Kamis, 11 Maret 2010

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Democrats, White House close in on health bill (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:10 AM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks about healthcare reform at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jose Luis MaganaAP - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.

House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 06:25 PM PST

House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts.

Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:17 PM PST

A pre-foreclosure sign is displayed outside a home in Miami, Florida in 2009. The US home mortage sector remains under siege -- as recent huge losses reported by government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show -- from high unemployment and troubled loans.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.

Israel PM reprimands minister over settlement flap (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PST

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, talk before a dinner at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)AP - Israel's prime minister has reprimanded a top official over the announcement of new settlement construction during a high-profile visit by Vice President Joe Biden.

Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 06:25 PM PST

Wearing her WASP uniform from World War II, Eleanor Brown of Victoria, Texas, attends a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, to honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered real military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home.

Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:25 PM PST

A 2005 Toyota Prius, which was in an accident, is seen at a police station in Harrison, New York, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The driver of the Toyota Prius told police that the car accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.

Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 06:25 PM PST

In this June 26, 1997 booking photo released by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, is shown Colleen R. LaRose. LaRose, the self-described 'Jihad Jane' who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden, is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say. LaRose is accused in an indictment filed Tuesday, March 9, 2010, of actively recruiting fighters, as well as agreeing to murder the artist, marry a terrorism suspect so he could move to Europe and martyr herself if necessary. (AP Photo/Tom Green County Jail)AP - Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia.

Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PST

Carlos, a 7-year-old boy who called 911 during a home invasion robbery as armed robbers threatened his parents poses with the dispatcher, Monique Patino, who took his call at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's dispatch center, Wednesday March 10, 2010 in Norwalk, Calif. At a news conference Wednesday, the boy, identified only as Carlos, told reporters he remained calm during the ordeal because his mother used to make him practice dialing 911 in case of emergencies. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call.

'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol' (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:57 PM PST

Simon Cowell (R) and Mezhgan Hussainy arrive at the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Viewing Party in West Hollywood, California March 7, 2010. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas (OSCARS-PARTY)(UNITED STATES (ENTERTAINMENT)AP - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."

Kidd, Mavs beat Nets for 13th straight victory (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:49 PM PST

Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd (2) and New Jersey Nets guard Devin Harris (34) leap for a loose ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Dallas. The Mavericks won 96-87 giving them a 13-game win streak. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, Caron Butler added 16 points, and the Dallas Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA's longest winning streak this season with their 13th straight victory, 96-87 over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 05:51 PM PST

President Barack Obama welcomes El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes (not shown) to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.

Senate passes $149 billion for jobless aid (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:45 PM PST

Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.

World's mega-rich adding wealth, Carlos Slim No. 1 (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 03:49 PM PST

Lifetime Honorary Chairman of Telefonos de Mexico Carlos Slim Helu participates in the Wall St. Journal CEO Council on Reuters - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 percent over the last year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.

Arab League chief says Mideast talks off (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 04:01 PM PST

Amr Moussa, chief of the Arab League, talks to reporters after a meeting with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh at the Defence Compound in Sanaa in this October 6, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel, only days after the Palestinian side had agreed to the contacts.

House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 04:12 PM PST

Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.

"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:28 PM PST

Reuters - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

NY governor in hot water, 2nd-in-command steps up (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 02:44 PM PST

New York Gov. David Paterson, with his wife Michelle Paige-Patterson standing by him, announces he will withdraw from the state governor's race at his office in New York, February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - With Governor David Paterson enveloped in scandal, New York's lieutenant governor is leading the notoriously difficult budget process and freeing up his boss to fight for his political life, experts say.

Another runaway Toyota Prius reported (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:46 AM PST

Reuters - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall.

Mideast talks hopes in tatters (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:41 AM PST

US Vice President Joe Biden and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas read a statement to the press following their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Prospects for indirect peace talks lay in tatters on Thursday after the Palestinians said they would not negotiate with Israel unless it reversed plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem.(AFP/David Furst)AFP - Prospects for indirect peace talks lay in tatters on Thursday after the Palestinians said they would not negotiate with Israel unless it reversed plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem.

Yanukovych party forms new Ukraine coalition (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:49 AM PST

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich inspects an honor guard on a trip to Moscow last week. Yanukovych's party has formed a majority coalition in parliament which will now appoint a government, the speaker announced Thursday.(AFP/File/Alexander Nemenov)AFP - The party of Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych has formed a majority coalition in parliament which will now appoint a government, the speaker announced Thursday.
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