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China's Hacking Of U.S. Remains A Top Concern

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Staff members use computers at a press center in Beijing. Security experts say hacking of U.S. computers from China is becoming an increasing problem.

By Tom Gjelten

Originally published on Sat February 18, 2012 1:09 pm

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American officials have long complained about countries that systematically hack into U.S. computer networks to steal valuable data, but until recently they did not name names.

In the last few months, that has changed. China is now officially one of the cyber bad guys and probably the worst.

3:25 am

Sat February 18, 2012

'Made In The USA' A Key Issue On The Campaign Trail

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An employee welds a stainless steel tank at JV Northwest in Camby, Ore. U.S. factories have boosted output, and busier factories are helping drive the U.S. economy.

By Scott Horsley

Originally published on Sat February 18, 2012 1:17 pm

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Hourly workers at General Motors will soon be getting profit-sharing checks of up to $7,000 each after the automaker reported record earnings this week. President Obama may also get a political dividend, two and a half years after a government-engineered turnaround.

Obama reminded a group of United Auto Worker members this week that, back in 2009, his rescue of GM and Chrysler had plenty of critics.

3:24 am

Sat February 18, 2012

6 Miles Of Silver Ribbon: Locals Protest Christo

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Artist Christo finances his projects by selling design drawings like this one, a preparatory sketch for the Over the River project on Colorado's Arkansas River.

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Christo traveled thousands of miles to find a canyon that suits his Over the River project, but he faces opposition from some locals near his preferred site along the Arkansas River in Colorado.

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Christo stands next to one of his works at a 2010 exhibition in Paris about the Over the River project. If approved, the installation could begin in the fall.

By KUNC-FM: Megan Verlee

Bighorn Sheep Canyon in Colorado holds a chuckling ribbon of water, with a highway running alongside. Artist Christo wants to drape sections of it — almost 6 miles' worth — with long, billowing panels of silvery fabric.

"The silver-color fabric panel will absorb the color," he says. "In the morning, it will become rosy, in the middle of the day, platinum, and [during] the sunset, the fabric will become golden."

4:46 pm

Fri February 17, 2012

Gretchen Peters: Personal Pain As Universal Truth

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Gretchen Peters' new album is Hello Cruel World.

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Country Music Award winner Gretchen Peters had an eventful 2010: The BP oil spill washed up on her doorstep, a good friend committed suicide, and her son announced that he's transgender. The last of those in particular, she says, got her thinking about personal conflict.

4:41 pm

Fri February 17, 2012

Let Them Eat Funnel Cake: A Napoleon-Based Theme Park for France

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A dark cloud passes over a statue of Napoleon in Vienna.

By Xavier Lacombe

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No celebrity can be truly world renown unless they have their own theme park. Mickey Mouse and Disney have theirs. Now, Napoleon might get his chance too.

Christian Mantei the head of Atout France, the tourism group supporting the endeavor, once told the The Economist that "bosses at Disneyland Paris once said that only Napoleon had the stature to take on Mickey Mouse".

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Sat February 18, 2012