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Business Day
New Comparison Shopping Site for Pet Owners
A new Web site aims to make comparison shopping for pet supplies easier.
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Technology
One on One: Susan P. Crawford, Author of 'Captive Audience'
For Americans, getting on the Internet or using a cellphone keeps getting more expensive. But for service providers like AT&T and Verizon Wireless, new technologies have made wireless data cheaper to deliver. So why the higher costs? Ms. Crawford explains.
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Opinion
Dealing With North Korea: What the History Shows
A professor and a diplomat write that North Korea stopped its plutonium program as a result of American pressure.
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Multimedia
Motherhood, Reborn and Everlasting
Rebecca Martinez photographs baby beauty contests, baby showers, baby owners and baby artisans. Baby owners and artisans? Yes - these babies are "reborn," lifelike handmade dolls that are treated as real people.
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Opinion
Sunday Dialogue: U.S. Policy Toward Russia
Readers react to Gary Hart’s urging of patient diplomacy.
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World
Korean War Veteran Is Buried Six Decades After He Disappeared
Cpl. James R. Hare was reported missing on Feb. 13, 1951. His remains were identified last month using military forensic science.
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U.S.
Waiting for Cloud to Lift on State Cancer Institute
Grants totaling $182.6 million have been frozen as the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is investigated for improprieties.
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Science
Obama Seeking to Boost Study of Human Brain
The Obama administration is planning a decade-long scientific effort to examine the workings of the human brain and build a comprehensive map of its activity.
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Job Market
All the Planets in a Row
At different points in his career, a C.E.O. has seen signs that everything was falling into place.
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World
Colombia: Rebels Release Captives
The country’s largest guerrilla group released two police officers it had taken captive in an action that appeared to have briefly threatened the group’s peace talks with the government.
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Fashion & Style
The Gift Was as Flimsy as My Rationale
The parameters for a Valentine’s Day gift seem to have narrowed, making choosing one for someone you love even more challenging.
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Health
Young Drinkers Prefer Beer
A nationwide survey found that the favorite alcoholic beverage of underage drinkers is beer, and their favorite beer is Budweiser.
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U.S.
With No Shortcut to a Green Card, Gay Couples Leave U.S.
Federal laws do not let Americans get green cards for same-sex partners, so often the immigrant must choose to stay illegally or the couple must move.
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Business Day
Prosecutors, Shifting Strategy, Build New Wall Street Cases
In prosecuting big banks, the government is seeking a balanced approach, aiming to hold financial institutions accountable without shutting them down.
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Opinion
No Country for Old Age
The rapid expansion of retirement benefits for elderly Chinese has created alarm over who will pay for it, and how.
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Business Day
To Avoid Delay, Airbus Drops Lithium-Ion Batteries
The problems Boeing is having with lithium-ion battery technology has led Airbus to change its plan, and use a conventional battery, made of nickel-cadmium.
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Opinion
The Trouble With Online College
Education via the Internet has been overrated and could produce more dropouts than degrees.
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Business Day
The Myth of the Rich Who Flee From Taxes
Despite what low-tax advocates might say, jobs, cost of housing, family ties and climate tend to be stronger reasons for relocation, according to recent academic studies.
"Mr. Shure added, “I can say flatly that no state has ever raised taxes and lost money.”
Yet the tax flight myth remains surprisingly persistent, fanned by media
coverage of celebrities, who are among those most likely to have the
means and motive to choose a home based on tax considerations. “You can
always find an anecdote.” Mr. Shure said. “Many people want this to be
true as a way to discourage tax increases. The rich are always trying to
find ways to make the middle class make their arguments for them.”"
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