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Independent groups launch dueling campaign ads	5/22/2012 1:51 PM
An independent group seeking to oust President Barack Obama launched a new TV ad Tuesday suggesting Obama had let down the voters who vaulted him into the White House in 2008. A pro-Obama group answered with an ad slamming Republican Mitt Romney, featuring a woman who lost her job at a factory that closed after it was bought by the private equity firm Romney co-founded.
New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales	5/22/2012 1:50 PM
The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.
Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts	5/22/2012 1:49 PM
A Silicon Valley tech executive faces charges after authorities say he put fake bar codes on hundreds of Lego sets at various Target stores so he could buy the toys at steeply discounted prices, then sell them online for thousands of dollars in profits.
Senate panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt	5/22/2012 1:49 PM
A Senate panel has approved a foreign aid budget for next year that cuts U.S. assistance to Pakistan and Egypt.
Chicago police get high marks for NATO protests	5/22/2012 1:48 PM
The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most of those who clashed with protesters have been alive.

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