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  Sep 23, 2011

  Amanda Knox Appeal Trial Closing Arguments: Lawyers in Last Ditch Effort

  Amanda Knox’s appeal of her conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher is in its final stages as closing arguments from prosecutors began Friday.

• Sep 23, 2011

  Jaycee Dugard to Sue: 'Abduction and Abuse a Result of US Government Failings'

  Jaycee Dugard is suing the U.S. government for not monitoring the sex offender who kidnapped her. Phillip Garrido, who was a registered sex offender at the time of Jaycee’s abduction, was granted an early parole in 1988 for a 1977 kidnapping and rape of another woman.

• Sep 22, 2011

  iPad 3 Release Date to Spark Apple Dominance of Tablet Market Until 2015

  Research firm Gartner predicts that Apple will dominate the Tablet market until at least 2015.

• Sep 22, 2011

  Amazon Launches Kindle E-book Lending With 11,000 Libraries

  Amazon has announced the launch of Kindle library lending Wednesday. Over 11,000 local libraries across the U.S. will be lending Kindle e-books through a system in which users navigate their local library’s website, choose a book, and have it wired to their kindle device with their Amazon accounts.

• Sep 22, 2011

  Arnold Schwarzenegger: New Autobiography to Reveal Details of Love Child Scandal?

  Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to write an autobiography about his life in a new book tentatively titled, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.”

• Sep 22, 2011

  HP CEO Leo Apotheker Fired, Meg Whitman Takes Over Immediately

  Hewlett-Packard Co has ousted CEO Leo Apotheker and has replaced him with former eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman, according to Reuters.

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  Sep 22, 2011

  Will Todd Palin Divorce Rumors Derail Sarah's White House Dream?

  Sarah Palin may yet join the 2012 presidential race. According to the Des Moines Register, Sarah Palin's political action committee, SarahPAC, sent out a fundraising letter on Sept 20.

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  Sep 22, 2011

  Troy Davis Story: President Jimmy Carter Wants Total Rejection of Capital Punishment

  Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has slammed the controversial execution of convicted murderer Troy Davis.

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  Sep 22, 2011

  X Factor USA Debut Flops With Just 12.1M Viewers

  The highly anticipated debut of X Factor USA has failed to impress with only 12.1 million viewers tuning in last night. ABC’s The Middle-Modern Family was the winner of the night, ranking first with 14.3 million viewers.

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  Sep 22, 2011

  Todd Palin Divorce Rumors Swirl as McGinniss Accuses Sarah Palin of Intimidation

  In an interview with the CNN, Joe McGinniss, author of Sarah Palin’s controversial biography, “The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,” has said the Palins “scare and “threaten” people.