... that prosecutors revealed that Jin had "criminally betrayed Motorola," but that he couldn't rightfully determine that she meant to betray the United States. Prosecutors attempted to highlight her as part of a much broader Chinese-run industrial spying effort that could seriously harm the United States' economy (Kelleher). Jin will receive her sentencing on April 18, but for now she remains ... espionage have been occurring around the country. In fact, the day that Judge Castillo found Jin guilty of stealing trade secrets, a Chinese company in California was indicted for conspiracy to co...

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... that now receive signal via antennae rather than from satellite or cable will turn on their sets on the day of the switch to see snow, the fact is that those folks represent about 2% of the American populous, and tend to be people who don't consider television to be a priority or who may ... find greater productivity as the result of the death of their television signal. While some might argue that the switchover unfairly affects the poor, people who cannot afford neither new televisions, nor ... , that those people will not have enough voice to raise a stink. Their sets will merely beco...

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... the chairman decided to wait until the end of the criminal investigations into the death of a marching band member on November 19th and then potential fraud by the school's employees to decide on Ammons' fate (Alvarez). "We will stand firm against outside influence, no matter how well intended," said Badger during a board meeting (CBS News). Robert Champion, a 26-year-old drum major, ... collapsed in a parked bus immediately following the Florida Classic, an annual football game against Bethune-Cookman University. The medical examiner ruled that Champion's death was a homicide caused by...

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... . In this way, everyone is free to modify it to his own needs and develop it in any fashion he wants. Absolute majority of these programs comes free of charge, but without support from the vendors. The open-source software has recently gained popularity in governmental and commercial sector, especially in some ... stay stable and secure for the end-users. And finally, if you have any problems you can ask for help from the community of users and developers of these programs and usually you should get help quickly. On the other side, not everything is great about the open-source applicati...

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... candidate Herman Cain suddenly recalled the financial settlement he was a part of years before. In the late 1990's, as the head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain battled two sexual harassment claims involving two different women, although he later remembered the first accusation and denies remembering the second accusation altogether (Oliphant). "My general counsel said this started out where (an accuser) and her ... a termination settlement," Cain told Fox News (Grinberg). Cain told Politico that he did not recall such an instance, but when pressed later by radio host, Laura...

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... , according to law enforcement officials. Forensic evidence concludes that a sexual encounter between Strauss-Kahn and the housekeeper undoubtedly occurred, but little else of what the accuser has said during the case is believable (Dwyer). The holes in the case include the housekeeper's asylum application and possible ... a misdemeanor, but his lawyers will not allow it (Dwyer). Strauss-Kahn was the leading candidate for the French presidency before being accused of sexually assaulting the Guinean housekeeper when she showed up to clean his room. Although he will never reach that status...

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... the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced prison terms for inmates convicted of crack-cocaine offenses. On a unanimous vote, "unfairly long sentences" for crack offenders, who are mostly African Americans, were reduced to be more compatible with sentences given to powder-cocaine offenders, who are often white and sometimes affluent (Serrano). Last year, Congress voted to lower the sentences given to crack-related ... crimes such as possession and trafficking. Many people believed the law was racially discriminatory because crack users are typically poor and living in a black neighborhood. ...

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... than two years after their last allegations were investigated. Lawrence Wright published an article in The New Yorker magazine claiming that ex-members of the congregation revealed secrets of abuse, both physical and psychological, and how the church brought escapees back through psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical force if need be (Lengel). In 2009, two of the church's top members, Marty ... leaving the group. From the inside circle, Rathbun and Rinder both saw the abuse being dealt by the church. Their first report listed several issues involving Scientology's highest lea...

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As companies start to recover from the economic recession, President Obama promised to make government an ally. "We can, and we must, work together," he told the US Chamber of Commerce. "Whatever differences we may have, I know that all of us share a deep, abiding belief in this country, a belief in our people, a belief in the principles that have made America's economy the envy ... it." The two groups got off on a bad start after the Chamber spent tens of millions of dollars fighting Obama's health-care bills, opposing key elements of the financial regulation law and helping to deliver the H...

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... . Payne was later informed that her name appeared on Glen Mulcaire's list, the private investigator hired by The News of the World. The list contained about 4,000 people rumored to be targets of the tabloid's phone scandal (Somaiya). "The last edition of The News of the World made great play of the paper's relationship with the Payne family," said Tom Watson, a parliament member who investigated the phone ... scandal. "I have nothing but contempt for the people that did this" (Somaiya). Brooks testified that The News of the World did, in fact, give Payne a cell phone "for the last 11 yea...

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... on October 31st after federal regulators discovered that hundreds of millions of dollars in customers' money was missing from the company's vaults. In a last ditch effort to redeem themselves, MF Global, headed by Jon S. Corzine, the former New Jersey governor, attempted to seek an agreement to sell a majority share of the company to a rival brokerage firm. Unfortunately for the company, the deal fell ... . As a former executive at Goldman Sachs, Corzine utilized his previous experience of increasing the worth of a company through investments by immediately launching into a bold campaign...

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Anthony Sowell, the sex offender who was convicted of murdering 11 women, faces the death penalty unless his defense team can successfully convince the jury that Sowell was provoked by post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses. Sowell, who is an ex-Marine, abused the bodies after the women had died, and then stashed their bodies around his house, ... prompting neighbors to complain of a foul stench, which they believed was coming from a neighborhood sausage shop. On July ... dead bodies bruised and battered and then dumped around the house and yard in trash bags. Mary Myers, ...

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Christine Lagarde, the finance minister of France, is set to begin her five-year term as the International Monetary Fund's managing director and chairman next month after defeating Mexican Central Bank chief Agustin Carstens. Lagarde was backed by the United Kingdom, Germany, and most European powers, as well as some Asian and African nations. The United States Treasury Secretary Tim ... Geithner joined the group of supporters right before Lagarde was voted in (Rooney) "Minister Lagarde's exceptional talent and broad experience will ... honored have the trust placed in me by the Executive Boa...

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... their consituents, rather than heading off for this ill-advised Mediterranean cruise," said Dublin Labour councilor Richard Humphreys. "This is not just my opinion. This flotilla is in defiance of the call by the secretary general of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, that such flotillas should be discouraged, and blocked by member states, as they may only provide a focus for violence. I fully support the call ... by Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore that all sides must avoid the completely unjustified violence associated with the last flotilla" (Weiss). The flotilla is purposefully not releasing ... ...

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... feature since there is a law in existence already that denies same-sex couples to marry. They worry that the wording of the amendment is too vague and that there will be problems for both straight and gay couples who are not married and ... of portraying Amendment 2 as an overacted and unneeded ban, saying that it could throw legal doubts over partner benefits for even straight couples who are not yet married. The campaign, SayNo2, was managed by Michael Kenny, who admitted that the votes for the ban would end up being very close. Opponents of ... the ban also were supported greatly by ...

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... the matter from the outset, and I gave my backing. But it's too early to be discussing this." This episode created a division between Olmert, Barak, and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, who was not asked to return for the customary fourth year of service. The bombing of the site in Syria was generally welcomed by Israelis because it has such close ties with ... Iran. "They were trying the beginnings of a nuclear weapons program, that's pretty clear. Any nuclear facility built ... by Israel's declared enemies -- and by that I don't mean countries in the Persian Gulf ...

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... to legally proclaim their love for and commitment to each other in the same public way heterosexual couples have always enjoyed. On the other side are those who state that, by their very nature, homosexual relationships are promiscuous, and so allowing same-sex marriages would increase the divorce rate. Further, opponents ... the relationship between two people and providing them with some legal and economic security. Another argument against the issue stems from the belief that the primary, if not only, purpose of marriage is procreation. Since procreation is obviously not possible bet...

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... at ways to control government spending, social programs will continue to be removed from government budgets causing a larger reliance on private funding of social programs. Private organizations often focus their funds toward specific groups or religious affiliations which means that the nations poorest may be left ... We need to promote programs that teach families skills to allow them to become less reliant on government assistance and become self-sufficient by way of increased education and better jobs. If we ask people to adapt to their situations we are telling them they can not succ...

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... was booed at a Republican debate. At the debate, which saw a turnout of 3,200 supporters, Obama began by applauding his administration for the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Additionally, Obama urged Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which was passed in 1996 and states that marriage should be ... on same-sex marriages (MSNBC). U.S. soldier, Stephen Hill, who is currently completing a tour in Iraq, submitted a video asking about the repeal of the law that banned open gays from serving in the military (MSNBC). "Do you intend to circumvent the progres...

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... and prayer began. The army used primarily tanks to attack the citizens, resulting in one of the deadliest instances of violence since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Inspired by the recent events in Tunisia and Egypt, Syrian citizens began a campaign to overthrow the government nearly four months ago. However, al-Assad dismisses the "armed saboteur groups" who he believes ... define because Syria has banned all international media. In fact, the army typically fires at citizens who attempt to film any of the action. Undeterred, the general public is still taking to the s...

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... nation was seeking during a particularly turbulent period in the country's history. In this regard, this paper provides an analysis of President Obama's inaugural speech, followed by a summary of the findings in the conclusion. Review and Analysis Following a brief introduction wherein the president expressed his humility and gratitude for ... the nation for a new age" (Obama 2). A powerful orator and charismatic individual, the president went on to emphasize that despite the enormity of the challenges confronting the United States today, the American people are a hardy and brave lot and...

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... interactionism is becoming more helpful in an increasingly globalized world to demonstrate the ideas of different cultures in what is considered indigenous or Westernized and whether or not these totems of culture are acceptable or a part of a new type of Imperialism. Social constructionism, though, is by far the best lens to view and dialectically deconstruct destructive ideas that further inequality and ... disparity. The roots of inequality founded within globalization are mired in individual desires (i.e. the need to ... economic inopportunity and incorrect labels on those affecte...

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... nighttime or poor weather driving or conditions (Peters, 1995). A nationalized speed limit was introduced initially due to a stagnant economic period of the 1970's. Foreign issues with the United States commitment to protect Israel resulted in being hit with an embargo led by Saudi Arabia as retaliation after Syria and Egypt attacked Israel in 1973. This embargo was very difficult on the US ... shortage. Thus, while urban drivers, unable to obtain gasoline due to local shortages, limited their driving to near the home and workplace, much of the rural gasoline supply went unused, unable ...

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... international borders in order to promote overall sustainability. Sustainability is the environmental idea of making a much less dramatic impact on an environment by gauging all actions like food production, water consumption and development. Since the Earth Institute is interested in the study of all of Earth's systems, the idea of the sustainability of tourism is something that they have conducted research on. Another one ... of the Earth Institute's projects is to conduct research on some of the correlations between poverty and environmental degradation. The goal of Earth Institute is...

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... the United States' largest minority groups and white households. In the four-year span between 2005 and 2009, the median wealth of Hispanic households fell by 66 percent, while black households' wealth declined by 53 percent. However, the wealth of white households only fell by 16 percent during that time (Eichler). In other terms, median wealth - assets minus debts - greatly differed for the ... the housing market affected Latinos greatly (Costa). Rakesh Kochhar, Associate Director for Research at the Pew Hispanic Center, agreed, "Hispanics are more affected by the downturn because they...

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