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Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
(AP)
 AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
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Top Weird Story of the Moment
Fifth of adults choose pet over partner on Valentine's Day -poll
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rather than spending Valentine's Day with their partner, one fifth of adults would prefer to be with their pet, although the French still came top for romance, according to a joint global poll by Reuters/Ipsos.
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Daily Trivia
When was 'Stormy Weather' a fact?
On June 10, 1958, a tornado was crashing through El Dorado, Kansas. The storm pulled a woman out of her house and carried her 60 feet away. She landed, relatively unharmed, next to a phonograph record titled "Stormy Weather."
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[CaRP] XML error: not well-formed (invalid token) at line 60 - This appears to be an HTML webpage, not a feed.
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Word of the Day
jitney
DEFINITION: (noun) A small motor vehicle, such as a bus or van, that transports passengers on a route for a small fare.
SYNONYMS: autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle.
USAGE: She rode the jitney to work every day.
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New York Times Movie Review
Film: Cue the Director?s Adrenaline
With ?Shutter Island,? Martin Scorsese finds his next ?something else.?
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New York Times Editorial
Op-Ed Columnist: America Is Not Yet Lost
The way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government, and senators should change the rules to end obstructionism.
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Study Says OOXML Unsuitable For Norwegian Government
angry tapir writes "Microsoft's XML-based office document format, OOXML, does not meet the requirements for governmental use, according to a new report published by the Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (DIFI). The agency wants to start a debate over the report as part of its work on standards in the Norwegian government. (As we discussed a week ago, Denmark has already decided to choose ODF over OOXML)"
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