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E-books outsell all other book types in February (examiner)
In late January, Amazon.com announced that for the first time, paperbacks were outsold by e-books at its site (hardbacks had been eclipsed six months before). On Thursday, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) made it official overall: e-books are now the most popular U.S. reading format.

Neediest and sickest Americans would pay the price under GOP budget plan (latimes)
Rep. Paul D. Ryan's proposals would relieve the government of much of the responsibility for paying for healthcare, but if the result is that individuals carry a heavier burden, is that really a 'path to prosperity'?

The Trump card (Glenwood Post Independent)
As the number of Republicans declaring themselves potential presidential candidates has begun to look like a conga line without music, hope lingered that somewhere unnoticed was a brilliant dark horse biding his sweet time.

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Palin returns with feisty, anti-establishment speech (WMGI-FM Terre Haute)
Conservative Sarah Palin returned to the U.S. political arena on Saturday after several months absence with a feisty speech attacking both the establishment Republican Party and Democratic President Barack Obama and proclaiming "the 2012 elections begin here." In a move apparently aimed at keeping her name in the running for the Republican ...

Democratic report: carcinogens injected into wells (WKYC-TV Cleveland)
Millions of gallons of potentially hazardous chemicals and known carcinogens were injected into wells by leading oil and gas service companies from 2005-2009, a report by three House Democrats said Saturday.

Palin: Wisconsin's governor doing the right thing with unions (Ann Arbor News)
Sarah Palin defended Wisconsin's governor at a tea party tax day rally Saturday, telling hundreds of supporters that his polarizing union rights law is designed to save public jobs.

Blagojevich says he's never considered a plea deal (KansasCity)
Rod Blagojevich said Saturday he never considered a plea deal with federal prosecutors even though the impeached Illinois governor could face the possibility of spending decades behind bars if a jury finds him guilty during his upcoming second trial on corruption charges.Blagojevich spoke to The Associated Press in the dining room at his Chicago ...

Odd work schedules pose risk to health (KATU - News - Healthcast)
Reports of sleeping air traffic controllers highlight a long-known and often ignored hazard: Workers on night shifts can have trouble concentrating and even staying awake.

CA Rep accused of offensive Obama email (WOODTV)
A Southern California Republican Party official is under fire after allegedly sending an email that included an altered photo depicting President Barack Obama as an ape.

Toys 'R' Us to begin selling iPad 2s on Sunday, April 17 (examiner)
Best Buy isn't going to be the only retailer with a supply of iPad 2s on Sunday. Toys 'R' Us, which has sold iPods for quite some time, is going to be hopping on the hot "magical" Apple tablet bandwagon.

Apple sued over in-app purchases, 'exploitation of children' (examiner)
Despite recent changes to iOS, starting in 4.3, such that in-app purchases are harder to do, Apple is now facing a lawsuit over in-app purchases, one which argues that Apple is "exploiting" children in order to bank revenue.

Bonds conviction on obstruction: Will it stand? (SanLuisObispo)
The Barry Bonds trial may have had a strange ending, but his lawyers still face a tough fight in clearing the slugger's name.

Best Buy plans Sunday, April 17 iPad 2 promotion, but only minimum 3 per store (examiner)
Earlier rumors indicated that Best Buy was holding back iPad 2 inventory, for an upcoming, but unknown promotion. Those still jonesing for an iPad 2 will be happy to know that the promotion will arrive on Sunday, April 17, based on a leaked internal screenshot.