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Health Bill Calculus for Pelosi: Who Gets a Pass to Vote No?New York Times - - 18 minutes ago WASHINGTON - In the homestretch of the health care debate, one obvious question being asked across the capital is whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi will find 216 votes to pass the bill. Health-Care Bill's Final Act: A Look at Possible Scenarios Wall Street Journal Va. executes man in 1999 murder of woman, rape of her sisterWashington Post - 23 minutes ago Paul Warner Powell, convicted of first degree murder in the January 1999 death of Stacie Reed, appears in court in 2003. (Amy Rossetti - Potomac News) Search death sentences carried out in Virginia since 1982. Powell executed for teen's 1999 murder Richmond Times Dispatch Neither Israel nor Hamas want another Gaza warHa'aretz - - 1 hour ago The tiny Islamist faction Ansar al-Sunna took responsibility for the Qassam rocket attack that took the life of a Thai farm worker yesterday in Netiv Ha'asara. |
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US, Russian negotiators 'at the finish line' on new START nuclear pact
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
MOSCOW -- US and Russian negotiators are "at the finish line" in negotiating a major agreement to cut the number of nuclear warheads each side has deployed against the other, with just one or two issues left to resolve, ...
Hillary Clinton, Russians clash publicly over Iran reactor Los Angeles Times
Global conference rejects bans on trade in bluefin tuna, polar bear
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
Fish dealers prepare to slice bluefin tuna at a wholesale market in Tokyo. Japan, which imports nearly 80 percent of commercially traded Atlantic bluefin, led a concerted effort to torpedo a ban proposal.
Video: Global Conference Rejects Tuna Export Ban
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
US to send envoy back to Mideast as Israel moves to smooth relations
Washington Post - - 19 minutes ago
In an effort to defuse a bitter spat with the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday night to propose confidence-building measures to get Middle East peace ...
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'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Colleen LaRose of Pennsylvania appears in federal court, accused of working with foreign terrorists in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist.
Video: 'Jihad Jane' Terror Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
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Obama backs "framework" to revamp immigration
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
A demonstrator holds a sign while taking part in a rally in front of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington January 26, 2010.
Senators draft plan to rework US immigration policy Washington Post
Local advocates press Obama for immigration fix Seattle Times
NYer Dan Choi, Iraq war vet, held after chaining himself to White House to ...
New York Daily News - - 3 hours ago
Lt. Dan Choi, who has publicly announced he's gay, faces the prospect of being ousted from the New York National Guard. An Iraq war vet who the Pentagon wants to boot because he's gay, was arrested by the US Park Police Thursday after ...
Choi arrested at White House Windy City Times
Gay Activists Arrested At The White House iNEWP- Freedom of Speech
Euro holds steady but renewed Greek woes weigh
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro stabilized but remained under pressure on Friday on renewed concern about Greece after Athens said it may not be able to achieve its promised deficit cuts if its borrowing costs remain so high.
WORLD FOREX: Dollar Rises As Greek Debt Woes Boost Safe-Haven Assets Wall Street Journal
NHTSA cites driver error in New York Prius incident
USA Today - - 1 hour ago
Government safety officials said Thursday afternoon that a high-profile Prius crash on March 9 in Harrison, NY, appears to be a case of driver error.
Palm Narrows Loss, but Phone Sales Drop
Wall Street Journal - - 33 minutes ago
Palm Inc. reported a narrower quarterly loss but warned of significantly lower revenue in the current quarter amid disappointing sales of its latest smart phones.
Viacom, Google trade accusations over YouTube
Los Angeles Times - - 11 minutes ago
Claims of copyright infringement cut both ways in the escalating legal battle between the two media giants. By Alex Pham Viacom and Google, raising a slow-brewing corporate drama to the boiling point, swapped blistering accusations of piracy and ...
Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle BusinessWeek
Google Working With Intel, Sony on TV Project: Report
Wired News - 6 hours ago
By Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google is working with Intel and Sony to develop a new class of internet-enabled televisions and set-top boxes, according to the New York Times.
Google, Intel, Sony to join forces on 'Google TV' Times Online
First Look: Kindle for Mac
Wired News - - 6 hours ago
Amazon has at last released Kindle for Mac, which means you can now read your Kindle books on most any device. It joins the iPhone, PC Blackberry and, of course, the Kindle itself.
Amazon Launches Kindle For Mac InformationWeek
Amazon Threatens Publishers as Apple Looms New York Times
Sandra Bullock's Husband Jesse James Pleads "Forgive Me"
Los Angeles Times - 59 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES -- The reality TV star husband of actress Sandra Bullock is speaking out about reports that he cheated on his Oscar-winning wife.
'Bounty Hunter' fails to capture laughs, or anything else
USA Today - 1 hour ago
Just whose idea of fun is it to watch two ex-spouses verbally slam each other? But that's what The Bounty Hunter has rustled up - along with a listless rom-com, a feeble thriller and a supporting cast of clueless characters.
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Joslyn James Releases Tiger Woods Text Messages and Alleged Pregnancy
World Correspondents - 1 hour ago
To the whole Tiger Wood story, there is another girl who felt 'cheated' aside from Erin Woods. This lady is Joslyn James. Apparently she has fallen in love with Tiger Woods and he let her think that she's the right girl for him.
Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistress Releases 'X-Rated' Text Messages Online Los Angeles Times
Murray State's unfolding drama hits the big stage
SportingNews.com - 40 minutes ago
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Half an hour after Danero Thomas etched his name into NCAA Tournament lore, his teammate Isacc Miles described the signature moment in Murray State's basketball program.
NCAA Tournament Capsules SI.com
Murray State Beats Buzzer, and Vanderbilt New York Times
Ohio University Bobcats stun Georgetown in NCAA tournament
Washington Post - - 20 minutes ago
PROVIDENCE, RI -- Georgetown became the highest seed to fall on the opening day of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, undone by a barrage of three-point shots, turnovers and, most notably, a pair of guards who played the game of their lives ...
Ohio stuns Georgetown in tournament opener Myrtle Beach Sun News
N. Iowa 69, UNLV 66
ESPN - 27 minutes ago
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Health Highlights: March 18, 2010
U.S. News & World Report - 8 hours ago
About 1.2 million Graco Harmony high chairs are being recalled because they pose a fall hazard, says the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Video: High Chair Recall Is Latest Concern for Parents
The Associated Press
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New FDA Rules Restrict Cigarette Sales To Minors
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Taking aim at the tobacco industry's youth marketing machinery, the Food and Drug Administration Thursday outlawed free samples of cigarettes and banned the use of tobacco brand names on promotional gear and in the sponsorship of concerts and sporting ...
Kids Not Only Obese, They're Extremely Obese
WebMD - - 4 hours ago
March 18, 2010 -- Extreme obesity has reached ''alarming'' levels among children, according to a new study that looked at the weights and heights of more than 710000 children aged 2 to 19.
More Kids Now Extremely Obese BusinessWeek
Rielle Hunter: I Will Love John Edwards 'Till Death Do Us Part'
People Magazine - - Mar 15, 2010
John Edwards's former mistress, Rielle Hunter, has broken her years-long silence about their relationship, describing the entire arc of their affair from the "magnetic force field" of their first night together to their uncertain future as ...
The Gorges of Cornell University
Huffington Post (blog) - Mar 15, 2010
It was hardly the weather for a suicide. Students had gathered at Collegetown Bagels - a popular watering hole on days like October 8, 2008, when the Ithaca sun makes an unseasonable appearance - and from the outdoor patio, you could make out the lofty ...
Fess Parker dies at 85; actor played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
Parker became a sensation among young baby boomers as the 'King of the Wild Frontier.' He went on to become a hotel developer and Santa Ynez winery owner.
Why America never fell in love with soccer
CNN - - Mar 17, 2010
London, England (CNN) -- It is still regarded as one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history; the day the US shocked the world.
Access, Access, Access
New York Times - - Mar 17, 2010
Was it the late 1800s, when anesthesia made surgery easier and far more common? Was it the 1930s, when antibacterial medicines became available?