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• US priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys (AP)
• FAA issues safety warning for homemade planes (AP)
• Calif. pot vote isn't just hippies versus cops (AP)
• RI Indians want valuable Navy property in Newport (AP)
• Military judge could end case of 24 Iraqi killings (AP)
• 3 Phoenix motorcycle riders killed in truck crash (AP)
• 2nd apparent pipe bomb found in east Texas mailbox (AP)
• NYC's St. Vincent's Hospital fights for life (AP)
• NY cops: Man, 90, hit, suffocated wife of 67 years (AP)
• Sex abuse scandal in US, Italy taints papacy (AP)
• Medical helicopter crashes in Tenn.; 3 crew killed (AP)
• Coroner: Threat letter part of snack heir suicide (AP)
• Tentative deal reached on rebuilding WTC site (AP)
• CDC: Breast-feeding varies by race, place (AP)
• PBS, NPR stations get $10M infusion for local news (AP)
• Strip club 'pole tax' in hands of Texas high court (AP)
• Wis. priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys (AP)
• Death of coral reefs could devastate nations (AP)
• Toyota asks panel to consolidate lawsuits in Calif (AP)
• Dozens of cars pulled from Alaska auto graveyard (AP)

US priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:30 PM PDT AP - Arthur Budzinski says the first time the priest molested him, he was 12 years old, alone and away from home at a school for the deaf. He says he asked the Rev. Lawrence Murphy to hear his confession, and instead the priest took him into a closet under the stairs and sexually assaulted him.

FAA issues safety warning for homemade planes (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:59 PM PDT AP - High-performance homemade planes like the one that killed a beach jogger last week in South Carolina are prone to stall, especially when going slower while waiting to land, and have been involved in a disproportionately large number of fatal accidents, federal officials warned Thursday.

Calif. pot vote isn't just hippies versus cops (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:10 PM PDT AP - SAN FRANCISCO — Now that a proposal to legalize pot is on the ballot in California, well-organized groups are lining up on both sides of the debate. And it's not just tie-dyed hippies versus anti-drug crusaders.

RI Indians want valuable Navy property in Newport (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:52 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of prime acres are up for grabs in this waterfront city and its neighboring towns, valuable commodity on an island known for prized beaches, lavish homes and natural beauty.

Military judge could end case of 24 Iraqi killings (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:54 PM PDT AP - The news came at a low point in the war in Iraq and seemed to reflect much of what was going wrong: A Marine squad killed 24 people in the town of Haditha in November 2005, including unarmed women and children in their homes.

3 Phoenix motorcycle riders killed in truck crash (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:41 PM PDT AP - A group of eight motorcycles stopped at a red light in north Phoenix were mowed down from behind by a dump truck early Thursday afternoon, killing three riders and injuring six others, at least one critically, authorities said.

2nd apparent pipe bomb found in east Texas mailbox (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:26 PM PDT AP - An object resembling a pipe bomb was found in a mailbox in front of a small east Texas post office Thursday, the second such incident in three days, authorities said.

NYC's St. Vincent's Hospital fights for life (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:30 PM PDT AP - St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village has fought to save lives for more than 160 years, treating everyone from survivors of the Titanic in 1912 to New Yorkers fleeing the terror attack on the World Trade Center.

NY cops: Man, 90, hit, suffocated wife of 67 years (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - A 90-year-old man accused of bludgeoning and suffocating his wife of nearly 68 years leaned on a walker as he made his way into court on a murder charge Thursday, both eyes blackened and his neck bruised.

Sex abuse scandal in US, Italy taints papacy (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:23 PM PDT AP - Revelations that the Vatican halted the investigation of a Wisconsin priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys have eerie echoes in Italy, where 67 deaf men and women accused two dozen priests of raping and molesting children for years.

Medical helicopter crashes in Tenn.; 3 crew killed (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:55 PM PDT AP - A medical helicopter crashed in stormy weather over western Tennessee early Thursday, killing its crew of three, around the same time another helicopter company had declined to go on a flight in the area because of the weather conditions.

Coroner: Threat letter part of snack heir suicide (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:04 PM PDT AP - Days after Major Bashinsky disappeared from his law office earlier this month, a letter turned up in his abandoned car that angrily accused his prosperous family of mistreating workers at the snack food company it founded.

Tentative deal reached on rebuilding WTC site (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:53 PM PDT AP - The World Trade Center developer and government agencies that control the site have reached a tentative deal to resolve a 16-month stalemate over rebuilding at ground zero.

CDC: Breast-feeding varies by race, place (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:50 PM PDT AP - A new study confirms that Hispanic women generally breast-feed more than white and black women do. But it finds surprising regional differences in U.S. breast-feeding rates.

PBS, NPR stations get $10M infusion for local news (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:34 PM PDT AP - Public radio and TV stations across the country will receive more than $10 million over the next two years to boost local news coverage as newspapers decline.

Strip club 'pole tax' in hands of Texas high court (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:52 PM PDT AP - The Texas Supreme Court is deciding whether to strip away a $5 entrance fee to watch nude dancers.

Wis. priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:21 PM PDT AP - Arthur Budzinski says the first time the priest molested him, he was 12 years old, alone and away from home at a school for the deaf. He says he asked the Rev. Lawrence Murphy to hear his confession, and instead the priest took him into a closet under the stairs and sexually assaulted him.

Death of coral reefs could devastate nations (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:49 AM PDT AP - Coral reefs are dying, and scientists and governments around the world are contemplating what will happen if they disappear altogether.

Toyota asks panel to consolidate lawsuits in Calif (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:28 PM PDT AP - Attorneys for Toyota Motor Corp. and people suing the Japanese automaker over sudden acceleration problems urged a federal panel Thursday to consolidate more than 200 lawsuits before a single judge, with Los Angeles federal court emerging as the favored venue.

Dozens of cars pulled from Alaska auto graveyard (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:18 AM PDT AP - When Anchorage had to dispose of thousands of cars and trucks damaged in a powerful 1964 earthquake, it dumped them off a 350-foot bluff near the outskirts of town.

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• Cantor Says Campaign Office Was Shot At, Accuses Dems of Exploiting Threats - FOXNews
• Measure to legalize marijuana will be on California's November ballot - Los Angeles Times
• Pentagon makes it harder to expel gays in military - Reuters
• Pope accused of failing to act on sex abuse case - BBC News
• Illinois Assembly overhauls state pension system - BusinessWeek
• Bin Laden: We Will Execute Americans If You Harm KSM - ABC News
• Frenchman arrested over hacking Obama Twitter feed - Telegraph.co.uk
• Not wily enough: Cops corral roving Tribeca coyote along West Side Highway - New York Daily News
• Tea Party Groups Seek to Fire House Democrats Who Voted For Health Care Bill - FOXNews

Cantor Says Campaign Office Was Shot At, Accuses Dems of Exploiting Threats - FOXNews Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:52 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Cantor Says Campaign Office Was Shot At, Accuses Dems of Exploiting Threats FOXNews Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor said Thursday that his Richmond campaign office has been shot at and that he's received "threatening e-mails" -- but at the same time the House minority whip accused top Democrats of trying to exploit the threats they've been ... House GOP leader says bullet fired into office after health care voteCNN Republicans Distance Themselves From Threats to DemocratsNew York Times Pelosi, Hoyer blame GOP for inciting vandalism, threatsUSA Today CBS News -Atlanta Journal Constitution -Atlantic Online all 1,062 news articles »

Measure to legalize marijuana will be on California's November ballot - Los Angeles Times Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:55 AM PDT Washington Post Measure to legalize marijuana will be on California's November ballot Los Angeles Times Supporters of the initiative collected well more than the 433971 signatures needed for it to go before voters in the fall, again putting the state at the forefront of the nation's drug debate. By John Hoeffel An initiative to legalize marijuana and ... State's voters to decide on legalizing potSan Francisco Chronicle Marijuana Proposal Would Reach a New HighAOL News California Budget Crisis Diaries: Legalizing pot to save $200 milSDNN The Associated Press -AFP -MiamiHerald.com all 1,366 news articles »

Pentagon makes it harder to expel gays in military - Reuters Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:03 AM PDT Globe and Mail Pentagon makes it harder to expel gays in military Reuters Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses changes to the Pentagon's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy prohibiting homosexuals from serving openly in the US military during a media briefing in the Pentagon Briefing Room in Washington, March 25, 2010. ... Pentagon changes rules for discharging gaysThe Associated Press US military makes it tougher to expel gays, lesbiansMcClatchy Washington Bureau Now tougher to discharge gays from militaryNECN Ms. Magazine -War On Terror News -New York Times all 1,558 news articles »

Pope accused of failing to act on sex abuse case - BBC News Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:12 AM PDT Reuters Pope accused of failing to act on sex abuse case BBC News Pope Benedict XVI has been accused of failing to act on complaints from two archbishops in the US about a priest who allegedly abused 200 deaf boys. As a cardinal heading the Vatican office that dealt with sex abuse cases, the future pontiff allegedly ... Rome police detain 4 US church abuse victimsWashington Post US campaigners for sex abuse victims held after Vatican protestTimes Online Vatican Denies Molestation Cover-UpWall Street Journal ABC Online -msnbc.com -New York Times all 1,460 news articles »

Illinois Assembly overhauls state pension system - BusinessWeek Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:07 AM PDT St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog) Illinois Assembly overhauls state pension system BusinessWeek By JOHN O'CONNOR A bipartisan Illinois General Assembly handed Gov. Pat Quinn a victory Wednesday, sending him an overhauled state pension system, cutting benefits for new city and state employees to save money for woefully underfunded retirement ... Illinois lawmakers rush through pension reformsChicago Tribune State pension cuts OK'dChicago Sun-Times Pension Reforms Headed to Governor's DeskWGIL Radio News Huffington Post (blog) -KWMU -Alton Telegraph all 87 news articles »

Bin Laden: We Will Execute Americans If You Harm KSM - ABC News Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:59 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Bin Laden: We Will Execute Americans If You Harm KSM ABC News In an audiotape released Thursday, Osama bin Laden threatened to kill any captured Americans if the US government executes accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammad. Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden threatened in a new audio recording ... Bin Laden threatens Americans with executionReuters Bin Laden Threatens to Kill US PrisonersCBS News NEW TERROR TAPE: Bin Laden threatens US over alleged 9/11 plotterWSLS.com Voice of America -BBC News -The Guardian all 684 news articles »

Frenchman arrested over hacking Obama Twitter feed - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:59 AM PDT Sydney Morning Herald Frenchman arrested over hacking Obama Twitter feed Telegraph.co.uk A 25-year-old unemployed Frenchman has been arrested for hacking into the Twitter accounts of President Barack Obama and Britney Spears, the pop star. By Henry Samuel in Paris The man, known by his online pseudonym is Hacker Croll, was arrested on ... Twitter hacker suspect held in FranceThe Guardian Frenchman Arrested After Hacking Into Obama's Twitter AccountsWall Street Journal Frenchman in Custody after Hacking Obama's Twitter AccountTheCelebrityCafe.com New York Daily News -PC World -New York Times all 517 news articles »

Not wily enough: Cops corral roving Tribeca coyote along West Side Highway - New York Daily News Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:19 AM PDT New York Daily News Not wily enough: Cops corral roving Tribeca coyote along West Side Highway New York Daily News Cops close in on a coyote that was spotted in lower Manhattan Wednesday. A coyote (not pictured) was nabbed in Tribeca Thursday morning. The four-legged varmint was nabbed Thursday by the NYPD in a parking lot ... Coyote Running Amuck on New York City StreetsFOXNews NYPD collar coyote on the loose in ManhattanUSA Today TriBeCa Coyote Captured!New York Times (blog) DNAinfo -1010 Wins -WLWT Cincinnati all 85 news articles »

Tea Party Groups Seek to Fire House Democrats Who Voted For Health Care Bill - FOXNews Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:33 AM PDT Reuters Tea Party Groups Seek to Fire House Democrats Who Voted For Health Care Bill FOXNews The Nationwide Tea Party Coalition and the Tea Party Nation are teaming up with other Tea Party groups and conservative advocates in a campaign to oust the 219 lawmakers who voted for President Obama's sweeping health care legislation. ... A Turning Point For Tea Party — And The GOP?NPR Tea partiers condemn harassmentPolitico Partiers Will 'Tea-Off' on Reid in His HometownAOL News KGMI -Washington Post -Williston Observer all 568 news articles »

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• Senate will have to return health bill to House (AP)
• Dems deal with threats over health care support (AP)
• Treaty to cut US-Russia nukes; signing in 2 weeks (AP)
• Lengthy talks fail to resolve US-Israeli tensions (AP)
• AP sources: Birthday cake awaited suicide bomber (AP)
• Discharging gays to draw more scrutiny in military (AP)
• Katherine Heigl checks out of `Grey's Anatomy' (AP)
• SoCal teacher arrested in alleged drunken teaching (AP)
• Bryant's 24 points pull Lakers over Spurs (AP)
• Calif. voters to decide whether to legalize pot (AP)
• Healthcare changes headed back to House (Reuters)
• Netanyahu says progress made in U.S. Mideast talks (Reuters)
• EU leaders divided by Greek crisis before summit (Reuters)
• Ex-Madoff aide indicted for fraud, conspiracy (Reuters)
• North Korea trespasser on religious mission: activist (Reuters)
• U.S. plays down hopes for Afghan reconciliation (Reuters)
• Florida jury awards $26.6 million to smoker's widow (Reuters)
• US health bill 'violation' means new vote (AFP)
• Netanyahu returns home with US-Israeli spat unresolved (AFP)

Senate will have to return health bill to House (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:59 AM PDT AP - Senate Republicans learned early Thursday that they will be able to kill language in a measure altering President Barack Obama's newly enacted health care overhaul, meaning the bill will have to return to the House for final congressional approval.

Dems deal with threats over health care support (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:10 AM PDT AP - Democratic Congress members are getting lessons from the FBI on how to handle threats such as several directed at their colleagues, including bricks hurled through windows and menacing obscenity-laced phone messages left for those who supported sweeping federal health care legislation.

Treaty to cut US-Russia nukes; signing in 2 weeks (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:12 AM PDT AP - The U.S. and Russia will drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals under a historic treaty to be signed next month.

Lengthy talks fail to resolve US-Israeli tensions (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:50 AM PDT AP - A last-ditch effort to heal the deep dispute between two longtime allies failed when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United States' main Mideast envoy were unable to resolve a rift over new Israeli housing in east Jerusalem.

AP sources: Birthday cake awaited suicide bomber (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:08 AM PDT AP - CIA officers in Afghanistan were so eager to meet the spy they believed would help them crack al-Qaida's leadership they planned a birthday celebration for his visit in December, current and former U.S. officials said.

Discharging gays to draw more scrutiny in military (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:09 AM PDT AP - Discharging a gay person for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy will draw unprecedented scrutiny under new orders from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is already pushing to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military.

Katherine Heigl checks out of `Grey's Anatomy' (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 10:02 PM PDT AP - Katherine Heigl (HY'-guhl) is done with "Grey's Anatomy" after six seasons.

SoCal teacher arrested in alleged drunken teaching (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:39 PM PDT AP - A Southern California school teacher has been arrested for allegedly teaching while drunk.

Bryant's 24 points pull Lakers over Spurs (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:43 PM PDT AP - Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 92-83 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

Calif. voters to decide whether to legalize pot (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:29 PM PDT AP - California voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults, after the secretary of state on Wednesday certified the initiative for the November ballot.

Healthcare changes headed back to House (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:36 AM PDT Reuters - A final package of changes to a landmark healthcare reform law must be approved again by the U.S. House of Representatives after the Senate parliamentarian struck two minor provisions on Thursday.

Netanyahu says progress made in U.S. Mideast talks (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 10:00 PM PDT Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended a troubled U.S. visit on Thursday, saying progress had been made toward settling a dispute with the White House over Jewish housing construction in occupied East Jerusalem.

EU leaders divided by Greek crisis before summit (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 10:32 PM PDT Reuters - European Union leaders hold what is likely to be a tense and difficult summit on Thursday, divided over how to help heavily indebted Greece and struggling to maintain confidence in the euro.

Ex-Madoff aide indicted for fraud, conspiracy (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - The former director of operations at Bernard Madoff's investment firm was indicted by a federal grand jury on securities fraud, conspiracy and other charges related to the largest Ponzi scheme on record.

North Korea trespasser on religious mission: activist (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:08 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. citizen who North Korea will put on trial for illegal entry crossed the border in support of a fellow American Christian missionary who was released last month after a similar transgression, an activist said.

U.S. plays down hopes for Afghan reconciliation (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 03:59 PM PDT Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday the timing was still not right for reconciliation with senior Afghan Taliban leaders, acknowledging military pressure had yet to weaken the group enough.

Florida jury awards $26.6 million to smoker's widow (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - A Florida jury ordered R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris on Wednesday to pay $26.6 million to the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer, the latest verdict against cigarette makers in the "Engle progeny" lawsuits.

US health bill 'violation' means new vote (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:55 AM PDT AFP - A procedural "violation" means historic US health care reform legislation will have to return to the House of Representatives for a new vote, a spokesman for a senior Democratic senator said.

Netanyahu returns home with US-Israeli spat unresolved (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:54 PM PDT AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was returning home Thursday having failed to resolve a bitter dispute with Washington over the construction of new Jewish settlements.

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