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'Jihad Jane' shows terrorism-case trend

USA Today - Oren Dorell, Kevin Johnson - ‎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 38

New York Times - Dave Itzkoff - ‎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.

House ends its corporate earmarks

Boston Globe - Matt Viser - ‎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 ...

Arab League: Talks on hold

Jerusalem Post - Khaled Abu Toameh, Herb Kei - ‎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, ...

British official urges Afghanistan to negotiate with Taliban, other insurgents

Washington Post - Karen DeYoung - ‎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 ...

Earthquake-rattled Chile to swear in new president

Reuters - Mica Rosenberg, Alonso Soto - ‎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 ...

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Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislation

Washington Post - Lori Montgomery, Shailagh Murray - ‎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 ...

It's Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling

Washington Post - Robert Barnes, Anne E. Kornblut - ‎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 - Edward Wyatt, Sewell Chan - ‎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 ...

FOREX-Yen up after strong China data, Aussie falls

Reuters - Satomi Noguchi, Anirban Nag - ‎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 ...

US Foreclosure Filings Increase at Slowest Pace in Four Years

BusinessWeek - Dan Levy - ‎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.

NC jobless rate 11.1%

Winston-Salem Journal - Richard Craver - ‎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.

Sony Names Motion Controller: 'Pla ...

PC Magazine - Mark Hachman - ‎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.

Questions about research slow efforts to tackle climate change

USA Today - Brian Winter - ‎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.

Hands On with Google Maps' Biking Directions

PC Magazine - Neil J. Rubenking - ‎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.

'American Idol' semifinals (Top 8 guys): Who rocked? Who tanked?

Entertainment Weekly - Michael Slezak - ‎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 ...

How Oscar Found Ms. Right

New York Times - Manohla Dargis - ‎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 ...

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.

Memphis claws up feeble Celtics

Boston Herald - Steve Bulpett - ‎1 hour ago‎
Once upon a time, the Celtics [team stats] were tough. Once upon a time, they intimidated opponents with their relentless defense.

Big Sky meltdown / 'Cats blow lead, fall in title game

StandardNet - Jasen Asay - ‎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.

Enigmatic Louisville Falls to Cincinnati

New York Times - Kevin Armstrong - ‎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.

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome

New York Times - Nicholas Wade - ‎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 ...

Food product recall jumps by 1.7M pounds over salmonella fears

USA Today - Elizabeth Weise - ‎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 ...

FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link

Reuters - Toni Clarke, Bill Berkrot - ‎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.

How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard

New York Times - Claire Cain Miller - ‎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 - David Streitfeld - ‎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 - Elizabeth Green, Evan Thomas - ‎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!
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