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Software industry braces for new phone apps rules

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, "Stack the States," gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, "Stack the States," gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules

Software industry braces for new phone apps rules
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, "Stack the States," gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another

Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plate

Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plate
By By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Salmon that's been genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate. That is, if the company that makes the fish can stay afloat. After weathering concerns about everything from the safety of

Romney's big loss leaves GOP with no clear leader

Romney's big loss leaves GOP with no clear leader
By By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's shadow looms over a Republican Party in disarray. The face of the GOP for much of the last year, the failed presidential candidate has been a virtual ghost since his defeat Nov. 6. He has quietly weathered the fallout of the

Mitt Romney's loss creates GOP leadership vacuum

Mitt Romney's loss creates GOP leadership vacuum
By By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's shadow looms over a Republican Party in disarray. The face of the GOP for much of the last year, the failed presidential candidate has been a virtual ghost since his defeat Nov. 6. He has quietly weathered the fallout of the

Mitt Romney's loss creates GOP leadership vacuum

Mitt Romney's loss creates GOP leadership vacuum
By By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's shadow looms over a Republican Party in disarray. The face of the GOP for much of the last year, the failed presidential candidate has been a virtual ghost since his defeat Nov. 6. He has quietly weathered the fallout of the

Insider trading suspect was model ethics student

Insider trading suspect was model ethics student
By By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bioethics student. Yet the 38-year-old Florida man now finds himself embroiled in what could prove one

US pushes to keep entrepreneur jobs in the country

US pushes to keep entrepreneur jobs in the country
By By RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The Obama administration's top immigration official says his agency is working to attract and keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs who are seeking to start companies in the U.S., a move he hopes will help the nation

Obama, Romney to meet at White House Thursday

Obama, Romney to meet at White House Thursday
By By JULIE PACE and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the election. Obama promised in his victory speech earlier this month to engage