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Does Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's $70 million gift to USC stack up to other celebrity endowments? (Infographic)
Margaret Aery | May 15, 2013Who else has given millions to universities? Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are in good company.
Agriculture Secretary keeps eye on farm bill, organic farming
Kai Ryssdal | May 15, 2013Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack hopes organic farming will help financially strapped small-scale farmers.
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Acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller resigns
Nancy Marshall-Genzer | May 15, 2013Acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller has resigned from his position, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday.
In France, an encore for recession
Stephen Beard | May 15, 2013France today entered a double-dip recession. It depends on exports to Italy and Spain and they, like many eurozone nations, are still feeling the pinch. Europe's slump is dragging down the global economy.
Angelina Jolie's boon to a small film headed to Cannes
Stan Alcorn | May 15, 2013Until days ago, 'Decoding Annie Parker' -- a film about a genetic researcher and a cancer patient -- was a low-key production with modest ambitions. Then Angelina Jolie revealed she had the very genetic mutation that stars in the film.
How not to take over a company like Sony
Mark Garrison | May 15, 2013If the history of foreign investor activism in Japan is any indication, the outlook for hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb is not too loving.
How a dead TV show like 'The Office' can live on
Sally Herships | May 15, 2013A look at the afterlife of a sitcom like "The Office," which ends this Thursday night. Can anything be gained from internet royalties and syndication?
Rep. Dave Camp prepares to grill IRS over 501(c)(4)s
Kai Ryssdal | May 15, 2013As the House prepares to scrutinize the IRS over its targeting of conservative social welfare groups, the Ways and Means chair wants answers.
The incredible shrinking budget deficit
Noel King | May 15, 2013The Congressional Budget Office reports that this year's federal budget will be the smallest in years -- but don't uncork the champagne yet.
The life of an online professor
Aarti Shahani | May 15, 2013For the growing number of professors teaching Massive Open Online Courses, it means a lot of work, and sometimes stardom, too.
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