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Secular bloc wins most seats in IraqLos Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago Premier Maliki, whose alliance narrowly loses to Iyad Allawi's, vows to challenge the results in court. By Ned Parker and Caesar Ahmed Reporting from Baghdad - A secular rival edged Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shiite alliance in final election ... Upset Vote Reshapes Iraq Wall Street Journal Obama administration revises anti-foreclosure strategyWashington Post - - 21 minutes ago The Obama administration is expanding efforts to help struggling borrowers avoid foreclosure but is trying to manage expectations. 'Underwater' borrowers could get relief under Obama plan Los Angeles Times South Korea searches for sailors after sinkingBBC News - 39 minutes ago The search is continuing for 46 South Korean sailors missing after their ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea. SKorean naval ship sinks near NKorea; 46 missing The Associated Press |
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Fierce fighting in Gaza Strip kills 3
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
JERUSALEM - Two Israeli soldiers and a Palestinian civilian were killed Friday as a gunbattle between troops and Palestinian militants widened into some of the fiercest fighting in the Gaza Strip since Israel's military offensive there last year.
As Obama Hails Arms Pact, Applause in Kremlin Is Faint
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
MOSCOW - On a Friday that began in Washington with a triumphant presidential news conference about the conclusion of arms talks with Russia, Moscow seemed to have its mind on other things.
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15M Pinoys expected to switch off lights for Earth Hour
GMA news.tv - 1 hour ago
At least 15 million Filipinos are expected to be part of some one billion people worldwide who will switch off their lights for one hour for the environment Saturday evening.
Observing Earth Hour: City to do its bit to conserve energy Times of India
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Lawmakers leave for recess with plans to discuss health care back home
Washington Post - - 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON, DC -MARCH 23: Reggie Love the President's personal assistant take a snapshot of President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
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Obama's Heath Care Victory Also a Political Risk Voice of America
Palin lends her star power to McCain in Senate bid
The Associated Press - - 49 minutes ago
TUCSON, Ariz. - Sarah Palin lent her star power among fellow conservatives to former running mate John McCain in his tough Senate re-election campaign, telling a rally Friday that McCain pegged President Barack Obama right when he said the Democrat ...
Palin back onstage with McCain Los Angeles Times
Ruling allows contributions to activist groups for campaigns
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
A federal appeals court on Friday handed another victory to conservative opponents of campaign-finance restrictions, striking down limits on individual contributions to advocacy groups that want to use the money for or against candidates ...
Rulings split on campaign fundraising Los Angeles Times
Courts Rule on Funding of Campaigns Wall Street Journal
Greek Aid Agreement Takes Heat Off Euro
Wall Street Journal - - 27 minutes ago
The euro gained as the euro zone's emergency financial-aid package for Greece eased immediate concerns about over the country's fiscal problems.
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Europeans Vow Effort to Bring Economies Closer New York Times
AT&T Joins in Health Charges
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
AT&T Inc. said it would take a $1 billion charge against earnings tied to the federal health-care overhaul, joining a number of other companies in reporting an impact from the bill signed into law this ...
AT&T Plans $1 Billion Charge for Health Care New York Times
AT&T to Book $1 Billion Cost on Health-Care Reform BusinessWeek
February snow aided area's unemployment rate increase
Washington Post - - 6 hours ago
Unemployment rates rose in Maryland and Virginia in February, according to government data released Friday, and economists attributed the increases to last month's heavy snowstorms, which closed schools, businesses and even the ...
State jobless rates stabilize as layoffs slow The Associated Press
Google Fiber Candidates: Top 5 Desperate Cities
PC World - - 3 hours ago
What's more entertaining than the sight of civic leaders fawning all over Google for a little high-speed action? In recent weeks, cities across the US have staged some fairly bizarre antics to convince Google to build its proposed 1-gigabit fiber-optic ...
Cities clamor for Google's high-speed broadband experiment Los Angeles Times
Best Buy Gears Up for April 3 iPad Launch; AT&T Still Ignored
PC World - - 4 hours ago
Mega electronics retailer Best Buy is preparing its employees for the April 3 iPad launch, according to reports. Two MacBooks and an iMac will be removed from the 673 US Best Buy stores that have Apple sections in order to make room for four iPad demo ...
Apple acquires iPad trademark from Fujitsu Apple Insider
Hacker Gonzalez gets 20 years for Heartland breach
San Francisco Chronicle - 46 minutes ago
(03-26) 15:11 PDT -- Hacker Albert Gonzalez, who participated in a cybercrime ring that stole tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers, was sentenced Friday in US District Court to 20 years in prison.
TJX hacker receives second 20-year sentence Boston Globe
Big-time hacker from Miami sentenced in 3rd case The Associated Press
Fox's '24' winds down to its end
USA Today - - 1 hour ago
The network announced Friday it has canceled the series, as first reported by USA TODAY. A victim of higher costs and declining ratings, 24 will end its run when the current eighth season concludes this spring.
Fox cancels '24' Hollywood Reporter
Sandra Bullock had advice for Tiger's wife
USA Today - 9 hours ago
Sometimes people are living in parallel universes and they just don't know it. Like Sandra Bullock and Elin Nordegren. It turns out that about two months ago -- before the Oscar-winning actress found out her husband Jesse James was straying -- Bullock ...
Hot Tub Time Machine
Washington Post - - 13 hours ago
The raunchy, guy-centric comedy "Hot Tub Time Machine" makes a vertiginously high-concept bid to be this year's version of "The Hangover" and darned if it doesn't succeed.
Humorous 'Hot Tub Time Machine' Cape Cod Times
Tennessee Fells Another Favorite
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Jeff Roberson/AP Tennessee's Scotty Hopson, left, and Steven Pearl embraced after their 76-73 win over Ohio State of an NCAA Midwest Regional college basketball game on Friday in St. Louis.
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NJ 118, Det. 110 Pistons fall to hapless Nets
Detroit Free Press - - 44 minutes ago
Tayshaun Prince scored 27 points to lead the Pistons and Richard Hamilton added 18. Rodney Stuckey scored 15 points and Charlie Villanueva added 14 points off the bench.
Career highs by Lopez and Yi give Nets 2 in row The Associated Press
Brook Lopez and Yi Jianlian bury Detroit Pistons, 118-110, as Nets earn two ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Roberts strikes out three times in debut
MLB.com - - 21 minutes ago
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts said he had no pain in his back and was in good spirits following his first three plate appearances -- all of which were strikeouts -- in his Spring Training debut ...
Roberts returns for Orioles, who lose 4-3 to Twins Yahoo! Sports
Roberts 'felt fine' in spring training debut Baltimore Sun
Some States Find Burdens in Health Law
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Because of the new health care law, Arizona lawmakers must now find a way to maintain insurance coverage for 350000 children and adults that they slashed just last week to help close a $2.6 billion budget deficit.
Health insurance reform profiles Los Angeles Times
Experts debate merits of breast cancer screening
The Associated Press - - 5 hours ago
BARCELONA, Spain - Are doctors overtreating breast cancer? At a breast cancer conference Friday in Barcelona, experts discussed how to implement mammogram screening programs across Europe, balancing fighting cancer with the goal of targeting only those ...
Resistance can develop fast with swine flu
Reuters - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The H1N1 swine flu virus can develop resistance quickly to antivirals used to treat it, US doctors reported on Friday.
Jon Stewart's Best Tea Bagger Moments (VIDEO)
Huffington Post (blog) - Mar 23, 2010
With the health care bill passed, let's turn to Jon Stewart to to cover it with hilarity...Wait, what? The "Daily Show" is on a break?
David Frum and the Sad State of the GOP
TIME (blog) - - Mar 25, 2010
Since, [Frum] is no longer affiliated with AEI, I feel free to say publicly something he told me in private a few months ago. He asked if I had noticed any comments by AEI "scholars" on the subject of health care reform.
Autistic Teen Picks First Two NCAA Rounds Perfectly
NBC Chicago - - Mar 23, 2010
In fact, he picked every game through the first two rounds correctly. The odds of anybody doing that? One in 13460000, according to BookofOdds.
GOP Turns the Tables on Right-Wing Threats
TIME (blog) - - Mar 25, 2010
In a press conference Thursday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the spate of threats Democrats have faced over the past few days.
Kelley: Did Black Kids Ruin Flash Mobs?
Newsweek - - 5 hours ago
Is it just me or are flash mobs more dangerous when it's black teenagers doing the mobbing? News of violent flash mobs in Philadelphia has now hit the front page of The New York Times, complete with a photo (on the second page of the Times story) of a ...