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The Brief Sunday, March 1st 2015

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1. Rand Paul Wins Closely-Watched Conservative Vote
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But the real action was in second place, where Scott Walker took the honors. See highlights from the Conservative Political Action Conference

2. How TV Networks Are Increasing Ads in Your Favorite Shows
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Cable TV networks have found a new way to stuff more commercials into reruns of old TV shows and movies: they're literally speeding them up.

3. Why Your Credit Card Rates Could Be Going Up Soon
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American Express is raising rates on more than one million cards, and annual rates for some customers will climb by an average of 2.5%. Here's what you need to know

4. Jennifer Lawrence Denies 'Screaming Match' With Director
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Jennifer Lawrence had been rumored to have engaged in a vocal argument with the famously temperamental David O. Russell

5. Why the Kremlin Is Blaming a Putin Critic's Murder on 'Provocation'
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says the murder of one of his fiercest critics, Boris Nemtsov, was a "provocation." Nemtsov, a leading figure in the opposition, was shot dead around midnight on Friday

6. Warren Buffett Says He's Found a Successor—But Won't Say Who
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The Sage of Omaha says he and the board have found the "right person" to succeed him as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Even though he doesn't name the person in question, he does say more on the subject than he has in the past.

7. February Was the Coldest Month in History for Some in U.S.
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February was the coldest month ever recorded in parts of the northeastern U.S., breaking century-old records in some areas; Bangor, Maine saw average temperatures of just 6 degrees during the past 28 days

8. Lupita Nyong'o's Stolen Oscars Dress Has Been Recovered
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The as-yet-unidentified thief who stole the 12 Years a Slave star's dress apparently returned it to the London Hotel in Los Angeles. "We believe this dress is the dress that was stolen from the London Hotel," a police spokesman said.

9. Everything We Know About 'Jihadi John'
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The identity of the masked fighter from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria "Jihadi John" has been revealed as Mohammed Emwazi. Here's everything we know about the ISIS fighter so far

10. New York Knicks Star Anthony Mason Dead at 48
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The 6-foot-7 Mason won the NBA's Sixth Man award in 1995 with a Knicks team that was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs in one of its classic clashes with the Indiana Pacers.

11. India's Modi Aims to Put Economy Into Higher Gear
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The newly elected Prime Minister's first full-year budget ramps up infrastructure spending, cuts corporate taxes and introduces a new universal social security system — aiming to both satisfy the business community and help the poor

12. Iraqi Museum Looted During War Reopens in Baghdad
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The Baghdad museum, which places back on display priceless artifacts from ancient Mesopotamia, was intentionally re-opened ahead of schedule as a response to the recent destruction by the militant group ISIS of sculptures at a museum in Mosul.

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