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Facebook’s Mobile Chief: Within 1-2 Years, We’re Going To Be A Mobile Company (Greg Kumparak/TechCrunch)

Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch:
Facebook’s Mobile Chief: Within 1-2 Years, We’re Going To Be A Mobile Company  —  Facebook has their sights locked on mobile.  We know that.  This afternoon at GigaOm’s Mobilize conference, Facebook Mobile Chief Erick Tseng touched on just how crucial mobile is to them — and more importantly, how crucial it will be.

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9/11, A Decade Later — Securing our homeland: Much progress in 10 years, but more to do

Peter King

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Rep. Peter King (R-NY)

As expected, the media and others are paying closer attention to this anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 than they have in recent years. For whatever reason, 10-year, 25-year, or similarly numbered anniversaries of tragedies garner increased interest and coverage.

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Final defendant in NY missile/bomb plot gets 25 years

Mark Rockwell

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Laguerre Payen

A fourth man who participated in plot to bomb New York City area synagogues and bring down U.S. military  aircraft with Stinger surface-to-air missiles in 2009 was sentenced to 25 years for his actions.
Laguerre Payen, a 29-year-old Haitian, was convicted, along with three others on conspiracy charges, brought after an FBI sting operation. Payen’s attorney had requested his client be sentenced separately because of possible mental health issues.

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Steve Jobs Through the Years: Highlights From the D Conference (AllThingsD)

AllThingsD:
Steve Jobs Through the Years: Highlights From the D Conference  —  Since the inception of the D: All Things Digital conference in 2003, Steve Jobs has been a frequent guest onstage, and his appearances make for some of our most popular videos.  Here are a few standouts:  —  D1: Steve Jobs Onstage in 2003, on the Tablet

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