At first glance, it looked like movie night at the neighborhood mosque. Dozens of teenage boys sat mesmerized on the carpeted floor, staring at a screen mounted on the wall.

President Obama's corporate tax reform plan, which is expected to be as he laid out in his State of the Union address, will be unveiled Wednesday, senior administration officials said.

Administration officials said the plan will be consistent with President Obama's commitment to fairness and the message he laid out in the State of the Union address.

Space solutions for the Arctic
Space Daily
by Staff Writers Policy, solutions and funding for new initiatives: ESA is joining forces at two events with decision-makers, universities, industry and users to map how space services can contribute to emerging challenges in the Arctic.

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For the residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, time stopped at 12.51pm on February 22, 2011, when a massive earthquake ripped through the city, destroying homes, lives and businesses.

A New Zealand court granted bail Wednesday to Megaupload millionaire Kim Dotcom, a New Zealand Justice Ministry spokeswoman told CNN.

Medal created in honour of Arctic scientist
CBC.ca
The Royal Canadian Geographic Society will recognize Martin Bergmann, the director of the Polar Continental Shelf Program who died in a plane crash in Resolute last year, by creating a medal for excellence in Arctic leadership, science and exploration.

Arctic Oil Drilling Will Pump Pollution into Pristine Skies
eNews Park Forest
Shell intends to use the Discoverer to drill in the fragile, remote, stormy and icy waters of the America's Arctic Ocean starting this summer. As the sea ice retreats polar bears have a harder time jumping from ice flow to ice flow, forcing them to …
Environmentalists challenge Shell's Arctic ambitions againAlaska Dispatch
Oil drilling in Arctic nears reality as Shell emergency plan is approvedPhysOrg.com
Lawsuit Challenges Air Pollution Permit for Arctic Oil DrillingCenter for Biological Diversity (press release)
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