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  • A number of law schools across the country are being sued by former students who claim they inflated the numbers on post-graduate job placement.

  • A sign with the 'like' symbol stands in front of the Facebook headquarters on February 1, 2012 in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook filed paperwork for its IPO late yesterday.
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    Facebook's initial public offering means that the general public now knows more about the company than it did yesterday. In Nebraska, farmers don't typically save, but instead invest back into their farm, with more land or new equipment. Happy Groundhog Day!

  • A general view of a grounds keeper shoveling snow on the field during the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Jets on December 21, 2008 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Wash.
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    Super PACs are allowed to spend unlimited cash, as long as they reveal where the money's coming from — but it is often still hard to know who is making the donations. Gambling isn't the only thing the Nevada economy has to offer in this election year. And does a foreclosed home down the block hurt your chances of staying above water?

  • With news that Adam Sandler might be ready to work on a Candy Land movie, we look at whether bringing board games to the big screen can really work.

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during a celebration to mark 10 years of the euro in Berlin on Jan. 23, 2012. European leaders agreed today on a deal for more fiscal unity, based around the German model of austerity.
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    Facebook's IPO looks to be drawing near, and even if you aren't investing in the company, it could still offer you something valuable. We take a look at the current state of the gambling industry through the eyes of the president and CEO of Caesars. And our election 2012 coverage kicks off with peek into the Real Economy of Nebraska, a place where agriculture still takes center stage.

  • The president and CEO of Caesars Entertainment speaks about where gambling is doing the best now, and where he hopes to expand in the near future.

  • Heading into the Florida primary, we went to the CEO of NASCAR to get a glimpse at the state's economic situation.

  • Customers walk to a Wendy's restaurant on June 13, 2011 in Chicago, Ill. The company experienced big losses last quarter, in part because of rising food prices.
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    One European company is offering interest paid in chocolate to its lenders, who are also customers. As soon as this week, regulators could green-light construction on two new nuclear power reactors in Georgia. Why can't European leaders seem to get enough of summits, and will they eventually be able to find a solution to the debt crisis there? And a warm weather winter also means a heating fuel glut.

  • Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot, stands near a scientific experiment on the lunar surface. Man's first landing on the Moon occurred July 20, 1969.
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    Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been grabbing headlines with his proposal to establish a "moon colony." Is it likely to happen?

  • Icelandic singer Bjork's latest gig: teaching middle school science classes.
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    Social networking site Twitter has announced that it can now censor certain messages based on a country's policies. In Western China, Tibetans are once again stepping up their protests in the quest to gain more independence. And what is the role of airports in a city's, or nation's, economy? Happy Earned Income Tax Credit Day!

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