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Top Dems looking to Obama for health care momentum (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 01:00 AM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Democratic congressional leaders hope President Barack Obama's unveiling of his final health care package Wednesday will help resuscitate an effort that seemed all but dead until recently.

Senate returns to business tax break measure (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:13 AM PST

Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky. heads for the weekly caucus lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Bunning has again blocked the U.S. Senate from extending unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the jobless. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - After buying time by resolving an impasse over jobless benefits and other programs that had briefly lapsed, the Senate is returning to a $100 billion-plus bill reviving popular tax breaks and extending longer and more generous jobless benefits through the end of the year.

Gov. Perry beats Hutchison in Texas GOP primary (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:25 PM PST

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, center, raises his hand as he speaks to supporters with his wife Anita and daughter Sydney, right, at his primary night party at the Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, Texas, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Riding a wave of growing anti-Washington anger, Texas Gov. Rick Perry easily dispatched Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and a challenger backed by some in the tea party movement Tuesday to once again become the Republican nominee for the state's top office.

Unwelcome spotlight falls on Obama chief of staff (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:06 AM PST

FILE - In this June 12, 2009, file photo, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel listens off to the side as President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, about passage of the tobacco legislation. No-drama Obama was bound to get fireworks for choosing the expletive-spewing, hotheaded, never-at-rest Rahm Emanuel to be his White House chief of staff. The only question was when — and how big. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)AP - No-drama Obama was bound to get fireworks when he chose the expletive-spewing, hotheaded, never-at-rest Rahm Emanuel to be his White House chief of staff. The only questions were when — and how big.

NY Gov. Paterson mum as scandal claims top cop (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:30 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken May 27, 2008, New York Gov. David Paterson, left, talks with New York State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt talk before Corbitt was sworn in at a ceremony in Albany, N.Y. Corbitt said Tuesday, March 2, 2010, that he was retiring from his position. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP - New York Gov. David Paterson remains defiant in the midst of a rapidly growing domestic violence scandal that has now claimed two top law enforcement officials and threatens to take down his administration.

Taliban, not drugs, focus of US-Afghan offensive (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:48 AM PST

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent shows U.S. Marines the contents of a cache of drugs and opium packaging gear found in a compound where they are staying in Marjah, Afghanistan, on Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)AP - Even by Afghan standards, it was a startling find: An opium packaging workshop, buried under donkey dung and old hay in a stable that U.S. Marines turned into a patrol base in southern Afghanistan.

Mourning begins for SoCal teen after body is found (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:57 AM PST

In this undated family photo released by the King family shows Chelsea King, the missing 17-year-old teen from Poway a suburb of San Diego. The parents of a 17-year-old girl who failed to come home after a run in the park are pleading for people to come forward with information. (AP Photo/King Family Photo) NO SALESAP - Thousands of mourners walked the sidewalks of a wide avenue in silence, holding candles and tearfully embracing.

Child services probes stun gun at Jackson home (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:21 AM PST

FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo, Paris Jackson, left, Prince Michael Jackson I and Prince Michael Jackson II on stage during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. An attorney for Michael Jackson's mother says the late singer's children were never exposed to a mail-order stun gun at the center of an investigation by child services workers. Attorney Adam Streisand confirms an investigation is under way but says the stun gun delivered to the Jackson family home was confiscated before any harm was done. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool, File)AP - An attorney for Michael Jackson's mother confirms that child services workers are investigating the presence of a stun gun at the Jackson family home, but he says the late singer's children were never exposed to the weapon.

AP Source: Woods back from family counseling (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:08 AM PST

FILE - This Sept. 25, 2009, file photo shows Tiger Woods watching his tee shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Woods is back at home after a week of family counseling in Arizona and is trying to get back into a routine that includes golf and fitness, according to a person with knowledge of his schedule. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)AP - Tiger Woods is back on the practice tee and working to get back on the course.

Rangel denies he's giving up tax writing chair (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:29 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010 file photo, House Way and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., makes a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, regarding an ethics panel's finding against him. Rangel is denying that he's stepping down as chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)AP - Rep. Charles Rangel denied Tuesday that he's stepping down as chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee in the wake of an ethics report that admonished him for taking two corporate-paid trips.

Senate breaks logjam to restore jobless aid (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:56 PM PST

Ester Dela Cruz, laid off nine months ago from her job as an elderly care worker, searches for employment at a jobs center in San Francisco, California in this February 4, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Highway money and jobless funds were set to flow again after the Senate ended a standoff on Tuesday that disrupted benefits for hundreds of thousands of unemployed Americans.

Perry wins Texas Republican governor primary (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:20 PM PST

Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks during a news conference in Gainesville, Texas June 19, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Incumbent Rick Perry beat U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in a bruising primary election on Tuesday to decide the Republican candidate for Texas governor.

Brakes seen key fix; Toyota confronted with memo (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:29 PM PST

The interior of a concept car by Toyota displayed during the second press day at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva. US lawmakers ended a third marathon hearing into Toyota's woes still angry at the Japanese auto giant's handling of defects blamed for 52 US deaths and pushing tough new safety rules.(AFP/Philippe Desmazes)Reuters - Support grew for changes to vehicle braking systems, as a congressional hearing into unintended acceleration confronted Toyota Motor Corp executives with a 2006 internal document warning of quality problems.

China parliament examines growth, living standards (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:57 AM PST

Reuters - The Chinese leadership's efforts to engineer a trouble-free succession and push both economic growth and improved living standards in coming years move to the national parliament from Friday.

Obama says he's open to Republican healthcare ideas (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:12 PM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi greets House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer as the House Democrat's Healthcare plan is unveiled on Capitol Hill, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsReuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would explore adding more Republican ideas to his healthcare plan, even as congressional Democrats prepared for a final push to pass the overhaul without Republican backing.

Greek PM says sacrifices vital to avert bankruptcy (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:31 AM PST

EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn leaves a news conference in Athens, March 1, 2010. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Tuesday his country was fighting for survival against bankruptcy and urged civil servants and pensioners to accept sacrifices to save the debt-burdened nation.

Chile steps up search for victims in quake-hit areas (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:06 PM PST

Earthquake survivors embrace as soldiers patrol along a major highway in Constitucion, March 2, 2010. REUTERS/Ivan AlvaradoReuters - Chilean rescue crews fanned out with sniffer dogs on Wednesday around quake-ravaged cities and villages, some still hoping to find survivors and others to begin the daunting task of recovering the bodies buried under mountains of rubble.

U.N. council ready to tackle Iran nuclear issue (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PST

US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, seen here in 2009, sat down for talks with Chinese officials Wednesday as the two sides try to bridge the divide in their fraught relations to work together on key issues such as North Korea and Iran.(AFP/POOL/File/Jung Yeon-Je)Reuters - The president of the U.N. Security Council said on Tuesday it was ready to tackle proposals for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, while U.S. diplomats worked to persuade China that action is needed.

Suicide attacks kill 29 ahead of Iraq polls (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:29 AM PST

An Iraqi worker passes election posters in central Baghdad. Three co-ordinated suicide attacks in the central Iraqi city of Baquba killed at least 29 people and wounded 42 on Wednesday, just days before parliamentary elections, a security official said.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Three co-ordinated suicide attacks in the central Iraqi city of Baquba killed at least 29 people and wounded 42 on Wednesday, just days before parliamentary elections, a security official said.

Troops thwart looters in quake-hit Chile (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:50 PM PST

Chilean soldiers arrest alleged looters in Concepcion, Chile. Thousands more troops were deployed Wednesday across quake-ravaged Chile as armed vigilantes patrolled neighborhoods to ward off looters and soldiers distributed emergency aid to desperate survivors.(AFP/Claudio Santana)AFP - Thousands more troops were deployed Wednesday across quake-ravaged Chile as armed vigilantes patrolled neighborhoods to ward off looters and soldiers distributed emergency aid to desperate survivors.
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