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China premier: 2010 ‘most complicated’ for economy (AP)

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AP – China’s premier says 2010 will be the most complicated year for the country’s economy, and he promises the government will fight inflation and soaring property prices.

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Iris scans may prevent mistaken release of inmates (AP)

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AP – A Baltimore inmate who bluffed his way out of prison probably wouldn’t have tricked guards if they had eye-scanners such as those being installed at dozens of jails nationwide.

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Geek bobsledder leads after day 1

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After two of four runs, Steven Holcomb has piloted the USA-1 bobsled into first place, putting Americans in position to end a 62-year-gold medal drought in the sport.
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Holcomb, ‘Night Train’ team collect bobsled gold

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After winning the U.S.’ first gold medal in bobsled in 62 years, the team got down and boogied in Whistler.
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Victory is golden for techie bobsledder

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Steven Holcomb, pilot of the four-man U.S. bobsled, and his teammates relish winning a gold medal in Vancouver.
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Techie bobsledder wins gold

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Computer science major Steven Holcomb leads his four-man Night Train sled to America’s first bobsled gold in 62 years.
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Olympic notebook: Canon, Nikon get in the picture

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The camera makers are at the Games to make sure that professional phtoographers get that perfect shot, cleaning sensors and lending out gear.
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British politicians fall victim to Twitter scam (AP)

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AP – British politicians were among those caught up Friday in the latest Twitter-based scam which hijacks users’ accounts to send out sexually explicit messages to friends and followers.

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Kohl critical of NBC online Olympic coverage (AP)

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AP – A Democratic senator criticized NBC on Friday for its handling of online access to the Vancouver Olympics, calling it unfair and restrictive.
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Pioneer of online job search starts over again (AP)

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AP – Bill Warren founded an early online job board in the 1990s, helped kick-start an industry and was president of Monster.com, one of the leading Internet career sites. But these days he’s not very happy with the results.

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