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House Clears Path for Health Care VoteNew York Times - - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON - The House on Sunday took the most critical step yet toward adoption of legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system and guarantee access to medical insurance for tens of millions of ... Video: Stupak to Vote Yes on Health Care Bill 
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Procedural vote indicates healthcare bill has the backing it needs Los Angeles Times Woods 'nervous' about receptionBBC Sport - 35 minutes ago Tiger Woods says he is wary of the reception he will receive when he returns to action at the Masters after four months away from the game. Williams to caddy for Tiger at Masters FOXSports.com Tens of thousands call for immigration reform at Washington rallyLos Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago Protesters carrying banners and US flags mass on the National Mall. Organizers are trying to cast the issue as an element of economic recovery. Video: Raw Video: Rally for Immigration Reform
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BBC News - 1 hour ago
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out any concession on the building of settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, despite international pressure.
Iraq's Premier, Trailing His Main Rival, Endorses a Recount of the Vote
New York Times - - 22 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki endorsed the mounting calls for a recount of Iraq's parliamentary election, as the latest results on Sunday showed his main competitor with a slight lead.
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Times Online - - 1 hour ago
Iran's Supreme Leader yesterday rejected a renewed offer of dialogue with Washington from President Obama, and accused the US of continuing to plot against Tehran while offering peace.
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Fargo dikes hold as Red River nears crest
Reuters - - 7 hours ago
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The flooded Red River moved within inches of its crest at Fargo, North Dakota on Sunday, but dikes of earth and sandbags kept the water from causing major damage, officials said.
Video: River Cresting in ND but Sandbags Are Ready
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Tea Party Leader Condemns Racial Slurs Hurled at Black Lawmakers
FOXNews - - 10 hours ago
Republican National Chairman Michael Steele and one of the organizers of Saturday's Tea Party rally strongly condemned the racial slurs that some black lawmakers alleged were yelled at them by some health care protesters as they headed for a procedural ...
GOP, Tea Party try to distance themselves from racial taunts Kansas City Star
Karl Rove talks health care during Oak Brook book promotion
Pioneer Press Online - - 33 minutes ago
Karl Rove's visited the Chicago area recently as part of a book tour promoting his memoir of his years as adviser to former President George W. Bush.
Video: Karl Rove Book Signing
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IMF warns wealthiest nations about their debt
BusinessWeek - 6 hours ago
The International Monetary Fund warned the world's wealthiest nations Sunday to watch their surging levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed to ensure continued economic recovery.
IMF Warns Wealthy Nations on Debt New York Times
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Google Expected to Disclose China Plans This Week
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
Google Inc. is expected to announce its next steps in China this week, according to a person briefed on the matter. The details of the Internet company's plan, reached after talks with Chinese officials failed to make progress, ...
China denounces Google 'US ties' BBC News
Bernanke makes case for Fed's small banks role
msnbc.com - - 40 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a fresh pitch Saturday to retain oversight of small banks, contending that what the Fed learns from that role helps it assess the overall health of the entire US financial system ...
Fed Chief Takes Aim at Banks as Obama Pushes Overhaul New York Times
The rise of the app entrepreneur
BBC News - - 8 hours ago
The soaring popularity of smart phones has created a new type of entrepreneur - the "app developer". Whether it is finding ladies' toilets on the London underground, identifying bird songs, forecasting snow conditions at ski resorts or ...
Cybercrooks take shine to Apple lineup Washington Post
Magid: Fast Internet connections could improve health care
SiliconValley.com - - 25 minutes ago
If the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has his way, we will have a national broadband plan with 100-megabit Internet connection to 100 million US homes by 2020.
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Apple Patent Creates iPhone Social Networking
ChannelWeb - - Mar 19, 2010
Apple may be next to hop on board the social networking bandwagon after the company filed a patent for an application that would unite iPhone and Mobile Me users in ad hoc groups based on their geographic location.
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'Alice' Leads the Way in Week 3
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Keanu Reeves Sends Well Wishes to Sandra Bullock
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Driven Cornell is no Cinderella
SI.com - 38 minutes ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Minutes after Cornell finished destroying Wisconsin on Sunday to become the first Ivy League team to reach the Sweet 16 since Final Four-bound Penn in 1979, Big Red forward Jon Jaques faced the question every sportswriter must ask ...
Cornell Makes Advancing a Breeze New York Times
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Duke 68, California 53
USA Today - 23 minutes ago
GAME NOTES: After breezing through their first-round game, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils will face more of a challenge this evening when they battle the eighth-seeded California Golden Bears in second round action in the South Region of the NCAA ...
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Health Care Demonstrators Gather Outside Capitol
ABC News - - 1 hour ago
AP Hundreds of boisterous protesters gathered outside the Capitol on Sunday afternoon to voice their opposition to the health care legislation being debated inside.
A Sunday of Crowds, Chaos and Confrontation Wall Street Journal
Catholic healthcare scoreboard: Nuns and laity 2, bishops 0
Salon - - 1 hour ago
Bishops have fought healthcare reform. Nuns have backed it. Once again, it's the women who are showing the way. By Mary Ann Sorrentino Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.
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Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal goes global
CNN - - Mar 19, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI is now dealing with allegations of sexual abuse by priests on two continents. (CNN) -- As the Vatican announced Friday that Pope Benedict XVI has signed a pastoral letter about Ireland's abusive priests, ...
Health bill protesters jeer at man with Parkinson's disease
Raw Story - - Mar 17, 2010
The passion against health care reform has elevated to such a level that protesters on Tuesday mocked an apparent Parkinson's Disease victim, scorning him as a "communist" who is looking for "handouts.
Two suspected suicides confirmed at Cornell; total now at six
CNN - - 22 hours ago
Ithaca, New York (CNN) -- Two suspected cases of suicide on the Cornell University campus have officially been confirmed by the Tompkins County chief medical examiner, bringing the total number of suicides for ...
The Health-Care Wars Are Only Beginning
Wall Street Journal - - Mar 17, 2010
The president's health plan won't solve a problem. It will be the start of bitter fights over funding and policy that will consume the nation for decades to come.
Talk Deeply, Be Happy?
New York Times (blog) - - Mar 17, 2010
Would you be happier if you spent more time discussing the state of the world and the meaning of life - and less time talking about the weather?