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 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:32:56 GMT Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care (AP)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 12, 2010.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.




 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:26:46 GMT Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010, file photo, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., arrives to vote on the Senate Jobs Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity. 'The question is whether or not a very top-heavy organization might be siphoning off federal dollars that should be going to help kids,' said Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)AP - A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.




 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:26:52 GMT Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on the release of the State Department's 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S.




 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:26:57 GMT Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)

** RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP OF NJME107 OF MARCH 11, 2010 ** This 2002 photo provided by Roman Castro shows Sharif Mobley, 26, at a barbecue in Buena, N.J. The FBI confirmed Thursday, March 11, 2010, that the agency is looking into the case of Mobley, who grew up in Buena and is an alleged al-Qaida member raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. (AP Photo/Roman Castro) NO SALESAP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.




 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:27:05 GMT Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.




 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:27:10 GMT Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse (AP)

Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of Germany's bishops conference, is seen before the beginning of the spring meeting of Germany's bishops conference in Freiburg February 22, 2010. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele/FilesAP - Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children.





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 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:41:42 GMT Taxi Drivers Gouged Riders Out of Millions, New York Says
Thousands of taxi drivers overcharged riders more than $8 million by switching the meter to double the rate, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:29:34 GMT Vast F.C.C. Plan Would Bring Net to More in U.S.
The 10-year plan will reimagine the nation’s media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country’s dominant communication network.

 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:34:33 GMT Sex-Abuse Scandal in the German Church Touches Pope Benedict XVI’s Archdiocese
A senior church official acknowledged that a German archdiocese made “serious mistakes” in reassigning an abusive priest during the pope’s tenure as its archbishop in the 1980s.

 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:44 GMT Clinton Rebukes Israel for Housing Announcement
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Israel’s plans for new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem “a deeply negative signal” about Israel-American relations.

 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:50:31 GMT Pakistan Army Digs In on Turf Of the Taliban
The army has gained the upper hand, but insurgents in South Waziristan continue to make their presence known.

 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:34:40 GMT Tea Party Avoids Divisive Social Issues
God, life and family get little mention in the party’s statements, with the focus instead on fiscal responsibility.


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 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:33:55 -0500 Obama delays trip for final healthcare push
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.


 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:29:54 -0500 Iraq's election race tight, results slow to come
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead in minority Sunni areas.


 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:17:41 -0500 Clinton berates Netanyahu over settlements
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.


 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:13:17 -0500 German Church apologizes, vows action on abuse
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests on Friday and met Pope Benedict who encouraged him to press ahead with tough new measures.


 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:20 -0500 Suicide blasts kill 45 in Pakistan's Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.


 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:51:55 -0500 U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.



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 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:15:51 GMT BA union announces strike dates
BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.

 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:08:26 GMT Meat processing workers 'abused'
An inquiry finds "widespread evidence" that agency and migrant meat plant workers are abused and exploited.

 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:38:02 GMT Moon decision dismays astronauts
Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme is "catastrophic".

 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:10:02 GMT Lib Dems set for election battle
The Lib Dem leader rallies delegates for the "biggest fight of their political lives" at his party's spring conference.

 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:45:15 GMT Pope's diocese 'rehoused abuser'
The Pope once unwittingly approved housing for a priest accused of child abuse, his former diocese in Germany says.

 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:10:30 GMT Clinton rebukes Israel over homes
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem.


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