A request by Yemen’s former president to enter the United States for medical treatment remained in flux Tuesday, with Yemeni officials saying a U.S. visa has been approved but the Obama administration insisting it is still considering the matter. Ali Abdullah Saleh, who relinquished power to his vice president Friday, told reporters over the weekend in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, that he was planning to come to the United States to relieve tension after nine people were killed by government forces during mass protests related to the end of Saleh’s 33-year rule. Read full article > >

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Yemeni leader’s request for U.S. visa still in flux

Facebook is expected to file for its initial public offering soon — possibly before the end of this year — and is planning to raise $10 billion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Citing an unidentified person “familiar with the matter,” the report said that the social network’s $10 billion round of funding would give it a total valuation of $100 billion, making it the biggest technology IPO on record. Read full article > >

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How would a $100B Facebook IPO match up?

About $200 million in customer money that vanished from MF Global is believed to have surfaced at JPMorgan Chase in Britain, according to people briefed on the matter.

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DealBook: Money Found in Britain May Belong to MF Global

Major League Baseball’s owners and players are close to an agreement that will include blood testing for human growth hormone, two people briefed on the matter said.

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Two weeks after a report linked Herman Cain to sexual harassment allegations, his wife, Gloria Cain, opened up publicly about the matter Sunday.

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The Caucus: Gloria Cain Says Allegations Don’t Square With Her Husband

The Transportation Security Administration says it plans to fire the screener who left a note in the luggage of a female passenger. A message posted on the agency’s blog late Thursday said, “TSA has completed its investigation of this matter, and has initiated action to remove the individual from federal service.” Read full article > >

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Rick Perry should have backed off. Instead, he doubled down, and in a way that was doubly illuminating — about Perry himself and the degraded state of modern politics. The issue, amazingly enough, is President Obama’s birthplace — months after the release of his long-form birth certificate should have laid the matter to rest. Read full article > >

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Rick Perry and his rivals serve up scare tactics and drivel

Cover your eyes, Winklevii: Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking service, has held exploratory talks with potential partners about entering China, a person familiar with the matter tells Bloomberg. “We are currently studying and…

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Facebook Eyes China Market

According to The Wall Street Journal , with U.S. military strikes now fully underway in Libya, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking seriously the possibility that Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi may attempt a counterstrike against Americans within our borders. Much as in 2003′s Operation Darkening Clouds — when concern over potential Iraqi threats was especially high and the agency scrutinized and compiled information on more than 100,000 Iraqi-born U.S. citizens — the FBI has begun questioning Libyans living in the U.S., in part to suss out potential spies and terrorists :  FBI agents began conducting the interviews this week, according to several people familiar with the matter. The agency’s initial focus is on people with personal or professional ties to Libya, which could lead to thousands of interviews. Officials cautioned that figure was a very early estimate. The FBI is particularly interested in Libyans staying in the U.S. on visas, according to several people who are involved in the matter. The FBI isn’t responding to intelligence pointing to any specific plot or plots, according to people familiar with the matter. Instead, the FBI is trying to determine whether there is a threat to Americans in the U.S. or overseas. FBI agents hope to gain enough information from the interviews to understand how much of a threat Libya poses. Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal .

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The FBI Begins Questioning Libyans in the U.S.

Harry & David, the makers of gourmet gift baskets, could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as Monday morning, sources said Sunday. According to people familiar with the matter, Harry & David has a “prearranged” deal with…

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Harry & David Nears Chapter 11

If the Libyan leader prevails, it could be disastrous for American national security.

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Does it matter if Gaddafi wins?

Less than a month after President Obama signed the health-care reform into law, Justice Stephen Breyer predicted that the legislation would one day make it to the high court. Now that four federal judges have ruled on the matter, it appears that Breyer was right, and he may be weighing in, along…

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Are conservatives endangering the high court?

Having paper ballots is one thing. Seeing them actually be counted, unfortunately, continues to be quite another matter. read more

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New York, Alaska Election Contests Demonstrate, Again, Why Paper Ballots Need to Actually Be Counted

What matters isn’t sexual orientation — it’s job performance.

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Sexuality doesn’t matter on the battlefield

If embracing a Jon Stewart rally is the best moderates can do, we’re in trouble.

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Jon Stewart’s march is no laughing matter