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Obama goes 7 for 8 in early games on Day 2 of NCAA
AP
(20 March 05:45) |
| AP - Siena nearly came through for President Barack Obama. |
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Obama heads to Hill on Sat as health vote looms
AP
(20 March 02:14) |
| AP - President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to meet with Democratic lawmakers on Saturday — the day before a crucial vote on his health care overhaul. |
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Ore lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup
AP
(20 March 02:05) |
| AP - The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years. |
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Final health bill omits some of Obamas promises
AP
(20 March 01:48) |
| AP - It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes. |
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Quartet tells Israel to halt settlement activity
AFP
(20 March 01:03) |
| AFP - The Middle East Quartet on Friday urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012 as it tried to kickstart the stalled pe... |
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Obama drums up health care votes says history near
AFP
(20 March 12:58) |
| AFP - President Barack Obama declared Friday Democrats were on the cusp of history after a century struggling for health reform, amid cresting excitement in Congress ahead of a weekend vote. |
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Nudity concerns in Colo town prompting new rules
AP
(20 March 12:55) |
| AP - In response to neighborhood reports of a topless gardener, the housing authority in a Colorado town plans to amend its rules so that tenants cover up when they're outside. |
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Obama rallies support for final health care votes
AP
(20 March 12:15) |
| AP - President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend's health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned:... |
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Nudity concerns in Colorado town prompts new rules
AP
(20 March 12:04) |
| AP - In response to neighborhood reports of a topless gardener, the housing authority in a Colorado town plans to amend its rules so that tenants cover up when they're outside. |
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Fargo floods turn farm fields into sprawling lakes
AP
(19 March 11:18) |
| AP - For farmer Brian Thomas, getting to town for errands is no simple matter these days as floodwaters cover fields and sections of country roads in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D. |
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Mideast Quartet tells Israel to halt settlements
AFP
(19 March 11:11) |
| AFP - The Middle East Quartet on Friday urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012 as it tried to kickstart the stalled pe... |
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Gunners to face Barca United get Bayern in Champions League
AFP
(19 March 10:23) |
| AFP - Arsenal will face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals in a repeat of the 2006 final won by the Spanish giants. |
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EU agrees to act to stop Iran jamming broadcasts Internet
AFP
(19 March 10:01) |
| AFP - EU nations are determined to take action to end Iran's "unacceptable" jamming of satellite broadcasts and Internet censorship, according to a text agreed by European ambassadors in Bru... |
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Obama Democrats push hard ahead of health vote
AP
(19 March 09:43) |
| AP - President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensely for historic health care legislation Friday, gaining momentum and another precious "yes" 48 hours ahead of a climactic vo... |
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Cat-calling men give all men a bad name
Reuters
(19 March 09:19) |
| Reuters - Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found. |
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Citizens told to brush up on etiquette
Reuters
(19 March 09:19) |
| Reuters - India has compiled a list of do's and don'ts for its citizens at this year's Commonwealth Games to help showcase New Delhi's charms. |
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Hoyer House will pass healthcare reform bill
Reuters
(19 March 08:35) |
| Reuters - House of Representatives Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday that Democrats would have the support necessary to pass the healthcare reform bill in a vote expected on Sunda... |
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Ohio Democrat switches to yes on health care
AP
(19 March 08:31) |
| AP - Democratic Rep. John Boccieri of Ohio is switching his vote to "yes" on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. |
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Obama sends Molson beer to cover hockey bet
AP
(19 March 08:18) |
| AP - President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister. |
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Barcelona to face Arsenal in Champions League
AFP
(19 March 07:46) |
| AFP - Arsenal will face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals in a repeat of the 2006 final won by the Spanish giants. |
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GOP Peaceniks
The Nation
(19 March 07:11) |
| The Nation - The Nation -- Last December, when President Obama launched his second escalation of the Afghan war, he did so with the unflinching support of the Republicans, the right, and ne... |
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Google May Leave China By April 10 Report Says
PC World
(19 March 07:07) |
| PC World - Google may make good on its threat to pull out of China and leave the Communist country by April 10, according to a Chinese language newspaper report. Citing anonymous sources, S... |
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Obama backs framework to revamp immigration
Reuters
(19 March 06:35) |
| Reuters - President Barack Obama, under pressure to keep a campaign promise to revamp U.S. immigration policy, embraced a "promising, bipartisan framework" on Thursday offered by two senior ... |
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Students Discover Clawed Dinosaur in China
LiveSciencecom
(19 March 05:55) |
| LiveScience.com - A claw sticking out of a cliff face in Mongolia, China,
turned out to be the tip of the dinosaur - the skeleton of a 6-foot-long agile
predator that preyed on its own kind. |
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Obama legacy at stake as health vote looms
AFP
(19 March 05:09) |
| AFP - US President Barack Obama is leading his Democratic allies in an all-out campaign to win over wavering lawmakers ahead of a cliffhanger Sunday vote on his historic health care overhaul... |
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Geneva atom smasher sets record for beam energy
AP
(19 March 05:09) |
| AP - Operators of the world's largest atom smasher on Friday ramped up their massive machine to three times the energy ever previously achieved, in the run-up to experiments probing the secr... |
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Sandra Bullock still poised for successful future
AP
(19 March 04:50) |
| AP - Sandra Bullock reached the pinnacle of her profession on March 7, when she won an Academy Award. Her husband, Jesse James, was by her side. He even teared up when she went on stage to a... |
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Calif police department on alert for deadly traps
AP
(19 March 04:49) |
| AP - Police in this picturesque city in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them. |
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Indonesia says understands Obama trip delay
Reuters
(19 March 01:44) |
| Reuters - Indonesia understands the reason for President Barack Obama's last-minute cancellation of his visit to Jakarta and Bali, officials in the Southeast Asian nation said on Friday. But... |
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Obama to Dems Our fates are tied to health bill
AP
(19 March 01:14) |
| AP - In seeking enough votes to overhaul the nation's health care system, President Barack Obama is telling nervous Democratic lawmakers that their political fates are linked to the bill's p... |
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Police presence high in volatile east Jerusalem
AP
(19 March 12:51) |
| AP - The Israeli police presence in east Jerusalem is high and Palestinian access to the city's holiest site is being strictly limited in anticipation of possible unrest Friday. |
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Big East a bummer for President Obamas bracket
AP
(19 March 11:07) |
| AP - The Big East was a big letdown for President Barack Obama. |
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Gaza rocket kills Thai farm worker in Israel
AP
(19 March 06:54) |
| AP - A rocket fired by Gaza militants smashed into a greenhouse in an Israeli border village Thursday, killing a Thai worker in the first such death since Israel's massive offensive against ... |
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Obama backs senators immigration overhaul outline
AP
(19 March 06:38) |
| AP - President Barack Obama, facing criticism from advocates of immigration reform, pledged Thursday "to do everything in my power" to get immigration legislation moving in Congress this yea... |
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Feds Brakes werent applied on crashed NY Prius
AP
(19 March 06:37) |
| AP - Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. saf... |
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Dems sweeten health bill set showdown Sunday vote
AP
(19 March 05:57) |
| AP - Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescripti... |
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Holocaust survivor stands by memory of Anne Frank
AP
(19 March 05:39) |
| AP - A Holocaust survivor who says she met Anne Frank in a Nazi concentration camp is standing by her story in the face of skepticism from historians, filmmakers and a childhood friend of th... |
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Retired general Gays made Dutch weak in Bosnia
AP
(19 March 05:16) |
| AP - A retired U.S. general says Dutch troops failed to defend against the 1995 genocide in the Bosnian war because the army was weakened, partly because it included openly gay soldiers. |
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Fess Parker TVs Davy Crockett dies at 85
AP
(19 March 05:15) |
| AP - Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85. |
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FDA restricts tobacco marketing to youth
Reuters
(19 March 04:23) |
| Reuters - U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on merchandise sales, event sponsorships an... |
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Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers
AP
(19 March 04:22) |
| AP - A teacher at a failing school where he and all his colleagues are being fired hung an effigy of President Barack Obama in his classroom, apparently in reaction to Obama's support of ext... |
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Apple director ex-auto executive York dies
AP
(19 March 04:05) |
| AP - Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 71. |
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Passers-by call Colo police over topless gardener
AP
(19 March 03:53) |
| AP - A nudist in Boulder who was threatened with eviction last spring for gardening outside wearing only pasties and a thong has caused another stir by gardening topless. At least four calle... |
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US Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant
AP
(19 March 03:43) |
| AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant... |
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US rep Pa Jihad Jane terror suspect cooperated
AP
(19 March 03:42) |
| AP - A woman accused of trolling the Internet as Jihad Jane and agreeing to marry a terrorist suspect and kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims cooperated with authorities, a con... |
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Beck and Palin Violence is Not The Answer
The Nation
(19 March 03:40) |
| The Nation - The Nation -- Glenn Beck invited Sarah Palin on his Thursday broadcast to discuss the prospect of potential violence by right wing extremist groups. |
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Two-track economy 97 unemployment $200K cars
AP
(19 March 03:16) |
| AP - For the super-rich and everyone else, the economic recovery is taking place in two very different gears. |
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Fake MacBook Air big IPhone Tablet on Show in China
PC World
(19 March 02:50) |
| PC World - A knock-off MacBook Air running Windows, a tablet computer shaped like a big iPhone and another tablet meant to rival Apple's iPad were all among the devices shown off by a small ... |
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US Russia clash openly over Iran nuclear plant
AP
(19 March 01:35) |
| AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant... |
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Obama signs jobs bill as health care intrudes
AP
(19 March 01:35) |
| AP - President Barack Obama has said he wants to focus laser-like on the public's top concern: jobs. But the ongoing effort to remake the nation's health care system keeps getting in the way... |
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