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 February 16, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSFed Forecasts Faster Growth as Economy Gathers SteamBy SEWELL CHANThe Federal Reserve called for growth of 3.4 percent to 3.9 percent this year, up from 3 percent to 3.6 percent, even though unemployment will remain painfully high. House Votes to Cancel F-35 Jet Engine ProgramBy CHRISTOPHER DREWThe 233-198 vote is a sign that some freshman House Republicans are ready to cut military spending. Playing a Beatle, and Dying of CancerBy MICHAEL WILSONMark Vaccacio plans to continue portraying George Harrison in a Beatles tribute band, as long as his terminal cancer allows. Bahrain Protests Expand on Third DayBy MICHAEL SLACKMANMore than 10,000 people streamed into Pearl Square as a political protest merged with a funeral procession in the Persian Gulf kingdom. Students in Iran Clash at FuneralBy NEIL MacFARQUHAR and ALAN COWELLMembers of Parliament want two prominent opposition leaders to be sentenced to death for stirring unrest. New clashes at a funeral were being reported on Wednesday. |
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BUSINESSSmartphones That Stand Out From the CrowdBy JENNA WORTHAMManufacturers are designing phones on the Android platform with options like 3-D, sophisticated gaming controls or push-button access to Facebook. Google Announces Payment System for Digital ContentBy CLAIRE CAIN MILLERThe system, called Google One Pass, aims to be more publisher-friendly than a rival plan offered by Apple a day earlier. A Political Divide Over Inquiry Into Financial CrisisBy SEWELL CHANRepublicans called the report on the 2008 financial collapse a political exercise whose findings were preordained, while Democrats defended the conclusion that the crisis could have been avoided. DealBookBorders Files for BankruptcyBy JULIE BOSMAN and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCEDThe troubled bookseller announced plans to close 30 percent of its stores and to cut jobs. But what will publishers that are owed money do? Can You Hear Me Now? Data Overwhelming Cell NetworksBy KEVIN J. O'BRIENAs the popularity of smartphones continues to grow, the challenge, on a global scale, may only get greater. |
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