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College football's BCS may be on its way out

Apr 26, 2012
Word is, the BCS will be no longer exist after the 2014 season, and the 'P' word -- playoff -- is being uttered amongst football commissioners.
On the field prior to the 2012 Allstate BCS National Championship Game on January 9, 2012 in New Orleans, La. In a few years, the BCS may cease to exist.
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America's most peaceful states

Apr 25, 2012
The Institute for Economics and Peace has released its annual index of the most peaceful states. The winner is no surprise, because it's won the last 10 times.
Traffic drives past storefronts in Augusta, Maine. The state was named the most peaceful for the 10th time in a row.
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Mad Cow disease detected in California dairy cow

Apr 24, 2012
It's the fourth such cow found in the U.S. food chain in the past nine years, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says there's no reason consumers should worry.

New York voices on the U.S. economy

Apr 23, 2012
The New York primary is Tuesday, the presidential election is this fall. What do New Yorkers want?

Utah officially makes gold and silver legal tender

Apr 20, 2012
The governor signed into law this week that gold and silver coinage is legal tender in the state of Utah. But how does it work?

Activists take on Bank of America with fake website

Apr 19, 2012
"Your Bank of America" offers fake customer testimonials that take aim at the major institution's marketing and brand.

For public good, not for profit.

The man who makes Ben Bernanke look good

Apr 17, 2012
Lenny Gilleo, that's who. He owns a barber shop in the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

Demand for dark chicken meat is rising

Apr 16, 2012
Thanks to TV chefs, the dark meat of chicken thighs and drumsticks are getting a leg up on the once-popular chicken breast.

Mike and Ike are splitting up

Apr 12, 2012
The maker of the eponymous fruity chewy candy has a new ad campaign coming: They're going separate the Mikes from the Ikes and sell them that way.