The eviction from their million-dollar home could come at any moment. Keith and Janet Ritter have been bracing for it — and battling against it — almost from the moment they moved into the five-bedroom, 4,900-square-foot manse along the Potomac River in Fort Washington. Read full article > >

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A million-dollar mortgage goes unpaid for years while couple fights foreclosure

As energy companies from Spain, Russia and Malaysia line up to drill for oil in Cuban waters 60 miles from the Florida Keys, U.S. agencies are struggling to cobble together emergency plans to protect fragile reefs, sandy beaches and a multibillion-dollar tourism industry in the event of a spill. Read full article > >

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Facebook executives with lucrative stock options, aren’t the only ones set to benefit from the company’s highly anticipated debut on the stock market this spring. The social media juggernaut stands to save billions of dollars on its tax bill, as well. Read full article > >

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The federal government is doing a poor job of coordinating its responsibilities in dozens of areas, including food safety, breast cancer research, assistance to small business owners and home buyers and background investigations for federal job applicants — a disorganization that could be costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars annually, according to a new report. Read full article > >

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A judge in New Zealand has released Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on bail Wednesday, ruling that the executive had no assets that could help him flee the country. Dotcom, who ran the file sharing Web site Megaupload has been in custody since Jan. 20, the Associated Press reported , and had been denied bail earlier because the state of his bank accounts and other assets was unclear. Millions of dollars worth of cash, cars and other goods were seized by law enforcement officials following the executive’s arrest. Read full article > >

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Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said Thursday that he wants to see a billion-dollar casino on the banks of the Potomac River, arguing that a “high-end” gaming destination at National Harbor would be a catalyst for economic development and generate much-needed tax revenue. Read full article > >

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The president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is in a billion-dollar dispute with his former workplace over accusations that he walked away with research.

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Newly disclosed details of the millions of dollars flowing into political groups highlight not just the scale of donations from corporation and unions but also the secrecy surrounding “super PACs.”

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Facebook filed Wednesday for its much-anticipated initial public offering, a move that will for the first time put a dollar figure on the world’s online addiction to sharing comments, photos and videos with friends and family. Read full article > >

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While the authorities have traced hundreds of millions of dollars from MF Global, investigators do not know whether they can retrieve the money.

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Sometimes earmarking government money pays off for U.S. lawmakers — even after they’ve left office. A new report has found seven former lawmakers who have lobbied Congress on behalf of organizations that they funded while in office. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington found that former lawmakers have received $1.9 million in revenue from lobbying clients that they funded with taxpayer dollars when sitting in Congress. Read full article > >

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Paula Deen is expected to make a big announcement, or rather issue a revelation, that she has been living with Type 2 Diabetes. The Daily is reporting the Southern cook-restaurateur has been trying to keep the condition under wraps, but recently has been working on a multimillion-dollar deal with a pharmaceutical company to promote the medication she has been taking for the disease. Read full article > >

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President Obama appears increasingly unlikely to break the billion-dollar fundraising mark for his 2012 reelection campaign — although he will almost certainly have a financial advantage over his eventual Republican opponent in November. Read full article > >

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In a web video released in the wee hours of Thursday morning , Jim Messina, who is managing President Obama’s re-election race, had a message for those speculating about how much the incumbent might raise in pursuit of a second term. Read full article > >

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Updated and corrected 5:54 p.m. ET Tens of thousands of firefighters employed by the federal government battled flames last year that scorched more than 8 million acres and caused billions of dollars in damage. And what were the Capitol Hill staffers responsible for their fates doing? Playing games — literally. Read full article > >

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