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How Tim Cook is changing Apple

tech.fortune.cnn.com — Steve Jobs' successor is making his mark and trying to keep the Apple magic going. FORTUNE -- In February of this year, a group of investors visited Apple as part of a "bus tour" led by a research analyst for Citibank.
"People are embarrassed by Siri," says one former [Apple] insider. "Steve would have lost his mind over Siri." http://t.co/Cu6gXhsy
Apple's CEO says Facebook is "the one company that is closest to being Apple." http://t.co/Q3fdvmeg

Morgan Stanley made money on Facebook share drop

finance.fortune.cnn.com — Reputation aside, Facebook's bungled IPO turned out to be a very good trade for its investment bankers. FORTUNE -- Here's another example of how on Wall Street for the big banks its heads they win, tails they win.
RT @lexharis: Morgan Stanley didn't just make a lot in IPO fees. It also made a bundle as Facebook shares sank http://t.co/Q1RfhZZ4
Morgan Stanley didn't just make a lot in IPO fees. It also made a bundle as Facebook shares sank http://t.co/Q1RfhZZ4

Powell favors same-sex marriage

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) - Gen. Colin Powell said Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room" that he supports legal same-sex marriage, either at the state or federal level. "I have no problem with it," he said in the interview, which will air at 5 p.m. ET.
RT @BreakingNews: Gen. Colin Powell tells CNN he supports legal same-sex marriage, at state or federal level - @cnnbrk http://t.co/Oe1qmE73
Traditional marriage had developed WMD. MT @BreakingNews: Gen. Colin Powell supports legal same-sex marriage http://t.co/wC9K8glO
Times a-changin' RT @BreakingNews: Gen. Colin Powell supports legal same-sex marriage, either at state or federal level http://t.co/GsGRUClk
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Powell favors same-sex marriage

situationroom.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) - Gen. Colin Powell said Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room" that he supports legal same-sex marriage, either at the state or federal level. "I have no problem with it," he said in the interview, which will air at 5 p.m. ET.
Colin Powell tells @WolfBlitzerCNN he has “no problem” with gay marriage. Watch full intv 5pm @CNNSitRoom http://t.co/cNZnwihL
RT @CNNSitRoom: Colin Powell tells @WolfBlitzerCNN he has “no problem” with gay marriage. Watch full intv 5pm on #CNN http://t.co/W5War3qY
Colin Powell on same sex marriage: "No problem with it...support the president's decision." http://t.co/SPwZNNp2 Airs in 15 minutes on @CNN
Colin Powell tells @WolfBlitzerCNN he has “no problem” with gay marriage. Watch full intv 5pm @CNNSitRoom http://t.co/GZAdGoWx
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Crazy talk: Why the 'birthers' still don't believe Obama

cnn.com — Washington (CNN) -- Dark theories about President Barack Obama's citizenship show no signs of fading away. But "birthers," as those skeptics of Obama's heritage are known, no longer seem relegated to tinfoil hat fringes of American politics.
Dear smart conservatives: what does the increasing popularity of birtherism in your party mean to you? http://t.co/43jd93b6
Birtherism is increasingly influential at the state level in the GOP. But we're not supposed to call them crazy. http://t.co/43jd93b6
Solid story from @PeterHambyCNN on why Birthers won't go away -- and why this could be problematic for Romney: http://t.co/8D0J0NBk #2012
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Democratic group infuses another $1 million into Wisconsin recall election

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) - With less than two weeks to go until the recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the Democratic Governors Association says it's spending an additional $1 million to try and oust the Republican governor.

Are these shorts too short? Foreigners told to cover up in UAE

cnn.com — Asma Al Muhairi started campaign after seeing woman in skimpy shorts in a Dubai shopping mall Shopping malls in the United Arab Emirates expect visitors to cover their knees and shoulders Brochures should be given out at airports explaining the need for modest dress, say campaigners Editor's note: Each month, Inside the Middle East takes you behind the headlines to see a different side of this diverse region.
Who wears short shorts? Foreigners in the UAE, according to some Emiratis: http://t.co/ncLG04jQ #UAEdresscode

Official: 122 girls, 3 teachers poisoned at Afghan school

cnn.com — Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- More than 120 girls and three teachers were admitted to an Afghanistan hospital Wednesday after being poisoned in their classes with a type of spray, a Takhar provincial official said. The incident occurred in the provincial capital of Talokhan, in the Bibi Hajera girls school, said Dr. Hafizullah Safi, director of public health for the northern Afghanistan province.
Sickening. "Official: 122 girls, 3 teachers poisoned at Afghan school" http://t.co/9M8pERs9 #nscnn

Hurricane Bud picks up steam

cnn.com — updated 2:26 AM EDT, Thu May 24, 2012 (CNN) -- Hurricane Bud formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico late Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported. The Category 1 storm with 75 mph winds was located about 385 miles (620 kilometers) southwest of Manzanillo, and was tracking to the north at 6 mph.

Tim Cook's Apple: More MBAs, more emphasis on execution

tech.fortune.cnn.com — How the company is changing in the post-Steve Jobs era FORTUNE -- Adam Lashinsky, whose 240-page book Inside Apple taught us more about how Apple (AAPL) works as a company than 656 pages of the biography, has the cover of current issue of Fortune: How Tim Cook Is Changing Apple.
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