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Graduates rally for embattled school
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:17:32 EST, 03:17 AMGraduates of the nation's most vilified high school descended upon campus Tuesday evening to support the school's fired teachers. They also had a mess...read more »
Unemployment benefit bill moves forward in Senate
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:14:44 EST, 03:14 AMA nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote...read more »
Out of the closet but stuck in his voting pattern
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:04:45 EST, 03:04 AMWhy would a gay politician vote against gay rights? ...read more »
Sheen returning to '2 and a Half Men' after rehab stint
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:38:15 EST, 02:38 AMCharlie Sheen is set to return to the set of his sitcom "Two and a Half Men," his publicist said. ...read more »
Environmentalist: It's becoming a plastic world
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:35:26 EST, 02:35 AMEvery bit of fully synthetic plastic that's ever been produced over the past 100 years is somewhere on our planet, a leading environmentalist, David d...read more »
Five killed in attack at charity in Pakistan
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:59:26 EST, 01:59 AMMilitants attacked the office of a humanitarian organization in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people, police said. ...read more »
Myanmar bars Suu Kyi's election participation
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:47:29 EST, 01:47 AMMyanmar's ruling junta has announced a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming nationa...read more »
Official: Bali bombing mastermind dead
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:31:55 EST, 01:31 AMIndonesian authorities killed the suspected mastermind behind the deadly 2002 Bali bombings, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wed...read more »
Child abuse claims hit Catholic institutions in Germany
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:25:07 EST, 01:25 AMNorbert Denef says for years he couldn't speak about the crimes committed against him during his childhood in Germany. ...read more »
Massa seeks to divert attention from harassment allegations
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:28:05 EST, 12:28 AMEmbattled former Rep. Eric Massa sought Tuesday night to turn attention away from sexual harassment allegations swirling around him in the wake of his...read more »
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N.Y. Chef Makes Cheese From Breast Milk
Wed, 10 March 2010 00:21:44 EST, 11:21 PMDaniel Angerer is used to getting attention over the food that comes out of his restaurant Klee Brasserie, but the New York chef is making more headli...read more »
Calling In the Bounty Hunters
Wed, 10 March 2010 03:56:27 EST, 02:56 AMObama announces bipartisan-backed high-tech group to crack down on waste and fraud in Medicare, Medicaid• Obama to Make Closing Argument on Heal...read more »
Names on No-Fly List Nearly Double
Wed, 10 March 2010 03:56:27 EST, 02:56 AMIn the months following failed Detroit bomb plot, U.S. no-fly list has gone from about 3,400 people to about 6,000• American 'JihadJane' Charged...read more »
6 Killed in Attack on World Vision in Pakistan
Wed, 10 March 2010 02:55:10 EST, 01:55 AMSuspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of an international aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on We...read more »
Cops: Missing Oil Exec's Body Found in Mississippi River
Tue, 09 March 2010 15:30:57 EST, 02:30 PMPolice confirm the body pulled from the Mississippi River Tuesday is missing Houston oil executive Douglas Schantz....read more »
Bank of America Ends Overdraft Fees on Debit Cards
Wed, 10 March 2010 00:25:56 EST, 11:25 PMBank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a ...read more »
7-Year-Old Calls 911, Saves Family From Attack
Wed, 10 March 2010 01:44:52 EST, 12:44 AMA terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parent...read more »
SeaWorld Trainer's Family Wants Video Suppressed
Tue, 09 March 2010 09:31:33 EST, 08:31 AMThe family of a SeaWorld Orlando trainer who was drowned by a killer whale after a Feb. 24 performance, is gearing up for a legal battle to prevent vi...read more »
LIVESHOTS: Who Writes Your Kids' Textbooks?- Full Coverage of Texas Textbook Battle
Wed, 10 March 2010 03:56:28 EST, 02:56 AM...read more »
LIVESHOTS: Gates: Marjah Strategy a 'Game-Changer'- Gates: Some Troops Could Leave Afghanistan Early
Wed, 10 March 2010 03:56:28 EST, 02:56 AM...read more »
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WP: When jobless benefits turn to welfare
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:19:19 GMT, 02:19 PMMillions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods, and critics are taking aim. ...read more »
NYT: Flu shots in kids provide ‘herd immunity’
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:38:19 GMT, 01:38 AMAlthough previous studies have demonstrated what scientists call “herd immunity,” none have been so incontrovertible as a study of farming colonie...read more »
Toyota, U.S. officials probe runaway Prius
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:21:19 GMT, 07:21 PMU.S. safety regulators and Toyota Motor Corp dispatched investigators to San Diego on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a Califor...read more »
Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘troubling’
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:45:19 GMT, 11:45 PMU.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the ...read more »
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Massa: ‘Groping’ of male aide wasn’t sexual
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:38:49 GMT, 08:38 PMA New York congressman who resigned under an ethics cloud has been under investigation for allegedly groping multiple male aides, the Washington Post ...read more »
Simon declares Bowersox to be ‘the one to beat’
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:08:35 GMT, 09:08 PMShe was her usual strong self this week, nailing Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason,” and the judges noted that her big selling point was that ...read more »
NYT: Food aid to Somalia diverted
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:47:48 GMT, 05:47 PMAs much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, a...read more »
Celizic: Why no buzz about UConn women’s reign?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:32:18 GMT, 11:32 PMCelizic: Connecticut won its record 71st straight game on Monday. On Tuesday, the Huskies extended it to 72. No women’s team has ever won more conse...read more »
Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:26:21 GMT, 07:26 PMA federal indictment accuses a Pennsylvania woman of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and promote terrorism overseas, NBC News reports....read more »
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U.S. Calls for Inquiry Into Nigeria Violence
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:03:49 -0500, 04:03 PMRights group, US call for inquiry,prosecutions after Nigeria religious violence. Nigeria - Africa - Government - Jos - Embassi...read more »
Biden Sees 'Moment of Opportunity' in Mideast
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:54:37 -0500, 10:54 PMBiden sees "moment of opportunity" for Israelis and Palestinians. United States - Joe Biden - Palestinian people - Israelis - ...read more »
Japan's Cold War-Era 'Secret' Pacts With US
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:53:27 -0500, 11:53 AMGovt confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts between Japan and US, ending denial. Japan - Cold War - History - Twentieth Century ...read more »
Head of Pakistan's Spy Agency Gets Term Extended
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:23:54 -0500, 02:23 PMThe head of Pakistan's spy agency ISI Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha will get an extension to his term, which pleases the United States because it has bec...read more »
Bali Bomber Targeted in Police Raid
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:27:05 -0500, 10:27 PMAnti-terror police shoot 3 suspects dead in 2 raids on Indonesia's Java island Indonesia - Java - Asia - Bali - Jakarta...read more »
Ancient Shipwrecks Found by Pipeline Company
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:52:02 -0500, 03:52 PMA dozen shipwrecks, some dating back to medieval times, are found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline. ...read more »
Amsterdam Airport Security Fails Test
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:15:47 -0500, 06:15 AMSchiphol Airport tightens duty free security after journalists smuggle in liquid DutyFreeShops - Business - Transportation and...read more »
Stolen Corpse of Cyprus' ex-President Found
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:05:58 -0500, 02:05 PMCyprus police confirm body found in cemetery is stolen corpse of ex-leader Cyprus - Middle East - Police - President - Tassos ...read more »
Dalai Lama: China Aims to Annihilate Buddhism
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:31:02 -0500, 11:31 PMDalai Lama says China attempting to annihilate Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism - Buddhism - Dalai Lama - Religion and Spirit...read more »
Biden's West Bank Tour Clouded by Settlement Plans
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:16:34 -0500, 12:16 AMUS vice president's West Bank tour overshadowed by new Israeli settlement plans in Jerusalem West Bank - Israeli settlement - ...read more »
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U.S. Calls for Inquiry Into Nigeria Violence
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WP: When jobless benefits turn to welfare
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N.Y. Chef Makes Cheese From Breast Milk