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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A top executive at American International Group Inc has resigned because of pay curbs imposed by the Obama Administration’s pay czar, the insurer announced on Wednesday.

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AIG executive resigns after pay clash

Amazon.com’s growing might and the sizzling success of the Kindle has publishers terrified. Hachette, Harlequin, and others are fighting back

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Archive: Averting a Digital Horror Story

Amazon.com’s growing might and the Kindle’s sizzling success have book publishers terrified

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Publishers Fear E-Book Horror Story

Amazon.com’s growing might and the Kindle’s sizzling success have publishers terrified. Hachette, Harlequin, and others are fighting back

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Publishers Try to Avert E-Book Horror Story

Amazon.com’s growing might and the sizzling success of the Kindle has publishers terrified. Hachette, Harlequin, and others are fighting back

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e-Books: Averting a Digital Horror Story

Think the U.S. real estate bubble was bad? China’s could be worse

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China’s Real Estate Mania

The slump is ending, and Silicon Valley is optimistic—but don’t expect miracles

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IPOs: A Modest Turn Around the Corner

Think the U.S. real estate bubble was bad? China’s could be worse

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Mania on the Mainland

Companies and countries report their emissions but the disclosed amounts often don’t add up to what’s actually in the air

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Table: The Greenhouse Gas Gap

The amounts of carbon in the atmosphere are out of whack with predictions and reported output

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Greenhouse Gases: Who’s Cheating?

Online universities are raking in millions by signing up soldiers as students. But how valuable is the education they’re delivering?

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For-Profit Colleges Target the Military

While Apple’s iPhone grabs headlines, the cheaper iPod touch keeps gaining devoted fans

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iPod Touch’s Holiday Sales Spike Likely Beat the iPhone’s

While Apple’s iPhone grabs headlines, the cheaper iPod touch keeps gaining devoted fans

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Apple’s Dark Horse

The resort underwent a pricey makeover with easy money, and insider lending that bordered on crony capitalism

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How Sea Island Became a Paradise Lost

New Chairman Schapiro could be caving in to business pressure

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Why the SEC Keeps Backpedaling