Obama joins Jagger, B.B. King, to belt out blues (AP)
AP – The president just couldn’t say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them.
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Justices will review racial preference for college (AP)
AP – The Supreme Court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative action programs.
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Dell shares fall on earnings miss, outlook (Reuters)
Reuters – Dell Inc forecast fiscal first-quarter revenue below Wall Street’s expectations, stoking fears the PC industry has not fully emerged from its downturn and sending the company’s shares more than 4 percent lower.
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MF Global failure creates tax crunch for farmers (Reuters)
Reuters – With the tax man breathing down his neck, Ohio farmer Tony Rohrs is scrambling to figure out how much money he made last year in an account at MF Global.
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Comcast to take on Netflix with Web video service (Reuters)
Reuters – Comcast Corp, the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, became the latest major name to take on Netflix Inc on Tuesday when it announced plans for an online video service offering a library of TV shows and movies.
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Wal-Mart holiday price cuts hit profits (Reuters)
Reuters – Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s price cuts hurt its fourth-quarter profit, reminding investors that steps the world’s largest retailer is taking to bring back shoppers do come at a cost.
Affirmative action in college admissions goes back before Supreme Court (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor – The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to take up a potential blockbuster case testing the constitutionality of race-based admissions policies at the University of Texas.
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Seoul holds military drills despite NKorea threat (AP)
AP – South Korea on Monday conducted live-fire military drills from five islands near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea, despite Pyongyang’s threat to attack.
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44 killed in Mexico prison riot; guards detained (AP)
AP – An inmate riot that may have been staged to cover a breakout killed 44 prisoners Sunday, and the jail’s director and all guards on duty at the time have been detained, a security official said.
Iran halts oil sales to UK, France on eve of talks (Reuters)
Reuters – Iran ordered a halt to its oil sales to Britain and France on Sunday in a move seen as retaliation against tightening EU sanctions, as a team of U.N. inspectors flew to Tehran to press the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear program.
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