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Charlie Sheen in interview rant demands pay hike - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Actor Charlie Sheen demanded a pay rise to return to his halted TV show "Two and a Half Men" and said he was not angry but passionate in two rambling and self-aggrandizing television interviews aired on Monday.

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Economists list U.S. budget deficit as No. 1 worry - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The massive U.S. budget deficit is the gravest threat facing the economy, topping high unemployment and the risk of inflation or deflation, according to a survey of forecasters released on Monday.

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Facts overshadowed in debate over union bill - Yahoo! News

MADISON, Wis. – The facts have been overshadowed by rhetoric at the Wisconsin Capitol, where protesters and politicians have been engaged in a tense standoff over the governor's proposal to strip most public employees of their collective-bargaining rights.

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Wis. governor says protests haven't swayed him - Yahoo! News

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the two weeks of protests in the state capital haven't swayed his resolve to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees.

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Art Smith: stars can make healthy eating sexy - Yahoo! News

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Defending the often frenzied food celebrity culture, chefs Art Smith and Spike Mendelsohn said Saturday that more stars should use their status to promote healthy eating.

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Economic growth trimmed, consumers more upbeat - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence hit a three-year high in February, suggesting the economy remained on a solid footing despite soaring gasoline prices.

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Special Report: The biggest company you never heard of - Yahoo! News

BAAR, SWITZERLAND (Reuters) – On Christmas Eve 2008, in the depths of the global financial crisis, Katanga Mining accepted a lifeline it could not refuse.

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Barnes & Noble suspends dividend; profit falls short - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS.N) suspended its dividend to preserve its dwindling cash and declined to give a sales forecast for the current quarter, sending its shares down 8 percent.

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Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" tops DVD chart - Yahoo! News

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" opened at No. 1 on the latest national DVD sales chart, beat a pair of other new releases that did better at the box office.

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