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The computer gets more like the TV every day

The online video service Hulu added a long-overdue feature last week: A "coming soon" page designed to give the site's millions of users a heads-up about when they'll be able to watch the next new episode of "Fringe" or "Parks...

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Encouraging economic reports drive gains

U.S. stocks rose last week, breaking a two-week losing streak, as worker productivity, manufacturing and home-sales figures beat economists' projections and Warren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made its biggest purchase ever.

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Scams prosper even if economy doesn't

Con artists prey on people desperate for education, jobs By Janice Podsada Tribune Newspapers Con artists and fraudsters are standing by. Whether it's a new Internet scam or an old standby repackaged, the Connecticut Better...

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'Paid in full' but left in a lurch

Homeowners left in a lurch after mortgage refinancing checks bounce Borrowers face foreclosure after title company fails to pay off original mortgages By Mary Ellen Podmolik Tribune reporter In early April, Jeff Franson...

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High-End Designer Answers to Higher Power

Priest With Passion for Fashion Provides Parishioners With Jobs, Guatemalan Village With Funds (CBS) When the Rev. Andrew O'Connor is not tending to his congregation at Holy Family Church, he's in his makeshift workshop next...

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Just send your $7,000

Fellow citizens of Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn, legislators: Welcome to yet another public pension fiasco. Yet another festival of denial. Because in one obscure and maddening moment last week, every one of us slipped closer to...

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Aqua: A bold, new skyscraper

From Sunday's print edition Aqua, the spectacular new Chicago skyscraper with the sensuous, undulating balconies, is the pearl of the long-running, now-ending Chicago building boom, a design that is as fresh conceptually as it...

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Bill Would Repeal Antitrust Exemption

The House health-care bill would repeal an exemption from federal antitrust oversight that the health-insurance industry has enjoyed for decades, but the move alone might not make local insurance markets more competitive.

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In paper industry tax credit, lawmakers see way to help pay for health reform

An elixir for health reform? Democratic leaders, who have been searching high and low for ways to pay for health-care reform, have fixed their sights on a cellulosic biofuel tax subsidy that could benefit the paper industry,...

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Infamous (Playstation 3, PS3, Not Xbox 360)

Lightly Used, Excellent Condition + Game Manual. $3.00US Postal Service Media Mail *The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and the payment method selected. Sellers are...

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