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infoMania: Best Clips, Week of 01.28.10

The State of the Union, the iPad, the happiest man on TV, the S.A.G. Awards, and R&B jams

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High speed rail for I-5 corridor receives big stimulus push

High speed rail for the I-5 corridor is receiving a big stimulus push which is good news for the Pacific Northwest in general and Portland -Seattle commuters in particular.

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Why Bernanke should have lost his job

Ben Bernanke is one of the country's leading scholars on the Great Depression.

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Bill and Melinda Gates donate $10 billion

Bill and Melinda Gates announced plans Friday to invest $10 billion in the fight against a number of illnesses including AIDS. http://renovomedia.com/news/bill-and-melinda-gates-donate-10-billion/ added by: jimhager 22 comments

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Japanese scientists create elastic water

Elastic Water could eventually replace plastic, or be used in an environmentally-safe plastic. Bernama, a part of the Malaysian National News Agency, reports that Japanese scientists have created “elastic water.” Developed at the Tokyo University, the new material consists mostly of water–95-percent–with an added two grams of clay and organic material.

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Ford reports first profit in four years

Ford said today it earned a profit of $2.7 billion, a stunning improvement over its historic, $14.7-billion loss in 2008, especially for a year that saw industry sales drop to their lowest level since 1982. It also marks the company's first full-year profit since 2005. Ford, which has been criticized by the UAW for reinstating merit pay and other benefits for its salaried work force, also said today that it will pay profit sharing to 43,000 eligible U.S.

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Bernanke Confirmed for Second Term as Fed Chief

WASHINGTON — Ben S. Bernanke has been confirmed for a second term as head of the Federal Reserve. The Senate voted 70-30 on Thursday to leave Mr

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J. D. Salinger Dies at 91

The popular author famous for writing The Catcher in the Rye died today at the age of 91.

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Howard Zinn dies at 87

Howard Zinn, Historian and Author of “A People's History of the United States” has died today. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/01/howard_zinn_his.html added by: Mariased 22 comments

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State of the Union: Reactions

Post your reaction to the State of the Union address in the comments – our live blog is below. President Obama asked Congress to work together, to pass health care reform, to end don't ask don't tell and to pass a jobs bill to get Americans back to work. What did you think

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