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• Judge orders renegotiation of 9/11 settlement (AP)
• Member of Texas polygamist sect sentenced 75 years (AP)
• Medical examiner: Boy found on Wash. beach drowned (AP)
• Landscapers see green as weary East greets spring (AP)
• Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup (AP)
• Cops seek more victims through killer's old photos (AP)
• American released from Myanmar returns to US soil (AP)
• URS settles with Minn. for $5M in bridge collapse (AP)
• Chief: SD Police followed rules in AF sgt's outing (AP)
• Evidence found rotting in closed police department (AP)
• Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune (AP)
• 7th anniversary of Iraq War passes, little noticed (AP)
• Texas gov. gives copy of pardon to man's family (AP)
• APNewsBreak: Calif boosts sex offender tracking (AP)
• NYC cops sorry for pounding couple's door 50 times (AP)
• Health care overhaul fight exposes Catholic rift (AP)
• Cops seek more victims through killer's old photos (AP)
• Fla. mom to get funds to pay for murder defense (AP)
• Many tools but no guarantees in forecasting floods (AP)

Judge orders renegotiation of 9/11 settlement (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 10:16 PM PDT AP - A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement that would have given at least $575 million to people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal shortchanged 10,000 ground zero workers whom he called heroes.

Member of Texas polygamist sect sentenced 75 years (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:56 PM PDT AP - The latest member of a polygamist group whose sprawling West Texas ranch was raided in 2008 has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexual assault of a child.

Medical examiner: Boy found on Wash. beach drowned (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 08:55 PM PDT AP - A day after a boy's body was found on an island beach in Puget Sound, authorities searched unsuccessfully for his missing mother.

Landscapers see green as weary East greets spring (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:44 PM PDT AP - Gardeners and landscapers along the Eastern seaboard are making haste — and money — as spring begins and they pick up the pieces from the region's particularly harsh winter, which toppled more than snowfall records.

Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:16 PM PDT AP - The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years.

Cops seek more victims through killer's old photos (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:09 PM PDT AP - Police have been overwhelmed since they released more than 100 photos found in a serial killer's storage locker, more than 30-year-old pictures of unidentified girls and women in bell bottoms, bikinis and Farrah Fawcett hair.

American released from Myanmar returns to US soil (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 03:48 PM PDT AP - A pro-democracy activist jailed for months in Myanmar after trying to visit his sick mother in prison arrived home in the United States on Friday, capping weeks of discussions between the ruling military junta and the U.S. State Department.

URS settles with Minn. for $5M in bridge collapse (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PDT AP - Contractor URS Corp. and the state of Minnesota reached a $5 million settlement Friday in the state's lawsuit over the 2007 downtown Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people and injured 145 others.

Chief: SD Police followed rules in AF sgt's outing (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:47 PM PDT AP - Rapid City's police chief said in a report released Friday that he regrets his department's outing of a lesbian Air Force sergeant led to her military discharge, but that his officers followed department protocol.

Evidence found rotting in closed police department (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:03 PM PDT AP - A suburban police department left behind a roomful of evidence when it closed two years ago — including a moldy sexual assault kit that authorities said linked a man to the 2006 rape of a 13-year-old girl, nearly 200 guns and hundreds of bags of narcotics, officials said Friday.

Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 10:17 PM PDT AP - The elderly Texas billionaire who married Anna Nicole Smith in the last year of his life never intended to leave the former stripper any portion of his vast fortune, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

7th anniversary of Iraq War passes, little noticed (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 10:17 PM PDT AP - It was a day like any other day — except that it was the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. And, for the most part, that was forgotten.

Texas gov. gives copy of pardon to man's family (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:30 PM PDT AP - The family of a Texas man who died while imprisoned for a rape he didn't commit cried and hugged at his graveside Friday with a framed copy of the state's first posthumous pardon — a document that finally proves his innocence.

APNewsBreak: Calif boosts sex offender tracking (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - California parole officials said Friday they have ordered increased monitoring of all sex offenders after recent high-profile lapses, most notably in the case of a young woman who was held captive for 18 years by a convicted rapist.

NYC cops sorry for pounding couple's door 50 times (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 03:38 PM PDT AP - Cheesecake in hand, the police commissioner personally apologized Friday for the 50 or so mistaken, door-pounding visits that police have made to the home of a bewildered elderly Brooklyn couple in the past eight years.

Health care overhaul fight exposes Catholic rift (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:33 PM PDT AP - An unusual public split between U.S. Roman Catholic bishops, nuns and hospitals over abortion in the health care overhaul could undermine the church hierarchy's influence on the debate and give anti-abortion Democrats the political cover they need to vote for the bill.

Cops seek more victims through killer's old photos (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 03:51 PM PDT AP - Police have been overwhelmed since they released more than 100 photos found in a serial killer's storage locker, more than 30-year-old pictures of unidentified girls and women in bell bottoms, bikinis and Farrah Fawcett hair.

Fla. mom to get funds to pay for murder defense (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:34 PM PDT AP - A judge ruled Friday that Casey Anthony is indigent and can use public money to help pay for her defense against charges that she killed her 2-year-old daughter.

Many tools but no guarantees in forecasting floods (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:35 PM PDT AP - A year ago, weather forecasters changed their estimate late in the game of just how high the Red River would rise, stoking an 11th-hour sandbagging flurry in Fargo that proved unnecessary in the end because the new prediction was wrong.

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• Here come the sandbags - people get ready for Fargo flooding - Christian Science Monitor
• Long Island Democrat Enters Race for Governor as Republican - New York Times
• Dutch lash out at gay link in Srebrenica massacre - Reuters
• Women in critical condition after bees attack - msnbc.com
• Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says - New York Times
• Obama, Clinton Reportedly Turn Campaign Enmity Into Strong Alliance - FOXNews
• India to have access to Headley on US soil - The Hindu

Here come the sandbags - people get ready for Fargo flooding - Christian Science Monitor Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:51 AM PDT Boston Globe Here come the sandbags - people get ready for Fargo flooding Christian Science Monitor Volunteers build a sandbag levee in the River Vili neighborhood of Fargo, ND, on Thursday. City officials delivered about 12000 sandbags Friday and put out an emergency "code red" call to residents in the area. The Red River is expected to crest on ... Fargo Floods Turn Farm Fields Into Sprawling LakesABC News 'We're hoping this is the last flood we have to fight'Minneapolis Star Tribune Fargo Residents Wait Behind Dikes for Red River CrestBusinessWeek News Channel 7 -UPI.com -KTTC all 3,411 news articles »

Long Island Democrat Enters Race for Governor as Republican - New York Times Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:55 AM PDT SILive.com Long Island Democrat Enters Race for Governor as Republican New York Times ALBANY — Steve Levy, a sharp-tongued, politically independent Long Island Democrat, announced his campaign for governor as a Republican on Friday, pledging to bring fiscal responsibility and reform to the State Capitol. ... LI Dem Announces GOP Bid for GovernorNBC New York Staten Island GOP backs Rick Lazio in gubernatorial raceSILive.com Levy joins GOP, race for governorAlbany Times Union 1010 Wins -WBEN 930 -Mid-Hudson News all 171 news articles »

Dutch lash out at gay link in Srebrenica massacre - Reuters Posted: 19 Mar 2010 08:45 AM PDT The Guardian Dutch lash out at gay link in Srebrenica massacre Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende attacked on Friday claims by a retired US general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 because of the presence of gay soldiers. At a US congressional hearing on Thursday on ... Dutch fury at 'Srebrenica gay link'Aljazeera.net US general blames gay soldiers for SrebrenicaTimes Online Dutch fuming at retired US general's gays commentWashington Post New York Times (blog) -Monsters and Critics.com -Metro Weekly all 563 news articles »

Women in critical condition after bees attack - msnbc.com Posted: 19 Mar 2010 08:30 AM PDT WNCT Women in critical condition after bees attack msnbc.com Elk City Daily News via AP PHOENIX - Two women are in critical condition with hundreds of bee stings after a swarm attacked them while they were out for an evening walk. A witness told KTVK-TV that she heard screaming Thursday evening and saw the women ... Killer Bees Attack 4 People In PhoenixKPHO Phoenix Women attacked by hundreds of bees in PhoenixAZ Central.com Swarm of bees attacks 2 women in north Phoenix, stinging them hundreds of timesLos Angeles Times AZFamily -Independent Online -KSWT-TV all 231 news articles »

Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says - New York Times Posted: 19 Mar 2010 04:54 AM PDT Globe and Mail Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — The former top United Nations official in Afghanistan said that recent arrests of high-ranking Taliban figures by Pakistan have severed important secret communications between the Taliban and the West, ... Former UN envoy Kai Eide explains why he held talks with the TalibanBBC News Pakistan accused of derailing UN talks with TalibanTelegraph.co.uk UN held secret talks with Taliban in 2009Press TV Politico (blog) -The Guardian -UPI.com all 445 news articles »

Obama, Clinton Reportedly Turn Campaign Enmity Into Strong Alliance - FOXNews Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:50 AM PDT FOXNews Obama, Clinton Reportedly Turn Campaign Enmity Into Strong Alliance FOXNews Despite their lengthy and bruising battle two years ago for their party's presidential nomination, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have since forged a strong partnership as president and secretary of state, The New York Times reported Friday. ... After a Bitter Campaign, Forging an AllianceNew York Times Hillary and Obama: Self-Proclaimed 'Frenemies,' And Maybe Even FriendsTonic Hillary Clinton Will Do Anything to Not Miss a Meeting With President ObamaNew York Magazine Politico (blog) -Daily Beast -Washington Examiner (blog) all 36 news articles »

India to have access to Headley on US soil - The Hindu Posted: 19 Mar 2010 08:43 AM PDT The Guardian India to have access to Headley on US soil The Hindu AP This file photo shows the apartment of David Coleman Headley in Chicago. Post Headley's confession, he may serve a 'lighter' sentence. Indian authorities will be able to question David Coleman Headley, accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks and facing ... India Seeks Extradition of US Suspect In Mumbai Terror AttackVoice of America For some, fears that US will be too soft on HeadleyNDTV.com 'Shocked' uncle says doesn't know who 'real' Headley isEconomic Times BusinessWeek -Times of India -BBC News all 1,933 news articles »

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• Democrats push toward Sunday vote on health care (AP)
• Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban (AP)
• PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama in immigration dance (AP)
• Pa. suspect is rare US woman facing terror trial (AP)
• US, Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant (AP)
• New Dem lawmakers feeling heat on health care (AP)
• Feds: Brakes weren't applied on crashed NY Prius (AP)
• Private drama plagues Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (AP)
• Wake Forest tops Texas 81-80 in OT on Smith's shot (AP)
• NCAA: Big East shocked, loses 3 teams to start (AP)
• Israeli settlement crisis clouds Mideast talks (Reuters)
• Healthcare bill to cut deficit: CBO (Reuters)
• China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S. (Reuters)
• Chicago man pleads guilty in Mumbai attack (Reuters)
• Obama backs "framework" to revamp immigration (Reuters)
• U.S. says driver error possible in NY Prius crash (Reuters)
• Bomb damages right-wing group's Athens office (Reuters)
• Cable networks eye Sarah Palin reality show (Reuters)
• Middle East Quartet opens Moscow meeting (AFP)
• Obama drops Indonesia, Australia trip over health care (AFP)

Democrats push toward Sunday vote on health care (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:41 AM PDT AP - Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama's health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes aimed at reassuring waverers and winning over critics.

Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:28 PM PDT AP - Pakistan's recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nation's secret talks with the insurgency, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama in immigration dance (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:56 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama promised to make overhauling the immigration system a top priority in his first year as president. He's now in Year Two, and the odds that he'll get to sign a bill before the November midterm elections appear long.

Pa. suspect is rare US woman facing terror trial (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:00 AM PDT AP - If the woman dubbed "Jihad Jane" goes on trial, she would become just the second American woman tried on U.S. soil on terrorism charges — and the first accused of directly working toward a Muslim holy war.

US, Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:32 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons.

New Dem lawmakers feeling heat on health care (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PDT AP - Freshman Rep. Steve Driehaus is getting it from all sides on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Feds: Brakes weren't applied on crashed NY Prius (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:35 PM PDT AP - Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday.

Private drama plagues Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:36 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."

Wake Forest tops Texas 81-80 in OT on Smith's shot (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PDT AP - From No. 1 to one and done: Ishmael Smith's last shot meant one more collapse for Texas.

NCAA: Big East shocked, loses 3 teams to start (AP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:36 PM PDT AP - The opening day of the first round of the NCAA tournament shocked the Big East — three teams lost and another won in overtime, thrilled double-digit seeds — three of them won and wore out fans with three games going overtime, including BYU's 99-92 double-overtime win against Florida.

Israeli settlement crisis clouds Mideast talks (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:00 AM PDT Reuters - Middle East mediators from Europe, the United States, Russia and the U.N. met on Friday seeking to defuse the latest crisis in peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.

Healthcare bill to cut deficit: CBO (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:55 PM PDT Reuters - Congressional budget analysts said on Thursday a broad healthcare overhaul would cut the U.S. deficit over 10 years and sharply expand insurance coverage, boosting the momentum for final passage in the House of Representatives.

China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PDT Reuters - China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle room for progress.

Chicago man pleads guilty in Mumbai attack (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:47 PM PDT Reuters - A Chicago man pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to scouting targets for the 2008 assault on Mumbai that killed more than 160 people, including six Americans.

Obama backs "framework" to revamp immigration (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:19 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama, under pressure to keep a campaign promise to revamp U.S. immigration policy, embraced a "promising, bipartisan framework" on Thursday offered by two senior senators.

U.S. says driver error possible in NY Prius crash (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. safety officials believe driver error may be behind the crash in New York of a Toyota Motor Corp Prius that has been investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration, federal investigators said on Thursday.

Bomb damages right-wing group's Athens office (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:20 AM PDT Reuters - A makeshift bomb damaged the office of a far-right group in central Athens early Friday but no one was hurt, police said.

Cable networks eye Sarah Palin reality show (Reuters) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:08 PM PDT Reuters - Sarah Palin is closer to landing a deal for a reality show.

Middle East Quartet opens Moscow meeting (AFP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:41 AM PDT AFP - The Middle East Quartet opened its meeting in Moscow on Friday, seeking to revive the peace process amid tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes.

Obama drops Indonesia, Australia trip over health care (AFP) Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:19 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama dramatically postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June, so he can battle for a historic health reform bill that could shape his legacy.

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