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| Hidden Powers of Your Mouse Friday, Dec 28, 2012 04:30 PM PST You use your mouse for just about everything: you drag, you drop, you highlight, you scroll. But even if you click your mouse a thousand times a day, I bet I've got a few secret mouse tricks you've never heard of. Click Tricks You surely know that double clicking highlights a word, and you might [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama ‘modestly optimistic’ Senate leaders will reach ‘fiscal cliff’ deal this weekend Friday, Dec 28, 2012 03:56 PM PST Following talks with congressional leaders that yielded no news of  a "fiscal cliff" agreement, President Barack Obama on Friday evening pressured lawmakers to reach a deal this weekend as the public's patience wears thin. "America wonders why it is that in this town for some reason they can't get stuff done in an organized timetable, [...] Full Story | Top |
| No deal announced following White House ‘fiscal cliff’ meeting Friday, Dec 28, 2012 01:56 PM PST It doesn't appear that a White House meeting on the "fiscal cliff" Friday afternoon between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders yielded anything significant. House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi all declined to speak to the press at the White House [...] Full Story | Top |
| Kerry, Democrats support Rep. Markey as Senate successor in Massachusetts Friday, Dec 28, 2012 12:21 PM PST Democrats are working swiftly to line up behind Rep. Ed Markey as Massachusetts' next senator and avoid a potentially damaging Democratic primary next year in the race to succeed Sen. John Kerry. Less than 24 hours after announcing his interest in Kerry's Senate seat late Thursday, Rep. Ed Markey received public support from Kerry himself, [...] Full Story | Top |
| White House tamps down talk of deal on ‘fiscal cliff’ ahead of meeting Friday, Dec 28, 2012 11:15 AM PST With the White House and top lawmakers publicly remaining tight-lipped about any deals in the works to avoid the "fiscal cliff," speculation ran rampant in Washington Friday regarding details of a possible deal. Media outlets and social media sites highlighted reports from Republican sources on the Hill suggesting that lawmakers expect President Barack Obama to [...] Full Story | Top |
| Hillary Clinton to return to work following illness Friday, Dec 28, 2012 08:20 AM PST Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to work next week, her spokesman said, following a stomach virus that caused her to faint and suffer a concussion, which kept her from her official duties for three weeks. "The Secretary continues to recuperate at home," spokesman Philippe Reines emailed reporters. "She had long planned to take this [...] Full Story | Top |
| Is Pac-Man the same as a Picasso? N.Y. museum revives debate over whether video games are art Friday, Dec 28, 2012 07:25 AM PST NEW YORKâ€"The hallways of the Museum of Modern Art have always been packed with visitors looking to catch a glimpse of some of the most famous artwork in the world. Van Gogh’s “Starry Night†is on display here, as are Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans†and Monet’s “Water Liliesâ€â€"three celebrated images that have been replicated [...] Full Story | Top |
| Rep. Markey to run for Kerry’s Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat Friday, Dec 28, 2012 06:52 AM PST Longtime Democratic Rep. Ed Markey threw himself into the race Thursday to succeed Sen. John Kerry in Massachusetts, citing a growing conservative influence on politics. "I have decided to run for the US Senate Âbecause this fight is too important,†Markey said in a statement to supporters Thursday evening after announcing his plans to the [...] Full Story | Top |
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