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Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 11:56 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.

Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 01:07 AM PDT

A British Airways plane is seen from Terminal 4 moving along the tarmac at Heathrow Airport in London, early Saturday, March 20, 2010. A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers began Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - British Airways is scrambling to deal with the start of a three-day strike by its cabin crew on Saturday that has thrown the plans of thousands of travelers into chaos.

End in sight, health care battle tilts Obama's way (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 11:34 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets the audience after speaking about health care reform at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama's direction.

Bloated lake haunts North Dakota town again (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 01:01 AM PDT

In a photo made March 17, 2010, the main street of Kathryn, N.D. is shown. The town which barely survived last year's flood stands a 50-50 chance it could flood this year after $3 million was scraped together last year to replace the battered nearby Clausen Spring Dam but it hasn't been done. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - Almost a year after worried authorities went door to door warning residents to flee as water carved through a nearby dam, this tiny North Dakota town is facing the possibility of having to evacuate again because of flooding.

Police: Arrest in NJ Walmart racial comment case (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

Shelia Ellington, of Williamstown, N.J., right, talks with Ronald Tinsley, left, of Washington Township,N.j., and Tracy Jenkins, of Blackwood, N.J., as they meet Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Washington Township, N.J., near a Wal Mart store where they complained Sunday about comments that came over the store's public address system. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes after an announcement was made for 'all black people' to leave the southern New Jersey store. Shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, a male voice came over the public-address system at the Route 42 store in Washington Township and calmly announced: 'Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now.' Management later apologized. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - Police say they have made an arrest in the case of a racial comment being made over the public-address system at a Walmart store in southern New Jersey.

Thai protesters begin weekend march around capital (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 11:37 PM PDT

Anti- government protesters march in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their 'class war' against the government. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government.

Year's biggest sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 12:40 AM PDT

A paramilitary policeman stands at the Tiananmen Square shrouded by sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's airport and prompting a dust warning for Seoul.

New threat rankles Hemet, Calif., police (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 12:40 AM PDT

People stand outside the Hemet Christian Assembly church in Hemet, Calif., Thursday, March 18, 2010. The church is located near a repurposed home which is the Riverside County Gang Task Force headquarters. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - A Southern California police department plagued by booby trap attacks against its officers went on heightened alert Friday following yet another threat.

Judge: $575M settlement rejected for 9/11 'heroes' (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 01:01 AM PDT

Retired New York City firefighter Keith Delmar, who testified in court, suffering from a variety of respiratory ailments is seen outside Manhattan federal court, Friday, March 19, 2010, in New York. A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement of more than a half-billion dollars for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn't contain enough money for the workers. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - A federal judge rejected a multimillion dollar settlement for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn't contain enough money.

No. 12 seed Cornell dominates Temple 78-65 (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 11:36 PM PDT

Cornell's Jon Jaques (25) Geoff Reeves (15) and Mark Coury (42) celebrate after defeating Temple 78-65 in an NCAA college first-round basketball game in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Confident, relaxed and definitely on their game.

House Democrats see momentum on health bill (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 08:46 PM PDT

Ernest Sass, 52, (L) winces as he is attended to by Girish Bobby Kapur, M.D. (R) in a room used to see patients who don't require treatment for trauma inside the emergency room at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, Texas July 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives lobbied undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

Putin offers U.S. hints of support (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:21 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (R) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meet at the presidential residence Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, March 19, 2010. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei NikolskyReuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered hints he could support the United States on two key issues -- an arms pact and Iran -- after a meeting on Friday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Opposition "red shirts" try to win over Thai capital (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rest during a rally in Bangkok March 19, 2010. REUTERS/Chaiwat SubprasomReuters - Thousands of opposition activists fanned out across Thailand's capital on Saturday in a bid to win the hearts of Bangkok's middle classes and recruit them for their anti-government campaign.

Judge in NY orders more talks on 9/11 deal (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.

Court orders Fed to release bailout documents (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Reuters - In a significant victory for news media, a federal appeals court said the Federal Reserve must disclose records on emergency lending programs to banks bailed out by the government in the financial crisis.

India to get access to U.S. man on Mumbai attack: U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 01:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Indian investigators will be given access to the Chicago man who pleaded guilty to helping plan the Mumbai attacks, but he won't be extradited to India on current charges, a U.S. official said on Saturday.

Gunmen block roads in Mexico's drug-plagued north (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:06 PM PDT

Reuters - Armed men likely linked to drug gangs blocked highways with trucks and buses in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Friday in an apparent attempt to hamper army operations near the U.S. border.

Quartet tells Israel to halt settlement activity (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:46 PM PDT

L-R: The representatives of the Middle East Quartet former British premier Tony Blair, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton pose for a photograph after talks in Moscow. The Middle East Quartet urged Israel to stop building settlements.(AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)AFP - The Middle East Quartet 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 peace process.

Obama reaches out to Iranian people (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 10:09 PM PDT

President Barack Obama Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.(AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee)AFP - President Barack Obama Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.
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