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• Haiti frees US missionary; group leader still held (AP)
• 2 of oldest people in US die: in NH 114, Mich. 113 (AP)
• Police: Man eyed in 2nd teen murder investigation (AP)
• Co. owner indicted in deadly NYC crane collapse (AP)
• Oscar's big question: How did David slay Goliath? (AP)
• Man holding fake gun fatally shot near NYC school (AP)
• Paterson seeks to show he's still in charge (AP)
• Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved (AP)
• Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking (AP)
• Ohio inmate ODs on pills hours before execution (AP)
• Palin notes irony of using Canada health care (AP)
• Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring (AP)
• Accused Ga. killer uses creative legal argument (AP)
• Colo. rock slide rains boulders on bridge, highway (AP)
• Police look for missing Texas exec in New Orleans (AP)
• Ed chief: Agency to review equal access at schools (AP)
• Officer: DC gunman's expression warned of trouble (AP)
• Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones (AP)
• Sea lions killed for eating too many salmon (AP)
• Gunman, 2 others wounded in Dallas shootout (AP)

Haiti frees US missionary; group leader still held (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 08:38 PM PST AP - One of two Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti was released and flew to Miami on Monday, but the U.S. group's leader remained in custody.

2 of oldest people in US die: in NH 114, Mich. 113 (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:34 PM PST AP - Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.

Police: Man eyed in 2nd teen murder investigation (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:19 PM PST AP - A registered sex offender charged with murdering a teen girl last month is a focus of the investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl whose remains were found more than a year after she disappeared near her school, police said Monday.

Co. owner indicted in deadly NYC crane collapse (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 03:32 PM PST AP - A construction crane owner got a bargain-basement repair job on a giant rig, which fell apart and killed two workers when the fix failed, prosecutors said Monday in announcing manslaughter charges against the owner and a former mechanic.

Oscar's big question: How did David slay Goliath? (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:27 PM PST AP - For Hollywood pundits, industry folk and Oscar fans still paying attention on Monday, a major question remained: How did David slay Goliath?

Man holding fake gun fatally shot near NYC school (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:57 PM PST AP - A police officer in Brooklyn has fatally shot a man who the NYPD says was brandishing a fake pistol near a school.

Paterson seeks to show he's still in charge (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:44 PM PST AP - Gov. David Paterson was adamant about governing Monday, taking questions from the public at a town hall meeting and trying to make clear his authority to negotiate a state budget amid two scandals that threaten his job.

Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:16 PM PST AP - Prospects are good for resolving a dispute over abortion that has led some House Democrats to threaten to withhold support of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a key Michigan Democrat said Monday.

Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 01:33 PM PST AP - Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.

Ohio inmate ODs on pills hours before execution (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 01:57 PM PST AP - Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday postponed the execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cell and was found unconscious just hours before he was to be driven to his execution.

Palin notes irony of using Canada health care (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:46 PM PST AP - Sarah Palin has been no friend lately of socialized health care.

Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 05:18 PM PST AP - A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern nationals obtain U.S. student visas by passing various proficiency and college-placement exams for them, federal authorities said.

Accused Ga. killer uses creative legal argument (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 02:41 PM PST AP - A Georgia man accused of killing two people used an innovative legal strategy Monday in an attempt to get his murder charges dismissed. Call it the Census defense.

Colo. rock slide rains boulders on bridge, highway (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:36 PM PST AP - A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch in western Colorado and prompting Gov. Bill Ritter to declare a disaster emergency Monday.

Police look for missing Texas exec in New Orleans (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PST AP - Police are searching the French Quarter in New Orleans and checking with businesses for surveillance videotapes of a Texas energy executive who disappeared after walking out of a Bourbon Street bar.

Ed chief: Agency to review equal access at schools (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:04 PM PST AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday the federal government will become more vigilant to make sure students have equal access and opportunity to everything ranging from college prep classes to science and engineering programs.

Officer: DC gunman's expression warned of trouble (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:05 PM PST AP - There were no obvious signs of trouble when gunman John Patrick Bedell approached a Pentagon security checkpoint Thursday night. But Pentagon police officer Marvin Carraway had seen that facial expression before. It betrayed Bedell's intentions.

Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 02:45 PM PST AP - First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and now Turkey. The earthquakes keep coming hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something sinister is happening underfoot.

Sea lions killed for eating too many salmon (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 02:54 PM PST AP - Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets and bean bags from shotguns and boats. Now they are resorting to issuing death sentences to the most chronic offenders.

Gunman, 2 others wounded in Dallas shootout (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 02:51 PM PST AP - A gunman apparently angry over business dealings wounded a father and son at their financial services company inside an office building Monday, then shot himself as police closed in, authorities said.

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• What's Next For 'Hurt Locker' Director Kathryn Bigelow? - MTV.com
• California senator says he's gay, defends his anti-gay votes - MiamiHerald.com
• World Marks International Women's Day - Voice of America
• Massa says Democratic leaders want him out - CNN International
• Israel, Palestinians agree to resume indirect peace talks - Washington Post
• Turkey quake search called off - Aljazeera.net
• Retired Army major general is Obama's 2nd pick to lead TSA - Federal Times

What's Next For 'Hurt Locker' Director Kathryn Bigelow? - MTV.com Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:37 AM PST ABC News What's Next For 'Hurt Locker' Director Kathryn Bigelow? MTV.com Oscar-winning director set to helm pilot of HBO's 'The Miraculous Year' and, for big screen, 'Triple Frontier.' By Josh Wigler Kathryn Bigelow made cinematic history at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards by becoming the first woman to win an Oscar in the ... Countdown to the 82nd Academy AwardsLos Angeles Times Oscar Winners: Women of Oscar NightABC News 2010 Oscars A Polished, Yet Predictable AffairSuffolk Voice Actress Archives -Local Talk News -NRToday.com all 6,418 news articles »

California senator says he's gay, defends his anti-gay votes - MiamiHerald.com Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:19 AM PST PinkNews.co.uk California senator says he's gay, defends his anti-gay votes MiamiHerald.com SACRAMENTO — California state Sen. Roy Ashburn, whose personal life became the subject of rumors in the wake of a DUI arrest last week, announced Monday that he is gay, but he defended his numerous votes against gay rights bills. ... GOP state senator comes out as gay on talk radioSan Jose Mercury News Ashburn: "I am gay."San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Roy Ashburn: "I am gay"Bakersfield Californian Atlanta Journal Constitution -On Top Magazine -NBC Los Angeles all 393 news articles »

World Marks International Women's Day - Voice of America Posted: 08 Mar 2010 08:57 AM PST Little About (blog) World Marks International Women's Day Voice of America Photo: AP World leaders and international organizations are calling for more rights and opportunities for women in order to help solve many of the world's problems. The calls come as many parts of the world mark International Women's Day on Monday. ... International Women's Day: View from the groundThe Guardian World marks International Women's DayCNN International Three Proven Steps to Advance the World's Women, on International Women's DayNew York Times (blog) ABC Online -Telegraph.co.uk -Xinhua all 273 news articles »

Massa says Democratic leaders want him out - CNN International Posted: 08 Mar 2010 11:16 AM PST New York Magazine Massa says Democratic leaders want him out CNN International Rep. Eric Massa says his opposition to health care legislation contributed to an ethics probe into his conduct. Rep. Eric Massa says ethics probe stems from conversation he had at staffer's wedding Rep. ... Martyr to the Public OptionWall Street Journal Massa Fires Back: Breaking Down His Claims13WHAM-TV Massa details 'salty' talk, slams Dem leadersmsnbc.com New York Daily News (blog) -USA Today -The Washington Independent all 275 news articles »

Israel, Palestinians agree to resume indirect peace talks - Washington Post Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:55 AM PST Ha'aretz Israel, Palestinians agree to resume indirect peace talks Washington Post JERUSALEM -- Israel and the Palestinians agreed Monday to resume indirect peace negotiations mediated by the United States, said President Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell. Mitchell, who shuttled between Israeli and ... Biden in Mideast as Peace Process Appears to Pick Up MomentumVoice of America Israel visa restrictions "block investment"AFP Biden embarks on Middle East tourAljazeera.net Christian Science Monitor -The Associated Press -Xinhua all 1,175 news articles »

Turkey quake search called off - Aljazeera.net Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:41 AM PST Times Online Turkey quake search called off Aljazeera.net Search operations have been called off in eastern Turkey after an earthquake claimed scores of lives in six villages. The government said 51 people had been killed and dozens hospitalised after the quake struck in Elazig province early on Monday. ... Dozens killed in Turkey earthquakeWashington Post Turkey rejects Israel's offer of post-quake aidYnetnews Turkey earthquake kills 51; scientists say earthquake frequency not risingChristian Science Monitor Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Xinhua -The Associated Press all 1,563 news articles »

Retired Army major general is Obama's 2nd pick to lead TSA - Federal Times Posted: 08 Mar 2010 11:11 AM PST Washington Post Retired Army major general is Obama's 2nd pick to lead TSA Federal Times President Obama will nominate Robert Harding, a retired Army major general, to take over the top job at the Transportation Security Administration, the White House announced this afternoon. ... Obama To Nominate Retired Army Major General As TSA AdministratorBusiness Travel News Obama to nominate retired Army general for TSA: sourceReuters Obama wants former top Army intel officer at TSAThe Associated Press BusinessWeek -Salon -AOL News all 310 news articles »

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• Pakistan seeks identity of American suspect (AP)
• Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 41 dead (AP)
• Front-runners rule at predictable Oscars (AP)
• Chile quake survivors suffer cold, rainy night (AP)
• Blast hits police building in Pakistan, 12 dead (AP)
• US defense chief lands in Afghanistan for meetings (AP)
• White House tweeting spreads president's message (AP)
• SoCal teen's skeletal remains found in remote area (AP)
• ABC returns to Cablevision, but talks go on (AP)
• NASCAR drivers Edwards, Keselowski still feuding (AP)
• Iraq counts votes after election marred by violence (Reuters)
• Suspect arrested in Pakistan not Gadahn: officials (Reuters)
• Coming to Israel, Biden flags U.S. support vs Iran (Reuters)
• Cablevision gets ABC back in time for Oscars (Reuters)
• Gates looks to broader Afghan offensive (Reuters)
• Gunfire at Yemen hospital, clashes in south (Reuters)
• Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 11 (Reuters)
• Greece won't need aid, central bank chief tells paper (Reuters)
• Powerful car bomb kills 11 in Pakistan's Lahore (AFP)
• Strong Turkey quake kills 41 (AFP)

Pakistan seeks identity of American suspect (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:10 PM PST AP - Intelligence officials are trying to establish the identity of an American militant suspect arrested in Pakistan, but doubts grew Monday that he is al-Qaida's U.S.-born spokesman.

Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 41 dead (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:38 AM PST AP - A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, the government said.

Front-runners rule at predictable Oscars (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:46 PM PST AP - On a night when so many changes were intended to shake up the Oscar ceremony, the winners themselves were pretty predictable, with "The Hurt Locker" taking six awards including best picture.

Chile quake survivors suffer cold, rainy night (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:11 AM PST AP - A strong rain on a chilly night added to the misery Monday of survivors of Chile's terrible earthquake and tsunami, many of whom live in tents and improvised shelters as continuing aftershocks threaten to collapse what's left of their homes.

Blast hits police building in Pakistan, 12 dead (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:39 AM PST AP - A suicide car bomber struck a building where police interrogate high-value suspects in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Monday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 61 more including women taking children to school, officials said.

US defense chief lands in Afghanistan for meetings (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:42 PM PST AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan early Monday as coalition forces continue to restore order in the town of Marjah, the first major test of the U.S. and NATO counterinsurgency strategy since President Barack Obama ordered 30,000 new American troops to blunt the Taliban's momentum.

White House tweeting spreads president's message (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:35 AM PST AP - (pound sign)wanttospinWHreporters?

SoCal teen's skeletal remains found in remote area (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PST AP - When 17-year-old Chelsea King went missing last month San Diego, Maurice Dubois had a sinking feeling that his 14-year-old daughter had fallen victim to the same killer.

ABC returns to Cablevision, but talks go on (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PST AP - Cablevision and ABC were negotiating a deal Monday that tentatively ended a dispute over fees and restored millions of viewers' access to the Academy Awards telecast in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut shortly after the broadcast began.

NASCAR drivers Edwards, Keselowski still feuding (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:23 AM PST AP - Carl Edwards was 156 laps off the lead when he apparently decided it was time to settle a score with Brad Keselowski.

Iraq counts votes after election marred by violence (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:25 AM PST Reuters - Iraqi authorities counted votes on Monday, a day after a parliamentary election that Islamist militants tried to disrupt with attacks that killed 38 people.

Suspect arrested in Pakistan not Gadahn: officials (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PST Reuters - Pakistani security agents denied on Monday that an American al Qaeda spokesman wanted in the United States for treason had been arrested, saying there had been confusion over the identity of a detained suspect.

Coming to Israel, Biden flags U.S. support vs Iran (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 10:27 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration has boosted U.S. defense ties to Israel and will close ranks with its ally against any threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday ahead of a trip to Israel.

Cablevision gets ABC back in time for Oscars (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:58 PM PST Reuters - Cablevision Systems Corp customers were able to watch the live broadcast of the Oscars on Sunday after the cable company reached a last-minute deal to return WABC-TV to air in a dispute over fees.

Gates looks to broader Afghan offensive (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul on Monday to press for details from his generals on upcoming plans to broaden the fight against the Taliban and warned of "very hard days" ahead.

Gunfire at Yemen hospital, clashes in south (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:45 AM PST Reuters - An al Qaeda suspect tried to shoot his way out of hospital in Yemen's capital on Sunday and killed a guard, while security forces and separatists clashed in the south of the country with five wounded.

Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 11 (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:50 PM PST Reuters - A suicide car bomb attack on a police intelligence unit in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore killed at least 11 people and wounded about 60 on Monday during the morning rush hour, officials said.

Greece won't need aid, central bank chief tells paper (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:14 PM PST Reuters - Greece will not need foreign help to deal with its debt problems, central bank governor George Provopoulos said in a German newspaper interview released Monday.

Powerful car bomb kills 11 in Pakistan's Lahore (AFP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PST AFP - A car bomb devastated Pakistani offices used to interrogate suspected militants on Monday, killing 11 people in the latest attack to strike the country's teaming cultural capital of Lahore.

Strong Turkey quake kills 41 (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:30 PM PST AFP - Rescuers struggled to dig survivors from under the rubble after a strong quake struck eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

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