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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day

March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
Five reasons the S&P downgrade isn’t so bad – and one word of caution
In Pictures: Graduation 2011
Top Super Bowl commercials 2011: six winners and losers

Would a CIT failure derail the economy?

Plans for a government bailout of small-business lender collapsed Wednesday.
Outpouring over Michael Jackson unlike anything since Princess Di

Nostalgia for a musical prodigy seemed to trump the pop star's dark side, as albums sold out and fans swamped social media with tributes.
Better grades through cash

Ideas: New programs offer incentives to motivates students to study.
Life imitates Harry Potter
Why your happiness matters to the planet

Surveys and research link true happiness to a smaller footprint on the ecology.
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Clinton-Obama: perils of a long Democratic battle

A duel that goes for months weakens the winner. Right?
Fed races to ease market fears

Its rate cut of 3/4 of a point is the largest in at least 20 years.