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By Kevin G. Hall WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner took the wraps off a key component of the Obama administration's bank-rescue plan yesterday, detailing a public-private partnership to buy the "toxic assets" that bedevil bank balance ...
Plans unveiled to erase toxic debt Baltimore Sun Geithner Urges Stronger Financial Regulations New York Times Half of $165 Million in AIG Bonuses May Be Returned, Cuomo SaysBloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Karen Freifeld March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nine of the top 10 recipients of bonuses at American International Group Inc. agreed to give back the money and half of the total $165 million paid may be retrieved, said New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
$50 Million in AIG Bonuses to Be Repaid New York Times Top AIG bosses 'to repay bonuses' BBC News Grieving Oakland seeks solution to violenceSan Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
Oakland was awash in flowers, candles and tears Monday as shock over the slayings of four police officers slowly ebbed and the long process of mourning and soul-searching began.
Oakland police shootings stoke criticism of parole oversight Los Angeles Times Gunman Was Suspect in Rape, Police Say New York Times |
Turkish President Visits Iraq as Bombings Kill 34
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
By Anthony Shadid and KI Ibrahim BAGHDAD, March 23 -- Bombs tore through two of Iraq's most dangerous regions Monday, killing 34 people, in the third day of devastating attacks this month.
Suicide bomber kills Kurdish mourners at a funeral in Iraq guardian.co.uk
2400 executed in 2008, but Amnesty sees progress
AFP - 2 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) - Almost 2400 people were executed last year, including more than 1700 in China alone, but the world moved closer towards abolishing the death penalty, Amnesty International said.
Death penalty 'closer to demise' BBC News
Israeli military to probe Gaza campaign allegations
CNN International - 3 hours ago
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Israeli military plans to investigate claims by Israeli soldiers that Palestinian civilians were killed and Palestinian property intentionally destroyed during Israel's recent 22-day offensive in the Gaza Strip.
UN Rights Expert Accuses Israel of War Crimes Voice of America
5 in Bay Area family die in Montana plane crash
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
(03-23) 21:46 PDT -- Five members of a St. Helena family headed for a ritzy ski vacation were among the 14 people who died when the private plane in which they were flying crashed in a Butte, Mont.
Around the Nation Washington Post
Protest in support of Broward County teachers planned
MiamiHerald.com - 1 hour ago
By HANNAH SAMPSON Hundreds of educators, students and parents are expected to protest Tuesday afternoon in support of teacher raises for next school year before a Broward School Board hearing to discuss the issue.
Puyallup schools brace for deep cuts TheNewsTribune.com
More students switch schools in Modesto district Modesto Bee
Obama:Energy researchis vital
Philadelphia Inquirer - 53 minutes ago
By Philip Elliott AP WASHINGTON - President Obama said yesterday the nation must move quickly to develop clean and innovative sources of energy after years of delay.
Who'll answer tonight's questions -- Pres. Obama or Sen. Obama? Los Angeles Times
Obama unyielding on energy proposals Boston Globe
Exxon Valdez Ghost Lives On as Company Hires Spill-Prone Ships
Bloomberg - 6 hours ago
By Alaric Nightingale and Tony Hopfinger March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Alaskan fisherman JR Janneck’s boat is 38 feet. The SeaRiver Long Beach, the sister ship of the Exxon Valdez, which caused the worst oil spill in US history, is 987 feet and carries 1.5 ...
Florida's Existing Home, Condo Sales Rise in February 2009
FOXBusiness - 5 hours ago
ORLANDO, Fla., March 23, 2009 /prnewswire via COMTEX/ ----Florida's existing home sales rose in February, making it the sixth consecutive month that sales activity showed increases in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data ...
Price is right for many first-time home buyers MiamiHerald.com
Foreclosures feed home sales The Tennessean
Dell says IBM-Sun talk creates business opportunity
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Sachi Izumi TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Dell Inc (DELL.O) said on Tuesday that talk of IBM (IBM.N) possibly buying Sun Microsystems (JAVA.
Dell Upbeat On PCs; IBM-Sun Tie Could Create Opening CNNMoney.com
Alaska Volcano Makes Case For Earth Science Funding
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
In February, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) decried the presence of expanded funding for "something called 'volcano monitoring' " in President Obama's stimulus package, turning the geologic program into a flash point for fiscal conservatives and ...
Astronauts Fail To Fix Misaligned Space Station Platform
AHN - 2 hours ago
Houston, TX (AHN) - Two spacewalking astronauts on Monday failed to fix a misaligned external storage platform of the International Space Station (ISS) despite freeing its jammed pin, according to the US space agency NASA.
2 ex-teachers go on a space walk Philadelphia Inquirer
Astronauts take third, final spacewalk Boston Globe
Apple's iPhone Can Dethrone Nintendo DS
InformationWeek - 11 hours ago
The iPhone and iPod Touch can become the dominant gaming platform due to constant connectivity and the App Store model, according to ngmoco founder Neil Young.
Ex-EA man schools iphone game makers Register
Warner Brothers Offers Oddball Items on Web
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By BROOKS BARNES; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF Warner Brothers has introduced a new DVD-on-demand offering for fans of niche vintage films.
David Letterman marries longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
David Letterman dropped a bombshell during Monday night's "Late Show" on CBS: He and Regina Lasko, his girlfriend of 23 years, got hitched last week.
Tattle: Letterman, Regina Lasko tie the knot in Montana Philadelphia Daily News
David Letterman finally marries longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko New York Daily News
Chicago scores 17 James Beard nominations
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Christopher Borrelli | Tribune reporter A year after Grant Achatz, the celebrated chef at Chicago's Alinea, won a James Beard Foundation Award for outstanding chef, Paul Kahan of Chicago's Blackbird has been nominated for the same award.
Zingerman's Young a finalist for Beard best-chef award Detroit Free Press
Two Atlantans are James Beard finalists Atlanta Journal Constitution
Japan 5, South Korea 3 Japan Wins World Baseball Classic
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Japan celebrated their team's win over Team Korea in the tenth inning of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles. By JACK CURRY LOS ANGELES - To Japan and South Korea, the final of the World Baseball Classic was more than the last game of a 16-team ...
Ichiro & Japan conquer World Baseball Classic New York Daily News
Schilling retires with no regrets after 20 seasons
Detroit Free Press - 36 minutes ago
Right-hander Curt Schilling retired after 20 seasons marked by three World Series titles and a bloodstained sock that became part of Boston Red Sox history.
Gonzo: Schilling gone? No way Philadelphia Inquirer
Pitcher announces retirement on blog Boston Globe
Patriots to open on a Monday night
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
By Christopher L. Gasper DANA POINT, Calif. - The Patriots will open their season Sept. 14 at home against Terrell Owens and the Buffalo Bills in a "Monday Night Football" matchup.
TO a ho-hum no-show Philadelphia Daily News
Judge: Minors must have access to Plan B pill
Newsday - 47 minutes ago
BY JOHN RILEY | [email protected] A Brooklyn federal judge yesterday gave the US Food and Drug Administration 30 days to begin allowing minors who don't have a prescription to buy Plan B, the morning-after pill that was the subject of intense ...
FDA Ordered to Rethink Age Restriction for Plan B Washington Post
Red meat linked to risk of earlier death
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 1 hour ago
Perhaps a statistician can correct me if I am wrong, but say the normal death rate was 2 per 1000. A 30% increase would be 2.6 deaths per … read more 1000.
Red meat can lead to early death, study says Seattle Times
Daily Red Meat Raises Chances Of Dying Early Washington Post
South Africa: Closing the Tap on Drug-Resistant TB
AllAfrica.com - 45 minutes ago
The AIDS epidemic hit South Africa harder than most places and the same can be said for Drug-Resistant TB (DR-TB). The latest 2007 data is that more than 7300 people have multi drug resistant (MDR) TB and that over 500 extensively drug resistant TB ...
EPA Presses Obama To Regulate Warming
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By Juliet Eilperin The Environmental Protection Agency's new leadership, in a step toward confronting global warming, submitted a finding that will force the White House to decide whether to limit greenhouse gas emissions under the nearly 40-year-old ...
The price of greenhouse gases Los Angeles Times
EPA poised to take a stance that would dramatically alter many ... Kansas City Star
Peoria man pleads not guilty in terror case
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Joel Hood | Tribune reporter A Bradley University graduate accused of being an Al Qaeda sleeper agent pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Peoria nearly six years after the Bush administration declared him an enemy combatant.
Accused Qaeda Sleeper Agent in Court New York Times
Prosecutor, in closing arguments, calls Phil Spector a 'demonic ...
Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago
Jurors must decide whether Phil Spector acted criminally in the shooting of Lana Clarkson, 40. His defense contends that she shot herself.