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Small businesses matter to the economy – but so do the big ones
TheNewsTribune.com
According to University of Washington economist Theo Eicher, Microsoft has been the “single largest contributor to economic growth in Washington” since 1990, accounting for 32.4 percent of the total gain in employment. He calculates that the firm

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New DVD and Blu-ray Releases – June 2012
ScreenCrush
A boy teams up with his mom's husband to find his missing grandfather on a magical and mysterious island. 'Safe House' — Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington. An up-and-coming CIA agent goes on the run with the

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Former Met bat boy Kirk Radomski spills juice at Roger Clemens trial, says he
New York Daily News
WASHINGTON — An anxious-looking Kirk Radomski halted for a second and let out a deep breath as he entered US District Court Judge Reggie Walton's courtroom on Tuesday afternoon. Then the man who supplied steroids to Major League Baseball players for

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Pizza may lower prostate cancer risk
Jagran Post
Washington: An ingredient of Oregano, the common pizza and pasta seasoning herb, could potentially be used to treat prostate cancer, researchers including one of an Indian have found. This super-spice, studied by researchers at Long Island University

FDA panel urges approval for Pfizer arthritis drug
AFP
By Kerry Sheridan (AFP) – 4 days ago WASHINGTON — An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urged US regulators to approve a new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis made by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

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