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Job creation expected in March as recovery builds (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010 file photo, technicians work in the cockpit of the first Boeing 787 with the interior installed at the production plant in Everett, Wash. Orders to U.S. factories posted the biggest increase in four months in January, led by a surge in demand for commercial aircraft. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)AP - The economy is likely to have added jobs last month for only the second time since the recession began 27 months ago.

Official says new checks set for travelers to US (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT

A woman tries to control her umbrella against strong winds as she crosses an intersection in central Tokyo on Friday, April 2, 2010. More than 80 domestic flights to and from Tokyo's Haneda airport were canceled and bullet train services were temporarily suspended by the gusty southerly winds that swept through the metropolitan and surrounding areas. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Travelers from 14 countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before they fly to the U.S.

Obama no closer on nuclear test ban ratification (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:54 AM PDT

President Barack Obama salutes as he steps off of Marine One at the Portland Jetport in Portland, Maine, on Thursday, April 1, 2010. ( AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - President Barack Obama is expected to claim a major foreign policy success when he signs a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev next week — but it comes at a cost.

Aircraft maker pushing exports of spy drones (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:55 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, March 24, 2010 file photo, a mockup of Northrop Grumman's Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance System plane RQ-4 Global Hawk is on display during a press briefing of the plane at a public exhibition hall in Tokyo. The U.S.-made RQ-4 Global Hawk spy plane looks like an upside-down double-decker bus with wings, flies slowly, offers zero leg room - and is one of the most coveted pieces of military technology in the world. Impressed by its successes in combat for the U.S. Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan, countries around the globe are lining up to buy the unmanned 'drone' aircraft to bolster their own intelligence abilities, despite concerns that exports might send sensitive technology into the wrong hands. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)AP - The U.S.-made RQ-4 Global Hawk spy plane looks like an upside-down double-decker bus with wings, flies slowly, offers zero leg room — and is one of the most coveted pieces of military technology in the world.

Obama heads to North Carolina to talk jobs (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:50 AM PDT

President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, April 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama is pushing his administration's plans to create jobs, a crucial campaign issue for Democrats as they look toward November's midterm elections.

Rocket blasts off with 2 Russians, 1 American (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:20 AM PDT

The Russian Soyuz TMA-18 space ship that will carry new crew to the international space station is ready to blast off from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 2, 2010. A NASA astronaut and two Russian colleagues received the thumbs-up Thursday for a mission that will boost the population of the International Space Station to six. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - The International Space Station is set for some heavy traffic over the coming days in a tightly packed schedule that kicked off Friday when a Russian rocket transporting three astronauts blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan.

Flooding disaster is latest blow for hard-luck RI (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:01 AM PDT

Dan Kenyon of South Kingstown, R.I., boiler room manager at Bradford Printing and Finishing in the Bradford section of Westerly, R.I. talks about the flooding and the chances of the flooded mill building behind him reopening on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Bradford Printing and Finishing employs about 40 workers dyeing, printing and finishing fabrics including camouflage material for the military was flooded when the Pawcatuck River rose on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)AP - For 20 years, he parked his car there. Now, the parking lot outside Bradford Printing and Finishing was a lake, and 60-year-old Kenneth Guilmette stood on its shore. What he saw turned his stomach.

Israeli unveils tank-defense system of the future (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:20 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 30, 2008 file photo, an Israeli Merkava tank drives from the Gaza Strip into Israel near the Sufa Crossing. Israel has begun to equip Merkava tanks with the new 'Trophy' defense system: a miniature anti-missile system that detects incoming projectiles and shoots them down before they reach the armored vehicles. If successful, the 'Trophy' system could radically alter the balance of power if the country goes to war again against Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon. Its performance could also have much wider implications as American troops and their Western allies battle insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)AP - On a dusty, wind-swept field overlooking the Mediterranean, a small team of researchers is putting the final touches on what Israel says is a major game changer in tank defense: a miniature anti-missile system that detects incoming projectiles and shoots them down before they reach the armored vehicles.

Source: Charlie Sheen wants to bow out of sitcom (AP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:01 AM PDT

AP - Charlie Sheen is looking at a future without "Two and a Half Men."

Dayton wins NIT, beats North Carolina 79-68 (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:08 PM PDT

The Dayton team poses for photographs after defeating North Carolina 79-68 in a college basketball game for the NIT title Thursday, April 1, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - Dayton players danced at midcourt and then lingered on ladders as they cut down the nets at Madison Square Garden.

U.S. to impose new airline security measures (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:36 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States will implement new airline security measures this month to replace mandatory screening of air travelers from 14 countries, a step that had angered some allies when it was imposed after a failed bombing on Christmas Day.

Obama urges China's Hu to get behind Iran push (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:23 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao after making statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama urged his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao to work together on pressing Iran over its nuclear activities, but Hu did not openly commit to new sanctions on Tehran, according to official reports on Friday.

Census hiring to lift March payrolls (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:03 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. non-farm payrolls, a key measure of the economy's health, probably rose in March for only the second time since recession struck in late 2007 as hiring for the 2010 U.S. Census added jobs.

Obama previews rhetoric for mid-term elections (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:04 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic National Committee fund raiser in Boston, April 1, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama, in a preview of the election campaign Democrats will roll out later this year, recalled on Thursday the economic mess he inherited from the Republicans while saying the change he had promised upon winning the White House is being delivered.

Israeli planes and helicopters mount Gaza attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

A wounded Palestinian boy is carried into Al-Shifa hospital following Israeli air strikes in Gaza April 2, 2010. REUTERS/Ismail ZaydahReuters - Israeli planes and helicopters mounted at least seven missile attacks on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday, destroying what a military spokesman described as Palestinian munitions sites.

Obama touts healthcare reform benefit to business (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 02:56 PM PDT

The crowd applauds as President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at the Portland Expo Center, in Portland, Maine, Thursday, April 1, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday touted the immediate benefits small businesses will receive from his healthcare reforms, in his second speech this week promoting the sweeping plan to a skeptical public.

Pakistan tables long-awaited constitutional reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:04 AM PDT

Reuters - The Pakistani government introduced a constitutional bill in parliament Friday, transferring President Asif Ali Zardari's sweeping powers to the prime minister and possibly ending months of political wrangling.

Cheap and deadly, homemade bombs plague Afghan roads (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:13 PM PDT

Reuters - The signature weapon of the Iraq war has established itself as the Taliban's weapon of choice in Afghanistan as well, where roadside bombs have proven to be rudimentary and cheap -- but deadly as ever.

Obama calls on Hu to support action on Iran (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:27 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama called on Chinese President Hu Jintao to work together on the Iranian nuclear standoff, the White House said.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama urged Chinese President Hu Jintao for cooperation on the Iranian nuclear standoff, the White House said, as Hu appealed for "healthy and stable" relations between the two nations.

Israel warns of new Gaza assault after air strikes (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:51 AM PDT

Palestinians inspect the site of a destroyed factory after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Israel on Friday threatened a widescale military operation against the Gaza Strip after a string of air strikes which injured three Palestinian children following rocket attacks from the enclave(AFP/Mahmud Hams)AFP - Israel on Friday threatened a widescale military operation against the Gaza Strip after a string of air strikes which injured three Palestinian children following rocket attacks from the enclave.
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