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Romney widens lead over Gingrich in Florida: poll (Reuters)

Reuters – White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race.

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Lawmakers try to keep anti-piracy bills on track (AP)

AP – Five days before a critical vote, senators are abandoning an anti-piracy bill they had supported after an outpouring of online opposition to tinkering with Internet freedoms.

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Holiday tribute to troops from Obama, first lady (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama is wishing a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all Americans in his weekly radio and Internet address, with a special message of thanks to the troops.

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US appears to soften ban on online betting (AP)

AP – The Obama administration appears to have softened a U.S. ban on Internet gambling.

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Kid band Vazquez Sounds takes Mexico by storm (AP)

AP – Ten-year-old Angie Vazquez has become an Internet phenom belting out a soulful cover of Brit pop star Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” In an online video seemingly shot at home, her teenage brothers Abelardo and Gustavo play the keyboard, guitar and drums.

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Black group targets corporations over voting laws (AP)

AP – An online advocacy group is urging corporations that market to African-Americans to stop giving money to a conservative organization working for stricter voting laws.

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First-class mail: Just a little bit s-l-o-w-e-r (AP)

AP – Already mocked by some as “snail mail,” first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more than 250 processing centers

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First-class mail: Just a little bit s-l-o-w-e-r
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More TV Channels Coming To Xbox Live (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – A week after Microsoft and Verizon announced that FiOS channels are coming to the Xbox 360, the software giant is unleashing more apps to allow TV viewing online via the hit gaming console.

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Hearing airs tribes’ issues with Internet gambling (AP)

AP – Native American tribes said Thursday they want their share of the jobs and revenue if online gambling is allowed in the U.S, but they don’t want to lose their sovereignty to get it.

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Hearing airs tribes’ issues with Internet gambling
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Internet helps military connect to Main Street (AP)

AP – A nagging worry stumps military leaders in the waning days of two unpopular wars amid calls to drastically cut defense spending.

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Internet helps military connect to Main Street
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