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AOL plants Seed for Internet Age news operation (AFP) AFP - Faded Internet star AOL is reinventing itself as a digital age news operation with an army of freelance writers wielding online tools. March 16, 2010 11:16 PM Google partners call for clarity on China plans (Reuters) Reuters - Chinese firms selling advertising space on Google's search pages have demanded clarity about the Internet company's plans in China, warning they will demand compensation if it shuts its Chinese portal. March 16, 2010 10:56 PM EBay spent $415,000 on lobbying in 4Q (AP) AP - Online auction site operator eBay Inc. spent $415,000 during the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on anti-counterfeiting measures and other issues, according to a disclosure report. March 16, 2010 10:21 PM Google's China Ad Partners Wait in 'incomparable Pain' (PC World) PC World - A group of ad resellers for Google in China have asked the company to explain what will happen to them if Google shuts its China-based search engine, saying they have waited in "incomparable pain" since Google announced the possible move. March 16, 2010 9:40 PM Tech-Savvy Supporters Key to Broadband Plan's Passage (PC World) PC World - Are you ready to get behind the National Broadband Plan? You better be, because if tech savvy broadband users don’t push it through, there is little chance we'll see 100mbps Internet connections for 100 million or bridge the digital divide that today denies broadband to almost that same number of people. March 16, 2010 7:59 PM Microsoft Bing nabs more Web searches in February (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine gained market share in the U.S. in February, according to research groups. March 16, 2010 7:51 PM Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 Browser: FAQ (PC World) PC World - Microsoft's next-generation Internet Explorer 9 browser may not be anywhere close to competition, but you can test drive a "platform preview" of the software that provides a taste of IE9's capabilities. So what's the deal with Redmond's upcoming browser, and how does it differ from IE8 and worthy competitors such as Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera Software's Opera, and Apple's Safari? Here's a quick primer. March 16, 2010 7:29 PM Dotcom celebrates 25th birthday (AFP) AFP - Recognize Symbolics.com? Probably not. But 25 years ago this week the Massachusetts computer maker played a bit role in history -- it was the first company to register a .com address on what would eventually become known as the World Wide Web. March 16, 2010 6:05 PM John Doerr to leave Amazon board (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com Inc said that John Doerr, a renowned venture capitalist who, early on, funded many of the Internet's biggest names, will not run for reelection to the board at the company's next shareholder meeting. March 16, 2010 5:26 PM Microsoft embraces HTML5 specification in IE9 (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Potentially toughening the competitive landscape for its own Silverlight rich Internet application platform, Microsoft will expand support for the HTML5 specification in its Internet Explorer 9 browser, under a plan revealed Tuesday. March 16, 2010 4:33 PM

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How to Find Auto Insurance for Teenagers? (MyNC.com) Unfortunately for young motorists the road leading to affordable auto insurance can be a little more difficult than those who are more mature and have more experience behind the wheel. The reason for this is that younger motorist, especially teenagers are statistically shown to have a higher involvement in traffic collisions. From a statistical standpoint, teenagers are much more likely… March 17, 2010 12:43 AM Pennsylvania Insurance Department: Auto Policy Premiums Likely Unaffected by Vehicle Recalls (The Auto Channel) HARRISBURG, Pa - March 16, 2010: Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario addressed how auto recalls may impact insurance coverage and urged consumers to respond to recall notices from vehicle manufacturers. March 16, 2010 3:16 AM Calif. Low Cost Auto Insurance Program Participation Up 30% (Insurance Journal) California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that in February, the California Low Cost Auto Insurance Program (CLCA) saw the highest number of enrollees in any one month during the ... March 15, 2010 11:26 AM Pennsylvania Insurance Department: Auto Policy Premiums Likely Unaffected by Vehicle Recalls (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) HARRISBURG, Pa., March 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario today addressed how auto recalls may impact insurance coverage and urged consumers to respond to recall notices from vehicle manufacturers. March 15, 2010 3:23 PM West Virginia to Create Electronic Auto Insurance Verification System (Insurance Journal) West Virginia lawmakers want to give police and the courts an easy way to verify whether a driver has required liability insurance. The House has approved a measure previously backed by the Senate ... March 15, 2010 8:41 AM Visteon judge won't halt benefits termination (AP via Yahoo! News) A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday refused to halt implementation of his order allowing auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. to terminate its retirees' health and life insurance benefits. March 16, 2010 10:06 PM Executive Insurance to mark 30th anniversary (The Canton Repository) Founded on April 1, 1980, by Barbara Fausnight, Executive Insurance Group has written home, business, auto, aviation, life, commercial, and workers comp insurance. March 15, 2010 2:55 PM California judge rules on auto insurance language in voters pamphlet (The Sacramento Bee) A three-way fight over the language in a June ballot initiative on auto insurance ended in a draw Friday. March 13, 2010 12:14 AM Massachusetts Warns Car Dealers over Insurance Advice (Insurance Journal) Auto dealers in the Bay State must be careful of what they tell car-buyers about purchasing insurance, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance warns dealers in a newly issued bulletin. State law ... March 15, 2010 8:11 AM DeMarrais: Insurance covers trees, but not water (The Record and Herald News) Now comes the cleanup and figuring out who will pay for it. In many cases, your insurance company will pick up the tab for storm-related damages, especially if they were caused by trees or the wind. March 16, 2010 7:31 AM

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Deceased Georgian luger's family reaches insurance settlement (Sports Illustrated) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The family of the Georgian luge athlete who died in a training crash on the Olympic track hours before the Vancouver Games formally opened last month will receive an undisclosed insurance settlement. March 16, 2010 3:02 PM Family of killed luger will get insurance payout (AP via Yahoo! Sports) The family of the Georgian luge athlete who died in a training crash on the Olympic track hours before the Vancouver Games formally opened last month will receive an undisclosed insurance settlement. Vancouver organizing officials say Nodar Kumaritashvili's family qualifies for a death benefit. VANOC took out insurance on the approximately 5,000 members of the Olympic family, including... March 16, 2010 2:03 PM Marsh Buys Insurance Brokerage Firm (Fox News) Marsh Buys Insurance Brokerage Firm March 16, 2010 5:27 PM Lesson Learned: More Buy Flood Insurance After '09 (ABC News) Learning lessons from '09 flood, more North Dakota and Minnesota residents buy insurance North Dakota - Minnesota - United States - Flood - Red River of the North March 16, 2010 3:24 PM Fewer Ohioans get health insurance from employer (Dayton Daily News) The percentage of Ohioans younger than age 65 who receive health insurance through an employer has eroded from 73.9 percent to 66.3 percent in less than a decade, according to a report released today, March 17, by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.The decline in employer-sponsored insurance was recorded over an eight-year span, from 1999-2000 to 2007-08. And the drop was more significant among ... March 16, 2010 10:48 PM Missouri House sends to Senate plan for voiding federal requirement to buy health insurance (The Kansas City Star) Health insurance amendment JEFFERSON CITY | The Missouri House on Tuesday gave final approval to a proposed state constitutional amendment that would attempt to nullify a possible federal mandate to purchase health insurance. March 16, 2010 11:11 PM Health insurance rate set at 5.17%, minister retained (Chinapost.com.tw) TAIPEI, Taiwan --The national health insurance premium rate will be raised from the current 4.55 percent to 5.17 percent but will only affect those whose monthly salaries exceed NT$60,000 because of offsetting subsidies, the government announced Wednesday. March 17, 2010 12:58 AM Insurance for floods byproduct of update (Times Leader) An estimated 10,301 Luzerne County property owners will have to start buying flood insurance if they still have outstanding mortgages on their properties. That’s because their properties are within flood zones on updated maps. March 17, 2010 1:17 AM New London's school board considering insurance, administrative services changes (The Day) New London - The Board of Education will vote tonight on whether to endorse the idea of self-funded health insurance for city and school employees and whether it would be willing to consolidate March 17, 2010 12:57 AM Hawaii Senators Kill Health Insurance Tax Bill (KITV Honolulu) A bill that would raise health insurance tax by 2.3 percent to 4.3 has been shelved by the state senate. March 17, 2010 1:02 AM