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• NYC terrorism suspect pleads guilty in bomb plot (AP)
• To some, suicide attack on IRS made pilot a hero (AP)
• Mascotless Ole Miss to vote on Col Reb successor (AP)
• Del. doctor indicted in child sex abuse scandal (AP)
• Authorities: Tour bus rollover in Fla. kills 2 (AP)
• Cruise line: 300 sick aboard ship in Caribbean (AP)
• Experts: School can track laptops less intrusively (AP)
• 3 NYC police officers are acquitted in sodomy case (AP)
• Md. mom convicted of killing kids found in freezer (AP)
• Superman's debut comic book sells in NYC for $1M (AP)
• Police: SC man killed mother with sword in dispute (AP)
• Suit alleges Conn. plant ignored safety procedures (AP)
• Students return to Ala. university after shooting (AP)
• Shinseki: US will fix broken VA disability system (AP)
• A diploma mill's trail leads to Wisconsin inmate (AP)
• Marijuana use by seniors goes up as boomers age (AP)
• Plea closes case of shocking Conn. hit-and-run (AP)
• Pa. girl's 25-year-old case lends hope to others (AP)

NYC terrorism suspect pleads guilty in bomb plot (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 10:55 PM PST AP - A former airport shuttle driver accused of buying beauty supplies to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways pleaded guilty Monday, admitting he agreed to conduct an al-Qaida-led "martyrdom operation" because of U.S. involvement in his native Afghanistan.

To some, suicide attack on IRS made pilot a hero (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:21 PM PST AP - Flames were still shooting from the building when the suicide pilot who crashed his plane into the IRS office in Austin was being hailed in some corners as a hero who struck a courageous blow against the tyranny of the U.S. tax code.

Mascotless Ole Miss to vote on Col Reb successor (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:47 PM PST AP - Colonel Reb shall not rise again. That much is certain.

Del. doctor indicted in child sex abuse scandal (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:18 PM PST AP - A Delaware grand jury returned a sweeping indictment Monday against a pediatrician accused of serial molestation in what could be one of the worst child sex abuse cases in the nation's history.

Authorities: Tour bus rollover in Fla. kills 2 (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:49 PM PST AP - A bus carrying senior citizens on a cultural tour was struck by a car and rolled over Monday on a rural Florida highway, killing two people and critically injuring three others, authorities said.

Cruise line: 300 sick aboard ship in Caribbean (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST AP - A cruise line says about 300 guests have fallen ill with a stomach ailment aboard a cruise to the Caribbean that departed from South Carolina.

Experts: School can track laptops less intrusively (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:12 PM PST AP - School officials in Pennsylvania who admit remotely activating student webcams to locate missing laptops could have used far less intrusive methods such as GPS tracking devices, technology and privacy experts say.

3 NYC police officers are acquitted in sodomy case (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:26 PM PST AP - A New York City police officer accused of sodomizing a drug suspect in a subway station was acquitted Monday after defense attorneys spent weeks chipping away at the credibility of the accuser, a self-professed gang member who admitted to smoking pot regularly. Two colleagues were acquitted of a cover-up.

Md. mom convicted of killing kids found in freezer (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - A Maryland woman who adopted three children despite a troubled past was convicted Monday of murdering two of the girls, whose bodies were stored in a freezer as the woman continued collecting payments meant to help with their care.

Superman's debut comic book sells in NYC for $1M (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 05:39 PM PST AP - A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman sold Monday for $1 million, smashing the previous record price for a comic book.

Police: SC man killed mother with sword in dispute (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:59 PM PST AP - A South Carolina man killed his mother with a sword after the two argued late Sunday night in the home they shared in a rural hamlet, police said.

Suit alleges Conn. plant ignored safety procedures (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:03 PM PST AP - Two workers injured in a power plant explosion filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that proper safety procedures were not followed, and an attorney said that included live electricity running through the site, workers welding and a gas-fueled torch heater running when the blast happened.

Students return to Ala. university after shooting (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:39 PM PST AP - There was no easing back into classes at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Monday: Many students and teachers had to return to the building where three professors were gunned down more than a week ago.

Shinseki: US will fix broken VA disability system (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:43 AM PST AP - Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said he's making it a top priority this year to tackle the backlog of disability claims that has veterans waiting months — even years — to get financial compensation for their injuries.

A diploma mill's trail leads to Wisconsin inmate (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:32 PM PST AP - A lifelong con man imprisoned in Wisconsin worked with associates outside the walls to operate a suspected diploma mill that was recruiting students for at least two years until authorities uncovered the scheme, The Associated Press has learned.

Marijuana use by seniors goes up as boomers age (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:08 PM PST AP - In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana.

Plea closes case of shocking Conn. hit-and-run (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:54 PM PST AP - A Hartford man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in a hit-and-run that sparked outrage and soul-searching because a video showed bystanders ignoring the victim.

Pa. girl's 25-year-old case lends hope to others (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:15 AM PST AP - Cherrie Mahan was 8 when she vanished from a bus stop near her home. A picture of the smiling, brown-haired girl would be the first featured on direct-mail fliers like those now sent weekly to tens of millions of U.S. homes with a simple message — Have You Seen Me?

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• Obama Health Plan Costs $950 Billion - Wall Street Journal
• Obama urges states to set higher standards for students - Los Angeles Times
• Lufthansa pilots suspend strike - BBC News
• Terror Suspect Zazi Expected To Plead Guilty Monday - Source - Wall Street Journal
• Afghanistan condemns deadly Nato air strike in Uruzgan - BBC News
• Gordon Brown 'not warned over bullying manner' - BBC News
• 3 NYC police officers acquitted in sodomy case - Forbes
• Visitors to National Parks Can Now Carry Guns - ABC News
• Crist campaign to Rubio: Release Sansom records - MiamiHerald.com

Obama Health Plan Costs $950 Billion - Wall Street Journal Posted: 22 Feb 2010 11:00 AM PST National Post Obama Health Plan Costs $950 Billion Wall Street Journal Trying to revive languishing health-care legislation, the White House proposed Monday that a tax on high-end health plans be delayed for all workers, not just those in unions, and suggested new taxes to help make up for the lost ... Factbox: Winners, losers in Obama health proposalReuters White House Talks Compromise, but GOP Claims Health Care Plan is Merely CamouflageFOXNews Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2010BusinessWeek Times Online -Boston Herald -ABC News all 3,154 news articles »

Obama urges states to set higher standards for students - Los Angeles Times Posted: 22 Feb 2010 11:20 AM PST Washington Post Obama urges states to set higher standards for students Los Angeles Times At the White House, Obama tells the National Governors Assn. that his administration will require all states to certify that their standards are designed to make pupils 'college- and career-ready.' By Christi Parsons Reporting from Washington ... Obama proposes to raise academic standards by linking them to state benchmarksWashington Post Obama Pitches Education Proposal to GovernorsNew York Times Obama to governors: Raise education standardsUSA Today UPI.com -WIBW -WBZ all 201 news articles »

Lufthansa pilots suspend strike - BBC News Posted: 22 Feb 2010 11:20 AM PST The Guardian Lufthansa pilots suspend strike BBC News A strike by about 4000 pilots at German airline Lufthansa has been suspended - with union officials agreeing to resume negotiations. The action - which had been scheduled to run for four days - was called off after less than 24 hours of delays and ... Lufthansa pilots strike, BA cabin crew to join frayReuters Cockpit Arbitrage at LufthansaWall Street Journal Lufthansa strike 'threatens Germany's fragile recovery'The Guardian Telegraph.co.uk -MarketWatch -Sydney Morning Herald all 1,604 news articles »

Terror Suspect Zazi Expected To Plead Guilty Monday - Source - Wall Street Journal Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:22 AM PST Reuters Terror Suspect Zazi Expected To Plead Guilty Monday - Source Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A Colorado man accused of buying chemicals that could be used to make bombs in a plot to attack New York City is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges Monday, a person familiar with the ... Suspected NY bomb plotter to plead guilty: sourceReuters Official: New York terror suspect Najibullah Zazi to plead guiltyCNN International Terror Suspect Expected to Plead Guilty TodayWNYC BBC News -BusinessWeek -AFP all 483 news articles »

Afghanistan condemns deadly Nato air strike in Uruzgan - BBC News Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:35 AM PST Times LIVE Afghanistan condemns deadly Nato air strike in Uruzgan BBC News Afghanistan's government has condemned a Nato air strike on a convoy of vehicles in the south of the country, which killed at least 27 civilians. Nato said it had hit a suspected insurgent convoy, but troops then found "a number of individuals killed ... NATO Afghanistan airstrike kills 27 civiliansReuters Nato air strike kills 27 civilians in AfghanistanTelegraph.co.uk NATO Airstrike Kills CiviliansWall Street Journal Washington Post -CNN International -Los Angeles Times all 1,064 news articles »

Gordon Brown 'not warned over bullying manner' - BBC News Posted: 22 Feb 2010 11:07 AM PST Times Online Gordon Brown 'not warned over bullying manner' BBC News Britain's top civil servant has said he did not confront Gordon Brown about "acting in a bullying or intimidatory manner" towards Downing Street staff. Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell also said there was no need for an inquiry following newspaper ... National Bullying Helpline under fire as patrons resignThe Guardian Consultant: 'Brown didn't scream at me'CNN Gordon Brown bullying row spreads to WhitehallTimes Online Telegraph.co.uk -Channel 4 News -Reuters UK all 1,520 news articles »

3 NYC police officers acquitted in sodomy case - Forbes Posted: 22 Feb 2010 11:37 AM PST New York Daily News 3 NYC police officers acquitted in sodomy case Forbes NEW YORK -- A New York City police officer accused of sodomizing a drug suspect in a subway station was acquitted Monday after defense attorneys spent weeks chipping away at the credibility of the accuser, ... Alleged subway sodomy victim Michael Mineo fears mistrial in case against copsNew York Daily News 3 NYC police officers acquitted in sodomy caseWashington Post Accuser in NYPD sodomy case says after acquittal that he worries about his safetyLos Angeles Times WCAX -NBC New York -WNYC all 436 news articles »

Visitors to National Parks Can Now Carry Guns - ABC News Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:51 AM PST New York Daily News Visitors to National Parks Can Now Carry Guns ABC News Hikers in the Grand Canyon, visitors to Old Faithful and anyone else sleeping at hundreds of national park campsites across the country might now be surrounded by other tourists carrying shotguns or rifles. ... Guns are now permitted -- but not necessarily welcomed -- in national parksLos Angeles Times Oh Good, Loaded Guns Now Allowed at Crissy FieldSFist Law change allows guns in national parks, including RMNPThe Coloradoan KFVS -San Francisco Chronicle (blog) -Cal Coast News all 416 news articles »

Crist campaign to Rubio: Release Sansom records - MiamiHerald.com Posted: 22 Feb 2010 11:25 AM PST New York Times (blog) Crist campaign to Rubio: Release Sansom records MiamiHerald.com AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Marco Rubio no longer has to testify at a House hearing investigating former Speaker Ray Sansom, but Senate opponent Gov. Charlie Crist still wants him to produce records. The hearing into allegations that Sansom abused his ... Survey Shows Rubio With Big Lead In Florida GOP Senate PrimaryRTT News FL Gov Charlie Crist: Stimulus Did Create JobsABC News (blog) Charlie Crist: No regrets for hugging Barack ObamaPolitico MyFox Tampa Bay -Washington Post (blog) -Huffington Post (blog) all 45 news articles »

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• Afghan Cabinet: Airstrike kills at least 33 (AP)
• New Obama health proposal would limit rate hikes (AP)
• Lufthansa nixes 100s of flights as pilots strike (AP)
• In rare night landing, space shuttle back on Earth (AP)
• 4 still missing after Madeira flooding killed 42 (AP)
• Shinseki: US will fix broken VA disability system (AP)
• Pediatricians urge choking warning labels for food (AP)
• Documents: Toyota boasted saving $100M on recall (AP)
• Train kills 3 teen girls crossing Florida bridge (AP)
• Authorities charge 2 men in Texas church fire (AP)
• Madeira floods kill 42, divers hunt for missing (Reuters)
• Haiti death toll could reach 300,000: Preval (Reuters)
• Obama has insurers in sight as he sets health plan (Reuters)
• North Korea seeks military talks with rival South (Reuters)
• Israel to include West Bank shrines in heritage plan (Reuters)
• China PLA officer urges new Internet control agency (Reuters)
• NATO airstrike kills 21 civilians: Afghan government (Reuters)
• Canada lose U.S. ice hockey crunch, Bode gold (Reuters)
• NATO strike kills 21 civilians: Afghan official (AFP)
• Clashes erupt over Israeli plan to restore West Bank sites (AFP)

Afghan Cabinet: Airstrike kills at least 33 (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:57 AM PST AP - The Afghan Cabinet says at least 33 civilians are dead as the result of NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan — an incident that is inflaming already heightened sensitivities over noncombatant casualties in the war.

New Obama health proposal would limit rate hikes (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:38 AM PST AP - Taking the fight to insurance companies, President Barack Obama is trying to revive his stalled health care overhaul.

Lufthansa nixes 100s of flights as pilots strike (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:27 AM PST AP - German airline Lufthansa canceled about 800 flights Monday, almost half its daily total, after more than 4,000 of its pilots began a four-day walkout.

In rare night landing, space shuttle back on Earth (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:33 PM PST AP - Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts closed out the last major construction mission at the International Space Station with a smooth landing in darkness that struck many as bittersweet.

4 still missing after Madeira flooding killed 42 (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:30 AM PST AP - Emergency crews in Madeira continued their search Monday for at least four people still missing after mud and rockslides killed 42 people on the Portuguese island.

Shinseki: US will fix broken VA disability system (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:35 AM PST AP - Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said he's making it a top priority this year to tackle the backlog of disability claims that has veterans waiting months — even years — to get financial compensation for their injuries.

Pediatricians urge choking warning labels for food (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:59 PM PST AP - When 4-year-old Eric Stavros Adler choked to death on a piece of hot dog, his anguished mother never dreamed that the popular kids' food could be so dangerous.

Documents: Toyota boasted saving $100M on recall (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:19 PM PST AP - Toyota officials claimed they saved the company $100 million by successfully negotiating with the government on a limited recall of floor mats in some Toyota and Lexus vehicles, according to new documents shared with congressional investigators.

Train kills 3 teen girls crossing Florida bridge (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:30 AM PST AP - A "no trespassing" sign warned four teenagers in Florida not to walk onto the railroad trestle where they were joking around and taking pictures. A fisherman along the banks of the creek below also told them to be careful.

Authorities charge 2 men in Texas church fire (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:39 PM PST AP - Two men who once attended church together were charged Sunday with intentionally burning down a church in east Texas and are suspected in a string of similar blazes, authorities said.

Madeira floods kill 42, divers hunt for missing (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 01:58 PM PST Reuters - Portuguese rescuers used excavators and their bare hands on Sunday to sift through mud and debris for victims of violent floods and mudslides that killed at least 42 people on the resort island of Madeira.

Haiti death toll could reach 300,000: Preval (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 04:24 PM PST Reuters - The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to 300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed buildings in the capital, Haitian President Rene Preval said on Sunday.

Obama has insurers in sight as he sets health plan (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:12 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will pitch his bid to revamp the U.S. healthcare system as a way to control big insurance company rate increases when he releases his healthcare plan on Monday, the White House said.

North Korea seeks military talks with rival South (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 06:33 PM PST Reuters - North Korea has proposed holding military talks with the South next week after it raised tension on the troubled peninsula last week by warning it would hold live-fire drills near the border with its rival.

Israel to include West Bank shrines in heritage plan (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST Reuters - Israel said on Sunday it wanted to include two Jewish shrines in the occupied West Bank in a national plan to rehabilitate some 150 Jewish and Zionist heritage sites, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians.

China PLA officer urges new Internet control agency (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:16 PM PST Reuters - A senior Chinese military officer has called for a new national body to enforce Internet controls, while China faced fresh claims on Monday about the source of hacking attacks that hit search giant Google.

NATO airstrike kills 21 civilians: Afghan government (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:24 PM PST Reuters - A NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed 21 people after an aircraft fired on civilians mistakenly thought to be insurgents, the Afghan government said on Monday.

Canada lose U.S. ice hockey crunch, Bode gold (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:30 PM PST Reuters - It was indeed "Miller Time" -- as the beer slogan goes -- for the U.S. Olympic team Sunday after skier Bode Miller snatched his first Olympic gold medal and ice hockey goalkeeper Ryan Miller stopped Canada in a heartbreaking loss for the hockey-crazed host nation.

NATO strike kills 21 civilians: Afghan official (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:58 PM PST AFP - A NATO air strike has mistakenly killed 21 Afghan civilians and injured another 14, a spokesman for Afghanistan's interior ministry said Monday.

Clashes erupt over Israeli plan to restore West Bank sites (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:45 PM PST AFP - Palestinians clashed Monday with Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Hebron amid outrage over an Israeli plan to restore two flashpoint Jewish holy sites in the occupied territory.

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