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• Palin to tea party rally: Don't sit down, shut up (AP)
• Ex-Scientology lawsuits reveal elite Sea Org group (AP)
• Family rejoices at release of contractor in Iraq (AP)
• Crane strikes 25-story NYC building; no injuries (AP)
• Spokeswoman: Barbara Bush hospitalized in Texas (AP)
• Cancer question complicates 9/11 compensation deal (AP)
• Ky. Mennonites labor through grief to bury family (AP)
• NJ county's Sunday buying ban may be checking out (AP)
• Tribute to SoCal teen recalls her love of animals (AP)
• Detectives probing 1978 NY arson that killed 8 (AP)
• Church abuse victims dissect '08 pope meeting anew (AP)
• Chicago taxi driver accused of supporting al-Qaida (AP)
• Landmarks, cities worldwide unplug for Earth Hour (AP)
• Moth forces wine country's secret into the open (AP)
• NY immigrants say tensions fade after bias attack (AP)
• Former 6-term Va. congressman Stan Parris dies (AP)
• Documents: Anesthetic found in Jackson home (AP)

Palin to tea party rally: Don't sit down, shut up (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:30 PM PDT AP - Sarah Palin told thousands of tea party activists assembled in the dusty Nevada desert Saturday that Sen. Harry Reid will have to explain his votes when he comes back to his hometown to campaign.

Ex-Scientology lawsuits reveal elite Sea Org group (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 02:52 PM PDT AP - At the edge of arid foothills far outside Los Angeles, hundreds of Scientology followers live on a gated, 500-acre campus and work long hours for almost no pay reproducing the works of founder L. Ron Hubbard and creating the church's teaching and promotional materials.

Family rejoices at release of contractor in Iraq (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:47 PM PDT AP - The family of an Iraqi-American contractor said to have been kidnapped in Baghdad in January rejoiced Saturday over his release, saying they did not believe they would see him alive again.

Crane strikes 25-story NYC building; no injuries (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:52 PM PDT AP - A listing crane struck the side of a 25-story building near Wall Street on Saturday, sending debris cascading to the ground, disrupting traffic and leading to evacuations at five buildings.

Spokeswoman: Barbara Bush hospitalized in Texas (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:24 PM PDT AP - Former first lady Barbara Bush was hospitalized Saturday in Houston to undergo routine tests but doctors don't suspect anything serious, a family spokeswoman said.

Cancer question complicates 9/11 compensation deal (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:21 AM PDT AP - Of all the illnesses people fear might be caused by toxic dust from the World Trade Center, nothing scares people like cancer.

Ky. Mennonites labor through grief to bury family (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PDT AP - As members of a close-knit Mennonite community prepared to bury their own, they sliced through wooden planks with electric saws Saturday and wrestled with the loss of a family of nine killed in a central Kentucky crash.

NJ county's Sunday buying ban may be checking out (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 01:17 PM PDT AP - During a powerful storm that flooded basements, uprooted trees and left tens of thousands of families without power through a late winter weekend, residents of one New Jersey county had to wait till Monday morning to buy sump pumps, generators and other cleanup tools at local stores.

Tribute to SoCal teen recalls her love of animals (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:33 PM PDT AP - More than 1,000 people paid tribute Saturday to a 14-year-old girl whose remains were found more than a year after she disappeared walking to school. Her father urged anyone who cried for her to demand a crackdown on child predators.

Detectives probing 1978 NY arson that killed 8 (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 01:30 PM PDT AP - A woman who lost seven children and her husband in a 1978 arson at their home near Albany was questioned again this week as investigators put renewed effort into solving the case.

Church abuse victims dissect '08 pope meeting anew (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 09:53 AM PDT AP - Two years ago, Bernie McDaid stepped out of a police escort and into a Washington, D.C., chapel for a secret meeting with Pope Benedict XVI and a handful of clergy sex-abuse victims like him.

Chicago taxi driver accused of supporting al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 01:24 AM PDT AP - Federal prosecutors have charged a Chicago cab driver with trying to provide funds to al-Qaida, saying the man planned to send money to a terrorist leader in Pakistan who had said he needed cash to buy explosives.

Landmarks, cities worldwide unplug for Earth Hour (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 06:56 PM PDT AP - Europe's best known landmarks — including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Rome's Colosseum — fell dark Saturday, following Sydney's Opera House and Beijing's Forbidden City in joining a global climate change protest, as lights were switched off across the world to mark the Earth Hour event.

Moth forces wine country's secret into the open (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 03:05 PM PDT AP - One of the dirty secrets of California's wine country is now on everyone's lips.

NY immigrants say tensions fade after bias attack (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 04:06 PM PDT AP - Before an Ecuadorean immigrant was fatally stabbed in what prosecutors say was a hate crime by a swastika-tattooed teen, the illegal Latin American immigrants in this suburban middle-class village feared telling police about the young men on bikes who hurled stones and spit slurs at them.

Former 6-term Va. congressman Stan Parris dies (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT AP - Stanford E. Parris, a former Virginia congressman who served six terms and was an Air Force pilot during the Korean War, has died. He was 80.

Documents: Anesthetic found in Jackson home (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 04:08 AM PDT AP - Unsealed search warrants in the Michael Jackson case reveal large quantities of general anesthetic and dozens of tubes of skin-whitening creams were among items found in the singer's home after his death.

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• Some States Find Burdens in Health Law - New York Times
• Palin back onstage with McCain - Los Angeles Times
• Ruling allows contributions to activist groups for campaigns - Washington Post
• Chicago taxi driver charged with supporting Al Qaeda - Los Angeles Times

Some States Find Burdens in Health Law - New York Times Posted: 26 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PDT CBC.ca Some States Find Burdens in Health Law New York Times Because of the new health care law, Arizona lawmakers must now find a way to maintain insurance coverage for 350000 children and adults that they slashed just last week to help close a $2.6 billion budget deficit. ... Lawmakers leave for recess with plans to discuss health care back homeWashington Post The Health Care Bill's 8 Key MomentsABC News Health care overhaul tax increase will affect few individuals in LouisianaNOLA.com The Associated Press -Christian Science Monitor -Kansas City Star all 19,977 news articles »

Palin back onstage with McCain - Los Angeles Times Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:15 PM PDT Sydney Morning Herald Palin back onstage with McCain Los Angeles Times The Arizona senator gets a fiery introduction from his former running mate at a Tucson rally, their first joint appearance since the campaign. He faces a tough primary fight from a conservative rival. Sarah Palin and John McCain got in some digs at ... Her career rising, Palin now gives McCain a boostThe Associated Press Stumping for McCain, Sarah Palin dials back the gun rhetoricChristian Science Monitor 'Amen, Brother': McCain and Palin Call for 'Peaceful Revolution'ABC News CBS News -Globe and Mail -9&10 News all 681 news articles »

Ruling allows contributions to activist groups for campaigns - Washington Post Posted: 26 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PDT Kansas City Star Ruling allows contributions to activist groups for campaigns Washington Post A federal appeals court on Friday handed another victory to conservative opponents of campaign-finance restrictions, striking down limits on individual contributions to advocacy groups that want to use the money for or against candidates ... Rulings split on campaign fundraisingLos Angeles Times Courts Rule on Funding of CampaignsWall Street Journal RNC to take fundraising case to Supreme CourtThe Associated Press New York Times -FOXNews (blog) -CNN (blog) all 293 news articles »

Chicago taxi driver charged with supporting Al Qaeda - Los Angeles Times Posted: 26 Mar 2010 07:08 PM PDT WANE Chicago taxi driver charged with supporting Al Qaeda Los Angeles Times Federal authorities say he sought to send money overseas to a Pakistani militant with links to the terrorist group. By Jeff Coen Reporting from Chicago - A Chicago taxi driver was arrested Friday on charges that he provided material support to Al Qaeda ... Cabdriver arrested in terrorism probeChicago Tribune Chicago taxi driver charged with aiding terroristReuters Chicago taxi driver accused of supporting al-QaidaThe Associated Press WQAD -BusinessWeek -UPI.com all 358 news articles »

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• SKorean naval ship sinks near NKorea; 46 missing (AP)
• Obama's health insurance rule — it was a GOP idea (AP)
• 2nd pick for transportation security chief is out (AP)
• Former Cold War foes US, Russia to slash nukes (AP)
• Police chief decapitated in northern Mexico town (AP)
• Marine's trial in Haditha slayings of 24 must go on, judge affirms (AP)
• Volunteers amble through olfactory jungle of NYC (AP)
• Documents: Jackson detectives found skin cream (AP)
• Fox says Kiefer Sutherland's '24' will end May 24 (AP)
• NCAA: Separating the contenders from pretenders (AP)
• Troops step back from Thai protests, tensions mount (Reuters)
• South Korea rules out navy ship sunk by North Korea (Reuters)
• Israelis quit Gaza after worst clash in over a year (Reuters)
• Secularist former leader Allawi wins Iraq vote (Reuters)
• Obama, Medvedev seal deal on nuclear arms pact (Reuters)
• Palin stumps for "Maverick" McCain in Arizona race (Reuters)
• European Catholic leaders rally behind pope (Reuters)
• Allawi in coalition talks after slim win over Iraq PM (AFP)
• Obama, Medvedev finalize landmark nuclear arms treaty (AFP)

SKorean naval ship sinks near NKorea; 46 missing (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:11 AM PDT AP - Hopes faded Saturday for the rescue of 46 sailors missing 12 hours after an explosion occurred on a South Korean military ship that sank in one of the country's worst naval disasters, even as authorities continued searching the murky waters near the sea border with rival North Korea.

Obama's health insurance rule — it was a GOP idea (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:11 AM PDT AP - Republicans were for President Barack Obama's requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it. The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that's been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted as an alternative to Bill and Hillary Clinton's failed health care overhaul in the 1990s. These days, Republicans call it government overreach.

2nd pick for transportation security chief is out (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:20 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is back to square one — again — in finding a transportation security chief to shore up the nation's defenses against terrorist threats from the air, road and rail.

Former Cold War foes US, Russia to slash nukes (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:11 AM PDT AP - The U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades Friday, agreeing to slash the former Cold War rivals' warhead arsenals by nearly one-third and talking hopefully of eventually ridding a fearful world of nuclear arms altogether.

Police chief decapitated in northern Mexico town (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:23 PM PDT AP - The decapitated body of the police chief of a northern Mexico town and the body of his brother were found inside the chief's patrol truck Friday, authorities said. Hours earlier, gunmen killed a deputy police chief and his bodyguard in another part of Mexico's north.

Marine's trial in Haditha slayings of 24 must go on, judge affirms (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:22 PM PDT AP - A military judge on Friday refused to dismiss charges against a Marine who led a squad that killed 24 Iraqi men, women and children in the town of Haditha after a bomb killed a Marine.

Volunteers amble through olfactory jungle of NYC (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:30 AM PDT AP - From rotting garbage to sweet-roasting peanuts at sidewalk stands, New Yorkers are constantly bombarded with the aromas of urban life.

Documents: Jackson detectives found skin cream (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:23 PM PDT AP - Detectives found large quantities of general anesthetic and dozens of tubes of skin-whitening creams in Michael Jackson's home after the singer's death, search warrants unsealed Friday show.

Fox says Kiefer Sutherland's '24' will end May 24 (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:23 PM PDT AP - The drama "24" won't be ticking much longer on TV. Fox announced Friday that its action-packed real-time show starring Kiefer Sutherland as anti-terrorism agent Jack Bauer will wind down at the end of its current eighth season on May 24.

NCAA: Separating the contenders from pretenders (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:56 PM PDT AP - The regional finals are set after two days of games that separated the contenders from the pretenders, the upstarts from the just starting to get serious.

Troops step back from Thai protests, tensions mount (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:54 PM PDT Reuters - Thai "red shirt" protesters raised tensions on Saturday with threats to expel thousands of troops guarding Bangkok's old city during a rally to oust Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

South Korea rules out navy ship sunk by North Korea (Reuters) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:32 AM PDT Reuters - South Korea on Saturday all but ruled out the chance that North Korea was involved in the sinking of one of its navy vessels near their disputed border.

Israelis quit Gaza after worst clash in over a year (Reuters) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 01:00 AM PDT Reuters - Israeli troops and tanks left the Gaza Strip on Saturday, witnesses said, ending an incursion into the Hamas-ruled enclave made after the bloodiest clash in 14 months killed two soldiers and at least one Palestinian.

Secularist former leader Allawi wins Iraq vote (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - Secularist challenger Iyad Allawi's coalition won the most seats in Iraq's election, according to preliminary results on Friday, but the tight race foreshadowed long, divisive talks to form a new government.

Obama, Medvedev seal deal on nuclear arms pact (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 10:23 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sealed an agreement on Friday on a landmark treaty to slash their nuclear arsenals by a third and will sign it on April 8 in Prague.

Palin stumps for "Maverick" McCain in Arizona race (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:33 PM PDT Reuters - Conservative darling Sarah Palin urged a cheering crowd on Friday to vote for her former running mate John McCain, lending much-needed support as he faces the toughest re-election battle of his long career in the U.S. Senate.

European Catholic leaders rally behind pope (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:53 AM PDT Reuters - Catholic churches in Europe rallied behind Pope Benedict on Friday, rejecting claims he had covered up child sex abuse by priests and praising him as a leader determined to combat scandals challenging the Church.

Allawi in coalition talks after slim win over Iraq PM (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:18 PM PDT AFP - Former premier Iyad Allawi was to begin talks on Saturday to form a government after his bloc edged out incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition in declared results from Iraq's election.

Obama, Medvedev finalize landmark nuclear arms treaty (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 10:46 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev finalized a historic new deal to cut long-range nuclear arms, slashing the number of deployed warheads by a third.

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