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Key Democrats Still in Play as Health Vote ApproachesNew York Times - - 47 minutes ago WASHINGTON - House Democrats, entering the final 48-hour countdown on their yearlong effort to overhaul the health care system, emerged from a caucus meeting on Friday morning amid signs that crucial votes ... Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy SaysNew York Times - - 5 hours ago KABUL, Afghanistan - The former top United Nations official in Afghanistan said that recent arrests of high-ranking Taliban figures by Pakistan have severed important secret communications between the Taliban and the West, ... World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talksWashington Post - - 18 minutes ago AP MOSCOW -- International diplomats on Friday called on Israel and the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with the goal of creating an independent Palestinian state within two years. Nearly half of Israel supports Quartet call for Israeli settlement freeze Christian Science Monitor |
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IAF strikes in Gaza after Kassam
Jerusalem Post - - 13 hours ago
IAF aircraft struck six targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday, in response to a Kassam attack that killed a foreign worker in Netiv Ha'asara earlier in the day.
Gaza Rocket Attack Into Israel Kills a Thai Worker New York Times
Dutch lash out at gay link in Srebrenica massacre
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende attacked on Friday claims by a retired US general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 because of the presence of gay soldiers.
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US general blames gay soldiers for Srebrenica Times Online
Japan sighs relief as bluefin tuna ban fails
Christian Science Monitor - - 2 hours ago
Rejection Thursday of a bluefin tuna ban at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) drew sighs of relief from sushi chefs and fishermen across Japan.
Video: Mixed Global Reaction to Defeat of Tuna Ban
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Long Island Democrat Enters Race for Governor as Republican
New York Times - - 22 minutes ago
ALBANY - Steve Levy, a sharp-tongued, politically independent Long Island Democrat, announced his campaign for governor as a Republican on Friday, pledging to bring fiscal responsibility and reform to the State Capitol.
LI Dem Announces GOP Bid for Governor NBC New York
Here come the sandbags - people get ready for Fargo flooding
Christian Science Monitor - 26 minutes ago
Volunteers build a sandbag levee in the River Vili neighborhood of Fargo, ND, on Thursday. City officials delivered about 12000 sandbags Friday and put out an emergency "code red" call to residents in the area.
'We're hoping this is the last flood we have to fight' Minneapolis Star Tribune
Latinos press Obama to deliver immigration reform
Washington Post - - 51 minutes ago
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Hispanics, frustrated that President Barack Obama has yet to fulfill a pledge to revamp the immigration system, are warning him to deliver this year or face the consequences in congressional elections in November.
EURONOMICS: EU-IMF Deal On Greece May Help Defuse Tensions
Wall Street Journal - - 21 minutes ago
A proposal for a joint European Union-International Monetary Fund support package for Greece may help defuse a weeks-long row between Greece and Germany over how to help lift Europe's weakest economy out of its ...
Sarkozy Opposes IMF Greek Loan, Widens German Rift BusinessWeek
US Won't Tell Google What to Do in China Spat, Clinton Says
BusinessWeek - - 50 minutes ago
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc.'s decision about whether to pull out of China is a judgment only the company can make based on its best interests, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
British Air talks fail; cabin crews set to strike
MarketWatch - - 1 hour ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- A strike by British Airways cabin crews, with potentially global ramifications, was set to start on Saturday as last-ditch talks between management and the union faltered.
Video: BA strike talks break down
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BA's Walsh Seen as Formidable Negotiator Wall Street Journal
The juicy details behind the Viacom-YouTube lawsuit
USA Today - - 3 hours ago
If you're looking for a delicious tale about corporate guile, greed, and cynicism - and you have lots of time to spare -- then check out the newly unsealed court filings that Viacom and Google posted yesterday in the entertainment company's $1 billion ...
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Palm's new price target: $0
CNNMoney.com - - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Palm's future already looked bleak. But after reporting worse than expected results for the third quarter Thursday, some analysts think the company's stock is now ...
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Palm Shares Tumble On Disappointing Outlook,Phone Sales Wall Street Journal
Apple tables push for TV subscriptions on iPad, seeks 99 cent episodes
Apple Insider - - 2 hours ago
Apple had high hopes of delivering an all-you-can-eat buffet of television shows in the form of a subscriptions service by the time its iPad hits the market next month, but opposition from networks has forced the company to adopt Plan B: ...
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Celebs Urge Sandra Bullock to Stay Strong
Us Magazine - 12 minutes ago
Celebs are reaching out (via Twitter) to Sandra Bullock, whose husband Jesse James is accused of having an 11-month fling with tattoo model Michelle McGee.
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Lady Gaga Sued For $35 Million
Radar Online - 18 minutes ago
Lady Gaga is being sued in $35 million lawsuit by a furious record producer who claims that he co-wrote her songs, came-up with her stage name and secured her record deal, RadarOnline.
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Fess Parker: TV Star, Wine Impresario, and Sing-Along King of Santa Ynez
Vanity Fair - - 1 hour ago
Fess Parker, who died yesterday at 85, was a childhood hero of mine as the star of the TV series Davy Crockett. I got to know him, however, because he was a neighbor of Michael Jackson's—we first met in 1993, as the zoo animals were ...
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No. 14-seeded Ohio stuns No. 3 Georgetown, 97-83
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Kansas rolls past Lehigh, Northern Iowa edges UNLV and Tennessee avoids upset against San Diego State. Ohio's DeVaughn Washington celebrates his dunk over Georgetown's Greg Monroe in the first half of their NCAA tournament opener on Thursday.
NCAA Midwest: Unheralded Ohio brings down Georgetown TheNewsTribune.com
Canucks sign F Kesler to 6-year contract extension
USA Today - 30 minutes ago
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Ryan Kesler has signed a six-year contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks. The 25-year-old forward due to become a restricted free agent on July 1 is now under contract through the 2015-16 season.
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NCAA: No. 12 seed Cornell leading Temple early
Atlanta Journal Constitution - - 24 minutes ago
AP There are a couple of streaks to keep an eye on in the Temple-Cornell game. Owls coach Fran Dunphy's teams have lost 10 straight NCAA games and are 1-11 overall, while Cornell is 0-5 with quick exits the past two seasons under Steve ...
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Health care reform bill 101: Who must buy insurance?
Christian Science Monitor - - 1 hour ago
In an attempt to de-mystify the health care reform bill now before Congress, the Monitor takes a look at what is in it and how it might affect you.
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Health Buzz: FDA Issues New Sales and Advertising Rules for Tobacco
U.S. News & World Report - - 27 minutes ago
Food and Drug Administration officials today announced new limits on tobacco sales and advertising that might target kids, HealthDay reports.
Tobacco faces new FDA marketing restrictions Houston Chronicle
Holy War Erupts Among Catholics Over Abortion Language in Health Care Bill
FOXNews - 19 hours ago
The abortion language in President Obama's health care reform bill has ignited a holy war among Catholics, sharply dividing them on whether the legislation would subsidize the termination of pregnancies.
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Dissent among Catholics seen as nuns' groups back health bill Washington Post
Palin Slammed As 'Wild Alaskan Dingbat' After Hitting Grayson In Home District
Huffington Post (blog) - Mar 15, 2010
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, ventured to the Florida district of Rep. Alan Grayson on Friday, and urged voters to oust the Democratic lawmaker.
For Obese People, Prejudice in Plain Sight
New York Times - - Mar 15, 2010
As a woman whose height and weight put me in the obese category on the body-mass-index chart, I cringed when Michelle Obama recently spoke of putting her daughters on a diet.
More homeowners are opting for 'strategic defaults'
Los Angeles Times - Mar 17, 2010
Underwater on their mortgages and angry at banks, more borrowers are choosing to hand over the keys, even if they can afford the payments.
SeaWorld joins trainer's family in fight to keep videos out of public eye
CNN - - 12 hours ago
(CNN) -- Security cameras were rolling when a killer whale at SeaWorld's Florida park grabbed a trainer by her hair and pulled her underwater, leading to her death.
A Host of Mummies, a Forest of Secrets
New York Times - - Mar 15, 2010
SYMBOLISM Archaeologists believe the hundreds of 13-foot poles at the Small River Cemetery in a desert in Xinjiang Province, China, were mostly phallic symbols.