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Afghan Border Police Make Progress, SlowlyAfghanistan's border police are the first line of defense against insurgents along the country's border with Pakistan. U.S. soldiers are trying to help improve the understaffed and undertrained force, but corruption and tribal ties are impeding progress. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 3:51 pm Backers Of Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Face BacklashSince California voters passed a ban on gay marriage, some supporters of the measure have found themselves squarely in the bull's-eye of angry gay rights activists. Some businesses have faced picketing and the directors of two arts organizations resigned to avoid more controversy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Mar 2009 | 1:13 am Palestinian driver killed after Jerusalem rampageJERUSALEM (AP) -- A Palestinian driver rammed a construction vehicle into a bus and police car on a highway Thursday, wounding two officers before he was shot dead, police said - the latest in a string of attacks by militants using heavy machinery against Israeli targets....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:31 pm GM auditors raise the specter of Chapter 11 (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:20 pm Sudan expels aid agencies, defies Hague court (Reuters)Reuters - Sudan's president told thousands of cheering supporters on Thursday an international call for his arrest on war crimes charges was a ploy by western nations set on grabbing the country's oil.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:18 pm Yankees must retain Derek JeterTAMPA, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez is down and out with a hip problem, off to Colorado to see a specialist about a cyst. Marc Phillipon is said to be a world-class doctor, but he...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:16 pm 2ND LD: Baseball: Darvish, Murata shine as Japan beats China in WBC opener+TOKYO, March 5 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Yu Darvish threw four shutout innings and Shuichi Murata hit a two-run homer Thursday as Japan began the defense of its World Baseball ClassicSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:16 pm N Korea threatens civilian planesPyongyang says it cannot ensure the safety of South Korean civilian flights near its airspace, amid heightened tensions.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:15 pm General Dynamics cutting plane production, jobsGeneral Dynamics Corp. says plummeting sales of business and personal jets has forced it to cut production, lay off 1,200 workers and reduce its profit guidance for the year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:13 pm Retailers report sales declines in February (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:12 pm Canadian Superior seeks bankruptcy protectionEnergy company facing loan repayment demandsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:12 pm Euro rates hit record low of 1.5%The European Central Bank cuts interest rates for countries using the euro to 1.5% from 2.0%, a record low.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:09 pm Opposition leader: Pakistan security has collapsedLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- An opposition leader declared Thursday that the bloody ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team shows security in Pakistan has "collapsed," while a government official said authorities had identified the attackers....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:09 pm Opposition leader: Pakistan security has collapsedAn opposition leader declared Thursday that the bloody ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team shows security in Pakistan has "collapsed," while a government official said authorities had...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:08 pm Ex-Honda team 'seal F1 survival'The former Honda team are saved and will race in Formula One in 2009, according to chief executive Nick Fry.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:08 pm Berlin museum reborn after WWII damageThe restored Neues Museum was unveiled Thursday after six years of painstaking work to repair World War II bomb damage that ruined much of the renowned building.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:08 pm The new white knight: divorce lawyersOne of the most important decisions you can make in a divorce is your choice of lawyerSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:07 pm Health Care Costs Bite Big Into PaychecksRising health care costs may be taking a bigger bite out of workers' take home pay than many realize. That's something the White House hopes to correct as it lays the ground work for revamping the health care system. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:06 pm Clinton seeks international meeting on AfghanistanU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is proposing a high-level international conference on Afghanistan, possibly sponsored by the United Nations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:05 pm Hillary Clinton seeks international meeting on AfghanistanBRUSSELS, Belgium - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is proposing a high-level international conference on Afghanistan, possibly sponsored by the United Nations. Clinton...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:05 pm Mich. boy, 12, killed by gun being cleaned by dadHOMER, Mich. - Police say a 12-year-old Michigan boy was shot and killed when a gun being cleaned by his father went off. Police say Ian Dunn died Tuesday afternoon at...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:03 pm LEAD: ECB cuts key rate to 1.5%, BOE trims rate to 0.5%, both record lows+FRANKFURT, March 5 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: INCORPORATING EARLIER STORY HEADLINED "BOE CUTS KEY INTEREST RATE BY 0.5 POINT TO RECORD LOW 0.5%," CHANGING HEADLINE, UPDAING THROUGHOUT) The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:00 pm After shake-up, 2 Cuban officials quit all rolesTwo of Cuba's most prominent officials have resigned from all Communist Party and government posts after they were removed from the Cabinet and criticized by Fidel Castro, according to letters published Thursday in the state press.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:59 pm Bashir vows to defy Darfur chargeSudan's president vows not to "kneel" to the West, as he furiously defies the war crimes court's indictment against him.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:59 pm Indian politicians lean on 'Slumdog' in campaignsIndia's election campaign is going to the "Slumdogs."Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:58 pm Retailers report sales declines in FebruaryNEW YORK - With their confidence hitting new lows, shoppers remained focused on groceries and necessities in February, resulting in another month of sales declines for many...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:56 pm Obama begins health reform drive with W.House forum (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:55 pm Putin: Russia could cut gas to Ukraine on SaturdayMOSCOW (AP) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would cut natural gas to Ukraine if it wasn't paid by Saturday, a threat that revived worries about supply cuts to Europe....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:55 pm Putin: Russia could cut gas to Ukraine on SaturdayPrime Minister Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would cut natural gas to Ukraine if it wasn't paid by Saturday, a threat that revived worries about supply cuts to Europe. Ukraine's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:55 pm Jobless claims slip back to 639000 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The number of workers filing for state unemployment benefits fell by 31000 to a seasonally adjusted 639000 last week, while the smoothed average of continuing claims moved higher into record ... US Jobless Claims Exceed 600000 for a Fifth Week Jobless Claims Fall To 639000 Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:54 pm Iraq passes sharply reduced budget for 2009BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament has passed a $58.6 billion budget for this year after agreeing to sharp cuts amid falling oil prices. Lawmaker Sami al-Atroushi says the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:52 pm Kyrgyzstan says it's open to talks on US troopsBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Kyrgyzstan is willing to negotiate a new deal allowing American troops to operate there despite its recent decision to shut a U.S. air base essential to the war in Afghanistan, the president's spokesman said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:51 pm Kyrgyzstan says it's open to talks on US troopsKyrgyzstan is willing to negotiate a new deal allowing American troops to operate there despite its recent decision to shut a U.S. air base essential to the war in Afghanistan, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:51 pm Obama to hold meeting today on health care - The Associated Press
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has invited to the White House more than 120 people who hold a wide range of views on how to fix the world's costliest health care system, one that still leaves millions uninsured. Video: Obama Health Care Summit Summit: Obama 'pragmatic' about possible health-care reforms Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:50 pm Lahore suspect sketches releasedPakistani police release sketches of four men suspected of involvement in the ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:49 pm Wal-Mart Feb Same-Store Sales Soar, Others Best Estimates - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) posted February same-store sales more than double analysts' expectations, as a host of other retailers have been exceeding downbeat estimates amid the continued slide in consumer spending. Wal-Mart’s February Sales Growth Outpaces Three-Month Forecast US retailers post lackluster February sales Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:49 pm Concealed carry on college campuses is on Texas lawmakers' agendaFORT WORTH, Texas - Jason Bowman would feel safer walking to his night classes at Tarrant County College if he had his concealed handgun. But he leaves it behind because state...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:49 pm Putin: Russia could cut gas to Ukraine on SaturdayPrime Minister Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would cut natural gas to Ukraine if it wasn't paid by a Saturday deadline, a threat that revived worries about supply cuts to Europe . ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:48 pm GM auditors doubt automaker’s viabilityGeneral Motors Corp.’s auditors have raised “substantial doubt” about the troubled automaker’s ability to continue operations.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:47 pm Opposition leader: Pakistan security has collapsedAn opposition leader declared Thursday that the ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team shows security in Pakistan has "collapsed," while a government official said authorities had...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:47 pm Man convicted of murdering Harry Potter actorA London jury has convicted a man of murdering teenage actor Rob Knox, in a soon-to-be released Harry Potter movie.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:46 pm Mich. boy, 12, killed by gun being cleaned by dadPolice say a 12-year-old Michigan boy was shot and killed when a gun being cleaned by his father went off.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:46 pm Saskatoon Canada's most dangerous city; Caledon, Ont., the safest, says Maclean'sTORONTO - Saskatoon is the most dangerous city in Canada and Caledon, Ont., is the safest, according to the latest survey by MacLean's magazine. This is the second year the magazine...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:46 pm Pakistan has identified cricket team's attackersLAHORE, Pakistan - A Pakistani official says authorities have identified the men behind the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team but declined to name any of the suspects. Punjab...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:44 pm North Korea threatens South Korean planes amid tensionsSEOUL, South Korea - North Korea threatened South Korean civilian planes flying near its airspace on Thursday and warned that upcoming U.S. and South Korea military drills...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:43 pm Kyrgyzstan says U.S. base closure is final (Reuters)Reuters - Kyrgyzstan will not reverse its decision to shut a U.S. military air base that was used by Washington for the war in Afghanistan, a spokesman for President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said on Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:43 pm LEAD: Baseball: Darvish, Murata shine as Japan beats China in WBC opener+TOKYO, March 5 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING QUOTES, DETAILS) Yu Darvish threw four shutout innings and Shuichi Murata hit a two-run homer Thursday as Japan began the defense of its World...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:43 pm Target February same-store sales fall 4.1 percentDiscount retailer Target Corp. says its same-stores sales fell 4.1 percent in February. That was better than analysts had expected, as shoppers bought necessities such as groceries and steered clear of apparel and home products.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:43 pm GM auditors raise doubts over viabilityAuditors cite recurring losses from operations, stockholders' deficit and an inability to generate enough cash to meet its obligationsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:43 pm As world trade falters, workers head home
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:42 pm US space tourist unfazed by satellite smashupSTAR CITY, Russia - A U.S. billionaire who is set to fly to the international space station is unconcerned about the debris that last month's satellite collision sent...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:42 pm Many in Mass. may get mortgage help - Boston Globe
Boston Globe By Jenifer B. McKim More than 100000 Massachusetts homeowners who cannot refinance at current low rates because of falling property values may now be able to do so as part of the Obama administration's housing plan. Video: Obama's Plan Won't Help All Details on housing plan show US taking aggressive action Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:41 pm 'New digger attack' in JerusalemThe driver of a construction vehicle in Jerusalem is shot dead after ramming a police car and an empty bus.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:40 pm Wait a second...Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:40 pm GM warns it may be forced into bankruptcy (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:38 pm Fewer people file for unemployment benefitsThe number of new jobless claims and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits both dropped unexpectedly last week, though they remain at elevated levels.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:37 pm Productivity falls while wage pressures increaseThe government says the deepening recession caused worker productivity to slide by a worse-than-expected amount in the fourth quarter while wage pressures shot up at the fastest clip in two years.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:36 pm Pakistan identifies cricket attackersAssault in Lahore killed six officers and a driver and hurt several Sri Lankan national team playersSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:36 pm 'Substantial doubt' for GM future - BBC News
BBC News There is "substantial doubt" about the ability of General Motors (GM) to stay afloat, the firm's auditors have said. GM auditors raise the specter of Chapter 11 Auditors raise doubts about GM's viability Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:35 pm US endorses restart of top level NATO talks with Russia (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:32 pm Iraq passes sharply reduced budget for 2009Iraq's parliament has passed a $58.6 billion budget for this year after agreeing to sharp cuts amid falling oil prices.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:31 pm No Man of Steele - Washington Post
Washington Post By Howard Kurtz Three years ago, a GOP Senate candidate told reporters over lunch that being a Republican was like wearing a "scarlet letter. New Dem website makes it easier to apologize to Rush Limbaugh Dem Web Site Mocks Limbaugh, Republicans Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:30 pm Uganda to continue Congo LRA huntUganda says DR Congo has agreed to let its troops continue their mission against LRA rebels on its territory.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:29 pm Reports: Russia building anti-satellite weaponsNews reports quote a senior general as saying Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:27 pm Bridge toll suggestion draws negative reactionHYANNIS - The heated reaction to the possibility raised last week that motorists pay tolls for crossing the Cape Cod Canal did not surprise Cape Cod Commission executive director...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:26 pm Int'l Red Cross worker killed in Sri Lanka war+(Kyodo) _ An International Committee of the Red Cross staff member who was severely wounded by shrapnel in Sri Lanka's war-torn north has died, the ICRC said Thursday without blaming...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:26 pm North Korea Threatens Passenger FlightsNorth Korea has threatened South Korean civilian planes flying near its airspace amid heightened tensions on the divided peninsula.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:26 pm Israeli leader faces more chargesIsraeli police recommend a third set of charges be brought against the outgoing Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:24 pm Driver attacks Israeli police car, bus
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:23 pm GM Auditors Raise Warning On Bankruptcy RiskThe automaker has sustained huge losses and says it still needs government loans to remain in business. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:21 pm Chimp Attack Victim Could be Candidate For Face Transplant - ABC News
ABC News By MUTALE NKONDE, JOSH GAYNOR and SARAH NETTER Nearly a month after her face was torn apart by her friend's 200-pound pet chimpanzee, Charla Nash continues to lay sedated in a hospital room with severe cosmetic and neurological issues. Video: Chimp Victim May Have Brain Damage Brothers say Conn. chimp attack victim is tough Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:18 pm Road to 'Watchmen': From Book to Big Screen - New York Post
New York Post The original 12 Watchmen comic book issues (yes, it was a comic book well before it was a graphic novel) cleverly employed the visual motif of a doomsday clock slowly but increasingly awash with blood as the minutes to Armageddon ticked away. 'Watchmen' 'Watchmen' stars eagerly await release Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:17 pm Mahatma Gandhi's glasses at the auction houseMahatma Gandhi's glasses seen at the auction house in New York on March 1. The US owner of Mahatma Gandhi's iconic round glasses and other items said Thursday he has agreed in principal to cancel a controversial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:16 pm Mahatma Gandhi led India's peaceful independence movementUndated file photo of Mahatma Gandhi. India rejected Thursday the last-minute offer by a US collector to cancel the controversial auction of Gandhi's iconic round glasses.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:16 pm Mahatma Gandhi's personal itemsA handout photo received February 12, 2009 from Antiquorum USA shows items of Mahatma Gandhi. India rejected Thursday the last-minute offer by a US collector to cancel the controversial auction of his...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:16 pm Media, GOP Lambaste Obama Over Earmarks - U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report Coverage of the Senate debate on the $410 billion omnibus spending bill focuses mainly on the earmarks contained in the bill. Most reports, including reports on all three networks, reflect negatively on the White House and Democratic lawmakers. Video: Obama Orders Overhaul of Government Contracting Obama targets waste in contract process Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:15 pm France 'holds Europe jewel thief'A woman and her son are arrested in northern France in connection with the theft of jewellery across Europe.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:08 pm California court to decide legality of same-sex marriage ban - CNN
CNN SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Officials are expecting a standing-room only audience Thursday for a same-sex marriage hearing at the California Supreme Court. Prop. 8 hearing set to begin at 9 am California high court reviews gay marriage ban Source: Google News | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:07 pm Clinton Blasts Iranian IntimidationSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton swiped hard at Iran, accusing its hardline leaders of intimidation, fomenting divisions in the Arab world, promoting terrorism, and posing threats to Israel and Europe.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:03 pm ICC warrant raises questions on leaders targetedJOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The International Criminal Court's decision to pursue a sitting head of state on war crimes charges puts others around the world on notice, but it's also raising questions about which leaders are being targeted....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:02 pm Cuban officials 'admit mistakes'Two top officials ousted in Cuba's cabinet shake-up admit making "mistakes", in letters published in the state press.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm Bank of England, ECB cut rates to record lowBritish central bank plans to expand money supply by £75-billionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:57 pm Lessons From Oracle Warren Buffett's Investing Missteps"We should learn from Warren Buffet's mistake of succumbing (and losing) to euphoria and question if selling is the right thing to do during the rampant pessimism felt across the market."Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:41 pm ‘Scrap’ FEMA mobile homes return as housing
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm GM warns it may be forced into bankruptcyDETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp on Thursday said its auditors had raised "substantial doubt" about its ability to survive outside bankruptcy if it fails to stem its losses and stop burning cash.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm Another Bulldozer Attack in JerusalemIsraeli authorities say Palestinian bulldozer driver attacks policeSource: ABC News: International | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:38 pm Man Survives After Collision Between Train & Semi-Truck"Caught On Tape:" A man in Turkey survived after he was stuck during a collision between a train and semi-truck.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:36 pm Prop. 8 arguments expected to draw huge audienceSAN FRANCISCO -- Same-sex marriage advocates are regrouping for the next step in an elating and disheartening legal odyssey as California's highest court prepares to hear arguments on a trio of lawsuits seeking to overturn the state's voter-approved ban on gay unions.Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:36 pm Beijing Bail Out: China Rolls Out StimulusChina promises vigorous spending program to put economy back on track.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm China promises vigorous spending programBEIJING (AP) -- China fleshed out an ambitious expansion in government spending Thursday designed to prevent the sinking global economy from further dragging down the country's recently buoyant growth and sparking unrest among laid-off workers and poorer Chinese....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:33 pm Disney's Ratatouille is About a Gay Rat, Scholars SayYou may think that the movie “Ratatoille” is about a rat that love to cook. But according to UCLA scholars, he loves something else. They say the film is actually a gay coming out story with pronounced Oedipal overtones.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:33 pm Sudan expels aid agencies, defies Hague courtKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's president told thousands of cheering supporters on Thursday an international call for his arrest on war crimes charges was a colonialist ploy and announced the expulsion of 10 foreign aid agencies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:31 pm Pakistan Leaders Under Fire After AttackThe ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team shows that security in Pakistan has "collapsed" under the country's pro-Western government, an opposition leader says, as police question people detained in the hunt for the terrorists.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm India Nixes Effort To Halt Gandhi AuctionIndia's government has rejected a proposal by the owner of Mohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other personal items to halt their upcoming sale in exchange for commitments to fight poverty and promote nonviolence.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm Baby Girl What did You Say?Or MAYBE, she knows exactly what she's sayingSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:23 pm Sudan's Prez Dances Off Arrest WarrantSudan's president says tribunal's arrest warrant is conspiracy.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Sudan's president says warrant is conspiracyKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan's president, wanted by an international court on war crimes charges, denounced the tribunal, the U.N. and aid agencies on Thursday as part of a new "colonialism" that aims to destabilize his country....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm Palestinian driver attacks Israeli policeA Palestinian driver rammed a large construction vehicle into a bus and police car on a Jerusalem highway Thursday, wounding ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm Flying Dutchman Is Climate Treaty CheerleaderNew international climate talks will take place in Copenhagen this December. The man in charge of those talks is in Washington, trying to drum up enthusiasm for a new global warming treaty. His nickname could be the Flying Dutchman, as he travels the world, trying to forge a climate deal that would replace the current ineffective climate treaty, which was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm US Military: Hundreds Registered as Conscientious ObjectorsHundreds of US armed forces personnel have applied for conscientious objector status since the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 -- and military rights' campaigners say the number is growing. A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showed that 425 servicemen and women made applications for CO status from 2002 - 2006.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm Obama begins health reform drive with White House forumWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama takes on healthcare reform at a White House forum on Thursday, seeking to design an overhaul of a costly and inefficient system he believes is threatening the U.S. economy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Keith Olberman: Academic FraudThe MSNBC host has been a darling to the American political left. Will his lies about attending the Ivy League college, Cornell, undermine their rabid support of him?Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am China silent on extra stimulus, stands by growth aimBEIJING (Reuters) - Premier Wen Jiabao said China would ramp up deficit spending this year to hit its all-important 8 percent growth target but did not announce an increase in an already-huge two-year economic stimulus plan that markets had craved.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am Former Merrill execs invested in Madoff funds: reportNEW YORK (Reuters) - Top former Merrill Lynch executives, including two former CEOs, invested in hedge funds that lost money with alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff, becoming the highest-level Wall Street victims of the scandal to date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am Bomb kills 10 in cattle market south of BaghdadBAGHDAD (AP) -- A car bomb exploded Thursday in a crowded cattle market south of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and injuring 60 others, Iraqi police and medical officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am A mock graveyard to protest health care cuts in San FranciscoA doctor walks through a mock graveyard at a rally against health care cuts on February 26, 2009 in San Francisco. US President Barack Obama is to make an "opening argument" on a perennial crusade that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am US President Barack Obama and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen SebeliusUS President Barack Obama announces his nomination of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services on March 2. Obama is to make an "opening argument" on making affordable...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am US President Barack Obama made healthcare reform a centerpiece of his election campaignUS President Barack Obama, seen here, is to make an "opening argument" on a perennial crusade that has thwarted previous presidents -- making affordable healthcare available to all Americans.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am Clinton to attend first NATO meetingSeven months after breaking ties with Russia over its invasion of Georgia, the NATO alliance moved Thursday toward resuming formal ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am Green Guide to Obama's Economic Stimulus BilImage via Cal High Speed Rail As you've probably heard, there's a lot of green going on in that $787 billion economic stimulus bill recently signed into law. There's money for renewable energy research, funding for a massive highSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am Administration Works On Root Of Housing CrisisThe Obama administration launched a housing rescue plan on Wednesday that's designed to address the problems at the root of the recession. It includes providing incentives to financial institutions that manage loans. Many experts working on the front lines of the foreclosure crisis are hopeful that it can make a difference. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am Chavez orders takeover of U.S. rice plant
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:29 am Man Survives Truck, Train Collision in TurkeyA Turkish man says life is "beautiful" after he survived a collision between a truck and a train that was captured on security camera video.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am Talisman profit jumps to $1.2-billionCash flow rises to $1.6-billion from $1-billion; production dropsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am Prop 8 Goes To CourtItâs been four months since California voters approved the electionâs most contentious ballot initiative, the anti-gay-marriage Proposition 8. The constitutional amendmentâwhich defines marriage as only between a man and a woman--sparked national...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:21 am Study: More Home Mortgages Are Upside DownNew numbers from the real estate tracking firm First American CoreLogic show that more than 8 million mortgage holders in the U.S. are underwater. That means they owe more on their homes than what they are worth. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am Obama to hear ideas on health care
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:18 am Sudan expells aid agencies from DarfurPresident Omar al-Bashir responds to international tribunal's decision to seek his arrest on war crimes chargesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:17 am Remittances drop amid U.S. crisis
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am BBC: Kyrgyzstan open to talks on U.S. baseKyrgyzstan's president says his government is still open to negotiations over the U.S. air base that the country has ordered ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am White House Takes On Overhauling Health CarePresident Obama hosts the White House Forum on Health Reform Thursday. The last time Democrats tried to overhaul the nation's health care system was in 1994. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Supreme Court Rules Against Drug CompanyThe Supreme Court has ruled that people injured by drugs may file lawsuits against the manufacturers in state courts, even when the drugs involved had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The ruling came in the case of a guitarist who lost an arm because of a botched anti-nausea injection. She was awarded nearly $7 million in damages by a Vermont jury. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Obama Cracksdown On Government ContractorsPresident Obama announced Wednesday that he'll rein in the huge number of corporations that the Bush administration hired to do government work. Obama says controlling wasteful and fraudulent contracts could save up to $40 billion a year. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am India rejects deal to halt sale of Gandhi itemsSays demands by collector infringe on country's sovereigntySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 10:57 am Robots [pics]Robotic systems continue to evolve, slowly penetrating many areas of our lives, from manufacturing, medicine and remote exploration to entertainment, security and personal assistance. Collected here are a handful of images of our recent robotic past, and perhaps a glimpse into the near future.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2009 | 10:49 am 10 dead as Iraq cattle market bombed
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2009 | 10:44 am India rejects deal to halt sale of Gandhi itemsIndia's government on Thursday rejected a proposal by the owner of Mohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other personal items to halt ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 10:42 am Thriller King Forsyth Caught Up in a Coup?Fact trumps fiction as thriller master stumbles into Africa mayhemSource: ABC News: International | 5 Mar 2009 | 10:12 am Car Bomb Kills 10 At Iraq Cattle MarketA car bomb exploded Thursday in a crowded cattle market south of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and injuring 45 others, Iraqi police and medical officials said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Kyrgyzstan says U.S. base closure is finalBISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan will not reverse its decision to shut a U.S. military air base that was used by Washington for the war in Afghanistan, a spokesman for President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 9:37 am This is your brain on religionBelievers record lower levels of anxiety, which can boost performance but also hinder the ability to fix mistakes, study findsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 9:03 am 2 Canadians attacked in Barbados return homeOne woman remains in serious conditionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:59 am President Omar al-Beshir parades in the streets of KhartoumSudanese President Omar al-Beshir parades in the streets of Khartoum and waves to supporters after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest over alleged war crimes and crimes against...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:25 am California high court reviews gay marriage banSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Gay marriage advocates on Thursday will ask the California Supreme Court to overturn a second voter-approved same-sex marriage ban, in a cultural battle that has divided the United States.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:09 am Man on trial in Stockton stabs judge and is killed by policeDavid Paradiso, accused of stabbing his girlfriend, was shot after attacking the judge in the courtroom, authorities say.An accused murderer who was testifying at his trial in Stockton was shot and killed by police Wednesday after he got up from the witness stand and attacked the judge, authorities said. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Northrop plans to lay off up to 750 workersThe aerospace company is consolidating administrative staffs in Redondo Beach and El Segundo, but still has more than 850 open positions for skilled, technical jobs.Northrop Grumman Corp., the region's second-largest private employer, is planning to lay off as many as 750 workers, most of them in Southern California, as it consolidates administrative staffs in El Segundo and Redondo Beach. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Did Villaraigosa's margin of victory hurt gubernatorial ambitions?The L.A. mayor was reelected to a second term with 55.6% of the vote. Some political observers think he needed a higher percentage to give him momentum for a 2010 race.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa handily won his reelection bid. Whether he secured the type of bounce needed to catapult him into a 2010 race for governor is another matter entirely. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am 'Watchmen'With lesser superpowers, 'Watchmen' fails to live up to its graphic novel origins. But then, how could it?Alan Moore was right. There isn't a movie in his landmark graphic novel "Watchmen" -- at least not a really good one. What we get instead is something acceptable but pedestrian, an adaptation that is more a prisoner of its story than the master of it. ¶ The difficulty is not with a lack of fidelity to this dark tale's narrative about an apparent plot to eliminate costumed superheroes from the alternative reality America they've protected and defended. The changes to the story, including updating its 1985 situations to include a subplot about the energy crisis, are so nonessential that you might wonder why Moore has, in addition to taking his name off the project, vowed to "spit venom all over" the film version. ¶ Director Zack Snyder's nonstop public pledges of fidelity to the story notwithstanding, the core of what made "Watchmen" "Watchmen," what turned it into the only graphic novel to land on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels, is by its nature next to impossible to re-create on screen, even with a 2-hour and 41-minute running time. ¶ For "Watchmen" on the page has the kind of structural denseness and complexity, a heft and texture that are difficult for film to deliver. Moore and his co-creator, artist Dave Gibbons, added layers on top of layers to the story, for instance ending each of the 12 chapters with different kinds of printed textual material, including book chapters and psychiatric reports. There is even a comic-within-a-comic, "Tales of the Black Freighter," now scheduled to become a separate animated piece with its own DVD release. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am 20 killed in riot at Ciudad Juarez prisonIt takes security forces nearly three hours to contain the unrest among members of three gangs. All of the dead are gang members, authorities say.A fierce battle between rival drug gangs at a prison in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday left at least 20 inmates dead and three critically wounded, authorities said. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Panel votes to put California unemployment bill on fast trackThe Assembly measure would make the state eligible for $839 million in federal stimulus money. But a technology deficiency could delay benefits until 2010.A legislative committee Wednesday gave fast-track approval to a bill to funnel $839 million in federal stimulus money into California's insolvent unemployment insurance fund, but the benefits may not help California's 1.9 million jobless before late next year. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Barbara Bush comfortable after heart surgeryThe former first lady has her aortic valve replaced in a 21/2-hour procedure, a family spokesman says. She is expected to make a full recovery.Former First Lady Barbara Bush underwent successful open heart surgery Wednesday to replace her aortic valve, a family spokesman said. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am California has enough pork to be in hog heavenEven Republican lawmakers have pet projects in the massive spending bill before Congress, though most voted against it.A massive spending bill expected to be approved by Congress this week is filled with more than 8,500 earmarks -- those pet projects that lawmakers love -- costing $7.7 billion. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am President Obama's czar system concerns someHe has 'super aides' for healthcare, the economy, energy and urban issues, with more to come -- prompting some lawmakers and groups to worry that he may be concentrating power and bypassing Congress.As President Obama names more policy czars to his White House team -- high-level staff members who will help oversee the administration's top initiatives -- some lawmakers and Washington interest groups are raising concerns that he may be subverting the authority of Congress and concentrating too much power in the presidency. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Bomb kills 10 in cattle market south of BaghdadA car bomb exploded Thursday in a crowded cattle market south of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and injuring 32 others, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:57 am NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called for the alliance to resume top-level talks with RussiaNATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called Thursday for the alliance to resume top-level talks with Russia which have been frozen since last August's war in GeorgiaSource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:49 am File picture shows an Iraqi security patrol in HillaFile picture shows an Iraqi security patrol in the southern city of Hilla. At least eight people were killed and 56 wounded in a small truck bomb explosion at a live animal market near Hilla on Thursday,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:38 am Sri Lankan team tells of scary time under attackCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The Sri Lankan players cracked jokes and listened to music. Some called home. The coach took a cat nap. Everyone seemed relaxed as their luxury bus headed to the cricket stadium for their match against Pakistan....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:32 am Recession boosts role of community healthATLANTA/PHOENIX (Reuters) - When Paul Bowling suffered a stroke three years ago and lost his health insurance he turned not to an emergency hospital for long-term care but to a community health center.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:31 am Ford launches major debt restructuringDETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday announced a plan to cut its $25.8 billion in automotive debt by about 40 percent by offering creditors cash and new shares as it looks to slash financing costs at a time of plunging sales and tight credit.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:59 am Calif. court to consider same-sex marriageThe status of California's same-sex marriages has been in question since the November approval of Proposition 8, which reversed ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:57 am Insurance co-workers claim $216M jackpotSomeone picked up a bit more than a full tank at a central New Jersey gas station.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:17 am Students arrive at a high school in Pointe-a-Pitre as classes reopenedStudents arrive at a high school in Pointe-a-Pitre on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe as classes reopened. Unions and French authorities on Guadeloupe have signed an accord ending a sometimes...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:54 am Limbaugh challenges Obama to on-air debateRush Limbaugh on Wednesday challenged President Obama to debate him on his radio show the latest chapter of a political saga ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:51 am Former lawmakers keep pet projects alive with 'earmarks'A $410 billion bill that would keep the government running through September directs $227 million to pet projects for former ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:45 am Supreme Court ruling supports drug lawsuitsThe Supreme Court enhanced the ability of injured patients to hold drugmakers responsible Wednesday, in a 6-3 decision that affirmed ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:39 am Ted Kennedy Awarded British KnighthoodBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told Congress that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been awarded honorary knighthood.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:00 am Venezuela's Chavez seizes Cargill unitCARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez seized a unit of American food giant Cargill on Wednesday and threatened to take over Venezuela's largest private company, renewing a nationalization drive as the OPEC nation's oil income plunges.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 4:10 am Massive asteroid 'just misses' earthPASADENA, California - An asteroid about the size of one that leveled more than 800 square miles (512,000 acres) of forest in Siberia a century ago just buzzed the Earth. The asteroid named 2009 DD45 was about 48,800 miles (78,532...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 3:56 am Wanted for war crimes in Darfur: Sudan's presidentTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The president of Sudan became a wanted man Wednesday when the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur - its first action against a sitting head of state and one that could set the stage for more world leaders to be indicted....Source: AP Top International News At 9:32 a... | 5 Mar 2009 | 3:08 am Catholics Urged to Give Up Tech for LentBishops urge followers to stop texting, downloading, going online until Easter.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:17 am Mayor scales ladder to 'rescue' sunbathing dogBROWNSVILLE, Texas - A South Texas mayor was so concerned about reports of a Great Dane being stuck on a second-story balcony that he alerted emergency workers, went to the location himself, scaled a fire department ladder and entered...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:58 am Bishops Urge High-Tech Lenten FastRoman Catholic bishops in Italy are urging the faithful to go on a high-tech fast for Lent, switching off modern appliances from cars to MP3 players and abstaining from surfing the Web or text messaging until Easter.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:30 am Celebrated escape artist on the loose againKENNESAW, Georgia - A man who escaped from a prison van and stole a huge Wal-Mart truck to try to visit his dying mother - and was later celebrated in a ballad for his exploits - was on the loose again Wednesday after...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:24 pm Chimp victim loses hands, faceNEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Hospital officials in Ohio say a Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee two weeks ago lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids and may be blind and suffering brain damage. The Cleveland Clinic said...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:18 pm Kyrgyz reporter stabbed, beatenKYRGYZSTAN - A reporter and vocal government critic in Kyrgyzstan was stabbed and beaten in an attack that opposition parties described as an attempt to stamp out freedom of expression. Syrgak Abdyldayev, a journalist with...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 10:38 pm Gordon Brown appeals to US Congress for help to save the worldThe Prime Minister has attempted to establish himself as an international statesman with the vision to lead the world out of recession in his speech to the US Congress in Washington.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:51 pm Behind the words: What Gordon Brown was really sayingGordon Brown's carefully crafted speech contained many coded messages to his party as Tony Blair discovered to his cost.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:47 pm Texan granny chases down thiefFORT WORTH, Texas - Unholstering her cell phone from her bra, a tough-talking Texas woman chased down a purse snatcher in her car while calling police. "Put it on the hood, now!" Val Renfro is heard yelling on the police...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 9:38 pm Obama looking to lift gay banThe White House says President Barack Obama has begun consulting his top defence advisers on how to lift a ban on homosexuals openly serving in the military. The Administration will not say how soon that might happen.Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:15 pm War crimes arrest warrant issued for Sudanese PresidentKHARTOUM - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was hit by a war crimes arrest warrant overnight, has managed to hold power in Africa's largest nation despite 20 years of turmoil, including a long civil war, US airstrikes, Western...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 pm Sudan expels charities as war crime case unfoldsUNITED NATIONS - Sudan has ordered the expulsion of six to 10 humanitarian groups from Darfur and seized assets after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against the country's president for war crimes, a...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 8:00 pm Gordon Brown is damned if he does and damned if he doesn'tThe Prime Minister's critics have already written him off. They do so at their peril says Mary Riddell.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 7:53 pm BBC orders tightening of rules for University ChallengeThe BBC has ordered the makers of University Challenge to tighten their rules after it emerged Granada knew several contestants were ineligible.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 7:48 pm Preschoolers stabbed to death in ChinaA woman hacked two preschoolers to death with a kitchen knife and injured three other children and a grandmother at a school in southern China, a state news agency reported.Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Mar 2009 | 7:15 pm Aging Terrorist Deported To SudanA Black September terrorist convicted of placing three powerful car bombs in New York City in 1973 has been sent to Sudan after completing his sentence and being deported by the U.S. government.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 6:30 pm U.K. PM To Congress: Avoid ProtectionismBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown says an "economic hurricane" has swept the world and leaders of the United States should not think that it's confined to America's borders.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 6:30 pm Germany Cops Confiscate Thousand of Anti-Semitic CDsThe production and sale of right-wing music that promotes an extremist agenda or racial hatred is against the law in Germany.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 5:51 pm Iranian Missiles Can Reach Israeli Nukes, Officials SayA top Iranian military commander said the country has missiles that can reach Israeli nuclear site, Reuters reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 5:36 pm Police Fled Cricket Team Ambush, Ref SaysA referee accused Pakistani police of abandoning the convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team as a deadly militant ambush began, and video released showed gunmen apparently escaping on an empty street as other attackers casually walked away.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 5:30 pm Chavez Declares War on Opposition Media in VenezuelaAddressing the nation on his weekly television show, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez laid out plans for his next crusade, ordering his governors and mayors to draw up a 'map of the media war,' to determine which media are 'in the hands of the oligarchy.'Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 5:11 pm Gordon Brown's speech to Congress: the full textGordon Brown the British Prime Minister gave a speech to US Congress in Washington on Wednesday. Here is the full transcript.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 4:33 pm Gordon Brown urges US to 'seize the moment' and lead world out of recessionIn a speech to Congress in Washington the Prime Minister urges the US to reduce pollution reject protectionism and "seize the moment" to lead the world out of recession.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 4:19 pm Woman Prepares to Marry Jailed Serial KillerThe woman claims she was the Australian serial killer's first girlfriend when they were 11 years old.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 4:05 pm Man, 83, Killed by Stampede of Wild ElephantsAbout 30 elephants surrounded the 83-year-old man and trampled him until his body was torn into pieces.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:38 pm Blast Strikes U.S. Base in Afghanistan, Several InjuredBomb blast exploded outside main U.S. base in Afghanistan Wednesday, wounding several people, a U.S. official said.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:23 pm Dow 6726: What to Do Now?This week's stock-market plunge is raising new concerns about the depth of the crisisâand rattling even the most unshakable investors. Is anywhere safe for your money? From gold to guns to under the mattress, six smart takes on where to put your...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:12 pm China Converts Earthquake Ruins Into Tourist SiteSome of the ruins left over from the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Southwest China last May will open to tourists later this month, Yahoo News reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:07 pm Juvenile Inmates Kill Teacher in Prison RiotPolice say inmates at a Guatemalan juvenile prison killed one of their teachers during a riot and mutilated him.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:07 pm India Tries to Stop N.Y. Auction of Gandhi's BelongingsIn Delhi, the High Court issued an injunction outlawing the planned auction of memorabilia that also includes the Mahatmas Zenith pocket watch and a pair of sandals.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2009 | 2:58 pm Make all prescriptions free in England doctors arguePrescriptions charges in England should be scrapped say doctors as pressure mounts on ministers to abolish 'outdated' system.Source: Telegraph Major News | 4 Mar 2009 | 2:19 pm
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