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By Mark Wallheiser SAMSON, Alabama (Reuters) - US authorities trying to piece together why a man killed 10 people in the worst rampage in Alabama's history focused on Wednesday on the grudges that he bore.
Rep. Israel won't seek earmarks for for-profitsNewsday - 34 minutes ago
BY TOM BRUNE | [email protected] WASHINGTON - Rep. Steve Israel is taking President Barack Obama's call for earmark reform to heart - the Huntington Democrat said Wednesday he will no longer seek earmarks that direct federal funds to for-profit ...
Stick it in your earmark Salon The World's BillionairesForbes - 2 hours ago
The richest people in the world have gotten poorer, just like the rest of us. This year the world's billionaires have an average net worth of $3 billion, down 23% in 12 months.
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Pakistani Police Arrest Hundreds Of Activists
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Pamela Constable ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 11 Pakistani authorities arrested hundreds of political activists and banned public gatherings in two provinces Wednesday as President Asif Ali Zardari attempted to squelch a massive protest march ...
Northern Ireland stands united despite killings
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Even hard-liners appear to have lost their appetite for violence and retaliation after a decade of peace. The killers of two soldiers and a policeman are called 'traitors.
Police race to stop Real IRA bomb plot guardian.co.uk
German flags at half mast after school bloodbath
AFP - 47 minutes ago
WINNENDEN, Germany (AFP) - Germany was in mourning Thursday after a teenage gunman ran amok at a school and the local area, killing at least 15 people and finally himself in a shootout with police.
SC governor evokes Zimbabwe in arguments against stimulus
CNN - 40 minutes ago
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) -- The United States faces a Zimbabwe-style economic collapse if it keeps "spending a bunch of money we don't have," South Carolina Gov.
Sanford’s stand on stimulus sparks showdown Greenville News
Pelosi Flexes Her Muscles, Draws GOP Ire
FOXNews - 56 minutes ago
To Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has emerged as a fearless leader and key ally to President Obama on Capitol Hill; but she also is attracting the kind of partisan ire Newt Gingrich generated during the Clinton years.
Pelosi Travel Abuse? Case Not Proved ABC News
Choice of Drug Czar Indicates Focus on Treatment, Not Jail
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Carrie Johnson and Amy Goldstein The White House yesterday said that it will push for treatment, rather than incarceration, of people arrested for drug-related crimes as it announced the nomination of Seattle Police Chief R. Gil Kerlikowske to ...
Biden announces Seattle police chief as drug czar The Associated Press
Japan GDP Shrank 12.1% Last Quarter on Export Slide
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Jason Clenfield March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy contracted at the fastest pace since 1974 last quarter as exports, output and business spending collapsed.
(For more stories on the Japanese economy, click) guardian.co.uk
Australian Jobless Rate Climbs to 4-Year High of 5.2%
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Jacob Greber March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Australia’s jobless rate rose in February to the highest in four years as companies fired full- time workers, adding to signs the nation may be in its first recession in almost two decades.
Australian Unemployment Rises to Highest in 4 Years Wall Street Journal
Obama vows tougher financial regulations while pressing nations on ...
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
US calls for foreign governments to boost the total commitment to the International Monetary Fund by $500 billion to assure economic aid for poor nations.
Obama urges other nations to take stimulus action International Herald Tribune
Apple releases iTunes 8.1 update
Macworld - 1 hour ago
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld.com Apple updated its iTunes music jukebox and device-management software to version 8.1 on Wednesday, adding support for the new line of iPod shuffles released earlier in the day, and adding several other new features, ...
Where's My Apple iPod Shuffle Headphone Adapter?
PC World - 1 hour ago
Apple released a little bit of a firestorm today with the announcement of its newest iPod Shuffle. The company has shrunk the device to a magnifying-glass-not-included 1.8 by 0.7 by 0.3 inches, but to do so, it's been forced to remove almost all ...
Google's Behavioral Ad Targeting: How to Reclaim Control
PC World - 4 hours ago
Google has unveiled a new behavioral targeting system that'll read your browsing history, then cater ads based on where you've been.
Google Targets Users With Behavior-Based Ads ChannelWeb
Behavioral Targeting: Google Pulls Out the Stops BusinessWeek
Nickelodeon had no role in Brown’s decision
MSNBC - 30 minutes ago
By Courtney Hazlett When Chris Brown pulled himself out of the running for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice awards via a statement issued March 11, Nickelodeon didn’t have much - if any - role in Brown’s decision or in crafting the announcement.
Chris Brown's star falls; Rihanna's could, too The Associated Press
Levi Johnston confirms: He and Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol ...
New York Daily News - 35 minutes ago
By Bill Hutchinson The teen romance that prompted a pregnant pause in Sarah Palin's bid to become US Vice President is over. Levi Johnston said Wednesday night that he will not be Palin's son-in-law, confirming he and Bristol Palin, the mother of his ...
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston cancel their engagement Entertainment Weekly
Alaska Gov. Palin's daughter's, boyfriend break up The Associated Press
Bravo, 'Idol,' for granting judges veto power
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
"American Idol" has announced a new vote change that takes a little power away from the viewers. And that's a good thing.
No favourites in wide open SEC tournament
The Canadian Press - 33 minutes ago
TAMPA, Fla. - College basketball in March is about getting hot at the right time. Just ask Georgia, whose shocking run through last year's Southeastern Conference tournament provided proof that anything's possible.
Stansbury: SEC tournament better off in Atlanta SportingNews.com
SEC Tournament Is Sports Do-Over BamaMag.com
Venezuela beats US to win Group C at WBC
The Associated Press - 28 minutes ago
TORONTO (AP) - Henry Blanco homered and made a key throw in the ninth inning as Venezuela beat the United States 5-3 on Wednesday night to win Group C at the World Baseball Classic.
Venezuela beat US to win Pool C Rotoworld.com
Venezuela rolls over US in Baseball Classic Toronto Star
Ruoff has 25 points in West Virginia win
The Associated Press - 58 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Ruoff scored 25 points, Devin Ebanks had 17 rebounds and West Virginia built a big halftime lead then held off a surge led by Luke Harangody to beat Notre Dame 74-62 Wednesday night in the second round of the Big East tournament.
Notre Dame loses to West Virginia in Big East Tournament Chicago Tribune
Luck Of The Irish Runs Out West Virginia MetroNews
Low-level ozone exposure found to be lethal over time
Los Angeles Times - 31 minutes ago
An 18-year study shows an increased annual risk of death from respiratory illnesses, depending on the pollution level. It goes beyond studies that linked brief ozone spikes to short-term effects.
Ozone Pollution Taking Toll on American Lives U.S. News & World Report
Missouri gets ‘C’ for mental health care
Bizjournals.com - 4 hours ago
The National Alliance on Mental Illness issued a national report card Wednesday that gave Missouri a “C” for its public mental health care system.
Report: Ind.'s mental health care remains lacking Chicago Tribune
Mental stress spirals with economy
USA Today - 4 hours ago
By Marilyn Elias, USA TODAY As the economic crisis gathered steam last year, Americans became increasingly stressed out and experienced worsened mental health - a trend that continues today, according to a landmark Gallup-Healthways poll out this week.
Health Buzz: America's Happiest States and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report
Limbaugh versus Carville on hoping presidents fail
Christian Science Monitor - 1 hour ago
By Dave Cook | 03.11.09 The blogosphere has been buzzing with comment about a story on Foxnews.com quoting a Monitor breakfast from 2001 where Democratic political strategist James Carville said he hoped George Bush did not succeed.
McClatchy-Ipsos poll: How's Limbaugh doing against Obama? MiamiHerald.com
Huntsman trounces Limbaugh Deseret News
Tapout founder Charles 'Mask' Lewis dies in Ferrari crash
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Charles Lewis Jr., aka "Mask," founder of the Tapout brand of mixed martial arts apparel label, has died in a Newport Beach car accident, reports our LA Now compatriot Ari B. Bloomekatz.
TapouT creator killed in Ferrari wreck United Press International
Ford touts wage savings, Obama yet to see auto plans
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Poornima Gupta Obama expects the industry will face some form of restructuring, the White House said on Wednesday. The US President believes "we need an auto industry in this country but the auto industry is likely to be one in the future that is ...
Obama creates women's panel The Associated Press
Obama Establishes White House Council on Women and Girls Voice of America