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The Picture Show
3:37 pm
Mon February 13, 2012

Westminster Dog Show: Introducing The Xoloitzcuintli

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Stewart, a Yorkshire terrier, relaxes in his hotel room after checking in at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel.
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Four of the six new breeds in this year's competition cross 7th Avenue as they arrive in New York in January for a news conference.
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Dazzle, a 2-year-old papillon, is groomed and pampered at the Green Room Salon and Spa at the Pennsylvania Hotel.
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After a grooming session, a standard poodle patiently waits for the show to begin.
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Jenna, a 4-year-old Great Dane from Japan, relieves herself in the outdoor facilities of the Affinia hotel's Spot Suite.
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Elvis, a 4-year-old bearded collie, works out on a dog treadmill at the Pennsylvania Hotel. Show-dog owners make sure their dogs are in top shape before competing.
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A Maltese rests in the staging area during some off-time.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:02 am

It's that time of year — where hair dryers, treadmills and lush hotel rooms aren't reserved for us Homo sapiens, but for our canine best friends. The 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is off and running this week at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Organizers say it's one of the oldest sporting events in the country, second only to the Kentucky Derby.

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Health
3:27 pm
Mon February 13, 2012

Komen Hopes Walkers Won't Walk Out On 3-Day Event

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Several thousand people participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Tyler, Texas, in 2007. Some walkers for this year's races, including the 3-Day walk, are worried that they might have trouble raising money because of the Planned Parenthood controversy.
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Over the weekend, the Susan G. Komen foundation held meetings in 15 cities around the country for people who have registered for this summer's 3-Day walks.

The annual events are key fundraisers for the breast cancer research and treatment organization. But after the recent controversy over Komen's grants to Planned Parenthood, some walkers are worried it might be harder to get donations this year.

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U.S.
3:24 pm
Mon February 13, 2012

U.S. Watches Closely As Oil Drilling Begins Off Cuba

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Fishermen work near the Scarabeo-9 oil rig off the coast of Cuba. U.S. officials are concerned about the potential impact in the case of a spill.
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At the organization Clean Caribbean and Americas, 30,000 feet of floating boom is ready for immediate shipping in the case of an oil spill.
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There are big plans for oil exploration in the Caribbean, not far off the coast of Florida. A Spanish company recently began drilling in Cuban waters — just 55 miles from Key West.

The well is the first of several exploratory wells planned in Cuba and the Bahamas. The drilling has officials and researchers in Florida scrambling to make plans for how they'll respond in case of a spill.

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The Two-Way
3:04 pm
Mon February 13, 2012

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Robbed At Knife Point

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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was the victim of an armed robbery while he was on vacation on Caribbean island of Nevis.

Justice Breyer, his wife Joanna and a friend were at the Breyer home on Nevis last Thursday when a man armed with a machete broke in, took about $1,000 in cash and fled.

According to a supreme court spokeswoman, nobody was hurt, and to date, nobody has been apprehended. Local news outlets in Geneva have reported the FBI is investigating the crime, in addition to local authroities.

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Energy
3:03 pm
Mon February 13, 2012

Natural Gas Boom Energizing The Chemical Industry

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A Shell-owned ethylene cracker plant on Pulau Bukom, Singapore. Several U.S. states are competing for a similar plant the company plans to build in northern Appalachia.
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Just outside of West Virginia's capital city, Charleston, on the banks of the Kanawha River, sits the Institute Industrial Park. Chemical plants have operated here continuously since World War II, when the local factories cranked out synthetic rubber. Today there are industrial pipes, tanks and buildings stretching in just about every direction.

Soon, there could be more.

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