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The Seton Hall Sports Poll, powered by Five9's on-demand call center software, has gained national exposure through its results, cited by prominent media outlets such as ESPN, Bloomberg, and the Associated Press. The poll's findings provide insights into sports issues of general interest, including public funding
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Three major retailers, Starbucks Corp., Whole Foods Market Inc., and Costco Wholesale Corp., have unveiled an alternative proposal to the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill aimed at making it easier for workers to unionize. The retailers, opposed to certain aspects of the bill, hope to maintain management's
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Thousands of anti-war protesters took to the streets in Washington D.C. and San Francisco on Saturday to mark the sixth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, calling for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops. The peaceful demonstration in Washington, which began at the Lincoln Memorial and marched past
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American International Group has awarded its executives tens of millions of dollars in new bonuses despite receiving a massive taxpayer bailout of over $170 billion. The troubled insurance giant has agreed to meet the administration's demands to restrain future payments, but a deadline forced the company to meet
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House Republican leader John Boehner stated on Sunday that the party is hesitant to provide additional federal funding to General Motors unless the automaker develops a viable and long-term business model and can repay government loans. Boehner's comments come as GM and Chrysler LLC seek an additional $21.
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Investors fled Wall Street en masse on Thursday, driven by deepening concerns about the stability of the nation's major banks and the struggling General Motors Corp. The stock market ended at record lows, with the Dow Jones industrials plummeting 281 points, or 4.2%, to 6,443. Stocks
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A pilot struggling to control a Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet plane bypassed a safe landing opportunity at a coastal Navy base and instead attempted to land at an inland base, where the plane ultimately crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing four members of the same family, including two
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Shepard Fairey's iconic "Obama Hope" poster, created to support President Barack Obama's candidacy, has sparked a fair use dispute between the artist and the Associated Press (AP). The AP accused Fairey of infringing its copyrights, claiming that he used a photograph taken by Mannie
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has delivered a message of optimism to Congress, predicting that the recession might end this year and that regulators are not planning to nationalize banks. His reassurance has alleviated some investors' worries about the economy and the banking industry, and the Dow Jones Industrial
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The Israeli government is poised to take a critical step towards a possible prisoner exchange with Hamas, a move that could lead to the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The Security Cabinet, Israel's top-level decision-making body, is expected to convene today to discuss a proposal that would
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. suffered a disastrous day in the Daytona 500, triggering a nine-car accident that knocked out rival Kyle Busch and damaged the chances of several other top contenders. The incident occurred after a restart with 75 laps remaining, when Earnhardt's Chevrolet collided with Brian Vickers'
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The omnipresent Hope poster that catapulted Barack Obama to the White House has become a symbol of the art world's collective obeisance to the new president. Street artist Shepard Fairey, creator of the iconic image, is now embroiled in a copyright infringement lawsuit with the Associated Press, which
