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The Register, 18.03.10 14:42 UTC

Boffins peg co-polymers for cheap chip construction

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a potential future chip-making technique that is the molecular equivalent of that old 1970s toy which kids used to make pictures ...

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CNN Top Stories, 18.03.10 14:20 UTC

'Paperless' office: Here at last?

(CNN) -- In the front offices of the trend-spotting network and online magazine TrendHunter.com, there are 15 workers wrangling 35,000 worldwide contributors -- but you'd be hard-pressed to find one ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18.03.10 10:49 UTC

Four reissued World War II medals jog Green Tree man's memory

When World War II veteran George Yochem went to his mailbox a few months ago, he expected the usual assortment of bills and sales fliers. But this day was different; this day he heard from Uncle Sam. ...

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Seattle Times, 18.03.10 09:16 UTC

A symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba

Days from now, a stately black schooner will sail through a narrow channel into Havana's protected harbor, its two masts bearing the rarest of sights - the U.S. Stars and Stripes, with the Cuban flag fluttering nearby.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18.03.10 06:21 UTC

Job Bill Passes in Senate With 11 Republican Votes

WASHINGTON -- In a rare bipartisan vote, the Senate approved and sent to President Obama on Wednesday a bill intended to spur employment by providing businesses with incentives to hire new workers -- ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18.03.10 04:46 UTC

Bus fareboxes failing to measure up

Port Authority halts installation, complains to company

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18.03.10 04:45 UTC

Fundraisers facing major hurdles

Short on Cash

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18.03.10 04:22 UTC

Jobs bill passes with bipartisan support

WASHINGTON -- In a rare bipartisan vote, the Senate on Wednesday approved and sent to President Barack Obama a bill intended to spur employment by providing businesses with incentives to hire new ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 18.03.10 04:18 UTC

Cardinal Brady to consider future in run-up to Easter

Cardinal Sean Brady has promised to use the rest of Lent to reflect on his future within the Catholic Church. Yesterday the beleaguered Catholic Primate of All Ireland apologised for his role in ...

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USA Today, 18.03.10 04:18 UTC

Report: Thyroid cancer radiation a public threat

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Wikipedia

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Most of its population of 6.4 million lives in the Boston metropolitan area. The eastern half of the state is made up of urban,...

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