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• Witness: Michael Jackson doctor interrupted CPR (AP)
• Before health vote, a weekend of ugly discourse (AP)
• ACORN disbanding because of money woes, scandal (AP)
• Opponents take last stand against health care bill (AP)
• 2 charged with murder of 5 teens missing since '78 (AP)
• Fargo's long-term flood solution: 10 years, $1.3B (AP)
• FDA warns doctors about Glaxo rotavirus vaccine (AP)
• Md. mom who killed 2 girls gets life; froze bodies (AP)
• Testing new MS theory as patients demand care now (AP)
• NY police agree driver error caused Prius crash (AP)
• Calif. moves to ban smoking at all state parks (AP)
• Woman says RI officer raped her, came to hospital (AP)
• Attorney: Mumbai widow's time in US restricted (AP)
• RI gov candidate confronted sex-abuse priest (AP)
• NYC settles jail strip-search suit for $33 million (AP)
• Halliburton, KBR drop court appeal in rape case (AP)
• Vandals strike AZ congresswoman's Tucson office (AP)
• Soaring spending reorders Calif. governor's race (AP)
• Judge hears lesbian teen's suit to force prom (AP)
• Ships skirt Calif. coast to avoid pollution rules (AP)

Witness: Michael Jackson doctor interrupted CPR (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:42 PM PDT AP - Michael Jackson's doctor halted CPR on the dying pop star and delayed calling paramedics so he could collect drug vials at the scene, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press that shed new light on the singer's chaotic final moments.

Before health vote, a weekend of ugly discourse (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:54 PM PDT AP - Remember how shocking it was six months ago when Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" to the president?

ACORN disbanding because of money woes, scandal (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PDT AP - The once mighty community activist group ACORN announced Monday it is folding amid falling revenues — six months after video footage emerged showing some of its workers giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute.

Opponents take last stand against health care bill (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:06 PM PDT AP - In a defiant last stand against a newly passed health care overhaul, opponents are trying everything they can to stop it from becoming the law of the land.

2 charged with murder of 5 teens missing since '78 (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:36 PM PDT AP - Two men have been charged with the murders of five teenage boys who were last seen together on a busy street more than 30 years ago.

Fargo's long-term flood solution: 10 years, $1.3B (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:17 PM PDT AP - The Red River Valley's battle with major flooding for the second straight year has intensified the push for a solution that doesn't rely on thousands of volunteers and millions of sandbags.

FDA warns doctors about Glaxo rotavirus vaccine (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:00 PM PDT AP - U.S. health officials urged pediatricians Monday to temporarily stop using one of two vaccines against a leading cause of diarrhea in babies, after discovering that doses of GlaxoSmithKline's Rotarix were contaminated with bits of an apparently benign pig virus.

Md. mom who killed 2 girls gets life; froze bodies (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:11 PM PDT AP - A Maryland woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for torturing and killing two of her daughters and storing their bodies in a home freezer.

Testing new MS theory as patients demand care now (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:33 PM PDT AP - Under intense pressure from patients, some U.S. doctors are cautiously testing a provocative theory that abnormal blood drainage from the brain may play a role in multiple sclerosis — and that a surgical vein fix might help.

NY police agree driver error caused Prius crash (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:32 PM PDT AP - A housekeeper who reported that her boss' Toyota Prius accelerated on its own and wouldn't brake as she hurtled toward a stone wall apparently had her foot on the gas pedal the entire time, according to a police investigation that concluded the driver, not the car, caused the accident.

Calif. moves to ban smoking at all state parks (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:10 PM PDT AP - California lawmakers on Monday moved a step closer to banning smoking at state beaches and parks, following the lead of hundreds of communities nationwide.

Woman says RI officer raped her, came to hospital (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:50 PM PDT AP - A woman who says she was raped by an on-duty Providence police officer testified Monday that the man came into her hospital room grinning and in uniform after the alleged attack in 2007.

Attorney: Mumbai widow's time in US restricted (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:32 PM PDT AP - Frumet Teitelbaum lost her husband in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Now she may not be able to see her kids.

RI gov candidate confronted sex-abuse priest (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:57 AM PDT AP - John Robitaille nearly swerved his car off Interstate 95 when he heard a Boston radio station report that his old classmates had accused a Roman Catholic priest of sexually abusing them as children.

NYC settles jail strip-search suit for $33 million (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:01 PM PDT AP - Two women who claimed they were forced to undergo gynecological exams and thousands of other people who said they were strip-searched in New York City jails have settled a class-action lawsuit with the city for $33 million.

Halliburton, KBR drop court appeal in rape case (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:08 PM PDT AP - Halliburton Co. and KBR Inc. have withdrawn an appeal asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit by a former military contractor who says she was raped by KBR co-workers in Iraq.

Vandals strike AZ congresswoman's Tucson office (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:01 PM PDT AP - Authorities say the Tucson, Ariz., congressional office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was vandalized a few hours after the House vote overhauling the nation's health care system.

Soaring spending reorders Calif. governor's race (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:22 PM PDT AP - Six-figure donations are rolling in, radio and online ads are running, and researchers are digging for dirt on Meg Whitman, the leading Republican candidate for California governor.

Judge hears lesbian teen's suit to force prom (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:36 PM PDT AP - Mississippi officials who canceled a prom after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend told a federal judge Monday that there were issues with the event even before that.

Ships skirt Calif. coast to avoid pollution rules (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:32 AM PDT AP - Cargo ships are avoiding the California coast because of tightened air pollution rules, causing problems for Navy missile tests.

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• Obama Hails Vote on Health Care as Answering 'the Call of History' - New York Times
• NY's Cuomo Leads All in Governor's Contest, Siena Poll Shows - BusinessWeek
• Afghan warlord Hekmatyar talks peace, but brings little to table - Christian Science Monitor
• Broad coalition packs Mall to urge overhaul of immigration laws - Washington Post
• Amazon Takes Wraps Off Kindle App for iPad - PC World
• Sarkozy 'to reshuffle' after poll - BBC News
• Michigan loses new request in Great Lakes carp case - Reuters
• Rotary taps into clean water - Rotary International
• AT&T to sell Palm, Dell smartphones - Reuters

Obama Hails Vote on Health Care as Answering 'the Call of History' - New York Times Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:29 AM PDT Times Online Obama Hails Vote on Health Care as Answering 'the Call of History' New York Times President Obama, with the vice president at the White House, hailed the passage of the health bill. More Photos » By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON — House Democrats approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's health system on ... House passes historic healthcare overhaulLos Angeles Times Factbox: States and healthcare reformReuters Obama, Republicans plan new campaign pitches on health careUSA Today Wall Street Journal -msnbc.com -Christian Science Monitor all 17,367 news articles »

NY's Cuomo Leads All in Governor's Contest, Siena Poll Shows - BusinessWeek Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:02 AM PDT MiamiHerald.com NY's Cuomo Leads All in Governor's Contest, Siena Poll Shows BusinessWeek March 22 (Bloomberg) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo holds a 38-point lead over his nearest Republican rival in a hypothetical race for governor of the third most-populous US state, a Siena Research Institute poll shows. ... Party-switching GOP hopeful Steve Levy picks fight with Lazio pal PatakiNew York Daily News Levy turns Republican; Conservatives back LazioLegislative Gazette Poll: Undeclared Cuomo still frontrunner for NY governorWTEN Buffalo News -WNYT -FOX 40 News WICZ TV all 180 news articles »

Afghan warlord Hekmatyar talks peace, but brings little to table - Christian Science Monitor Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:32 AM PDT Washington Post Afghan warlord Hekmatyar talks peace, but brings little to table Christian Science Monitor Afghan warlord Hekmatyar has sent delegates to Kabul for more preliminary peace talks. But his Hizb-e-Islami group lacks teeth on the battlefield and is unlikely to sway more powerful insurgent factions, the Taliban and the Haqqani network. ... Karzai holds peace talks with insurgentsCNN International Karzai holds talks with insurgentsTelegraph.co.uk Karzai Meets Afghan Insurgent DelegationNew York Times Washington Post -Long War Journal -Reuters India all 614 news articles »

Broad coalition packs Mall to urge overhaul of immigration laws - Washington Post Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:26 AM PDT Reuters Broad coalition packs Mall to urge overhaul of immigration laws Washington Post Tens of thousands of immigrants and advocates marched on the National Mall to urge Congress and President Obama to reform immigration policy. By NC Aizenman Tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters from across the United States packed the ... At Washington's immigration reform march, a warning from LatinosChristian Science Monitor At Rally, Call for Urgency on Immigration ReformNew York Times Immigration advocates pressure ObamaImmigration Blog Los Angeles Times -CNN -Reuters all 932 news articles »

Amazon Takes Wraps Off Kindle App for iPad - PC World Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:33 AM PDT BBC News Amazon Takes Wraps Off Kindle App for iPad PC World Amazon introduced its e-book shop and reader app for the iPad Monday, entering the battle for e-books dominance against Apple's own iBooks store and Barnes & Noble's e-reader iPad app. Amazon announced that more than 450000 Kindle books would be ... Amazon unveils Kindle app for iPadCNET Games command 44% of apps tested by Apple for use with iPadApple Insider Amazon Kindles its love for the iPadTG Daily NetworkWorld.com -Digitaltrends.com -Appolicious all 187 news articles »

Sarkozy 'to reshuffle' after poll - BBC News Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:25 AM PDT Reuters Sarkozy 'to reshuffle' after poll BBC News French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to reshuffle his cabinet following a heavy defeat for his party in regional elections. The president met Prime Minister Francois Fillon the day after the vote to discuss strategy. ... Sarkozy Regroups After Election SetbackWall Street Journal French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffles cabinet after election drubbingChristian Science Monitor France invites Sudan, not Bashir, to summitReuters Washington Post -Aljazeera.net -The Guardian all 1,272 news articles »

Michigan loses new request in Great Lakes carp case - Reuters Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:30 AM PDT Plain Dealer (blog) Michigan loses new request in Great Lakes carp case Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected another request by the state of Michigan for an order to close two Chicago-area waterway locks to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. The high court turned down Michigan's initial ... High Court Again Denies Bid to Close Waterways in Carp CaseWall Street Journal Supreme Court refuses second Asian carp injunction requestThe Detroit News High court denies Michigan bid for Asian carp reliefDetroit Free Press Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -BusinessWeek -Washington Post all 203 news articles »

Rotary taps into clean water - Rotary International Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:03 AM PDT NDTV.com Rotary taps into clean water Rotary International A child bathes in the streets of La Grúa, Dominican Republic. Rotarians are educating people in the community about the effects of contaminated water. Rotary Images/Alyce Henson M ore than two million people die each year because they ... World Water Day 2010The Hindu WHO, UNICEF release report on global water and sanitation crisisWater Technology Online NGOs urge US to fix world's water crisisUPI.com Christian Post -Ghana Broadcasting Corporation -IRINnews.org all 136 news articles »

AT&T to sell Palm, Dell smartphones - Reuters Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:53 AM PDT Reuters AT&T to sell Palm, Dell smartphones Reuters The Palm website is seen on the Palm Pre smartphone at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2009. NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc will start selling Palm Inc's mobile phones in a few months, Palm said on Monday, ... Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Coming to AT&TPC World AT&T to carry Palm Pre Plus, Pixi PlusComputerworld 'iPad Killer' May be Palm's Last HopeNetworkWorld.com PC Magazine -FierceWireless -Palm Infocenter all 298 news articles »

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• Congress clears historic health care bill (AP)
• On final day, Obama works vote outside public view (AP)
• French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional vote (AP)
• Frustrations await Bush, Clinton visit to Haiti (AP)
• Air travelers to see tougher security before beach (AP)
• Tens of thousands rally for immigration reform (AP)
• Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem (AP)
• Floods recede in Fargo, but other hazards linger (AP)
• Woods: 'A little nervous' about return at Masters (AP)
• Mid-major uprising hardly biggest NCAA surprise (AP)
• House approves sweeping healthcare overhaul (Reuters)
• Senators to square off over financial reforms (Reuters)
• Karzai holds peace talks with insurgent faction (Reuters)
• Greenberg sells AIG stock to UBS for $278 million (Reuters)
• Immigration activists rally for change (Reuters)
• U.S. missile strike kills 8 militants in Pakistan (Reuters)
• House backs Obama's bid to revamp student loans (Reuters)
• Sarkozy reviews options after French poll defeat (Reuters)
• US Congress passes historic health care bill (AFP)
• Rio Tinto exec Stern Hu to plead guilty: Dow Jones (AFP)

Congress clears historic health care bill (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 09:40 PM PDT AP - Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.

On final day, Obama works vote outside public view (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 09:49 PM PDT AP - Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation on Sunday with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, "Tonight, we answered the call of history."

French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional vote (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:26 PM PDT AP - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.

Frustrations await Bush, Clinton visit to Haiti (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:26 PM PDT AP - One restored a Haitian president to power; the other flew him back out again. Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are visiting Haiti on Monday, reminding the country of its tumultuous recent past just as frustration over an uneven earthquake relief effort is bringing politics back to the surface.

Air travelers to see tougher security before beach (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:22 PM PDT AP - For those who haven't flown in a while, be prepared to be scanned, swabbed or thoroughly patted down. Maybe all three.

Tens of thousands rally for immigration reform (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:26 PM PDT AP - Frustrated with the lack of action to overhaul the country's immigration system, tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied on the National Mall and marched through the streets of the capital Sunday, waving American flags and holding homemade signs in English and Spanish.

Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:26 PM PDT AP - Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before he left for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies.

Floods recede in Fargo, but other hazards linger (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:52 AM PDT AP - As the Red River slowly started to recede Monday and fears of major flooding diminished, Fargo residents were left to deal with another problem: environmental hazards that linger long after the waters decline.

Woods: 'A little nervous' about return at Masters (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:26 PM PDT AP - Tiger Woods acknowledged "living a lie," saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his shocking downfall from global sporting icon to late-night TV punchline.

Mid-major uprising hardly biggest NCAA surprise (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:54 AM PDT AP - Not so long ago, having Butler and Xavier among the last 16 teams in the NCAA tournament would have spawned feel-good stories about the plucky mid-major conferences and the wonderful hoops democracy that is March Madness.

House approves sweeping healthcare overhaul (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:04 AM PDT Reuters - The House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark victory.

Senators to square off over financial reforms (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:02 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will begin hammering out new rules for the financial system on Monday, two years after Bear Stearns' collapse ushered in the worst financial crisis in decades.

Karzai holds peace talks with insurgent faction (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:46 AM PDT Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met a senior delegation for peace talks with one of the main insurgent groups fighting against his government and foreign troops, Karzai's spokesman said on Monday.

Greenberg sells AIG stock to UBS for $278 million (Reuters) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - The former chief executive of American International Group Inc, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, reached a deal to sell most of the shares he holds in the insurer to a unit of Swiss bank UBS.

Immigration activists rally for change (Reuters) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the U.S. capital on Sunday to demand immigration reform that defends the rights of foreign workers, but their voices may have been muted by Democrats' push for a historic vote on healthcare.

U.S. missile strike kills 8 militants in Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT Reuters - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout in northwest Pakistan on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

House backs Obama's bid to revamp student loans (Reuters) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 08:38 PM PDT Reuters - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Sunday approved President Barack Obama's bid to implement what would be the biggest overhaul in decades of the federal student loan program.

Sarkozy reviews options after French poll defeat (Reuters) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 07:44 PM PDT Reuters - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will meet President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday to discuss the consequences of the ruling center-right UMP party's heavy loss in regional elections at the weekend.

US Congress passes historic health care bill (AFP) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 11:08 PM PDT AFP - The US Congress passed an historic health care overhaul, handing President Barack Obama a landmark win and taking the United States closer than ever to guaranteed coverage for all Americans.

Rio Tinto exec Stern Hu to plead guilty: Dow Jones (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:09 AM PDT AFP - Australian national Stern Hu and a Chinese fellow employee of Rio Tinto will plead guilty to bribe-taking at their trial in Shanghai, Dow Jones Newswires reported Monday, quoting a defence lawyer.

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