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Democrats send Obama final health measure (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:18 AM PDT

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, front right, D-Md.; with, from left, Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.; George Miller, D-Calif.; Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.; Hoyer; and Dale Kildee, D-Mich., speaks to the media following the passage of the Health Insurance and Student Loan Reforms Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Congressional Democrats sent the final piece of landmark health care legislation to President Barack Obama before heading home to face a skeptical — and sometimes even threatening — electorate.

Pakistan: 5 soldiers, 21 alleged militants killed (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Armed Pakistani Taliban gather at a hideout in the semi-autonomous tribal district of Orakzai in 2009. Air strikes by Pakistani fighter jets on Taliban hideouts in the country's northwestern tribal region near Afghanistan killed 30 militants on Thursday, military officials said.(AFP/File/Rehman Ali)AP - Five Pakistani soldiers and at least 21 suspected militants were killed in clashes in a region near the Afghan border where the military is pursuing Taliban insurgents fleeing a U.S.-backed offensive, authorities said Friday.

NKorea vows 'nuclear strikes' in latest threat (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

A South Korean elderly man watches a documentary picture showing U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander in chief of U.N. forces in the Korean War, second from right, at a photo exhibition of Korean War (1950-1953) in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 26, 2010. North Korea's military warned South Korea and the United States on Friday of 'unprecedented nuclear strikes' as it expressed anger over a report the two countries plan to prepare for possible instability in the totalitarian country, a scenario it dismissed as a 'pipe dream.'(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea's military warned South Korea and the United States on Friday of "unprecedented nuclear strikes" as it expressed anger over a report the two countries plan to prepare for possible instability in the totalitarian country, a scenario it dismissed as a "pipe dream."

Would partners of gay troops get benefits, too? (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:06 AM PDT

AP - If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits?

McCain, Palin to campaign together in Arizona (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:34 AM PDT

AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin will be back on the campaign trail Friday, their first time campaigning together since McCain lost the presidential election a year and a half ago with Palin as his running mate.

Anti-Chavez TV channel owner arrested in Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:41 PM PDT

In this photo taken June 4, 2009, the president of Globovision television channel Guillermo Zuloaga, center, surrounded by bodyguards and media, leaves the attorney general's office in Caracas, Venezuela. Zuloaga, the owner of Venezuela's only television channel that remains critical of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, was arrested on Thursday, March 25, 2010, spurring concerns among rights activists of a widening government crackdown aimed at silencing critics. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - The owner of a Venezuelan TV channel that takes a hard line against President Hugo Chavez has been arrested for remarks authorities deemed offensive, sending a powerful signal to government opponents that they should watch their words.

3 Phoenix motorcycle riders killed in truck crash (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:34 AM PDT

Phoenix police detectives look over the scene of a multi-motorcycle and trash truck accident on the Carefree Highway Thursday, March 25, 2010 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - A group of eight motorcycles stopped at a red light in north Phoenix were mowed down from behind by a dump truck early Thursday afternoon, killing three riders and injuring six others, at least one critically, authorities said.

Mexico arrests 'King of Heroin,' with ties to US (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:44 PM PDT

Guarded by police officers, Jose Antonio Medina, aka Don Pepe, center, is presented to the press in Mexico City, Thursday, March 25, 2010. Medina was arrested in the western state of Michoacan on Wednesday and is being held for prosecution, said Ramon Pequeno, head of the anti-narcotics division of Mexico's federal police. (AP Photo)AP - Federal police have arrested Mexico's "King of Heroin," a powerful drug trafficker allegedly responsible for running thousands of pounds of heroin into Southern California each year, authorities said Thursday.

Dog in squad car attacks ordered to canine classes (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:02 PM PDT

AP - A dog that attacked two Chattanooga police cars has been sentenced to obedience and canine good citizen classes. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Winston, a mixed-breed, will also have to wear a tag that says he is "potentially dangerous." The newspaper said a judge ruled Thursday that charges against the Winston's owner will be dismissed if the classes are successfully completed.

K-State, Butler, Kentucky, West Virginia advance (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:15 PM PDT

Kansas State's Jacob Pullen makes a 3-point basket in the last minute of regulation of an NCAA West Regional semifinal college basketball game against Xavier in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)AP - The first two regional finals are set in an NCAA tournament that has seen its share of big shots and long shots, thrilling 3-pointers and disheartening defeats.

White House to announce housing aid: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:11 AM PDT

Reuters - The White House plans to announce on Friday that it will require lenders to lower the mortgage payments of some unemployed workers and encourage lenders to eliminate some principal debt of homeowners who owe more than their home is worth, sources familiar with the plan said on Thursday.

Congress approves final healthcare changes (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:27 PM PDT

President Barack Obama signs the healthcare legislation during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Congress approved a package of final changes to President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul on Thursday, and Obama dared Republicans to try to repeal the new law.

ECB's Trichet says euro solution for Greece workable (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:25 AM PDT

A man walks in front of the temple of Zeus in Athens March 24, 2010. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - The financial aid mechanism for Greece agreed by euro zone leaders on Thursday is workable but unlikely ever to be activated, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said.

Pentagon makes it harder to expel gays in military (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:57 PM PDT

Reuters - The Pentagon issued new rules on Thursday making it harder for the U.S. military to discharge gay personnel, an interim step to ease enforcement of the existing "don't ask, don't tell" policy while Congress considers repealing it.

Bin Laden threatens Americans with execution (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Osama bin Laden threatened al Qaeda would kill any Americans it takes prisoner if accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is put to death, according to an audiotape aired on al Jazeera on Thursday.

Hacker gets 20 years for U.S. payment card theft (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:46 PM PDT

Reuters - One of the world's most notorious computer hackers was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to helping run a global ring that stole tens of millions of payment card numbers.

Netanyahu aide sees accord with U.S. on Jerusalem (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:15 PM PDT

An Israeli border policeman checks the ID of Palestinian youths as a man carrying a cross walks in one of the alleys of Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli policy on Jerusalem remains unchanged, the prime minister's office said on Friday, one day after the premier returned from Washington where he faced pressure to freeze settlements.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secured U.S. agreement to continue building in Jerusalem, despite other points of disagreement on how to renew stalled peace talks, an Israeli spokesman said on Friday.

Jobless claims fall, buoy jobs recovery hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:56 PM PDT

Job seekers attend a job fair in Brooklyn, New York, on March 10. New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States edged down last week but gave little respite to the troubled labor market, government data showed Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)Reuters - The number of workers filing for jobless aid fell sharply last week and a gauge of underlying labor market trends hit a 1-1/2 year low, boosting hopes the economy is on the verge of creating jobs.

No change in policy on Jerusalem: Israel PM (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:35 AM PDT

An Israeli border policeman checks the ID of Palestinian youths as a man carrying a cross walks in one of the alleys of Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli policy on Jerusalem remains unchanged, the prime minister's office said on Friday, one day after the premier returned from Washington where he faced pressure to freeze settlements.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)AFP - Israeli policy on Jerusalem remains unchanged, the prime minister's office said on Friday, one day after the premier returned from Washington where he faced pressure to freeze settlements.

Europe awaits markets on historic Greek rescue pact (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:59 PM PDT

(L-R) French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Europe acted to convince Greek bond holders early on Friday that a historic rescue pact, re-writing eurozone rules, meant it will AFP - Europe acted to convince Greek bond holders early on Friday that a historic rescue pact, re-writing eurozone rules, meant it will "never" abandon profligate sons also including Portugal.
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