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Microsoft unveils mobile touch-screen software
LOS ANGELES — After years of being overshadowed by smart-phone rivals, Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it's ready to step into the limelight with its latest mobile technology...
Obama’s health care plan adds tension to upcoming summit
The Obama administration released a $950 billion...
Yahoo strikes content-sharing partnership with Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — In a battle to woo back Web surfers who are spending more time on social networking sites, Internet portal Yahoo has clinched a deal with Twitter to share content across both properties...
China imposes new rules for personal Web sites
BEIJING — In a move that will give the government new powers to police the Internet, China...
Same-sex marriages begin in nation’s capital
WASHINGTON — As a cellist and soloist performed Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are," Darlene Garner and Candy Holmes walked down the aisle Tuesday morning and became among the first gay couples to legally marry in the District of Columbia...
FCC decision on network neutrality overturned by U.S. appeals court
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a Federal Communications Commission ruling that forced cable giant Comcast Corp. to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing through its network...
Obama calls Arizona move on immigration ‘misguided’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, urging Congress...
Justice Department has launched inquiry into digital music pricing, sources say
LOS ANGELES — The Justice Department has started a preliminary inquiry related to the pricing and promotion of digital music by Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., according to sources familiar with the discussions...
Obama to push BP to set up oil-spill damage fund
ATLANTA — In an effort to seize greater control of the Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe, President Barack Obama...
