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'Jihad Jane' shows terrorism-case trendUSA Today - - 1 hour ago SITE Intelligence Group via AP By Oren Dorell and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY For nearly a year, a middle-aged woman from suburban Philadelphia used her computer to fashion a new, frightening identity, federal court documents say. Corey Haim, Actor, Dies at 38New York Times - - 1 hour ago Corey Haim, an actor whose status as a teenage heartthrob of the 1980s gave way to substance abuse and rehabilitation as an adult, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Burbank, Calif. Video: Corey Feldman Interview the Evening his best friend Corey Haim Committed Suicide 
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Hollywood reacts to Corey Haim's death MiamiHerald.com House ends its corporate earmarksBoston Globe - - 25 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Small defense companies, energy firms, and other technology start-ups throughout New England could lose tens of millions of dollars a year because of a decision by House Democrats yesterday to abruptly halt budget earmarks ... House Democrats ban earmarks for private contractors Seattle Times |
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Arab League: Talks on hold
Jerusalem Post - - 38 minutes ago
Moussa says Abbas won't negotiate due to e. J'lem plans; PM has harsh talk with Yishai. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not enter indirect peace talks with Israel as planned, ...
Palestinians Hold to Plan for New Talks New York Times
British official urges Afghanistan to negotiate with Taliban, other insurgents
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called Wednesday for early and substantive political negotiations between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban and other insurgent groups, saying that military successes will never be ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role in Afghanistan Voice of America
Earthquake-rattled Chile to swear in new president
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
SANTIAGO, March 11 (Reuters) - Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera takes office as Chile's new president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding the country after one of the worst earthquakes ever recorded killed hundreds of people ...
Bachelet leaving as `Comforter in Chief' MiamiHerald.com
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Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislation
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
As they push to finish health-care legislation by the end of the month, Democratic leaders in Congress are weighing whether to add another of President Obama's priorities to the package: a popular proposal to ...
On health, Obama has roadblocks in own party Boston Globe
Senate approves $138-billion spending bill Los Angeles Times
It's Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling
Washington Post - - 7 minutes ago
In remarks during a question-and-answer session with law students at the University of Alabama, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. protested the timing of President Obama's State of the Union disapproval of the court's decision in a major campaign ...
Senate Bill on Finance to Include Agency That Tracks Financial Risk
New York Times - - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Senate Banking Committee members from both parties said on Wednesday that they had agreed to include in their regulatory overhaul bill a new Office of Research and Analysis that would provide early warnings ...
Fight to Overhaul Bank Rules Enters New Stage Wall Street Journal
Payday lenders may avoid US oversight Los Angeles Times
FOREX-Yen up after strong China data, Aussie falls
Reuters - - 23 minutes ago
TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - The yen rose on Thursday as traders cut risky positions in other higher-yielding currencies after strong Chinese data added to expectations that Beijing will take more monetary tightening steps and let the ...
Asian stocks lower amid spike in China inflation The Associated Press
US Foreclosure Filings Increase at Slowest Pace in Four Years
BusinessWeek - - 1 hour ago
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- US foreclosure filings rose at the slowest pace in four years in February as the government sought to reduce record bank seizures, RealtyTrac Inc. said.
Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years The Associated Press
NC jobless rate 11.1%
Winston-Salem Journal - - 28 minutes ago
The jobless rate climbed to 11.1 percent -- the highest monthly rate in at least 34 years -- the NC Employment Security Commission reported yesterday.
Unemployment in the state ticks up again in January Beaufort Observer
Sony Names Motion Controller: 'Pla ...
PC Magazine - - 29 minutes ago
At a event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sony finally named the motion controller it originally announced in June 2009.
Sony new motion controller is on the “Move” VentureBeat
Questions about research slow efforts to tackle climate change
USA Today - - 4 hours ago
By Brian Winter By Brian Winter, USA TODAY STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The violent threats are not what bother Michael Mann the most. He's used to them.
Panel Will Review UN Climate Work New York Times
Hands On with Google Maps' Biking Directions
PC Magazine - - 13 hours ago
Ever biked on a dedicated bicycle lane? You can thank visionaries in Davis, CA who established our country's first system of bicycle lanes back in the 60's.
Biz Break: Google to the bike path; plus: Valley's painful jobless rate San Jose Mercury News
'American Idol' semifinals (Top 8 guys): Who rocked? Who tanked?
Entertainment Weekly - - 3 hours ago
It's all over but Didi Benami's crying*. Yes, Idoloonies, the 16 semifinalists of American Idol's ninth season are done singing for our pleasure this week - those lip-synched group performances do not count - and we're going to reward ...
American Idol Episode Recap: The Top 8 Guys Perform Seattle Post Intelligencer
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How Oscar Found Ms. Right
New York Times - - 15 hours ago
KATHRYN BIGELOW'S two-fisted win at the Academy Awards for best director and best film for “The Hurt Locker” didn't just punch through the American movie industry's seemingly shatterproof glass ceiling; it has also helped dismantle ...
'The Hurt Locker' is Oscars' dream film Los Angeles Times
Gerard Butler isn't as 'naughty' as he once was
msnbc.com - 5 hours ago
LOS ANGELES - Gerard Butler may be known as a Hollywood bad boy, but the “The Bounty Hunter” star says he's cooled things down - thanks to anxiety.
Stars set for Bounty Hunter preview The Press Association
Memphis claws up feeble Celtics
Boston Herald - - 1 hour ago
Once upon a time, the Celtics [team stats] were tough. Once upon a time, they intimidated opponents with their relentless defense.
Memphis humiliates Boston 111-91 Kansas City Star
Big Sky meltdown / 'Cats blow lead, fall in title game
StandardNet - - 26 minutes ago
OGDEN -- They only trailed for about 25 seconds of the Big Sky Conference championship game, unfortunately 10 of those seconds were the last of the game.
Weber blows huge lead, shot at NCAAs Salt Lake Tribune
Enigmatic Louisville Falls to Cincinnati
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
The most effective Louisville Cardinal on the Madison Square Garden court Wednesday was once told to transfer by Coach Rick Pitino when he was a sophomore.
Cincinnati finds new identity in New York ESPN (blog)
Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome
New York Times - - 7 hours ago
Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their diseases. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to identify the genetic roots of major ...
Genome work ushers in new genetic era Houston Chronicle
Food product recall jumps by 1.7M pounds over salmonella fears
USA Today - - 7 hours ago
The recall of products containing a potentially salmonella-tainted flavoring ingredient ballooned this week with the addition of 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products from a ...
Herr Foods, Pringles Initiate Food Recalls NACS Online
FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link
Reuters - - 5 hours ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - US regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures.
FDA Will Review Fosamax, Boniva for Safety Wall Street Journal
How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard
New York Times - - Mar 7, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. - Tim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas penthouse suite, a glass of red wine in one hand and a truffle-infused Kobe beef burger in the other, courtesy of the investment bankers who were throwing a party to ...
Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
New York Times - - Mar 7, 2010
In an effort to end the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take a new approach: paying some of them to leave.
Bad Teachers: Reform Them or Retire Them?
Newsweek - - 13 hours ago
NEWSWEEK's Evan Thomas and The New York Times's Elizabeth Green discuss whether educators are born or made. By Elizabeth Green and Evan Thomas | Newsweek Web Exclusive Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link.
Tacos in the Morning? That's the Routine in Austin
New York Times - Mar 9, 2010
Robert Vasquez, right, owns the Tamale House in Austin, Tex. Richard Lanlotz, left, and Jason Coleman were recent customers. By JOHN T. EDGE This series of articles explores American cuisine and its ongoing evolution.
The Top 10 Worst Sucker Punches In Sports
Bleacher Report - Mar 5, 2010
Remember when Elizabeth Lambert yanked another girl down by the ponytail during a BYU-New Mexico game and the whole world went up in arms because women were (OMG!