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The Iraq war has cost the US $2.2 trillion

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Reuters Top News: Study finds Iraq war cost U.S. over $2 trillion http://t.co/xplK4aXriH
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A block by block map of Detroit's $444 million property tax mess

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IMF: It'll take a decade for the global economy to recover from the financial crisis

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alea: IMF chief economist says crisis will last a decade http://t.co/DDv9nmmu
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Upward economic mobility is increasingly uncommon unless you are born "with wealth or particular talents"

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Companies now "crowdsource" their own employees morale

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Early retirement leads to increased mortality rates

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Only 57% of Americans know that free speech is a right

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Amy Resnick: Nat'l civics lessons needed MT @felixsalmon: Only 57% know there is a right to free speech in US | YouGov US Opin Ctr http://t.co/bkEb066o
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A patent troll discusses the high-priced games that big companies play

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Ashwin Parameswaran: On the broken patent system and Nathan Myhrvold's self-interested take on it from @pkedrosky http://bloom.bg/nDY78Z