Defunct NASA satellite to crash to Earth this week | Reuters

Defunct NASA satellite to crash to Earth this week | Reuters: " A defunct NASA science satellite is expected to fall back to Earth on Friday, showering debris somewhere on the planet although scientists cannot predict exactly where, officials said."

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World Atlas ice loss claim exaggerated: scientists | Reuters

World Atlas ice loss claim exaggerated: scientists | Reuters: "The Times Atlas of the World exaggerated the rate of Greenland's ice loss in its thirteenth edition last week, scientists said on Monday."

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IRS Data Show Most Millionaires Pay Taxes At Higher Rate Than Middle Class | Fox News

IRS Data Show Most Millionaires Pay Taxes At Higher Rate Than Middle Class | Fox News: "President Obama and his advisers are presenting the "Buffett Rule" as the cure for an epidemic of millionaire tax scofflaws, but national statistics show millionaires by and large are paying taxes at a much higher rate than middle-class families. "

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FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed less than secretaries? - Yahoo! News

FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed less than secretaries? - Yahoo! News: "President Barack Obama makes it sound as if there are millionaires all over America paying taxes at lower rates than their secretaries.
"Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires," Obama said Monday. "That's pretty straightforward. It's hard to argue against that.""

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‘Extravagant’ Spending, $16 Muffins Found at U.S. Meetings - Bloomberg

‘Extravagant’ Spending, $16 Muffins Found at U.S. Meetings - Bloomberg: "U.S. Justice Department agencies spent too much for food at conferences, in one case serving $16 muffins and in another dishing out beef Wellington appetizers that cost $7.32 per serving, an audit found."

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In UN week, Saudi says to ease Palestinian crisis | Reuters

In UN week, Saudi says to ease Palestinian crisis | Reuters: "Saudi Arabia will pay $200 million to the Palestinian Authority, the official Palestinian news agency said on Monday, funds that will ease a financial crisis faced by the authority as it prepares to apply for full U.N. membership this week."

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Issa to launch probe of Obama actions on Solyndra, LightSquared - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Issa to launch probe of Obama actions on Solyndra, LightSquared - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that his committee plans to investigate government loan programs to private corporations in light of allegations of improper dealings between the White House and failed energy company Solyndra and wireless start-up LightSquared."

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LightSquared: Second Witness Rejects White House Testimony ‘Guidance’ - The Daily Beast

LightSquared: Second Witness Rejects White House Testimony ‘Guidance’ - The Daily Beast: "LightSquared, a wireless network backed by billionaire Democratic donor Philip Falcone, could beam broadband Internet everywhere—but some military officials fear it could interfere with critical GPS signals. Now, as The Daily Beast's Eli Lake exclusively reports, two U.S. officials allege the White House tried to influence their testimony to rush key testing, to LightSquare's benefit."

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Billionaire Backer Disputes Charges That Company Sought White House Help To Influence Testimony | Fox News

Billionaire Backer Disputes Charges That Company Sought White House Help To Influence Testimony | Fox News: "The billionaire backer of a wireless company accused of using White House connections to interfere with a Pentagon commander’s congressional testimony last week emphatically rejected that and other charges relating to the embattled firm on Monday."

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