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Will Amex chief  be next Treasury secretary?
Obama officials have approached American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault about joining the administration in either a cabinet post or as a White House adviser, according to Bloomberg News. Read More

Former S.C. governor Mark Sanford may run for Congress
Most folks remember Sanford as the man who said he was “hiking the Appalachian Trail” when, in fact, he was down in South America making time with his Argentine mistress, who's now his fiance. Are S.C. voters ready to forgive? Read More

Would you pay to send emails on Facebook?
As part of an update to its messaging system, the popular social network will test a new concept that charges people to send messages to someone outside their networks. Read More

Today's Video:
Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington, co-stars of the highly-anticipated slave revenge epic "Django Unchained," talk about how blacks actors are perceived, recognized and cast in Hollywood.

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