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Microsoft's Gates supports corporate tax scrutiny

2013-05-28 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Software giant previously called out for shifting intellectual property income to offshore subsidiaries.

Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny

2013-05-23 02:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Organizing for Action - a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign - has posted five tweets in the past week about climate change using the @BarackObama Twitter account. OFA's mission is to promote the president's agenda on a wide range of issues, from guns to immigration. But now that it's focused on global warming, there's some tension with the agenda inside the administration. This week, Organizing for Action unveiled a website urging supporters to "Call Out the Climate...

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Climate's role in US droughts is under scrutiny

2013-04-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: CAN the extreme drought that devastated crops across the US Midwest in 2012 be blamed on global warming? Probably not, according to a report from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). But the conclusion has been met with stinging criticism from another leading climate scientist. The controversy highlights the need for better methods to assess if and how extreme weather events are linked to climate change. Martin Hoerling of NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in...

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Verizon's new phone upgrade policy draws scrutiny

2013-04-18 15:48:41| CNET News.com

Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo says he doesn't believe the company will face a backlash from extending the upgrade period by two months to 24 months. [Read more]

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