The Big Picture

• new10 Monday PM Reads
  My afternoon train reading: • The Rise and Inglorious Fall of Myspace (Businessweek) • A Few Disconnects in CEO Pay (WSJ) • Euro auste…
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• newShopping Cart Abandonment Rate Statistics
  Click to enlarge:   Complete graphic after the jump Infographic by – Website Optimization Company Invesp
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• newCongressional Threat to Every Investor, Business Owner and Citizen, Part 2
   Congressional Threat to Every Investor, Business Owner and Citizen, Part 2 May 21, 2012 We thank readers for their many observations about…
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• newBanking 101 Videos
  Perhaps this would be of assistance for the JPMorgan Office of Investment Management in London: > click for Videos on how banks work and how…
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• newHow oversold is the S&P500?
  The S&P500 has given up almost all of its gains for the year, is down 7.9 percent since May 1st, and has fallen 11 of the 13 trading days du…
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Washington Post

• newNATO leaders agree on framework to wind down Afghan mission
  CHICAGO — NATO leaders agreed at a critical meeting Monday on a framework for winding down their combat mission in Afghanistan between no…
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• newGregory Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief’s departure tied to diminishing congressional support
  Embattled Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko announced Monday he’s stepping down after three rocky years at the hel…
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• newDavid Axelrod scolds Cory Booker on Bain Capital
  President Obama’s chief political strategist hammered comments made by Newark Mayor Cory Booker regarding former Massachusetts governor Mi…
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• newCATCHING UP WITH... Katherine Harris
  For someone who enjoyed the spotlight as much as former Rep. Katherine Harris seemed to, she’s been remarkably low key of late — that i…
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538.com

• newSwing Voters and Elastic States
  Instead of swing states, we are focusing on "elastic states," ones that are relatively responsive to changes in political conditions, like a…
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• The Most Powerful Special Interest in Washington: The Acronym
  A linguistic plague is creeping through the nation's capital - the "bacronym," where a PAC or bill name is chosen so that the initial letter…
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• Democrats' Odds of Retaining Senate Improve
  Republican fortunes have diminished because of retirements and questions about the quality of candidates.
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• A 30,000-Foot View on the Presidential Race
  Nothing fundamental has changed in the race in the past month or two, although there are a couple of factors that may be working in Mitt Rom…
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• Gay Marriage and the Democratic Base
  One clear rationale for President Obama's new position? It's very unusual for a president to oppose the majority of voters in his party on a…
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The Note

• newGOP Blasts Million Dollar Judicial Conference in Hawaii
  In a scolding letter, two Republican senators blasted the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for holding a lavish tax-payer funded judicial conf…
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• newRick Perry Stars in Ad for Dewhurst in Texas Senate Race
  A week before Texas Republicans head to the polls to select a Senate nominee, Gov. Rick Perry starred in a television advertisement on behal…
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• newGOP Super PACs Dominate
  Republicans are still winning at the super PAC game. Since the newest money-group species was released into the campaign ecosystem in 2010,…
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• newRep. Pete King Calls for FBI Probe of Al Qaeda Leaks
  Rep. Pete King, the chairman of the House committee on Homeland Security, wrote FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III today to formally request…
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• newThanks to Obama Campaign, Democrats Enjoy Cash Advantage
  Democrats are heading into the general election against Mitt Romney with a sizable cash advantage over their GOP rivals. Democratic committe…
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Politico

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• newCarmona draws fire from former boss
  The allegations highlight an intense rivalry between two health officials from the Bush era.
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• newThe tight money race of 2012
  Big donors might give Mitt Romney a financial advantage over the president.
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• newJaczko announces NRC resignation
  It comes almost a year after his fraught relationship with fellow commissioners became public.
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• newDems, GOP fear bomb from outside groups
  This year more than ever, the candidates are not in control of their own destinies.
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Drudge report

• newMCDONALD'S lures young Chinese workers...
  MCDONALD'S lures young Chinese workers...(Third column, 20th story, link)
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• newSnoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold'...
  Snoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold'...(Third column, 21st story, link)
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• newNetanyahu: African migrants could overrun Israel...
  Netanyahu: African migrants could overrun Israel...(Third column, 19th story, link)
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• newRomney could out-raise Obama?
  Romney could out-raise Obama?(Third column, 11th story, link)
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• newIraq, Afghan War Vets Toss Their Medals...
  Iraq, Afghan War Vets Toss Their Medals...(Third column, 7th story, link)Related stories:Obama snubs Pakistan president at NATO meet...'Welc…
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Youbet

• newVSK vinner slaget om Västerås
  Det är lite av en derbydag idag.I Norrköping spelar Sylvia mot Sleipner.Och i Västerås möter Syrianska Kerburan "storebror" Västerås…
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• Litet spel från brasse-ligan
  Hejsan!New England Rev´s tog ledningen från straffpunkten i 26:e minuten...Kort därefter skulle man dock, som väntat, få problem vid en…
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• Många "tänkbara" spel...
  Hejsan!Det var som sagt överspels-läge i Irländska ligan igår...Då är det tråkigt med ett internet som väljer att gå på snigelfart…
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• Bra chans för formstarkt Cork
  Inget vidare utbud denna fredag och jag vänder blickarna mot irländska Premier League där Cork City ser ut som en stark favorit och där…
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• Nytt spel från Rumänien
  Hejsan!Bra dag igår: Sao Paulo, Stranrear, överspelet i Rumänien, med flera, gjorde sitt.***Rumänska ligan står inte högst upp på min…
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Shutdown corner

• newLions WR Titus Young barred from practice after starting fight with teammate
  If things like this keep happening, I'm going to start believing all the people who tell me that football is a violent game. When the Detro…
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• newWinslow move could be a costly one for Bucs in the short term
  The Monday morning news came straight from the mouth of Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow when he told Ross Tucker of SIRIUS NF…
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• newMatthew Stafford spends $15,000 to win auction package, then gives it to a young fan’s family
  Matthew Stafford attended the Griese-Hutchinson-Woodson Champions for Children's Hearts weekend to benefit the University of Michigan C.S. M…
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• newTim Tebow allegedly asked Broadway actress to remove scantily clad Twitter photo
  An actress in the Broadway production of "Rock of Ages" said she was asked to remove a Twitter photo that featured Tim Tebow posing with sc…
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• newErin Andrews reportedly dating ‘Gossip Girl’ actor Chace Crawford, who also happens to be Tony Romo’s brother-in-law
  ESPN sideline reporter and "Dancing With the Stars" alum Erin Andrews is dating "Gossip Girl" actor and Tony Romo's brother-in-law Chace Cra…
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Fotbollskanalen

The War room

• newThe Obsession With Wegmans Food Markets Has Reached A New High
  
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• newHere's What I Wish I Knew Before I Started My First Year On Wall Street
  College graduation season is winding down, and despite all the negativity surrounding the financial industry in the last year, lots of thos…
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• newStartups Are Flinging Job Offers At Dan Shipper, But The 20-Year-Old Philosophy Major Would Rather Stay At UPenn
  Dan Shipper is 20 years old and he just finished a grueling week of college finals at the University of Pennsylvania where he's a philosophy…
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• newSlavoj Zizek Says Your Office Ping-Pong Table Is Oppressing You
  One of the last prominent Marxists, Slavoj Zizek offers a unique take on contemporary labor issues.The Slovenian philosopher is dismissive…
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• newMacy's Has Made The Physical Mannequin Obsolete (M)
  Macy's is amping up its tech spending in an effort to better reach millennials, CEO Terry Lundgren said at a shareholder meeting Friday.He…
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Social media examiner

• newGoogle+ Hangouts On Air: What Marketers Need to Know
  What if your business could do live video broadcasts to unlimited viewers–instantly and for free? Want to share your screen and slides, no…
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• Twitter Weekly Email Digests: This Week in Social Media
  Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news…
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• How Search, Social Media and Content Accelerate Your Business
  Your customers get 99% of their information from search engines, social media referrals, online news sites and targeted content. If your bus…
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• 3 Steps to Determine if Social Local Mobile Is Right for Your Business
  There’s a new buzzword marketers are using and, unlike some buzzwords, this is one that you should probably learn. The term is SoLoMo and…
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• How to Use Facebook Apps to Improve Fan Engagement
  Are you looking for easy ways to engage new Facebook fans using Timeline? Keep reading to learn how free apps can provide enormous opportuni…
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Mashable!

• newHS Student’s Social-Media-Fueled Campaign Propels Him Into Local Office
  Josh Lafazan, an 18-year-old high school senior from Syosset, New York, shattered all kinds of records when he was elected to his school dis…
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• new10 Inspiring Celebrity Commencement Speeches on YouTube
  Graduation season is in full swing, and though some students have already received their diplomas, anyone in his or her 20s will tell you th…
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• newLeap Aims to Make Motion Control Ubiquitous — and Awesome
  You know that bit in The Avengers where Tony Stark spreads his fingers apart in mid-air and the stuff on the screen in front of him instantl…
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• newKaty Perry Gives New Video the Facebook Timeline Treatment
  Katy Perry‘s new lyric video for “Wide Awake,” a song the pop star debuted at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards, tells the sto…
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• newMore Than 40,000 Ultra-Orthodox Jews Hold Rally About Risks of Internet
  
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