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Ukraine tense as election fraud allegations fly Ukraine tense as election fraud allegations fly

The Ukraine Central Election Commission posted an announcement late Monday on its website showing Viktor Yanukovich is in the lead to be Ukraine's next president. But his main rival Yulia Tymoshenko is alleging fraud.

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FDR, BHO and the Audacity of Arrogance

Barack Obama loves to be compared to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. Abraham Lincoln he definitely is not, but the FDR analogy is apt.

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NATO officials mull Taliban talks but rule out direct contact

At a security conference in Munich, US and NATO officials says that an Afghanistan plan to negotiate with the Taliban won't include 'direct contact' between the US and the insurgents.

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December consumer borrowing drops for 11th consecutive month

The Federal Reserve said Monday that US consumers borrowed less in December for the eleventh month in a row and that more where saving cash and paying down credit card balances as fear over the direction of the US economy continued.

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INSIDE BUSINESS

CVS Caremark 4th Qtr Profit Beats Estimate

Drug chain CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) reported an 11% boost in fourth quarter profit Monday, beating the street estimate thanks to its pharmacy benefits management unit which post a 14.5% gain in revenue.

Boys Toys Lifts Hasbro 4th Quarter Profit

Toymaker Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) reported a 77% gain in fourth quarter profit Monday, buoyed by an increase in boys toys.  Hasbro earned $1.09 per share, beating the street's estimate by more than a Transformer could toss a Tonka truck.

Good news at the pump. Average gas price down 5 cents.

While stocks took a pounding last week and gold prices right along with equities fell, consumers had something to smile about as the nation's average price for a gallon of gasoline dropped nearly 6 cents at the pump.

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

Dockers free pants ad: a Super Bowl spot that worked

The Levi Strauss ad on Super Bowl Sunday apparently enticed a lot of people to search online for how to enter to win a pair of Dockers free pants.

Top 5 Super Bowl ad winners as chosen by the people

A protective pre-teen, a pummeled Betty White, and a Google love story are viewers favorite Super Bowl ads.

"American Idol" judge promotes "Helping Haiti" Video

Simon Cowell's global release of the Helping Haiti single "Everybody Hurts" features a documentary video of the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti. "Extra" gives readers a first-peak at Cowell's video release.

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