Microsoft bets big on phone software
Microsoft pivots to mobile with a brand new Windows Phone 7 Series OS aimed at rival iPhone and Android devices. The Samsung Focus launches at AT&T on November 8 for 200 dollars with a two year contract, followed by LG and HTC models for AT and T-Mobile variants, signaling a major strategic push in the mobile market.
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Uncertain fate for law punishing fake heroes
Denver AP reports the Justice Department fights to save the Stolen Valor Act which makes it a crime to lie about military medals. Courts have questioned its validity as free speech limits, with potential Supreme Court review and divided expert views on its future.
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Obama pushes 50 billion transportation plan for jobs
President Obama rallying for Republican support unveils a 50 billion initial step toward a six year transportation program. The plan aims to repair roads railways and airports and install a new air navigation system while stressing immediate job creation for the middle class amid a sluggish economy and upcoming elections.
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Detained MAS Rt. director over Hungary toxic sludge disaster
Police detain MAS Rt. managing director Zoltan Bakonyi on suspicion of public endangerment and environmental damage after a caustic red sludge flood killed eight. Prime Minister Orban seeks to take over the company, freeze assets, and guarantee compensation while declaring the last missing victim found near Devecser.
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Costs to taxpayers from college attrition reach billions
A report estimates long term costs of first year college dropouts. Between 2003 and 2008 states spent about 6.2 billion on four year schools and federal and state grants totaling roughly 2.9 billion for students who did not reach a sophomore year. The study, Finishing the First Lap, aims to show the economic impact of attrition and how policy shifts push completion as the key goal.
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Miners’ rescue shaft tested as MIT set for midnights pull
Rescuers lowered a capsule 2,000 feet toward 33 trapped miners in Chile to verify the escape route. If all goes well, retrievals may begin at midnight Tuesday as Andre Sougarett reports the operation progressing without dust.
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