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The Salt
2:52 pm
Fri January 4, 2013

Dumpster Diver TV: Austrians Cook Up Food Waste Reality Show

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The Austrians behind Waste Cooking want to show the culinary possibilities of food that ends up in the trash.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 9:43 am

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It's All Politics
2:50 pm
Fri January 4, 2013

Obama (Officially) Wins! Electoral College Votes Tallied Before Congress

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Vice President Joe Biden shows the certificate of the Electoral College vote for Ohio to House Speaker John Boehner during a joint session of Congress on Friday.
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Senate pages carry the "certificate of vote" at the Capitol on Friday.
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Originally published on Fri January 4, 2013 3:23 pm

President Obama has officially won the election, with 332 electoral votes tallied in his column.

Of course this is old news. But the formal count mandated by the Constitution took place Friday in a joint session of Congress, heavy on ceremony and light on attendance.

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Economy
2:40 pm
Fri January 4, 2013

As 2013 Begins, A 'Pretty Positive' Job Outlook

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The health care sector added 45,000 jobs in December and is expected to see continued growth this year, economists say.
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If you're searching for work in this new year, the Labor Department's final jobs report for 2012 suggests: The trend is your friend in 2013.

The jobs outlook is actually "pretty positive," said John Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an employment consulting firm.

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The Two-Way
2:00 pm
Fri January 4, 2013

Now You Don't See Them, Now You Do: Pelosi Defends Doctored Photo

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The four lawmakers who were, but weren't, there at the time. (We put the oval around them to make them easier to see.)
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Originally published on Fri January 4, 2013 3:12 pm

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The Two-Way
1:24 pm
Fri January 4, 2013

Electoral Votes Are Being Counted

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An image of New York's Electoral College certificate.
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Originally published on Fri January 4, 2013 1:35 pm

Update at 1:30 p.m. ET: The counting is done and as expected, President Obama and Vice President Biden collected all 332 Electoral College votes they earned on Election Day. Their Republican opponents, Mitt Romney and running mate Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, received 206 votes each.

Since it takes 270 Electoral College votes to be elected, the president and vice president have indeed been returned to office.

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