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The Record
11:03 pm
Wed September 26, 2012

YouTube Shares Ad Revenue With Musicians, But Does It Add Up?

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Donna Summer in 1976. YouTube's Chris Maxcy says the company targets advertising to videos by artists like her and gives a share of the revenue from it to the track's label and publisher.

Originally published on Thu September 27, 2012 9:04 am

It's All Politics
5:57 pm
Wed September 26, 2012

Cherokee Nation Chief Demands Apology From Scott Brown Campaign

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Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., speaks during a news conference in Boston last Friday.

Originally published on Thu September 27, 2012 2:29 pm

Update at 3:30 p.m. ET, Sept. 27

Alleigh Marre, a spokeswoman for Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown's campaign, released a statement, saying:

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It's All Politics
5:27 pm
Wed September 26, 2012

Another Iowa Judge Faces Ballot Box Battle Due To Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

A battle is under way in Iowa over whether a state Supreme Court justice can keep his job.

Critics have launched an all-out campaign to throw him off the bench because of his ruling three years ago clearing the way for same-sex marriage. The judge's supporters are fighting back, but they may need to get over their reluctance to mix politics and the judiciary.

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The Two-Way
4:59 pm
Wed September 26, 2012

What If Google Were Run By Replacement Engineers?

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A spoof site launched by Erik Johnson pretends to offer Google's search engine — if it were run by replacements.

Frustration over the NFL's not-ready-for-primetime replacement referees has inspired web designer Erik Johnson to present Google as if its search engine had replacement engineers at the controls. The result is a web page that looks a lot like the standard Google Search page — with a note that it is sponsored by the NFL.

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Around the Nation
4:54 pm
Wed September 26, 2012

'Wanna Go To The Dance?' Is SO Passe. Try YouTube

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Andrew Forsyth, a high school junior, devised an elaborate scheme to ask his girlfriend, Maddy Powell, to their high school's homecoming dance.

She doesn't know what's about to happen, but this is a moment high school junior Maddy Powell has been waiting for.

She's sitting in her Advanced Placement biology class, and her boyfriend, Andrew Forsyth, is finally going to pop the question.

Don't worry — he's not asking for Maddy's hand in marriage. But what Andrew has planned is perhaps as elaborate as a marriage proposal.

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