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'Do Not Track' Internet privacy initiative struggles to keep momentum Nov 29th 2012, 05:01 The two-year-old drive to give consumers a simple way to block companies from tracking their behavior as they move across the Internet has faltered, say participants in the process who are struggling to reconcile privacy concerns with an advertising model that pays for many free Internet services. Read full article >> The 15 hottest start-up cities in the world Nov 28th 2012, 13:00 The United States is still the premier destination for high-growth businesses, but several cities in other parts of the world are climbing the rankings. The Startup Genome recently released new start-up ecosystem rankings based on data collected from 50,000 young companies around the world. Researchers took into consideration each city's total start-up output, availability of funding, wealth of talent, and other components considered vital to launching new businesses. Read full article >> Wonkbook: Some Republicans move toward immigration reform Nov 28th 2012, 12:03 Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas's morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog. Read full article >> FCC chief's painstaking approach earns mixed reviews in turbulent times for telecom industry Nov 28th 2012, 11:00 When he isn't chairing the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski enjoys a seat at a poker table. And as it turns out, he approaches cards much like he regulates: with great caution. Quiet, brainy and restrained, the nation's top telecom cop and law school friend of the president takes pains to carefully evaluate each hand. He typically shies away from high-stakes, high-risk rounds. Instead, he'll stick with Texas Hold 'Em long enough to size up rivals, but not long enough to test his luck — even with a decent hand, according to people who have played with him in the homes of Beltway government officials, journalists and sports pros. Read full article >> Obama public relations effort aims to avoid 'fiscal cliff' Nov 28th 2012, 01:53 The White House signaled Tuesday that it will try to marshal the momentum from President Obama's reelection triumph into another victory at the negotiating table, launching a full-fledged public relations effort to avoid a "fiscal cliff" that could jolt the nation back toward recession. Read full article >> A thrifty but Grinch-free holiday Nov 28th 2012, 01:40 I was tickled at what my 17-year-old said when her aunt asked her what she wanted for Christmas. "Well, when you get older the number of gifts decreases, so I'll get one or two big gifts," she said. "It's really not fair, but I've come to accept it." Read full article >> Americans continued paring household debt in third quarter Nov 28th 2012, 01:34 Americans continued cutting back on household debt in the third quarter of the year as declining mortgage balances outpaced rising student and auto loans, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday. Read full article >>

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