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Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislationWashington Post - - 55 minutes 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 ... Video: Study: Americans Oppose Health-Care Reform 
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Amr Moussa: Talks on hold
Jerusalem Post - - 1 hour ago
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not enter indirect peace talks with Israel as planned, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said overnight Wednesday, due to the approval of plans ...
British official urges Afghanistan to negotiate with Taliban, other insurgents
Washington Post - - 1 hour 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 ...
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Indonesia Wants Australian Firms to Tap Energy-Rich Provinces
BusinessWeek - - 16 minutes ago
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesian President Bambang Susilo Yudhoyono said expanding trade links with Australia is an opportunity for companies to invest in his country's energy-rich eastern region.
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Â'JihadJane' suspect dropped out before high school, married at 16
Washington Post - - 2 hours ago
The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists, authorities say.
On the trail of 'JihadJane' Los Angeles Times
Senate approves $138-billion spending bill
Los Angeles Times - - 3 hours ago
The legislation, which must be reconciled with the House version, would extend jobless benefits and tax measures created to boost the economy, and help states pay for Medicaid.
Senate OKs bill extending jobless benefits, tax breaks Chicago Tribune
House ethics committee to end Eric Massa investigation
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
Eric Massa resigned his House seat this week under a sexual harassment cloud, claiming fellow Democrats forced his ouster to keep him from voting against their health care bill.
Video: Former Rep. Massa Tries to Explain Himself
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Carlos Slim Tops Forbes List of Billionaires
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By BLOOMBERG NEWS The net worth of Mr. Slim, 70, who built a telecommunications empire after buying Mexico's state-run phone monopoly two decades ago, rose $18.5 billion, to $53.5 billion.
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Rise in Washington area unemployment seen as good sign for economy's recovery
Washington Post - - 2 hours ago
As the area's economy starts to recover, employment officials say they are seeing more job fairs and job postings. (Marvin Joseph/the Washington Post) By V. Dion Haynes Unemployment rates rose in the District, Maryland and Virginia in January, ...
Unemployment tops 20% in eight California counties Los Angeles Times
Japan growth revised down, as deflation deepens
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By MarketWatch TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- The Japanese government revised fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth down Thursday, due to slightly weaker corporate capital expenditures and private inventories, and also tweaked down a gauge measuring ...
Japan Hirano: Revised GDP Shows Economic Conditions Still Severe Wall Street Journal
Meet PlayStation Move, Sony's PS3 Motion Controller
PC World - - 1 hour ago
Sony's upcoming motion controller finally has a name--the PlayStation Move--and it looks like a pair of aircraft traffic wands with glowing blue and pink bulbs on the ends.
Hands On with Google Maps' Biking Directions
PC Magazine - - 9 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
Questions about research slow efforts to tackle climate change
USA Today - - 1 hour 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.
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Corey Feldman Tells Larry King About Corey Haim's Final Days
MTV.com - - 32 minutes ago
Feldman also reveals the pair's plans to make two 'License to Drive' sequels on 'Larry King Live.' By Josh Wigler Actor Corey Feldman, 38, appeared Wednesday night (March 10) on CNN's "Larry King Live" to discuss the death of his best friend and ...
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'American Idol' semifinals (Top 8 guys): Who rocked? Who tanked?
Entertainment Weekly - - 30 minutes 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 ...
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How Oscar Found Ms. Right
New York Times - - 12 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
Notre Dame pulls away late, bounces Seton Hall from Big East tournament
New York Daily News - - 1 hour ago
Luke Harangody is back. So is Seton Hall - back to its usual position on Selection Sunday, sitting in front of the TV and praying for an invite.
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Lundqvist Pulled as Rangers Lose Fourth in a Row
New York Times - - 32 minutes ago
As soon as he plopped on a stool at the end of the Rangers' bench, done for the night even though it was only the second period, Henrik Lundqvist had a towel draped over his shoulder by an equipment manager.
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Heat get 27 from Wade, hold off Clippers 108-97
The Associated Press - - 11 minutes ago
MIAMI - Dwyane Wade had 27 points and eight assists, Jermaine O'Neal finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Miami Heat extended their longest home winning streak of the season to four games by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 108-97 on ...
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Full genome offers clues to diseases
San Jose Mercury News - - 1 hour ago
Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their disease. 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
FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link
Reuters - - 2 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.
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Panel Urges New Look at Caesarean Guidelines
New York Times - - 26 minutes ago
A panel of medical experts on Wednesday recommended steps to reverse a trend that has dismayed many pregnant women: the increasing difficulty of finding doctors and hospitals that will let a woman try to give birth normally if she has ...
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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!
Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues
New York Times - - 11 hours ago
If you're the parent of a child who's having trouble learning or behaving in school, you quickly find yourself confronted with a series of difficult choices.
It's 2010 - finally my jet pack is here!
Gizmag - - Mar 7, 2010
It's been a long time coming. While Arthur C. Clarke's satellites have taken to space, and James Bond's futuristic mobile technology has become common place, still the dream of sustained personal flight has eluded us.
'You just don't look disabled'
CNN - - Mar 9, 2010
New York (CNN) -- People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, "you know, I have to tell you, you just don't look disabled.
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 ...