| Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds evacuated (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:56 AM PDT  AP - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday.
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| Obama urges Dems to come together for health care (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 10:44 PM PDT  AP - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.
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| UN chief visits Gaza, seeks end to blockade (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:17 AM PDT  AP - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has entered the blockaded Gaza Strip, where 1.5 million people have been under lockdown by Israel and Egypt for nearly three years.
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| Fargo's fight against flooding nears its climax (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:24 AM PDT  AP - A weeklong fight against flooding neared its climax in Fargo on Sunday, with miles of sandbags and clay dikes expected to hold back the bloated Red River at its crest with room to spare.
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| Thousands rally to pull troops from 2 war zones (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 10:02 PM PDT  AP - Thousands of protesters — many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama — marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 11:42 PM PDT  AP - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up.
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| Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 11:42 PM PDT  AP - Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.
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| Mexico's drug war takes growing toll on Americans (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 11:45 PM PDT  AP - More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband who were gunned down after leaving a children's birthday party.
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| Police: Boy, 16, made racial comment at NJ Walmart (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 11:46 PM PDT  AP - A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday.
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| Bracket buster: Northern Iowa stuns No. 1 Kansas (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT  AP - Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it out, burn some clock.
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| Democrats say they have votes to pass healthcare (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 03:41 PM PDT  Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Saturday they had secured enough support to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul and would dump a controversial plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate bill.
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| Pope's shame and remorse over Irish child sex abuse (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 04:06 PM PDT  Reuters - Pope Benedict apologized on Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by clergy in Ireland and ordered an official inquiry there to try to stem a scandal gripping the Catholic Church which has swept across Europe.
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| Thai protest talks scheduled; resolution unlikely (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 08:44 PM PDT  Reuters - Opposition activists prepared for talks with Thailand's government on Sunday to seek a way out of an intractable political conflict, but with neither side willing to budge, a resolution seems far from likely.
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| U.N.'s Ban in West Bank pushes for peace talks (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 12:29 PM PDT  Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to restart negotiations as one Palestinian was killed during clashes in the West Bank.
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| Obama to Iran: U.S. offer of dialogue still stands (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 01:09 PM PDT  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his administration's offer of dialogue and diplomacy with Tehran on Saturday, a year after his offer of a new beginning with Iran failed to achieve concrete results.
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| Magnitude-5.6 quake strikes near Guantanamo, Cuba (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Guantanamo city in eastern Cuba on Saturday, sending residents fleeing into the streets but a local government official said there were no casualties. |
| Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 04:30 PM PDT  Reuters - A Palestinian youth was killed by Israel troops and another was seriously wounded on Saturday during a clash in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian hospital officials said.
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| Iran president suggests referendum on subsidy cuts (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 11:19 AM PDT Reuters - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has suggested holding a referendum to approve subsidy cuts that the Islamic Republic's parliament has repeatedly blocked, a news agency said Saturday. |
| UN chief visits Gaza, urging end to Israeli blockade (AFP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PDT  AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon crossed into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, expressing solidarity with the plight of the Palestinians and urging an end to an Israeli blockade of the Hamas-run territory.
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| US House to vote on Obama's historic health plan (AFP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 10:57 PM PDT  AFP - The US House of Representatives was to vote Sunday on Barack Obama's historic plan to overhaul the US health care system that the president says will provide health insurance coverage to the overwhelming majority of Americans.
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