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After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill (AP)

Megaupload.com employees Bram van der Kolk, also known as Bramos, left, Finn Batato,second from left,  Mathias Ortmann and founder, former CEO and current chief innovation officer of Megaupload.com Kim Dotcom (also known as Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor), right, appear in North Shore District Court in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. The four appeared in court in relation to arrests made to Megaupload.com, which is linked to a U.S. investigation into international copyright infringement and money laundering. (AP Photo/Greg Bowker, New Zealand Herald) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP – Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.


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To Parcells, Tom fits the Big Blue bill

Tom Coughlin and Bill Parcells are not best buddies, but there is no denying the Big Tuna’s influence when you examine Coughlin’s long and winding run with the Giants. Parcells, the greatest Giants coach of them all, won his first Super Bowl in his fourth season and his second Super Bowl in his eighth and final year.

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Cops: Man tried to use $1M bill at NC Walmart (AP)

AP – Do you have change for a million-dollar bill?

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Obama signs defense bill despite ‘reservations’ (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having “serious reservations” about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists.

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House GOP leaders want new payroll tax cut bill (AP)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, briefs reporters after lawmakers from both political parties came together on an 11th-hour deal to keep the government from shutting down, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.  From left are, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, Boehner, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – Top House Republicans said Sunday they oppose a bipartisan, Senate-approved bill that extends a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and said congressional bargainers need to write a new version lasting a longer time.


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Boehner wants new bill cutting payroll tax (AP)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, flanked by Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, left, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., briefs reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, after  lawmakers from both political parties came together on an 11th-hour deal to keep the government from shutting down.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – House Speaker John Boehner says he opposes a Senate-approved bill extending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and wants congressional bargainers to write a new measure that would last an entire year.


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Payroll tax bill faces uncertain House prospects (AP)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, flanked by Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, left, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., briefs reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, after  lawmakers from both political parties came together on an 11th-hour deal to keep the government from shutting down.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – The Senate-approved bill temporarily preventing a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-term unemployed faces uncertain prospects in the House, where many rank-and-file GOP lawmakers have told their leaders they are ready to reject the measure.


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