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John Paul Stevens' unexpectedly liberal legacyLos Angeles Times - - 2 hours ago The retiring Supreme Court justice started out as a conservative in 1975, but as he saw it, the court shifted right as he held to the center. John Paul Stevens' Chicago ties Chicago Tribune Mines avoid crackdowns by challenging safety citationsWashington Post - - 19 minutes ago Grieving relatives began burying victims of the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster Friday. More than 300 people packed a church for the funeral of Benny Willingham, a 61-year-old miner who was five weeks from retiring when he died. Video: Obama: 'More Needs to Be Done' on Mining Safety 
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US Says Iranian Nuclear Announcement Shows Nefarious Intentions
Voice of America - - 4 hours ago
Photo: AP Chief of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, left, unveils a dummy version of uranium fuel disks, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, claps, in a ceremony marking Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology in Tehran, ...
Asean leaders issue Burma election call
BBC News - 12 hours ago
South East Asian leaders have urged Burma's military government to hold free and inclusive elections. In a statement, the leaders of the Asean regional grouping said the move would help the country to stabilise and focus on development.
ASEAN leaders pledge phaseout of stimulus measures BusinessWorld Online
US security official: No new concrete Mideast peace plan
Ha'aretz - 12 hours ago
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies United States National Security Advisor James Jones said Friday the administration was discussing how to jump-start the lagging Middle East peace process, but did not have a new plan to offer.
Canceled Netanyahu trip spotlights Israel nukes The Associated Press
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Bart Stupak's decision to retire comes in wake of bruising health-care fight
Washington Post - - 19 minutes ago
Rep. Bart Stupak insists tea party activists outraged over his support of health care legislation didn't run him out of office, but his decision to retire gives conservatives a rallying point as they target Democrats in the midterm elections.
Bart Stupak retiring: 'tea party' fight averted Los Angeles Times
Republicans Weighing Option: Is Their Message No or Yes?
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
The latest on President Obama, his administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. There was a hint of disagreement on that count as a parade of Republicans took the stage here on Friday at one ...
Palin, Obama spar from a distance The Associated Press
US Tries to Keep Summit Nuclear
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON—Leaders from 47 countries are descending on Washington for a two-day summit the Obama administration hopes will kick-start efforts to make all nuclear materials secure from smugglers and terrorists within four years.
US: al-Qaida exemplifies new-age nuclear threat The Associated Press
White House Lays Out Nuclear Summit Goals, Agenda Voice of America
Euro Advances on Expectations Greek Aid Is Near
Wall Street Journal - - 54 minutes ago
The euro shot higher amid talk of an imminent bailout package for debt-strapped Greece, helping to boost demand for riskier assets including stocks and most commodities.
Euro rises on hopes of eurozone deal for emergency Greece loans Financial Times
Airline mergers would dwarf solo-flyer Continental
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A merger between United Airlines and US Airways (LCC.N) would leave Continental Airlines (CAL.N) in a tough spot, facing what some analysts called bleak prospects of flying solo among far-larger rivals.
A United, US Airways deal lacks luster: analysts MarketWatch
BA and Iberia Sign Merger Deal, at Last BusinessWeek
U.S. stocks extend run as Dow bounces off 11000
MarketWatch - 5 hours ago
By MarketWatch The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly breaks through the 11000 milestone for the first time since late September 2008 on Friday, though it fails to hold above that milestone at the close, hurt by technical selling and weakness in the ...
Dow Clears Another Hurdle in Long Run Wall Street Journal
Twitter Acquires Tweetie
Washington Post - 21 minutes ago
Twitter has just announced that it acquired Tweetie, the very popular and highly polished Twitter application for the iPhone . The new application will now be called "Twitter for iPhone" and will drop from $2.99 to free, with developer Loren Brichter ...
Twitter Acquires Atebits, Maker of Tweetie New York Times (blog)
Hands on with iPhone OS 4.0
CNET - - 3 hours ago
Now that you know the highlights of iPhone OS 4.0, we offer you the chance to see the new features for yourself. We've loaded the developer release on Brian Tong's iPhone 3GS and took it for a spin.
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Apple's New iPhone App Policy: Unreasonable and Unjustifiable
PC World - - 1 hour ago
Amidst all the hullabaloo surrounding the launch of Apple's iPhone OS 4.0, the contentious company from Cupertino is coming under fire for a quietly made change to its iPhone developer's agreement.
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Date Night: Adventures, With Babysitting
TIME - - 3 hours ago
In the midst of the date night from hell, Claire (Tina Fey) and Phil (Steve Carrell) make a frantic call for help. Every weekend all across America, couples find a babysitter and head out for a romantic evening, ...
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MTV.com - 6 hours ago
The "Sex and The City 2" trailer is out and we cannot wait for the flick. Or the guys. Or to see what's next for the girls.
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Ex-'Survivor' Producer Barred From Leaving Mexico
ABC News - - 1 hour ago
AP By KIRSTEN JOHNSON AP Writer In this photo provided by Mariza Alyrio, Monica Beresford-Redman is shown at her Zabumba Brazilian... The producer of "Pimp My Ride" and formerly of "Survivor" is barred from leaving Mexico while authorities investigate ...
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Amid the Attention, Woods Is Right at Home at the Masters
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. - When Tiger Woods completed his second round Friday, after a workmanlike two-under-par 70 put him squarely in contention for a fifth Masters title, he was asked if he liked where he was.
Woods' scandal already old news at Masters The Associated Press
Stubbs slams door on Cubs with clutch blast
MLB.com - - 30 minutes ago
CINCINNATI -- Drew Stubbs' grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning propelled the Reds to a 5-4 win over the Cubs on Friday night before 24419 fans at Great American Ball Park.
Drew Stubbs' grand slam leads Reds over Cubs 5-4 The Associated Press
Drew Stubbs' grand slam leads Reds over Cubs 5-4 Atlanta Journal Constitution
Allmendinger wins first career NASCAR pole
SportingNews.com - - 32 minutes ago
AVONDALE, Ariz.—AJ Allmendinger described his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole as "a small victory"—with the fervent hope that it leads to something bigger, as in a race win.
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3 seniors charged in bank robbery plot
Chicago Tribune - - 18 minutes ago
The three senior citizens were still wearing dark burglary clothes when they stood before a federal judge Friday charged in their latest alleged caper: watching a suburban bank for months in preparation for a robbery as ...
Aging diamond thieves held in alleged bank plot The Associated Press
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Achoo! Pollen at its worst in years in many areas
The Associated Press - - 4 hours ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Pollen: It's on your car, in the air and especially in your sinuses. From Florida to Texas to Colorado, 2010 is shaping up to be a monster of an allergy season.
Health aid could work better via world fund: experts
Reuters - - 8 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Donor money for health care in developing countries could be spent more effectively if it were channeled through a single global fund, experts said Friday.
Study: Health aid made some countries cut budgets The Associated Press
Developing countries accused of diverting healthcare aid New Zealand Herald
Freaky Physics Proves Parallel Universes Exist
FOXNews - - Apr 5, 2010
Look past the details of a wonky discovery by a group of California scientists -- that a quantum state is now observable with the human eye -- and consider its implications: Time travel may be feasible.
How to shed middle-age spread
Daily Mail - - Apr 5, 2010
Millions of us suffer from it - the dangerously unhealthy spare tyre that won't budge. But doctors now claim a new diet can banish it in six weeks.
Son Sues Mother for Harassment Over Facebook Posts
KATV - Apr 6, 2010
Arkadelphia - An Arkadelphia mother is charged with harassment for making entries on her son's Facebook page. Denise New's 16 year old son filed charges against her last month and requested a no contact order after he claims she posted slanderous ...
David Freddoso: Five things we learned about Obamacare after it passed
Washington Examiner - - Apr 6, 2010
"[W]e have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Dad David Anderson seeks mystery man who helped save daughter Bridget Sheridan ...
New York Daily News - - Apr 6, 2010
Hero dad David Anderson is seeking the identity of the mystery Good Samaritan who helped save his two-year-old daughter, Bridget Sheridan.