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ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, a 2012 Republican presidential candidate, will deliver a major speech Thursday at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center. The center is part of UM's medical school, where researchers are "vigorously" pursuing stem cell research.
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**FILE** From right: Alan Davidson, director of public policy for Google; Guy Tribble, vice president for software technology at Apple; Justin Brookman, director of the Consumer Privacy Center for Democracy & Technology; and Ashkan Soltani, an independent researcher and consultant, testify May 10, 2011, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Privacy, Technology and the Law subcommittee hearing on the recent revelations about location tracking through cell phones. (Associated Press
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** FILE ** Tech. Sgt. Brandon Longcrier uses white sage to consecrate a pagan worship area on the hill overlooking the Cadet Chapel and the Visitor Center at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., just after sunrise on the winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2009. Sgt. Longcrier is the pagan lay leader at the academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Don Branum)
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Associated Press New basketball coach Paul Hewitt (left), shown with GMU athletic director Tom O'Connor, was 190-162 in 11 seasons at Georgia Tech, including an appearance in the 2004 NCAA championship game.
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Air Force Brig. Gen. Roger Teague says the launch next month of first GEO-1 Space-Based Infrared System satellite is "the dawn of a new era in persistent overhead surveillance." (Lockheed Martin)
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** FILE ** An electronic cigarette and the filter end that holds the liquid nicotine solution is on display. E-cigarettes are plastic and metal devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge, creating vapor that the "smoker" inhales. A tiny light on the tip even glows like a real cigarette. (Associated Press)
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Apple iPhones and iPads collect data on users' whereabouts; who has access to it is the concern of researchers and privacy watchdogs. (Associated Press)
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Although the windows appear recessed, that is actually a function of all the exterior walls of the Passive House being built 8 inches thick to accomodate for extra insulation and sealing. The windows also crank out as opposed to opening up from the bottom, which means they won't have as many sides that they can leak air. This home in Bethesda, Md., which is a joint venture of O'Neill Development Corporation and Peabody Architects, is the first of its kind in the Washington, D.C., area. This image was made Monday, April 18, 2011. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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The open kitchen has stainless steel appliances, granite counters and upgraded cabinetry, some of which has glass fronts.
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Many high schoolers might favor Adriana Papell dresses for prom night, but Facebook is helping them call "dibs" online, assuring no duplicates. (Lord & Taylor Associated Press)
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Kjell Espmark, a poet from Sweden, reads selected poems from his latest collection of poetry, "Lend Me Your Voice" during a lecture on the decision-making process for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, on the campus of Providence College in Providence, R.I.. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
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Using Disney's Second Screen, owners of Apple's iPad can find a generous supply of content to peruse on their tablet while watching Tron: Legacy on Blu-ray.
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The center-island kitchen in the Belmont model has 42-inch cabinets, granite counters and upgraded appliances.
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In this March 22, 2011 product image provided by Research In Motion Ltd., the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook is shown. While Apple has been hawking the iPad for more than a year, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is just getting started with the release of its tablet computer, the PlayBook. The device packs a vivid touch screen, front and rear cameras and support for Flash videos _ a feature lacking in Apple products. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Research In Motion Ltd.)
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Visitors to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum watch as NASA announces that the museum will receive the retired space shuttle Enterprise on a 40 foot long video wall, Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in New York. Shuttles will be going to the Smithsonian Institution, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the California Science Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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** FILE ** In this Nov. 4, 2009, file photo, a Cisco Systems' Flip Video camera is displayed at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc. is exiting parts of its consumer businesses, with plans to shut its Flip video camera business Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, a Cisco Systems' Flip Video camera is displayed at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc. is exiting parts of its consumer businesses, with plans to shut its Flip video camera business Tuesday, April 12, 2011.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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In this CD cover image released by Concord Music Group, the latest release by Paul Simon, "So Beautiful or So What," is shown. (AP Photo/Concord Music Group)
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Arjuna Ardagh and Gay Hendricks stand together in a pastoral setting during the opening sequence of their YouTube video, "Dear Women." (YouTube screen grab)
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In this Feb. 9, 2011 photo, the logo of ITA Software is displayed at the company's office in Cambridge, Mass. Government officials are letting Google proceed with its $700 million purchase of airline fare tracker ITA Software. The deal will establish the Internet search giant as a key player in the online travel market.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
