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• Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling' (AP)
• Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online (AP)
• Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site (AP)
• NH campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100 (AP)
• Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer (AP)
• Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail (AP)
• Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP)
• Car detectives crowd around Monday's runaway Prius (AP)
• All 6 dead in Ariz. crash were Mexican citizens (AP)
• Assisted suicide network members indicted in Ga. (AP)
• 'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington (AP)
• Probation report cites predatory traits of suspect (AP)
• Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa security (AP)
• Man who caused Newark airport breach pleads guilty (AP)
• TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown (AP)
• Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP)
• Outside science academies to review warming panel (AP)
• Opponent files ethics complaint on La. Sen. Vitter (AP)
• Texas judge rescinds anti-death penalty ruling (AP)
• Calif condor couple lays egg at Pinnacles park (AP)

Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling' (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:09 PM PST AP - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."

Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:44 PM PST AP - A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 06:30 PM PST AP - Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.

NH campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100 (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:34 PM PST AP - Doris "Granny D" Haddock, a New Hampshire woman who walked across the country at age 89 to promote campaign finance reform and later waged a quixotic campaign for U.S. Senate, has died. She was 100.

Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 06:45 PM PST AP - Relatives of four women and a 12-year-old girl who were brutally slain in the late 1970s exploded in applause Tuesday as the jury recommended death for Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer whose bizarre defense strategy included lyrics from an Arlo Guthrie song and showing an episode of "The Dating Game."

Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:12 PM PST AP - A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter.

Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 06:30 PM PST AP - An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt.

Car detectives crowd around Monday's runaway Prius (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PST AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.

All 6 dead in Ariz. crash were Mexican citizens (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 06:35 PM PST AP - Authorities say all six people killed in last week's pre-dawn bus crash on an Arizona interstate were Mexican citizens.

Assisted suicide network members indicted in Ga. (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:57 PM PST AP - A grand jury indicted four members of an assisted suicide group Tuesday on charges they helped a 58-year-old man with cancer kill himself, clearing the way for a trial that could not only decide their fate but also help validate — or repudiate — their work.

'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:46 PM PST AP - One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" and kissed after the pastor pronounced them "legally married."

Probation report cites predatory traits of suspect (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:41 PM PST AP - A decade-old probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering California teenager Chelsea King contained a psychiatrist's conclusion that the defendant had "significant predatory traits" toward underage girls and should be kept in prison for as long as possible.

Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa security (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PST AP - A ring accused of helping people from the Middle East obtain student visas by taking their proficiency exams and classes has exposed vulnerability in the nation's security tracking system for foreigners who attend U.S. schools, experts said Tuesday.

Man who caused Newark airport breach pleads guilty (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:15 PM PST AP - A lovesick graduate student from China who slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend, prompting a security breach and leading to worldwide flight delays, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday and apologized publicly for the first time.

TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:22 PM PST AP - A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers.

Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:42 PM PST AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?

Outside science academies to review warming panel (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:02 PM PST AP - The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports.

Opponent files ethics complaint on La. Sen. Vitter (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:56 PM PST AP - A challenger to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter filed an ethics complaint Tuesday, claiming a fundraising letter for the Republican incumbent's campaign makes illegal use of a government emblem.

Texas judge rescinds anti-death penalty ruling (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:54 PM PST AP - A Texas judge criticized for declaring the death penalty unconstitutional took back his controversial ruling Tuesday but scheduled a hearing for next month to hear evidence on the issue.

Calif condor couple lays egg at Pinnacles park (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:45 PM PST AP - Biologists at Pinnacles National Monument are celebrating the first condor egg laid by a mating pair inside the park boundaries in more than a century.

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• Toyota Reviewing US Report of Prius With Stuck Gas Pedal - BusinessWeek
• Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self - The Associated Press
• Same-Sex Couples Begin Saying 'I Do' in Washington - FOXNews
• Rubio Opens Huge Lead in Senate Primary; Surprising Age Gap Develops - The Jacksonville Observer
• Iraq Postpones Announcing Initial Election Results - Voice of America
• Irish police arrest 7 on murder plot charges - CNN

Toyota Reviewing US Report of Prius With Stuck Gas Pedal - BusinessWeek Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:48 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Toyota Reviewing US Report of Prius With Stuck Gas Pedal BusinessWeek March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., struggling to regain a reputation for quality after unintended acceleration forced millions of vehicle recalls, will investigate a report in California of a Prius hybrid car ... Runaway Prius? More like runaway media hypeMarketWatch Runaway Toyota Prius reached 90 mph-Calif policeReuters Runaway Prius proves Toyota is cluelessThe Palmetto Scoop Christian Science Monitor -BBC News -ABC News all 845 news articles »

Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self - The Associated Press Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:47 AM PST Los Angeles Times Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University says a 51-year-old employee suspected of shooting two co-workers, one of them fatally, has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. University officials said at a news conference Tuesday that the employee injured ... Two Dead in Ohio State ShootingWall Street Journal Ohio State: Fatal shooting was work-relatedNECN News roundup: One dead, two injured in Ohio State shootingUSA Today KWTX -WCPO -AOL News all 773 news articles »

Same-Sex Couples Begin Saying 'I Do' in Washington - FOXNews Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:38 AM PST FOXNews Same-Sex Couples Begin Saying 'I Do' in Washington FOXNews Dozens of same-sex couples made a historic walk down the aisle in Washington Tuesday as gay marriage became legal in the nation's capital. Rocky Galloway, left, and Reginald Stanley are pronounced "partners for life" by Rev. ... Washington weddings begin for same-sex couplesThe Associated Press Soon-to-wed DC gay couple shares their journeyWashington Post Letter: Iowa ruling on same-sex marriage a source of prideDubuque Telegraph Herald Daily Beast -Washington Times -Advocate.com all 396 news articles »

Rubio Opens Huge Lead in Senate Primary; Surprising Age Gap Develops - The Jacksonville Observer Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:51 AM PST UPI.com Rubio Opens Huge Lead in Senate Primary; Surprising Age Gap Develops The Jacksonville Observer A new poll from North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling shows that Charlie Crist leads Marco Rubio by 49% to 36% among Republicans who describe themselves as moderates. However, among self-described conservatives, Rubio leads Crist by an absolutely ... Poll: Rubio Destroying Crist In Senate RaceCBS 4 Dem polling outfit shows Rubio with 60-28 GOP primary lead over CristPalm Beach Post Healthcare is GOP campaign issue No. 1UPI.com Kaiser Health News -msnbc.com -WDBO Radio all 80 news articles »

Iraq Postpones Announcing Initial Election Results - Voice of America Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:24 AM PST Los Angeles Times Iraq Postpones Announcing Initial Election Results Voice of America Photo: AP Iraq's election commission has postponed announcing initial results from Sunday's parliamentary election because it says it has not finished counting enough votes. A spokesman for Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission said Tuesday they ... Kurds likely to be Iraq election kingmakers after strong poll turnoutThe Guardian Baghdad holds key as Iraq awaits initial vote resultsAFP Iraqis talk about poll results as life returns to normalXinhua Los Angeles Times -New York Times -Wall Street Journal all 974 news articles »

Irish police arrest 7 on murder plot charges - CNN Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:46 AM PST The Guardian Irish police arrest 7 on murder plot charges CNN Media reports said the arrests were linked to a plot to kill cartoonist Lars Vilks. (CNN) -- Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday suspected of plotting to commit a murder abroad, they announced. Local media reports said the target was Swedish ... Prophet cartoonist Lars Vilks 'targeted in Irish plot'BBC News Muhammad cartoonist had $100000 bounty on headThe Guardian Ireland 'plot to kill cartoonist'Aljazeera.net RTE.ie -Daily Beast -The Press Association all 251 news articles »

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• A policy change on abortion, but how radical? (AP)
• Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension (AP)
• 9th US missionary freed in Haiti, returns home (AP)
• Biden sees "moment of opportunity" in Mideast (AP)
• Cyprus police confirm body is ex-leader's corpse (AP)
• Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan (AP)
• Brown team takes campaign template on the road (AP)
• Parents of dead SoCal teen urge new predator laws (AP)
• Lil Wayne begins 1-year jail term in NYC gun case (AP)
• Mavericks top Timberwolves for 12th straight win (AP)
• Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan (Reuters)
• Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics (Reuters)
• Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre (Reuters)
• Britain heads for hung parliament: polls (Reuters)
• New poll spells potential trouble for Democrats (Reuters)
• Appeals for calm after Nigeria sectarian slaughter (AFP)
• Tentative Mideast peace talks begin (AFP)

A policy change on abortion, but how radical? (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:06 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents fear.

Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:17 AM PST AP - Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless faces a key test vote in the Senate, its momentum helped by about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end of last year.

9th US missionary freed in Haiti, returns home (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 11:06 PM PST AP - A U.S. missionary held for more than a month in Haiti on kidnapping charges flew back to the United States after being released from prison, while the leader of her Baptist group remained in custody.

Biden sees "moment of opportunity" in Mideast (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:23 AM PST AP - U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden says there is a "moment of opportunity" for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Cyprus police confirm body is ex-leader's corpse (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:10 AM PST AP - A body discovered in a Nicosia cemetery is the stolen corpse of Cyprus' ex-president Tassos Papadopoulos, police said Tuesday.

Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:02 AM PST AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.

Brown team takes campaign template on the road (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:08 AM PST AP - The political team that helped Scott Brown stage his improbable victory in the Massachusetts Senate race wants to apply its winning strategy elsewhere this election year. First stop: Rhode Island.

Parents of dead SoCal teen urge new predator laws (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:49 AM PST AP - The father of a 14-year-old girl whose bones were found more than a year after she vanished walking to school urged supporters to behave like his late daughter's favorite animal, the wolf, to hunt down child predators.

Lil Wayne begins 1-year jail term in NYC gun case (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:09 AM PST AP - After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus.

Mavericks top Timberwolves for 12th straight win (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:44 PM PST AP - Shawn Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.

Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:20 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.

Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:15 PM PST Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.

Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:26 AM PST Reuters - U.S.-based Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Nigeria to prosecute those behind what it called a massacre of at least 200 Christian villagers and end a cycle of impunity which has allowed instability to persist.

Britain heads for hung parliament: polls (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:42 AM PST Reuters - Britain is heading for a hung parliament after an election expected on May 6, opinion polls indicated on Tuesday.

New poll spells potential trouble for Democrats (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 02:23 PM PST Reuters - A new poll on Monday found signs of trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and his Democrats on national security issues such as the handling of terrorism suspects.

Appeals for calm after Nigeria sectarian slaughter (AFP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:45 PM PST AFP - Nigerian troops were patrolling villages near the northern city of Jos Tuesday after the massacre of more than 500 Christians there that sparked international shock and outrage.

Tentative Mideast peace talks begin (AFP) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 06:32 PM PST AFP - Palestinians and Israelis held their first indirect talks in more than a year in a tentative boost to the Middle East peace process, frozen since the Jewish state's devastating war on Gaza.

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