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• Obama’s Fannie Mae Pick Watt Faces Fight Imperiling Housing Deal

  Updated 11 minutes ago

  As a North Carolina congressman, Mel Watt has tried to arm struggling homeowners with a legal “sledgehammer” against lenders and expand the ranks of people eligible to cut their mortgage principal.

• Firm Leaders Survey, Kramer Levin: Business of Law

  Law firm leaders are failing to make the changes necessary to effectively manage their enterprises under today’s conditions, according to a new survey by consultant Altman Weil.

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  Bison-Loving Billionaires Rile Ranchers With Land Grab

  Updated 52 minutes ago

  Linda Poole can’t restrain herself when it comes to the most-polarizing topic in Montana: the reintroduction of purebred bison. As Poole sees it, the bison aren’t a cause. They’re cuddly fundraising mascots helping the American Prairie Reserve to raise money to advance its mission of land accumulation under the auspices of species preservation.

• Science Can’t Pin Powerful Tornadoes on Global Climate Change

  Updated 36 minutes ago

  Powerful tornadoes like the one that leveled parts of an Oklahoma City suburb have varied widely in number in the past three years, for reasons that can’t be blamed on climate change, a federal researcher said.

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  System That Spawned Oklahoma Tornado Moves East

  The storm system that spawned a killer EF5 tornado in Oklahoma yesterday will start to wind down as it brings thunderstorms to the eastern U.S. during the next two days.

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  U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Investors Weigh Stimulus Timing

  U.S. stocks declined, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed four straight weeks, as investors weighed the pace of central bank stimulus efforts amid corporate dealmaking.

• U.S. Nuclear Output Rises To 10-Week High as Reactors Start

  U.S. nuclear-power generation rose to the highest level in 10 weeks as reactors in Connecticut and Michigan finished refueling.

• Duke Joins Denver in Final Four of College Lacrosse Tournament

  Duke University and the University of Denver both pulled out 12-11 wins to reach the semifinals of the men’s national college lacrosse tournament.

• Denver Rallies Past North Carolina to Reach NCAA Lacrosse Semis

  The University of Denver overcame an early six-goal deficit to beat the University of North Carolina 12-11 and reach the semifinals of the men’s national college lacrosse tournament.

• No. 1 Syracuse Advances in NCAA Men’s Lacrosse, Cornell Wins

  Top-seeded Syracuse University topped Yale University 7-6 and Cornell University beat third-seeded Ohio State University 16-6 to reach the semifinals of the men’s national college lacrosse tournament.

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