The Republican presidential primary contest isn’t over, but in the race to line up the richest donors, it’s Mitt Romney vs. President Obama. Romney has drawn the most support from billionaires, with at least 42 donating to his campaign. Obama is not far behind, with at least 30 billionaire supporters. Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman Jr. follow, with 20 and 12 respectively, according to donor rolls and the current Forbes magazine list of 412 American billionaires. Read full article > >

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In race for campaign funds from billionaires, Romney outpaces Obama

Celtic manager Neil Lennon will look to offer Daniel Majstorovic a new contract if the defender continues his current form.

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When designer Chacho Puebla was a little boy, his grandmothers would lecture him to be careful with his money, to not get involved with a certain type of girl, to get a haircut. But when the current generation becomes grandparents, it’s likely that their advice to the younger generations will take a different tone. Read full article > >

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Savvy grandmas explain the rules for social media

WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to end per-country caps on worker-based immigration visas, a move that should benefit skilled Indian and Chinese residents seeking to stay in the United States and the high-tech companies who hire them. The legislation, which passed 389-15, was a rare example of bipartisan accord on immigration, an issue that largely has been avoided during the current session of Congress because of the political sensitivities involved. Read full article > >

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Exhibitors at the Business Start-up fair at London’s Earl’s Court give their tips on how a small company can grow, in the current financial climate.

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Drew Robinson is the pitmaster at Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q. He previously wrote about serving up gratitude in trouble times and why barbecue matters . There is something magical about fall. You begin to feel a chill in the air, notice the blue hue of the sky deepening and leaves of grass growing greener. The experience is different for everyone, but what we all know is that football season is here. The feeling never hits me the same way twice, but I can always count on it happening as game day approaches and the ritual of the tailgate can be seen spilling onto the streets outside the stadium. Team colors catching my eye, the smell of a good stadium dog, an assured sense of victory are each bits of nostalgia and emotion that bring me back time and again to take part in the madness that is game day . All of us at Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q are football fans; there is no question about that, and we love football fans far and wide. We feel the fervor of football and feed off the passion of other fans. The question is, “why?” Many descriptors come to mind – obsessed, passionate, maniacal – but, to be true, we should stay with the root: fan or fanatic. Fans are fanatic and fanatics are, by definition, excessive in their enthusiasm and uncritical in their devotion. We will spend all week preparing for a few hours and an entire year preparing for a few months (Cue Buddy Holly: “My love is bigger than a Cadillac”). Still we are left with, “why?” Centuries ago people filled the Coliseum and demanded blood, nothing was sacred in that air but victory! We now know that letting a man be consumed by an animal for pure pleasure is wrong – at least by our current code of ethics – however, one man can still defeat another for the sake of institutional honor adorned with colors, shoulder pads and eye black that would make the gladiators of old proud. In the current tradition, we have our Heisman trophy winners, our national champions, our heroes. These are the men who “left it all on the field.” So, what do we do? What can we do? The tribe must come together. My brothers and sisters, who are college football enthusiasts, all know that Saturday signals “the gathering.” We dress for the occasion in things reserved only for that day – it’s often better that way. We drink, cheer, make bets, and philosophize deeply in ways no credible philosopher would descend to do, but would certainly relish the thought of. And, of course, we cook. All of this is labeled as “the tailgate,” a ritual born off the back-of-truck tailgates where common folk would gather to escape the pressures of the world and revel in their team for a period of time. In our native South, the scent of charcoal and scorched wood guides folks to the best of tailgate spots. We are barbecue people. Pig is the meat of choice and the noblest feast of all is the whole hog. Sure, we may eat hot dogs and seven layer dip as hors d’ oeuvres but our true feast is the pig. There may be a Jell-O shot randomly interspersed with a bite of nachos and in those moments, we feast with the indignant pride of a people gorging themselves on the future victory of their team. Those moments are perfect unto themselves, but when the pig is done, we each take a moment of reverence, learned from Sundays in the South , before descending into a frenzy that would inspire William Golding to devour what (for all practical purposes) is the pre-game sacrificial lamb. The people you find at a tailgate come from all walks of life. It’s a time when our place in the social order doesn’t really matter because, just for today, we all eat as kings as we cheer for our gladiators. Once we lick the grease from our fingers and hoist a final toast, it’s time to go cheer on the champions – in the South, this frequently begins with putting a flask in our bootleg. Then, we begin our trek from tailgate to the stadium. We will cheer and recoil in anguish throughout the event doing our best to provide emotional support to the warriors on the gridiron. Ghosts of the past who have built these times and places will fuel the fire of our passion while we pray for victory. But regardless of victory or defeat when it is all over, the tribe will make its way back to where it came from. And, when we do, he who finds the last bits of outside meat still clinging to the coal-stained grates will eat once more and revel in the dream that his team, his gladiators and heroes will march toward victory once again. Food says so much about where you’ve come from, where you’ve decided to go, and the lessons you’ve learned. It’s geography, politics, tradition, belief and so much more and these next two weeks, we invite you to dig in and discover the rich, ever-evolving taste of America in 2011. Catch up on past coverage and read the live blog from our Secret Supper in Chicago on Wednesday night.

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The Obama administration will reassess the proposed route through Nebraska for a major pipeline that would carry oil from Canada to Texas, the State Department announced Thursday afternoon, a move that will delay a final decision beyond the 2012 election. In a statement, the State Department said it has determined it “needs to undertake an in-depth assessment of potential alternative routes in Nebraska … given the concentration of concerns regarding the environmental sensitivities of the current proposed route through the Sand Hills area of Nebraska.” Read full article > >

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F orget hope and change. President Obama’s reelection campaign is going to be based on fear and loathing: fear of what a Republican takeover would mean, and loathing of whomever the Republican nominee turns out to be. Of course the Obama campaign will attempt to present the affirmative case for his reelection, citing legislative achievements, foreign policy successes and the current flurry of executive actions. But his strategists have clearly concluded that selling the president will not be enough, and the contours of the ugly months ahead are becoming increasingly apparent. Read full article > >

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More than 50 years ago, James Brown and the Famous Flames recorded “ Bewildered ,” with the words: “Must I have sleepless night and endless days.” Today, another James Brown must be asking the same question and feeling bewildered by his current situation. The second Brown is a 48-year-old Defense Department contractor who lives in Annapolis. But a crazy string of business problems resulted in him losing his security clearance. So now Brown is without a job. Read full article > >

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Debt at home means no work for defense contractor

The Yankees avoided a potential pitching calamity when their ace pitcher C. C. Sabathia agreed to the extension just hours before the deadline for him to opt out of his current deal.

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A Conservative senator wants the polar bear installed as Canada’s national emblem – calling the current emblem, a beaver, a “dentally defective rat”.

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Polar bear ‘better Canada emblem’

Agencies will be asked to cut 2 percent from their budgets for the current fiscal year, which ends in June 2012, and 6 percent from proposed budgets for next year, saving a total of $2 billion.

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Doctors say the current generation of students has a greater risk of anxiety and depression than previous ones, amid rising debt and job uncertainty.

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Students’ mental health ‘at risk’

The single local victim (so far) of the listeria outbreak lived in central Maryland. He had eaten a Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupe contaminated with one of four strains tied to the current outbreak, which has already caused 72 illnesses in 18 states and claimed the lives of 12 other people. Where the Maryland resident ate the strange fruit, however, remains a complete mystery. Read full article > >

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“At this moment, the Executive Branch has 219 new rules in the works that will cost our economy at least $100 million. That means under the current Washington agenda, our economy is poised to take a hit from the government of at least $100 million — 219 times.” — House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), Sept. 15, 2011 Read full article > >

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John Boehner’s misfire on pending federal regulations