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US: AP CEO: Secret seizure of phone records 'unconstitutional'

May 20, 2013

Source: Associated Press

Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt called the U.S. Justice Department's sweeping and secret seizure of journalists' telephone records “unconstitutional” during an interview on CBS' “Face the Nation” Sunday.
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Business: Yahoo deal shows power shift

May 20, 2013

Source: Wall Street Journal

Yahoo Inc. YHOO -0.31% has agreed to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr, a six-year-old company with more than 100 million users but very little revenue, a deal that highlights the shifting balance of power in the technology business.
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World: Wave of car bombs kills at least 57 in Iraq

May 20, 2013

Source: USA Today

A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian violence, officials said
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Out of the Ordinary: Alleged crooks accidentally dial 911 during car break-in

May 20, 2013

Source: Yahoo News

Police say a man accidentally dialed 911 while he and a buddy were breaking into a car, unknowingly leading Fresno, Calif., officers right to their location.
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Gambling on Tumblr: A Billion Dollar Bet to Make Yahoo Look Cool

May 20, 2013

Source: Time

What’s the price of “cool”?
For Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, the number appears to be $1.1 billion.
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Obama's counsel was told of IRS audit findings weeks ago .

May 20, 2013

Source: Wall Street Journal

The White House's chief lawyer learned weeks ago that an audit of the Internal Revenue Service likely would show that agency employees inappropriately targeted conservative groups, a senior White House official said Sunday.
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