer to boost stake
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp rejected on Friday Carl Icahn's bid to increase his stake in the studio as too low, setting the stage for a battle with the billionaire investor.Created about an hour ago
Author Lewis equates Wall St bonuses with "theft"
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book "Liar's Poker," says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are "a very elegant form of theft."
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Women on the pill live longer: study
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LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including cancer and heart disease.Created about an hour ago
U.S. has no plan to "Americanize" Somalia conflict
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday denied coordinating plans by Somalia's embattled government to launch an offensive against Islamist fighters, saying it had no plans to "Americanize" the conflict.Created about an hour ago
Att'y general failed to give legal briefs to Senate
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder failed to tell the Senate about seven legal briefs he signed when lawmakers considered his nomination to his current job, according to a letter released on Friday.Created about an hour ago
Clinton warns Israel over settlements
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps which undermined renewed Middle East peace talks.Created about an hour ago
Wall Street ends flat after mixed data
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixed consumer and retail data kept stocks near break even on Friday, but major indexes edged higher for a second straight week.
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Clinton warns Israel over settlements
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps which undermined renewed Middle East peace talks.Created 1 hour ago
Wall St flat as economy sends mixed signals
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed little changed on Friday after mixed consumer and retail data, but major indexes edged higher for a second straight week.
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