With that provisional compromise now dead, the takeover deal will have to pass through the U.K. Competition Commission to win passage, a lengthy process with an uncertain outcome.

FORBES: The Twisted Logic of Murdoch's Pivot on BSkyB Deal

The tax initiative ultimately failed when a broader measure that it was part of didn't pass, and now it is essentially dead because of GOP control of the House.

WSJ: Financiers Switch to GOP

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi pushed Obamacare through the House of Representatives in the dead of night, announcing that Congress would have to pass the law so that we mere citizens could find out what was in it.

FORBES: Big Brother Is Increasingly Watching You

They were found dead Saturday after being buried in snow on a high mountain pass in Colorado's White River National Forest, officials from the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said.

CNN: Authorities identify Colorado avalanche victims

The casual observer might presume that soccer has experienced some kind of paradigm shift akin to baseball's transition from the dead-ball era or the NFL's recent transformation into a pass-happy league.

WSJ: The Phenomenon of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Selfishly reluctant to pass the torch to the next generation, he's also trapped in a dead marriage, partly of his own doing, and compulsively flirts with much-younger women.

WSJ: Review: Spirited, sexy version of 'Master Builder'

If you thought that MSI would allow CES to pass it by without unleashing a veritable smorgasbord of new kit upon us, you're dead wrong.

ENGADGET: MSI at CES: Wind U115 / U120, NetOn all-in-one PC, gaming laptops galore