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Democrats push toward Sunday vote on health care (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:41 AM PDT

Clinic workers hold signs and chant during a rally in support of US President Barack Obama's health care reform package in Oakland, California, on March 17. US President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped a planned trip to Asia in favor of making an 11th-hour drive to see his historic health care overhaul through a cliffhanger Sunday vote.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AP - Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama's health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes aimed at reassuring waverers and winning over critics.

Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:28 PM PDT

A Pakistani man reads a newspaper reporting the capture of top Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar at a news stand in Karachi on February 16. The arrest of key Taliban leaders in Pakistan stopped a secret channel of communications with the United Nations, the former UN special representative to Afghanistan said Friday in a BBC interview.(AFP/File/Rizwan Tabassum)AP - Pakistan's recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nation's secret talks with the insurgency, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama in immigration dance (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:56 AM PDT

Saul Linares rests after arriving at a church in Baltimore, Thursday, March 18, 2010, after walking the past six days from Hempstead, N.Y. Linares, a factory work, will join other immigrants, most of them undocumented Hispanics, in Washington, D.C., for a Sunday march to dramatize their pleas for immigration reform. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - President Barack Obama promised to make overhauling the immigration system a top priority in his first year as president. He's now in Year Two, and the odds that he'll get to sign a bill before the November midterm elections appear long.

Pa. suspect is rare US woman facing terror trial (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 26, 1997 booking photo released by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, is shown Colleen R. LaRose. LaRose makes her first court appearance Thursday March 18, 2010 since a stunning indictment last week that charged that she plotted with terror suspects abroad to kill a Swedish artist who had offended Muslims. (AP Photo/Tom Green County Jail)AP - If the woman dubbed "Jihad Jane" goes on trial, she would become just the second American woman tried on U.S. soil on terrorism charges — and the first accused of directly working toward a Muslim holy war.

US, Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:32 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov smile as they leave a news conference after the talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday opened two days of talks with Russian leaders on nuclear arms control and other security issues, and separately with top international diplomats on the outlook for bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons.

New Dem lawmakers feeling heat on health care (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 file photo, Democratic candidate for Congress, Ohio state representative Steve Driehaus, votes in Cincinnati. Freshman Rep. Steve Driehaus is getting it from all sides on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The Ohio Democrat opened his local newspaper, The Cincinnati Enquirer, on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 to find a giant ad urging him to vote against the bill — featuring a photo of him with his two young daughters. Tea party protesters stormed his office and berated his staff. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)AP - Freshman Rep. Steve Driehaus is getting it from all sides on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Feds: Brakes weren't applied on crashed NY Prius (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:35 PM PDT

A Toyota Prius is parked at the Harrison, New York police station waiting to be tested by Toyota personnel and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Toyota recalled more than 8 million cars because their gas pedals could become stuck or be snagged by floor mats. In addition, the government is looking into complaints from at least 60 Toyota drivers who say they got their cars fixed and still had problems.(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday.

Private drama plagues Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:36 PM PDT

FILE - Sandra Bullock and Jesse James arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on in this March 7, 2010 file photo taken in West Hollywood, Calif. Sandra Bullock has canceled her appearance at the London premiere of 'The Blind Side' scheduled for Tuesday March 23, 2010 almost two weeks after winning a Best Actress Academy Award. In a statement released by Warner Bros UK., the 45-year-old actress says she can't attend the event for 'unforeseen personal reasons.' (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)AP - Sandra Bullock is on a career high. America's Sweetheart and "Miss Congeniality" was repeatedly anointed as Hollywood royalty this year, sweeping awards season and capping it off with an Oscar for her role as a devoted mom in "The Blind Side."

Wake Forest tops Texas 81-80 in OT on Smith's shot (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PDT

Wake Forest guard Ishmael Smith (10) is hugged by Wake Forest guard L.D. Williams (42) after hitting the game winning shot to defeat Texas 81-80 in an NCAA college basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, March 18, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - From No. 1 to one and done: Ishmael Smith's last shot meant one more collapse for Texas.

NCAA: Big East shocked, loses 3 teams to start (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:36 PM PDT

Members of the BYU team celebrate during the second overtime of an NCAA first-round college basketball game against Florida, Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Oklahoma City. BYU defeated Florida, 99-92. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - The opening day of the first round of the NCAA tournament shocked the Big East — three teams lost and another won in overtime, thrilled double-digit seeds — three of them won and wore out fans with three games going overtime, including BYU's 99-92 double-overtime win against Florida.

Israeli settlement crisis clouds Mideast talks (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:00 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) smiles during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow March 18, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander NatruskinReuters - Middle East mediators from Europe, the United States, Russia and the U.N. met on Friday seeking to defuse the latest crisis in peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.

Healthcare bill to cut deficit: CBO (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:55 PM PDT

Rep. Dennis Kucinich waits to leave Andrews Air Force Base after stepping off Air Force One near Washington, March 15, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Congressional budget analysts said on Thursday a broad healthcare overhaul would cut the U.S. deficit over 10 years and sharply expand insurance coverage, boosting the momentum for final passage in the House of Representatives.

China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, blesses people after receiving a book on Tibet authored by Parvez Dewan, right, and co-authored by Siddharth Srivastava, left, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 18, 2010. At an earlier gathering Thursday the Dalai Lama said he favored good relations between India and China to ensure peace in the region, according to a news agency. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)Reuters - China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle room for progress.

Chicago man pleads guilty in Mumbai attack (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:47 PM PDT

Reuters - A Chicago man pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to scouting targets for the 2008 assault on Mumbai that killed more than 160 people, including six Americans.

Obama backs "framework" to revamp immigration (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:19 PM PDT

A demonstrator holds a sign while taking part in a rally in front of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington January 26, 2010. REUTERS/Molly RileyReuters - President Barack Obama, under pressure to keep a campaign promise to revamp U.S. immigration policy, embraced a "promising, bipartisan framework" on Thursday offered by two senior senators.

U.S. says driver error possible in NY Prius crash (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. safety officials believe driver error may be behind the crash in New York of a Toyota Motor Corp Prius that has been investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration, federal investigators said on Thursday.

Bomb damages right-wing group's Athens office (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:20 AM PDT

Reuters - A makeshift bomb damaged the office of a far-right group in central Athens early Friday but no one was hurt, police said.

Cable networks eye Sarah Palin reality show (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Sarah Palin is closer to landing a deal for a reality show.

Middle East Quartet opens Moscow meeting (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:41 AM PDT

L to R: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (hidden), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton enter a room for a meeting in Moscow of the Middle East Quartet in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack(AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)AFP - The Middle East Quartet opened its meeting in Moscow on Friday, seeking to revive the peace process amid tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes.

Obama drops Indonesia, Australia trip over health care (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:19 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama dramatically postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June, so he can battle for a historic health reform bill that could shape his legacy.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - US President Barack Obama dramatically postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June, so he can battle for a historic health reform bill that could shape his legacy.
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