Democrats, White House close in on health bill
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:10:29 GMT
AP - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.
Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:26:36 GMT
AP - Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.
Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:36:31 GMT
AP - Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists.
Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to make peace
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:11:45 GMT
AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the region, urging the sides to waste no time in resolving their decades-old conflict despite daunting obstacles.
Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:10:22 GMT
AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.
Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo.
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:56:10 GMT
AP - Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.
Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:36:02 GMT
AP - Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person — a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:20 GMT
AP - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.
'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol'
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:14:22 GMT
AP - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."
A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:10:28 GMT
AP - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.
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