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• Authorities: Body on Wash. beach is missing boy (AP)
• Kids who helped deliver baby describe ordeal (AP)
• US Rep: Pa. 'Jihad Jane' terror suspect cooperated (AP)
• APNewsBreak: SC gov to pay $74K in ethics fines (AP)
• Marine general to testify at Haditha hearing (AP)
• Gunman kills KC 7-Eleven clerk working final shift (AP)
• Fargo residents learn from mistakes in flood fight (AP)
• Terror suspect admits scouting for Mumbai massacre (AP)
• NTSB seeks better communications after NWA mishap (AP)
• Medical marijuana a frequent target for criminals (AP)
• Calif. bikers eyed in police building booby traps (AP)
• Leprechaun holdup suspect linked to Santa robbery (AP)
• Polanski lawyers seek inquiry into misconduct (AP)
• Fess Parker, TV's `Davy Crockett,' dies at 85 (AP)
• NH man convicted of killing landlord for truck (AP)
• US citizen pleads guilty in 1968 air hijacking (AP)
• Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers (AP)
• Woman testifies against RI officer accused of rape (AP)
• Prosecutor: Serial killer linked to more cases (AP)
• Private drama plagues Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (AP)

Authorities: Body on Wash. beach is missing boy (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:43 PM PDT AP - A child's body found Thursday on an island beach in Puget Sound is that of an 8-year-old boy who vanished last weekend with his mother, a Pierce County sheriff's spokesman said.

Kids who helped deliver baby describe ordeal (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:29 PM PDT AP - When their mom went into labor with no one else around, a 9-year-old California boy and his 11-year-old sister quickly responded like pros and helped care for their newborn brother.

US Rep: Pa. 'Jihad Jane' terror suspect cooperated (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:30 PM PDT AP - A woman accused of trolling the Internet as Jihad Jane and agreeing to marry a suspected terrorist and kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims cooperated with authorities, a congressman said.

APNewsBreak: SC gov to pay $74K in ethics fines (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has agreed to pay $74,000 in fines to resolve dozens of charges that he violated state ethics laws with his campaign spending and travel, including a taxpayer-funded rendezvous with his Argentine mistress, the State Ethics Commission said Thursday.

Marine general to testify at Haditha hearing (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:31 PM PDT AP - A four-star general will testify at a pretrial hearing in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war, a Marine Corps spokesman said Thursday.

Gunman kills KC 7-Eleven clerk working final shift (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:25 PM PDT AP - Gurpreet Singh was working his final shift as a 7-Eleven clerk, before moving on next week to full-time job at a hospital, when he was gunned down during a robbery.

Fargo residents learn from mistakes in flood fight (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:10 PM PDT AP - Before this flood season, officials in Fargo asked homeowners to clear paths in their yards so that firm and straight walls of sandbags could be placed to protect their homes. One resident cut down his tree. Another went so far to use a torch to melt the ice off his ground.

Terror suspect admits scouting for Mumbai massacre (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:33 PM PDT AP - A Chicago man admitted Thursday that he scouted out the Indian city of Mumbai for a 2008 terrorist attack that left 166 people dead and plotted an attack on a Danish newspaper over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

NTSB seeks better communications after NWA mishap (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:14 PM PDT AP - Federal safety officials recommended Thursday that better communications procedures be adopted in the wake of a fatal Montana plane crash and a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by more than 100 miles last year.

Medical marijuana a frequent target for criminals (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:29 PM PDT AP - Patients, growers and clinics in some of the 14 states that allow medical marijuana are falling victim to robberies, home invasions, shootings and even murders at the hands of pot thieves.

Calif. bikers eyed in police building booby traps (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:39 PM PDT AP - Authorities are investigating whether a motorcycle gang rigged a Southern California police building with booby traps after becoming angry when police monitored the funeral of a member.

Leprechaun holdup suspect linked to Santa robbery (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - The man who staged a St. Patrick's Day bank robbery in a leprechaun costume and died during a police shootout also held up a bank three days before Christmas in a Santa suit, police said Thursday.

Polanski lawyers seek inquiry into misconduct (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:39 PM PDT AP - Roman Polanski's attorneys filed an appeal Thursday asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case.

Fess Parker, TV's `Davy Crockett,' dies at 85 (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:02 PM PDT AP - Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85.

NH man convicted of killing landlord for truck (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:08 PM PDT AP - A jury convicted a New Hampshire man Thursday of beating his landlord to death with a hammer to steal his new pickup truck, and rejected the defendant's claims he acted in self-defense when the landlord tried to rape him.

US citizen pleads guilty in 1968 air hijacking (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:08 PM PDT AP - A 67-year-old man on Thursday admitted hijacking a plane four decades ago and forcing it to land in Cuba, telling a judge how he threatened to cut a flight attendant's throat to get access to the cockpit, where another man held a gun to the back of the co-pilot.

Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:52 PM PDT AP - A teacher at a failing school where he and all his colleagues are being fired hung an effigy of President Barack Obama in his classroom, apparently in reaction to Obama's support of extreme measures to ensure accountability in schools.

Woman testifies against RI officer accused of rape (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:34 PM PDT AP - A woman who says an on-duty Providence police officer raped her testified on the opening day of a sexual assault trial Thursday that she woke up in the bathroom stall of a police substation with her pants undone and her undergarments removed.

Prosecutor: Serial killer linked to more cases (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:08 PM PDT AP - Convicted serial killer Rodney James Alcala may be linked to the unsolved cases of at least six people who disappeared or were killed, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said Thursday.

Private drama plagues Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:28 PM PDT AP - Sandra Bullock is on a career high. America's Sweetheart and "Miss Congeniality" was repeatedly anointed as Hollywood royalty this year, sweeping awards season and capping it off with an Oscar for her role as a devoted mom in "The Blind Side."

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• Obama scraps Asia-Pacific trip for healthcare - Washington Post
• Yemen preacher urges jihad on United States - Reuters
• Clinton faults Russia plan to complete nuclear power plant in Iran - Washington Post
• Rocket fired from Gaza Strip kills Thai worker in southern Israel - Los Angeles Times
• South African President Encouraged After Zimbabwe Visit - Voice of America
• Biden Slips, Honors Memory of Irish PM's Mother -- While She's Alive - FOXNews
• Jesse James sticks to his routine - USA Today
• Poll: Boxer in tough fight to keep CA Senate seat - The Associated Press

Obama scraps Asia-Pacific trip for healthcare - Washington Post Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:47 AM PDT Globe and Mail Obama scraps Asia-Pacific trip for healthcare Washington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped his trip to Indonesia and Australia scheduled for next week to focus on the final push for a US healthcare overhaul, the White House said. "The president greatly regrets the delay," ... Obama Postpones Asia Trip Until Summer to Work on Health Care BillFOXNews Obama Delays Trip to Asia to Push for Health-Care ReformVoice of America Obama postpones Asia trip to focus on health careThe Associated Press Telegraph.co.uk -BusinessWeek -CBS News all 409 news articles »

Yemen preacher urges jihad on United States - Reuters Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:00 AM PDT New York Daily News Yemen preacher urges jihad on United States Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - A US-born radical cleric linked to shootings at a US army base and the failed bombing of a US plane appeared to urge Muslims to conduct a jihad against the United States in an audiotape heard on Thursday. US counterterrorism officials ... Yemeni-American Cleric Calls for Violence in USVoice of America US-born Al Qaeda cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki calls for American Muslims to wage ...New York Daily News Yemen-American imam calls for US Muslim revoltThe Associated Press MyStateline.com -The Washington Independent -CNN (blog) all 210 news articles »

Clinton faults Russia plan to complete nuclear power plant in Iran - Washington Post Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:06 AM PDT The Hindu Clinton faults Russia plan to complete nuclear power plant in Iran Washington Post MOSCOW -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday criticized Russia's declaration that it would soon finish a nuclear power plant in Iran, saying the Islamic republic needs first to show it is not developing atomic ... New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'BBC News Clinton Urges Russia to Delay Opening of Iranian Nuclear PlantBloomberg US and Russia close to nuclear dealAljazeera.net Reuters -The Associated Press -RIA Novosti all 747 news articles »

Rocket fired from Gaza Strip kills Thai worker in southern Israel - Los Angeles Times Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:44 AM PDT Globe and Mail Rocket fired from Gaza Strip kills Thai worker in southern Israel Los Angeles Times The latest in a recent spate of attacks is the first such fatality in the area in more than a year. A group taking responsibility cites the 'Judaization of holy sites' in Jerusalem. By Batsheva Sobelman A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip killed a ... One Killed in Palestinian Rocket Attack on IsraelVoice of America Israel suffers first rocket attack casualty since Gaza warChristian Science Monitor Israel vows to respond to Kassam hitJerusalem Post Xinhua -Jewish Telegraphic Agency -New York Times all 746 news articles »

South African President Encouraged After Zimbabwe Visit - Voice of America Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:38 AM PDT Brisbane Times South African President Encouraged After Zimbabwe Visit Voice of America Photo: AP South African President Jacob Zuma says he is encouraged by progress in Zimbabwe's shaky unity government. Mr. Zuma has been in Zimbabwe on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). South African President Jacob Zuma met ... Zimbabwe: Zuma Announces Progress in TalksAllAfrica.com South Africa's Jacob Zuma survives no-confidence voteBBC News Zimbabwe cbank governor attacks planned company seizureReuters The Associated Press -Daily Nation -Reuters South Africa all 882 news articles »

Biden Slips, Honors Memory of Irish PM's Mother -- While She's Alive - FOXNews Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:07 AM PDT FOXNews Biden Slips, Honors Memory of Irish PM's Mother -- While She's Alive FOXNews Vice President Biden added to his lengthy list of gaffes Wednesday when he took a moment to honor the memory of the Irish prime minister's mother -- a woman who's very much alive. President Obama reacts to remarks by Vice President Biden as Irish Prime ... Biden's Foot In Mouth disease spreadsKansas City Star Biden: I Got Tips From TigerAOL News Biden Attends Correspondent's DinnerWFMY News 2 NECN -New York Magazine -The Associated Press all 412 news articles »

Jesse James sticks to his routine - USA Today Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:16 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Jesse James sticks to his routine USA Today Jesse James does not look happy in this photo. He was snapped by paparazzi in Huntington Beach this morning as he took his three kids -- daughters Chandler and Sunny, and son Jesse Jr. -- to school. Us Weekly notes that James, a frequent Twitter user, ... Jesse James Seen Taking Kids to SchoolPeople Magazine Five Things You Need to Know About Sandra Bullock and Jesse JamesE! Online (blog) Sandra Bullock's Marriage in Trouble?Los Angeles Times Us Magazine -New York Daily News -OCRegister all 1,670 news articles »

Poll: Boxer in tough fight to keep CA Senate seat - The Associated Press Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:31 AM PDT Boston Globe Poll: Boxer in tough fight to keep CA Senate seat The Associated Press WASHINGTON — California Sen. Barbara Boxer's re-election campaign is shaping up as the fight of her political career, according to a Field Poll released Thursday. The survey shows a statistical tie in hypothetical matchups between the three-term ... Boxer Falling Behind Republican Challengers In Field PollKTVU San Francisco California Turns to the RightEast Bay Express CALIFORNIA SENATOR BARBARA BOXER LOSES LEAD OVER GOP RIVALS - The Field ReportSanFranciscoSentinel.com Reuters -The Desert Sun -MyMotherLode.com all 150 news articles »

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• 'Jihad Jane' due in federal court in Philadelphia (AP)
• Clinton in Moscow for Mideast, nuclear arms talks (AP)
• Obama back to campaign-style politics, a strength (AP)
• Lawmakers struggle to finish health overhaul bill (AP)
• First 'American Idol' finalist booted (AP)
• Rangers manager tested positive for coke (AP)
• Recent cases show challenge of US terrorists (AP)
• Obama argues for health care effort on Fox News (AP)
• More than 100 complaints lodged over fixed Toyotas (AP)
• Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism (AP)
• U.S. tells China yuan issue is of "real concern" (Reuters)
• Greece may seek IMF help (Reuters)
• Obama picks up new support for health bill (Reuters)
• First of several job-creation bills clears Congress (Reuters)
• California police report supports Prius driver (Reuters)
• Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peace (Reuters)
• Toyota tells regulators weighing fix to 1.2 million Corollas (Reuters)
• Australia urges access to China trial of Rio staff (Reuters)
• Clinton in Russia for nuclear, Middle East talks (AFP)
• Obama says no crisis in US-Israeli relations (AFP)

'Jihad Jane' due in federal court in Philadelphia (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:02 AM PDT AP - Whether she was seeking love or vengeance, or just an escape from her dreary, small-town existence, Colleen LaRose searched the Internet and found Muslim extremists eager to engage the unhappy American.

Clinton in Moscow for Mideast, nuclear arms talks (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:53 AM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday opened two days of talks with Russian leaders on nuclear arms control and other security issues, and separately with top international diplomats on the outlook for bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks.

Obama back to campaign-style politics, a strength (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:51 AM PDT AP - After a rousing campaign rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine last summer, President Barack Obama flashed a broad smile to an aide as he boarded his helicopter back to the White House.

Lawmakers struggle to finish health overhaul bill (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:15 AM PDT AP - Pushing toward a history-making vote, Democrats struggled to eliminate lingering complications standing in the way of House action this weekend on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul.

First 'American Idol' finalist booted (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PDT AP - Lacey Brown is down and out on "American Idol."

Rangers manager tested positive for coke (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:12 AM PDT AP - Before he could end a long day unlike any in his professional career, Ron Washington had to prepare for a game.

Recent cases show challenge of US terrorists (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PDT AP - The growing front in the war on terrorism may be no farther than Main Street. The terror cases that have emerged in the past week have one common characteristic: The suspects are all Americans.

Obama argues for health care effort on Fox News (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:06 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday took to the Fox News Channel, derided by his White House as a wing of the Republican Party, to sell his embattled health care overhaul in an interview punctuated with interruptions from the host and chiding from the guest.

More than 100 complaints lodged over fixed Toyotas (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PDT AP - Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data.

Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PDT AP - A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said.

U.S. tells China yuan issue is of "real concern" (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:14 AM PDT Reuters - The United States kept up pressure on China on Thursday to let the yuan climb as Beijing disclosed it was sounding out exporters on whether they could cope with a stronger exchange rate.

Greece may seek IMF help (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PDT Reuters - Greece may seek financial aid from the International Monetary Fund next month because it is growing increasingly pessimistic about the prospect of help from the European Union, Dow Jones Newswires reported on Thursday.

Obama picks up new support for health bill (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 05:50 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama picked up support for healthcare reform on Wednesday from a prominent liberal and a group of Catholic nuns, who broke with bishops on the issue of abortion and urged passage of the overhaul.

First of several job-creation bills clears Congress (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - A package of tax breaks and highway spending cleared Congress on Wednesday, the first of what Democrats hope will be several efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate.

California police report supports Prius driver (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 04:42 PM PDT Reuters - A California Highway Patrol report released on Wednesday in a sensational "runaway" Toyota Prius incident appears to support the version of events given by the driver, which the automaker has called into question.

Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peace (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:58 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issue had not led to a crisis with one of the United States' closest allies.

Toyota tells regulators weighing fix to 1.2 million Corollas (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 07:27 PM PDT Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp has told U.S. safety regulators that it is considering how to fix nearly 1.2 million Corolla and Matrix models at risk of stalling out because of flaws in an electronic system.

Australia urges access to China trial of Rio staff (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:21 AM PDT Reuters - Australia urged China on Thursday to allow its diplomats full access to the trial of four Rio Tinto staff charged with commercial spying in a case that could hurt political and economic ties.

Clinton in Russia for nuclear, Middle East talks (AFP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:13 AM PDT AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Russia Thursday for crucial talks on clinching a new nuclear disarmament treaty between the Cold War foes and smoothing tensions in the Middle East.

Obama says no crisis in US-Israeli relations (AFP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:20 AM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama denied a crisis was rocking US-Israeli relations, as one of the worst rows in years between the allies rumbled on over new homes for Jewish settlers.

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