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• Christian militia accused of plotting to kill cops (AP)
• US transit security beefed up after Moscow blast (AP)
• US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes (AP)
• Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot against Obama (AP)
• Heavy rain threatens to topple records in East (AP)
• Calif. man missing on Mount Shasta, friend rescued (AP)
• Pilot: Bang before plane hit, killed SC beachgoer (AP)
• Republicans spent $1,946 at topless club (AP)
• Criticism of Vatican in Wis. over abuse scandal (AP)
• French president, first lady take on New York (AP)
• Health premiums could rise 17 pct for young adults (AP)
• 'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award (AP)
• Calif. officials seek extradition of 'heroin king' (AP)
• Palin steps up rhetoric against her detractors (AP)
• Adult trial for boy in death of Pa. woman, fetus (AP)
• Specter pushes for stronger federal privacy laws (AP)
• Feds pick Delaware, Tenn. for $600M ed grants (AP)
• In Texas, fear follows Mexicans who flee drug war (AP)
• 9 charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed self (AP)
• Jewish leader doubts Carter apology on Israel (AP)

Christian militia accused of plotting to kill cops (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:22 PM PDT AP - Nine alleged members of a Christian militia group that was girding for battle with the Antichrist were charged Monday with plotting to kill a police officer and slaughter scores more by bombing the funeral — all in hopes of touching off an uprising against the U.S. government.

US transit security beefed up after Moscow blast (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 06:21 PM PDT AP - U.S. transit agencies beefed up security as a precaution Monday after the double suicide bombing in Moscow's subway system, sending more police into stations and officers to conduct random inspections of rail yards.

US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT AP - In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company's patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot against Obama (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 06:24 PM PDT AP - A Tennessee man authorities say is a white supremacist has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and dozens of other black people in 2008.

Heavy rain threatens to topple records in East (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:38 PM PDT AP - Nervous residents along the sodden East Coast watched rivers rise Monday as they braced for a new round of flooding — and the wettest March on record in some areas.

Calif. man missing on Mount Shasta, friend rescued (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:50 PM PDT AP - A California man was rescued Monday from Mount Shasta, but his climbing partner remained missing and was believed to be trapped near the summit, where stormy conditions restricted search operations.

Pilot: Bang before plane hit, killed SC beachgoer (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:56 PM PDT AP - The pilot of a kit-built single-engine plane that struck and killed a jogger on a South Carolina beach told investigators that he heard a loud bang before the engine failed and he was forced to make an emergency landing, according to a preliminary federal report.

Republicans spent $1,946 at topless club (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - The Republican National Committee spent $1,946 last month at a sex-themed Hollywood club that features topless dancers and bondage outfits. Now the GOP wants its money back.

Criticism of Vatican in Wis. over abuse scandal (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:24 PM PDT AP - A man who says he was among some 200 deaf boys allegedly molested by a priest in Wisconsin said Monday the Vatican's defensive responses to revelations about the case make him feel like he did when he was 12, when no one would listen to him about the abuse.

French president, first lady take on New York (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:29 PM PDT AP - With a lectern flown in from France and his fingers firmly entwined with those of his smiling wife, French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a splash Monday even before he opened his mouth for a no-holds-barred speech at Columbia University.

Health premiums could rise 17 pct for young adults (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:47 PM PDT AP - Under the health care overhaul, young adults who buy their own insurance will carry a heavier burden of the medical costs of older Americans — a shift expected to raise insurance premiums for young people when the plan takes full effect.

'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 06:27 PM PDT AP - Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Maybe a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor who lives with his elderly mother in Russia — and who won $1 million for solving a problem that has stumped mathematicians for a century.

Calif. officials seek extradition of 'heroin king' (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - The arrest of a man dubbed Mexico's "king of heroin" has disrupted a $10 million-a-month operation that smuggled tons of heroin a year into the United States, authorities said Monday.

Palin steps up rhetoric against her detractors (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 02:56 PM PDT AP - Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had some harsh words for her detractors in the health care debate with a thinly veiled, March Madness-themed Facebook post in which she declared, "never retreat, instead RELOAD!"

Adult trial for boy in death of Pa. woman, fetus (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - A Pennsylvania boy who was 11 when he was accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancee with a shotgun blast to the back of her head as she lay in bed will be tried as an adult in the death of both the woman and the fetus, a judge ruled Monday.

Specter pushes for stronger federal privacy laws (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 02:47 PM PDT AP - Broadening wiretap laws to include videotaped surveillance could either safeguard privacy or thwart efforts to recover stolen property, a U.S. senator was told Monday at a hearing not far from a school that's being sued for trying to find missing laptops by activating their webcams.

Feds pick Delaware, Tenn. for $600M ed grants (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:47 PM PDT AP - Federal officials on Monday awarded Tennessee and Delaware $600 million in grants to improve failing schools, sending a message to other states hoping to win money: revamp your education laws and get your districts and teachers to sign off.

In Texas, fear follows Mexicans who flee drug war (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:39 PM PDT AP - When black SUVs trail school buses around here, no one dismisses it as routine traffic. And when three tough-looking Mexican men pace around the high school gym during a basketball game, no one assumes they're just fans.

9 charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed self (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:38 PM PDT AP - Insults and threats followed 15-year-old Phoebe Prince almost from her first day at South Hadley High School, targeting the Irish immigrant in the halls, library and in vicious cell phone text messages.

Jewish leader doubts Carter apology on Israel (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:38 PM PDT AP - A prominent Jewish leader criticized former President Jimmy Carter on Monday, blasting Carter for saying in a speech this month that the U.S. government has "yielded excessively" to Israel.

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• Moscow Subway System Second Only to Tokyo in Usage - Voice of America
• Militia group suspects charged with conspiracy - CNN
• Scandal Tests Catholics' Trust in Leadership - New York Times
• Delaware, Tennessee Win Race to the Top Grants - Wall Street Journal
• NewsPoliticsGOP family values? Michael Steele's RNC staffers ran up almost $2K ... - New York Daily News
• 9 indicted in death of South Hadley teen, who took life after bullying - Boston Globe
• Apple Shipping First iPads, New Orders Delayed - PC World
• Man charged with threatening to kill Cantor - msnbc.com
• Heavy rain threatens to topple records in East - The Associated Press

Moscow Subway System Second Only to Tokyo in Usage - Voice of America Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:46 AM PDT CBC.ca Moscow Subway System Second Only to Tokyo in Usage Voice of America Photo: AP On any given weekday, nearly 9 million people ride the metro from the outer edges of the Russian capital into downtown Moscow, making it the second most heavily used metro system in the world after Tokyo's subway. The average length of a trip ... In quotes: Moscow Metro bombs reactionBBC News Russian MP warns against hounding 'law-abiding' immigrantsRIA Novosti Analysis: Moscow metro explosionsAljazeera.net Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -The Guardian all 4,067 news articles »

Militia group suspects charged with conspiracy - CNN Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:25 AM PDT ABC News Militia group suspects charged with conspiracy CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Nine suspected members of a militia group were charged Monday with seditious conspiracy and related charges in an alleged plot to kill a Michigan law enforcement officer and then attack other officers at his funeral, ... Christian militia members charged in MichiganReuters Christian Militia Raid: Family of Four Allegedly Behind Plot to Ambush PoliceABC News 9 militia members charged in police-killing plotFOXNews New York Times -Detroit Free Press -The Associated Press all 1,325 news articles »

Scandal Tests Catholics' Trust in Leadership - New York Times Posted: 28 Mar 2010 06:38 PM PDT CBC.ca Scandal Tests Catholics' Trust in Leadership New York Times Pope Benedict celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican. He did not refer directly to the scandal over the handling of sexual abuse by clergy members. By JOHN F. BURNS, RACHEL DONADIO and NICHOLAS KULISH ARMAGH, Northern Ireland — As the sexual abuse ... Pope Mass hints at fightback against abuse criticsBBC News Vatican Officials Say Focus on Pope in Sex Abuse Crisis is UnjustifiedABC News As Holy Week begins, protesters urge pope to resign over abuse scandalWashington Post Inquirer.net -Times Online -Globe and Mail all 1,408 news articles »

Delaware, Tennessee Win Race to the Top Grants - Wall Street Journal Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:15 AM PDT WHYY Delaware, Tennessee Win Race to the Top Grants Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Obama administration has decided to award just two states—Delaware and Tennessee—with hundreds of millions in education grants, the culmination of a hard-fought competition that originally drew applications from 40 ... Florida out of first round of Race to the Top education grantsMiamiHerald.com Georgia loses in Round 1 of Race to the TopAtlanta Journal Constitution And the Race to the Top money goes to .....Seattle Times New York Times -NOLA.com -Sussex Countian all 488 news articles »

NewsPoliticsGOP family values? Michael Steele's RNC staffers ran up almost $2K ... - New York Daily News Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:30 AM PDT The Guardian (blog) NewsPoliticsGOP family values? Michael Steele's RNC staffers ran up almost $2K ... New York Daily News A spokesman said that RNC chairman Michael Steele was not at a West Hollywood strip club where staffers ran up a $1946 bill last month. The "family values" Republican National Committee spent $1946 at a West ... Michael Steele's flights of fancyWashington Post (blog) RNC runs up $2000 tab at bondage-themed club in LANew York Post RNC Pushing Back on Daily Caller StoryThe Washington Independent Daily Beast -Politico -msnbc.com all 42 news articles »

9 indicted in death of South Hadley teen, who took life after bullying - Boston Globe Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:13 AM PDT Boston Herald (blog) 9 indicted in death of South Hadley teen, who took life after bullying Boston Globe NORTHAMPTON -- Six teenagers plus three juvenile students were indicted today in connection with the death of Phoebe Prince, the South Hadley teenager who allegedly took her own life in response to a barrage of bullying. The charges include statutory ... Teens Indicted After Allegedly Taunting Girl Who Hanged HerselfABC News Prosecutors: 9 teens charged in Phoebe Prince deathBoston Herald 9 charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed selfThe Associated Press WCVB-TV -USA Today -WHDH-TV all 290 news articles »

Apple Shipping First iPads, New Orders Delayed - PC World Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:28 AM PDT The Guardian Apple Shipping First iPads, New Orders Delayed PC World The first customers to pre-order the iPad are now receiving dispatch notes from Apple, notifying their purchase is on its way. The orders are expected to arrive in time for the April 3 launch, while newer purchases will arrive only in mid-April. ... Report: Apple to Unveil New Ad Format Following iPadWired News Morgan Stanley: Apple Could Sell 10M iPads in 2010PC Magazine We asked: Did you buy iPad -- and you answered!BetaNews ZDNet (blog) -1UP.com -InfoWorld all 1,400 news articles »

Man charged with threatening to kill Cantor - msnbc.com Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:27 AM PDT TPM LiveWire (blog) Man charged with threatening to kill Cantor msnbc.com WASHINGTON - A Philadelphia man has been charged with threatening to kill a top House Republican who announced last week that he and his family had received violent threats. The Web site Talking Points Memo reported Monday that the US Attorney in ... Man charged with threatening to kill Cantor and his familyWashington Post (blog) Phila. man charged with threatening GOP congressman | Philadelphia Inquirer ...Philadelphia Inquirer Cantor: My Life Was Threatened Over the WeekendThe Washington Independent CNN (blog) -Salon -MyFox Philadelphia all 20 news articles »

Heavy rain threatens to topple records in East - The Associated Press Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:00 AM PDT NJ.com Heavy rain threatens to topple records in East The Associated Press BOSTON — Residents along the East Coast are bracing for heavy rains, flooding and the wettest March on record in some areas. The National Weather Service posted flood warnings and advisories Monday from Maine to the Carolinas. ... Flood-Weary Residents Brace For More RainWCVB-TV Heavy rains due to cause floodingGreenwich Post Conn. prepares for flooding from heavy rainsHartford Courant Newsday (subscription) -MPBN News -Asheville Citizen-Times all 282 news articles »

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• Officials: Suicide bombs kill 35 on Moscow subway (AP)
• After week of wins, Obama turns to Afghanistan (AP)
• Miracle under scrutiny in John Paul beatification (AP)
• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Drug lobby's health care win (AP)
• Official: Gun charges after FBI raids in Midwest (AP)
• Flood traps 153 coal miners in northern China (AP)
• Lawyer who found documents has long pursued church (AP)
• Lautner, Miley Cyrus win Kids' Choice Awards (AP)
• 2010 Final Four features familiar, unusual (AP)
• Rio Tinto employees get up to 14 years in jail (AP)
• Female suicide bombers kill 37 in Moscow metro (Reuters)
• Obama rallies troops on first Afghan trip (Reuters)
• China jails Australian Rio Tinto executive for 10 years (Reuters)
• Pope signals won't be intimidated by abuse critics (Reuters)
• U.S. lobbies a hurdle in Mexico drug war: Calderon (Reuters)
• Latest iPad orders won't ship until April 12 (Reuters)
• Iceland hopes for IMF review within weeks (Reuters)
• Thai PM's talks with "red shirts" to resume (Reuters)
• Moscow metro suicide attacks kill more than 30 (AFP)
• Rio Tinto staff jailed in China (AFP)

Officials: Suicide bombs kill 35 on Moscow subway (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 11:59 PM PDT AP - Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow's subway system as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers Monday, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 30, the city's mayor and other officials said.

After week of wins, Obama turns to Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:03 AM PDT AP - After weeks dominated by health care, President Barack Obama's secret trip to Afghanistan turned attention back to another issue whose progress this year could help define the success of his presidency.

Miracle under scrutiny in John Paul beatification (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 11:34 PM PDT AP - The Vatican this week marks the fifth anniversary of Pope John Paul II's death amid some doubts that the miracle needed for his saint-making cause will stand up to scrutiny and questions about his record combatting pedophile priests.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Drug lobby's health care win (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:12 AM PDT AP - Chalk one up for the pharmaceutical lobby. The U.S. drug industry fended off price curbs and other hefty restrictions in President Barack Obama's health care law even as it prepares for plenty of new business when an estimated 32 million uninsured Americans gain health coverage.

Official: Gun charges after FBI raids in Midwest (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:35 PM PDT AP - The FBI said Sunday that agents conducted weekend raids in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio and arrested at least three people, and a militia leader in Michigan said the target of at least one raid was a Christian militia group.

Flood traps 153 coal miners in northern China (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:15 AM PDT AP - Rescuers raced Monday to free 153 miners trapped by a flood that may have started when workers digging a new mine in north China accidentally broke into a network of old, water-filled shafts.

Lawyer who found documents has long pursued church (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 11:24 PM PDT AP - Jeff Anderson has filed thousands of lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests and won tens of millions of dollars for his clients, but he has had a bigger goal in mind for nearly two decades. He wants to bring his career-long legal crusade against misconduct in the Roman Catholic Church right to the top.

Lautner, Miley Cyrus win Kids' Choice Awards (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:19 AM PDT AP - Team Jacob was triumphant at the Kids' Choice Awards. "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner picked up two orange, blimp-shaped trophies at Saturday's 23rd annual shenanigan-packed Nickelodeon spectacle inside UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Lautner snared the favorite actor honor for his "New Moon" role as hunky werewolf Jacob Black as well as the inaugural cutest couple award with his "Twilight" co-star Kristin Stewart.

2010 Final Four features familiar, unusual (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:10 AM PDT AP - There's a coach they call "Huggy Bear" and a team better known for its fieldhouse than its players. There's a Final Four regular that hardly anyone figured would get this far and, bringing a wee bit of normalcy back to the party, there is Duke.

Rio Tinto employees get up to 14 years in jail (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PDT AP - A Chinese court Monday sentenced four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto to jail terms of seven to 14 years on bribery and commercial secrets charges, in a case seen as a barometer of China's treatment of foreign business as trade frictions increase.

Female suicide bombers kill 37 in Moscow metro (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:51 AM PDT Reuters - Explosions detonated by two female suicide bombers killed at least 37 people and injured 33 on two packed Moscow metro trains in the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said.

Obama rallies troops on first Afghan trip (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 03:15 PM PDT Reuters - Barack Obama made his first trip to Afghanistan as president on Sunday, delivering a rousing speech to troops and telling Afghan President Hamid Karzai that progress on fighting corruption should match military gains.

China jails Australian Rio Tinto executive for 10 years (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:58 AM PDT Reuters - A Shanghai court on Monday sentenced a Chinese-Australian executive of Rio Tinto to 7 years in prison on Monday on charges of accepting bribes and 5 years on charges of stealing commercial secrets.

Pope signals won't be intimidated by abuse critics (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - Pope Benedict, facing one of the gravest crises of his pontificate as a sexual abuse scandal sweeps the Church, indicated on Sunday that his faith would give him the courage not to be intimidated by critics.

U.S. lobbies a hurdle in Mexico drug war: Calderon (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 09:02 AM PDT Reuters - Powerful groups in the United States appear to be blocking efforts to stem the flow of assault weapons fueling Mexico's drug war, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.

Latest iPad orders won't ship until April 12 (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:32 PM PDT Reuters - It looks like some U.S. customers who preorder Apple Inc's new iPad tablet computer now may have to wait a bit longer to get the device, as the company appears to be having a hard time keeping up with demand.

Iceland hopes for IMF review within weeks (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 10:09 AM PDT Reuters - Iceland's economics minister said on Sunday he was hopeful that a review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could be completed within weeks, potentially releasing crucial aid for the crisis-hit nation.

Thai PM's talks with "red shirts" to resume (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 10:36 PM PDT Reuters - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was set to resume talks with "red shirt" opposition protesters Monday to find a way out of a political impasse that may now be of some concern for investors.

Moscow metro suicide attacks kill more than 30 (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:24 AM PDT AFP - Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on packed metro trains in central Moscow's morning rush hour Monday, killing at least 34 people in the deadlist attacks in the Russian capital for over a decade, authorities said.

Rio Tinto staff jailed in China (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:55 AM PDT AFP - A Chinese court convicted four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto including an Australian national Monday on bribery and trade secrets charges, handing down jail terms ranging from seven to 14 years.

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