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Obama says he'll cut taxes, end oil dependence- Before an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.
More than 84,000 attend Obama convention speech- More than 84,000 people have jammed into Invesco Field at Mile High stadium to hear Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech, city officials say.
- The spinning core of Gustav bore down on southern Jamaica on Thursday evening after leaving 67 people dead in Hispaniola. Texas and Louisiana put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary.
As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning- With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.
- A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial that ended with some of the jurors shaking hands and hugging the defendant and his sobbing mother.
- An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials.
Ask.com Completes Acquisition of Lexico - Owner of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com
OAKLAND, Calif.
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The all-cash transaction was announced on
"The combination of Lexico's strong growth and assets with Ask.com's
industry-leading search experience significantly expands our audience reach,
and aligns perfectly with our customers' needs," said
About Ask.com
Ask.com, a wholly-owned business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), is one of the
leading general search engines on the Internet. The Ask Network of sites has
more than 130 million worldwide unique monthly users according to
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