| Patriot or No. 12, Either Way This Super Bowl Is a Win-Win
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 I should start by saying I'm not a football fan. It's only fair to say that first. So don't fill the comments with that observation; I'm owning that fact up front. However, I'm a homie fan -- I love where I live, and I love local pride. I live an hour north of Seattle, in one of the most beautiful places you can find anywhere, and I'm not shy about tooting that horn. While I'm not generally a football fan, I notice when the home team, the Seattle Seahawks, is out front, and regardless of who's playing, I watch the Super Bowl each year. Still, even that is tainted by the fact that I'm ...
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| RadioShack, Hedge Fund Hashing Out Auction Process
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 Hedge fund Standard General LP is in talks to serve as the lead bidder at a bankruptcy auction for struggling consumer-electronics retailer RadioShack Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
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| At GM, High Hopes for Finance Unit
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 When GM reports earnings on Wednesday, it will likely reiterate a lackluster profit outlook for its lending unit this year. But it has lofty expansion plans this year for GM Financial, and executives expect to start raking in bigger profits by 2016.
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| Amazon Makes a Push on College Campuses
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 Amazon has struck deals with three large universities—Purdue, UMass Amherst and UC Davis—to operate co-branded websites selling textbooks, ramen noodles and most other items available on Amazon.com.
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| Refineries Stay Open Amid Walkout
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 United Steelworkers at refineries that produce nearly 10% of the nation's gasoline, diesel and other fuels went on strike Sunday, after weeks of contract negotiations broke down, union officials and companies said.
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| Alstom Gets Break on Fine
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 When the U.S. Justice announced a record $772 million foreign-bribery settlement with Alstom in December, there was a hitch: the French company couldn't pay without hurting its ability to do business.
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| Man arrested after climbing bike rack outside White House
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| A man who climbed a bicycle rack outside the White House fence on Sunday has been charged with unlawful entry, the U.S. Secret Service said.
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The South Lawn of the White House is pictured in Washington January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
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