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Nine Bodies Found on Outskirts of Mexican Border CityPolice acting on a tip found nine bodies partially buried in the desert on the outskirts of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, and authorities announced the arrest of a suspected leader of a drug cartel hit squad.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 5:56 pm Browns WR Stallworth hits, kills Fla. pedestrian (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:57 am Pakistan police battle protesters as crisis growsLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Police fought running battles with stone-throwing anti-government protesters Sunday after authorities tried to detain opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, fanning a crisis that has alarmed the United States....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:56 am Pakistan police battle protesters as crisis grows (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am Amir Khan beats bloodied Marco Antonio Barrera in fifth roundMANCHESTER, England - Amir Khan pounded Marco Antonio Barrera with speedy punches in the fifth round of Saturday's lightweight bout, marking a turning point in his career...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launch (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:54 am Arthur Abraham retains IBF titleKIEL, Germany - Arthur Abraham retained his IBF middleweight title with a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Lajuan Simon on Saturday. Abraham pounded Simon,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am Macau Hong Kong Lawmakers BarredPro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, in a red jacket, raises his hands at the Macau Customs Sunday, March 15, 2009. Five Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators and activists including Leung were barred...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am Madagascar president offers pollMadagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana offers to hold a referendum to resolve the country's political crisis.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am Obama to unveil proposals to help small businesses (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am Arena league, union reach agreementCAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Arena Football League and its players reached a collective bargaining agreement that could clear the way for play to resume in 2010. Jim Renacci,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am Man kills 4 at gathering in Miami, then kills self (AP)AP - A man shot four people to death at a family gathering early Sunday, then went home and killed himself, police said.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am 8 Excellent Free Websites To Enjoy Your WeekendWhat do you do normally on weekends? Find a way to get busy in something to refresh your minds? This post will make you busy on your weekends to spend your time in a more interesting way.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am Wanted: Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan is a wanted woman. An arrest warrant has been issued for celebuwreck Lindsay Lohan, possibly in connection with a 2007 drunken driving arrest,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:49 am Anthony Famiglietti, Amy Yoder Begley win US 15k titlesJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Olympians Anthony Famiglietti and Amy Yoder Begley won the U.S. 15-kilometer championships in a pair of close races on Saturday. Famiglietti, of Knoxville,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:48 am Usain Bolt timed in 9.93 in 1st 100 meters of yearSPANISH TOWN, Jamaica- Olympic star Usain Bolt ran his first 100-meter race of the year Saturday, finishing in 9.93 seconds and sharing first place at the GC Foster College...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am US troops will conduct combat operations in IraqBAGHDAD (AP) -- A U.S. military spokesman says American forces will still conduct combat operations even after they pull back to bases outside Baghdad and other cities as part of the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:45 am US troops will conduct combat operations in IraqA U.S. military spokesman says American forces will still conduct combat operations even after they pull back to bases outside Baghdad and other cities as part of the U.S.-Iraqi security...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:45 am Vatican foreign minister lays flowers at A-bomb monument in Nagasaki+(Kyodo) _ Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican's foreign minister, visited Nagasaki on Sunday and laid flowers at a monument marking the hypocenter of the Aug. 9, 1945 atomic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:45 am Obama to unveil plan to help small businesses
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:44 am Man shoots 4 at family gathering, then kills selfMIAMI, Fla. - Police in Miami say a man shot four people to death at a family gathering, then went home and killed himself. A sergeant with the Miami Police Department's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am More arrests in N. Ireland over killings - CNN International
CNN International (CNN) -- Authorities in Northern Ireland say they have arrested three more people in the killings of two soldiers and a police officer in the province last week. Number of Irish dissidents 'tiny' Riots over N Ireland murder arrests Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am Egos stand tall in biblical kingdom of Gilboa - MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.com BY GLENN GARVIN ''Is he doing the God thing?'' his son wonders as the king prepares to address a throng of his subjects. Ian McShane is a royal presence on NBC's 'Kings' Prime choices Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am Court: Caring for kid trumps sick momAfter my husband and I were married in Brazil, we got H-1B visas to work in Massachusetts, where our daughter was born in 2007. After we got into a fierce argument last...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am Nonproliferation panel urges U.S. to adopt no first use of nuke arms+(Kyodo) _ A panel promoting nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation will urge the United States to take a leadership role in nuclear disarmament by developing a nuclear policy of "no...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:41 am Sammy Kitwara wins Fortis City Pier City half marathonTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - Sammy Kitwara of Kenya has beaten Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia to win the Fortis City Pier City half marathon. Kitwara outsprinted Gebrselassie...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am Looking Into the Past (PIC)Marty McFly does this all the time.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am Man slays four at Miami family gathering, kills selfPolice in Miami say a man shot four people to death at a family gathering, then went home and killed himself.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:38 am Lars Berger, Helena Jonsson capture World Cup biathlon goldWHISTLER, British Columbia - Lars Berger led Norway to a 1-2 finish in the men's 10-kilometer individual sprint at a World Cup biathlon on Friday, and Helena Jonsson...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:38 am Maldives president vows carbon neutral nationThe president of the Maldives says the Indian Ocean nation will become the world's first carbon-neutral country within a decade.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:38 am G20 summit 'critical for economy'The G20 summit in London is critical if the world wishes to avoid the turbulence seen in the 1930s, the government warns.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:36 am Rival Islamist groups clash in Somalia, 11 killedMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in overnight clashes between rival Islamist groups over a central Somalia region, residents said on Sunday, as fighting continued on the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:34 am Man kills 4 at family gathering in MiamiPolice in Miami say a man shot four people to death at a family gathering, then went home and killed himself.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:34 am Feds 'Working Around the Clock' to Freeze Assets of Ruth Madoff - FOXNews
FOXNews Federal investigators are "working around the clock" to freeze the assets of mega-fraudster Bernie Madoff's wife, fearing she will try to flee the country or stash the nearly $93 million in her name beyond their reach, sources told The New York Post. Video: First Person: Investor on Madoff Going to Jail Prosecutors target assets of Madoff's wife Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am Auditions for America's Next Top Model descend into chaosOpen auditions for America's Next Top Model in New York descend into chaos, leaving six people injured.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:31 am Pakistan police battle protesters as crisis growsPolice fought running battles with stone-throwing anti-government protesters Sunday after authorities tried to detain opposition ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am Turning SXSW Tweets into ArtThese 5 colorful JavaScript-only visuals extract meaning from SXSW-related tweets... the top words among SXSWers only, the best and worst parties, where people are tweeting about & what they're gossiping about. No Flash!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am SKorea: NKorea's Border-Crossing Ban 'Regrettable'South Korea voices regret over North Korea's ban on cross-border trafficSource: ABC News: International | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:26 am Russia Germany TrainA German built high-speed Sapsan (or Peregrin falcon) train is seen at Leningradsky railway station in Moscow, Sunday, March 15, 2009, after its arrival from St. Petersburg, named Leningrad 1924-1991...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:26 am SKorea: NKorea's border-crossing ban 'regrettable'SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's ruling party and several of the nation's companies urged North Korea on Sunday to end its ban on border crossings by workers at a joint industrial park, while Seoul called the ban regrettable....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am SKorea: NKorea's border-crossing ban 'regrettable'South Korea's ruling party and several of the nation's companies urged North Korea on Sunday to end its ban on border crossings by workers at a joint industrial park, while Seoul called...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am Pakistan police battle protestors
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am Madagascar president offers poll - BBC News
BBC News Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana has said he is prepared to hold a referendum to end the country's political crisis. Video: Madagascar: opposition leader to boycott talks Concern as Madagascar tensions rise Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:22 am Pakistan ex-PM ignores 'arrest'Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defies what he says was an "illegal" house arrest order, to head for a protest in Lahore.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:22 am Baltimore health commissioner will serve as deputy commissioner - Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun By Matthew Hay Brown | matthew.brown@baltsun.com President Barack Obama has tapped city health commissioner Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein to be deputy commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Obama Targets Food Safety Obama promises food safety overhaul Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:21 am NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launchNASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:19 am Skiing: Nishi wins national dual moguls title+(Kyodo) _ Nobuyuki Nishi captured the men's dual moguls national title for the second consecutive year Sunday. Nishi, who booked a ticket to next year's Vancouver Winter Olympics with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:16 am Bolivia leader redistributes landBolvia's President Evo Morales hands over thousands of acres of land seized from large-scale owners to indigenous farmers.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:06 am 2ND LD: Pakistani opposition leader defies 'illegal' house arrest+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Former Pakistani prime minister and opposition leader Mohammad Nawaz Sharif on Sunday left his residence in the eastern city of Lahore in defiance of a house...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am Madagascar opposition leader says controls armyANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's opposition leader Andry Rajoelina said on Sunday that he had the army's backing and was giving the orders during a standoff with the Indian Ocean...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Jonny Flynn gets Big East MVP nod - New York Daily News
New York Daily News BY Matt Gagne Jonny Flynn celebrates at the end of Syracuse's win over West Virginia on Friday night. Jonny Flynn found himself in an unfamiliar position over the final minute of Saturday night's Big East championship game, slouching in a chair on ... Louisville Wins Big East Title, Ending Orange’s Run Louisville completes championship sweep Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:58 am Japan's crown prince arrives in Turkey to attend water forum+(Kyodo) _ Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito arrived in Istanbul on Sunday via Frankfurt for a private weeklong visit to attend the World Water Forum. The crown prince will visit...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:55 am Bomb Targets Mayor of Key Southern Afghan CityBomb targets mayor's car in southern Afghanistan; 14 die in violence around the countrySource: ABC News: International | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:46 am Bomb targets mayor of key southern Afghan cityKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A roadside bomb hit a convoy carrying the mayor of a key southern city Sunday, killing a passer-by, while clashes and bombings around the rest of Afghanistan killed 13 others, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:46 am N.Ireland's police chief says militants number 300BELFAST (Reuters) - Militants who want to end British control of Northern Ireland by force number around 300, the province's police chief said Sunday, as his officers questioned more peopleSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:44 am MOLDOVA ELECTIONSSupporters of the Our Moldova Alliance participate in a "parade of communism's collapse in Moldova" Sunday March 15, 2009 on the Great Assembly Square in Chisinau, Moldova. Moldova, the only ex-Soviet...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:41 am Marc Ravalomanana insisted that he will never resign despite months of deadly unrestMadagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana delivers a speech to his supporters in Antanarivo, February 2009. Hailed by 5,000 supporters outside the Indian Ocean island's seat of power, Ravalomanana insisted...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:39 am Israeli spy chief in Cairo in bid to free soldierJERUSALEM (AP) -- The head of Israel's Shin Bet intelligence service was in Egypt on Sunday, making a final push to win the release of an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants before outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert steps down....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:35 am Report: NKorea opens Italian restaurant in capitalNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has ordered the opening of the isolated country's first Italian restaurant, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper reported, despite the nation's continuing struggle to feed its 24 million people.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:27 am Pakistan Police Battle Protesters as Crisis GrowsPakistan tries to detain opposition leader, as police battle anti-government protestersSource: ABC News: International | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:21 am Kuwait to scrap $14 billion refinery projectKuwait is scrapping a $14 billion project to build a fourth refinery in the oil-rich country, the prime minister said in remarks published Sunday. The announcement was the second cancellation of a major oil project since December amid government corruption allegations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:14 am Linux.com to utilize the social web to benefit Linux geeksIf you care about Linux in any way, you've probably heard that The Linux Foundation has bought Linux.com from Sourceforge. The domain is at the forefront in representing Linux and its community, and they've promised to bring fresh, new concepts utilizing technologies that integrate aspects of the social web with its newly launched "ideaforge".Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:10 am Number of Irish dissidents 'tiny'Police say the number of republican dissidents trying to wreck the Northern Ireland peace process is about 300.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:02 am Obama to unveil proposals to help small businessesAmid misgivings over his spending blueprint, President Barack Obama has decided to provide billions of dollars in federal lending aid aimed at struggling small business owners.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:01 am Sri Lanka Fighting Displaces 36000 Civilians, Red Cross Says - Bloomberg
Bloomberg By Jay Shankar March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Fighting between Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamil Tigers has driven about 36000 civilians from conflict zones to refugee camps in three northern districts of the country, the International Committee of Red Cross said ... Sri Lanka rejects rebel call for war crime probe Sri Lanka war zone hospital out of supplies Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:54 am Half of Oil-Slicked Australian Beaches Now CleanOfficial: Half of northern Australian beaches blackened by cargo ship oil spill now cleanSource: ABC News: International | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:51 am Half of oil-slicked Australian beaches now cleanBRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- About half of the white sand beaches along Australia's northeast coast that were blackened by an oil spill have been cleared, an official said Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:50 am Swiss to End Secret Bank AccountsSwitzerland is bowing to international pressure, agreeing to end its policy of allowing secretive banking, officials said.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:50 am Redcoat Holdouts Still Fighting American RevolutionGREAT BROOK FRARM STATE PARK, MA—"'Tis has been a long and bitter struggle with our foolhardy American cousins," said 2nd Lt. Henry Bertram of King George III's Royal British Army.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:50 am 'Untouchable' Politician to Challenge Indian PollsLeading 'untouchable' politician vows to challenge major parties in India's national electionsSource: ABC News: International | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:45 am 'Untouchable' politician to challenge Indian pollsNEW DELHI (AP) -- A leading "untouchable" politician vowed Sunday to take her party national in India's upcoming elections and challenge the country's two establishment parties....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:44 am 'Untouchable' politician to challenge Indian pollsA leading "untouchable" politician vowed Sunday to take her party national in India's upcoming elections and challenge the country's two establishment parties.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:44 am Emirates airline still believes in superjumboThe Dubai-based Emirates says it recently outlined a range of reliability issues for Airbus' A380 "superjumbo" but still has confidence in the double-decker plane.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:41 am Up to 300 dissidents working to undermine Northern Ireland peace process warns Hugh OrdePolice believe there are 300 dissident republicans involved in the campaign to destroy the Northern Ireland peace process Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde said.Source: Telegraph Major News | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:39 am APTOPIX Pakistan Afghan SuppliesVehicles use to transport NATO supplies to neighboring Afghanistan are set on fire in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday, March 15, 2009. Police said suspected militants have attacked a transport terminal used...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:37 am Pakistan ex-PM ignores 'arrest' - BBC News
BBC News Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has defied an apparent house arrest order to head for a protest in Lahore. Describing the order - denied by the government - as "illegal" he left his Lahore home urging people to join him. Pakistan Police Detain Opposition Leadership, Seal Off Capital Police and Protesters Clash in Pakistan Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:23 am Supporters of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front at a rallySupporters of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front at a final rally of the election campaign in San Salvador on March 11. Salvadorans vote Sunday in a closely-fought poll that could see former...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:15 am Many Salvadorans seek change in one of the world's murder hotspotsA worker prepares polling booths at a high school in San Salvador on March 14. Salvadorans vote Sunday in a closely-fought election that could see former leftist rebels put an end to 20 years of right-wing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:15 am A posater of governing conservative party candidate Rodrigo AvilaA poster of candidate Rodrigo Avila at a San Salvador Central Market on March 13. Salvadorans vote Sunday in a closely-fought election that could see former leftist rebels put an end to 20 years of right-wing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:15 am Voters will elect a president and vice-presidentA woman and child walk past a defaced election campaign mural in San Salvador on March 12, 2009. Salvadorans vote Sunday in a closely-fought election that could see former leftist rebels put an end to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:15 am For Liberians in US, a frightening waiting gameAlexander Collins has two homes: A new one in the U.S. where he wants to stay, and one in Africa he wants to leave for good.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:10 am 6 Reasons the Recession is More Depressing Than You ThoughtWe all hate home foreclosures, rising unemployment rates and Wall Street CEOs bitching about how tough it's going to be to afford chauffeurs and summer homes on $500,000 salaries.But it turns out that the recession has also had some less-heralded--but possibly even more depressing--effects. Like getting fat. And ugly.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:10 am NYT: Obama open to taxing health benefitsThe Obama administration is signaling to Congress that the president could support taxing some employee health benefits to help pay for overhauling the health care system.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:06 am N.Ireland police chief: IRA dissidents number 300BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- About 300 Irish Republican Army dissidents backed by "a few nutters and idiots" are trying to tear apart the peace process, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday as his detectives interrogated nine people over the killings of two soldiers and a policeman....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:02 am Russia supportive of any OPEC action: Sechin - Reuters
Reuters VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin, attending OPEC's Sunday meeting as an observer, told reporters Russian oil companies were supportive of any OPEC decision. Russia to become permanent OPEC observer Official: Russia to cut oil exports, increase domestic consumption Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:01 am The missing piece of the electric-car jigsaw has turned upGerbrand Ceder and Byoungwoo Kang of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hope to help make the electric car a work-a-day consumer item, rather than a high-end boy’s toy. In this week’s Nature they have published the technical details of a new battery material that will, if all goes well, take the waiting out of wanting.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Salvadoran right in stiff fight to keep presidencySAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) -- El Salvador's entrenched conservative party faced a stiff challenge from former guerrillas in presidential elections Sunday that could bring the left to power for the first time since a devastating civil war....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 8:57 am Salvadoran right in stiff fight to keep presidencyEl Salvador's entrenched conservative party faced a stiff challenge from former guerrillas in presidential elections Sunday that could bring the left to power for the first time since a devastating civil war.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 8:57 am Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to present his cabinet to parliament by the end of the weekIsraeli prime minister designate Benjamin Netanyahu, seen here on March 2, is holding secret coalition talks with centrist Tzipi Livni in a last-ditch effort to form a broad government instead of a narrow...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Mar 2009 | 8:56 am Israel envoys seek Shalit releaseTwo senior Israeli envoys attend talks in Cairo aimed at securing the release of captured soldier, Gilad Shalit.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 8:48 am Growth in Super Computer Power Over 40 YearsDoubling time = 1.2 years.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 8:10 am Pakistani opposition leader Sharif detainedLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Former Pakistani prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif was placed under house arrest on Sunday hours before he was due to address a protest rally.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 8:03 am The success of drug decriminalization in PortugalIt's been seven years since that country decriminalized all drugs. What lessons are there for American drug policy debates?Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Guinea narcostate revealed in TV confessionsCONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- When the planes arrived loaded with cocaine, it was Guinea's presidential guard that secured the cargo....Source: AP Top International News At 7:52 a... | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:43 am Online records: Survey finds many states laggingAmericans can easily learn about their state songs and state flowers with a quick search on the Internet, but most will have a harder time checking whether their children's school buses are safe or a local gas station is charging too much.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:40 am Recession forcing many to forgo medical care - Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press By Alan Bavley • McClatchy Newspapers • March 15, 2009 The nation’s ailing economy is plunging the health care of millions of Americans into critical condition. Healthcare Reform Summit How to Pay Less for More Health Care Source: Google News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:25 am Opec to debate further quota cutsOil minister from the 12 Opec countries meet to discuss cutting production rates amid falling prices.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:20 am Young Salvadoran Americans embrace their rootsAn election in the Central American nation has mobilized Salvadorans of various ages in the U.S. But at the core of the movement is a new generation of activists, many the children of immigrants.Nancy Zuniga knew her mother would be upset if she found out about her trip to El Salvador. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Pakistan detains opposition leader Nawaz SharifSharif is placed under house arrest; reports say his brother Shahbaz is also detained. The armed forces are on alert amid a deepening power struggle.Pakistani authorities today placed opposition leader Nawaz Sharif under house arrest, a day after putting the armed forces on alert amid an escalating power struggle with former allies. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Judge appointments are Obama's chance to shape California courtsWhile campaigning, he emphasized bipartisanship and vowed to name judges with 'empathy' and 'heart.' How will those promises play out?President Obama is preparing to name six new federal judges for California, an opportunity to put his stamp on the judiciary that has court-watchers recalling his campaign promises to make selections in a bipartisan manner and to name judges with "empathy" and "heart." Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Obama defends U.S. economy amid Chinese worries'Every investor can have absolute confidence in the soundness' of American investments, Obama says. The president also repeats his pledge to reform the international financial system.In an unusual defense of the U.S. economy, President Obama declared Saturday that the Chinese and other foreign investors can have "absolute confidence" in Treasury bonds and other American investments. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Using tax dollars to turn lives around is money well-spentIt isn't cheap, but numerous studies suggest mental health courts cost no more than traditional courts and might prove to be cheaper over the long term, with much more to show for the investment.Judge Michael Tynan stepped down from the bench and congratulated five criminal defendants who had turned their lives around. His voice cracked as he told them how proud he was, and then he threw a party and passed out pieces of chocolate cake, with hugs all around. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am USC wins Pac-10 tournament, avoids livin' at-largeTrojans rally from a 15-point halftime deficit to stun Arizona State, 66-63, in Pacific 10 final, clinching the conference's automatic NCAA tournament bid.Now no one will ever know whether USC did enough in the last week to impress the NCAA tournament selection committee. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am As travel declines, aircraft 'boneyard' in Victorville fills upIndustry experts say this year is likely to set a record for planes sitting on the ground rather than flying. Storing them is a growing business.With the economy in a tailspin, aircraft "boneyards" across the country are filling up with Boeing 747s and other jetliners no longer needed to ferry passengers. Call it airline limbo. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Ailing AIG stands by need for bonusesTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner initially objected to the $165 million in payments but agreed the losses could be greater if employees are not retained.American International Group, the "too big to fail" Wall Street insurer propped up by pledges of $170 billion in government aid, is giving $165 million in bonuses and retention pay to employees with the grudging consent of the Obama administration, government and company sources said Saturday. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Guinea drug hub exposed in TV confessions
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 5:50 am Repaired space shuttle ready for launch try SundayCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -- NASA will try again on Sunday to launch space shuttle Discovery on a construction mission to the International Space Station after fixing a fuel leak that triggered a delay last week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 5:31 am Bodies exhumed near Mexican cityMexican police find at least nine bodies buried on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent city.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 5:18 am Avs deliver blow to OilersSaturday's 3-2 overtime loss drops Edmonton from seventh in the West to a tie for eighth with the Nashville PredatorsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 5:03 am Louisville stops Syracuse, beasts of the Big East
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 4:59 am Mercy! Puerto Rico routs U.S. 11-1 in WBC
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 4:51 am Arsonist strikes again in Pa. townAuthorities say the suburban Philadelphia city of Coatesville has been hit by yet another arson — the 20th deliberately set blaze of the year.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 4:48 am Boom-years borrowing hits churches
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 4:22 am Opposition leader arrested as protests roil PakistanPolice in riot gear seal of house of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as he and other party officials are placed under house arrestSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 4:12 am 5 killed in Afghan operation targeting bomb-makerA helicopter-borne special operations mission by U.S. troops and Afghan forces killed five people one province south of Kabul, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 4:00 am Hundreds pay respects to fallen soldiersFunerals for two soldiers killed in AfghanistanSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 3:53 am Two new stingrays die at Calgary ZooFollows deaths of 41 stingrays a year ago; officials blaming shipping problemSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 3:16 am Top-ranked Ravens advance to CIS finalCarleton squeezes past Western, will face UBC in CIS men's hoops final on SundaySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 3:13 am G-20 Countries Pledge Sustained ActionFinance officials from rich and developing countries pledged to boost the role of the IMF and make a "sustained effort" to restore global growth after a key conference that sought to bridge deep divisions on how to tackle the financial crisis.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 3:00 am Obama picks FDA chief, starts food safety panelWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday chose public health and biological threat expert Dr. Margaret Hamburg to run the troubled U.S. Food and Drug Administration and announced a Cabinet-level food safety group.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Mar 2009 | 2:52 am U.S., Russia spar over ‘Merchant of Death’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 2:46 am Chopper wreckage found on ocean floorCameras spots wreckage of fuselage off the coast of Newfoundland; investigators hope to lift wreckage early next weekSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 2:37 am Workers at ailing Chronicle approve deep cutsOwner of San Fransisco paper has warned it would be sold or closed if expenses aren't curtailedSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 2:06 am Designer armourThe latest in bullet-proof fashion reaches IndiaSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Mar 2009 | 2:05 am In Europe's league of school shootings, Germany comes topChancellor Angela Merkel was at Chequers yesterday, attempting to bridge her major differences with Gordon Brown over the global financial crisis. Guns may not have been on the agenda, but there can be little doubt that the two made...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Mar 2009 | 2:00 am Melee disrupts ‘Top Model’ auditions
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:58 am Brodeur ties wins recordDevils goalie ties Patrick Roy with his 551st career regular-season victory as New Jersey beats the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday nightSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:44 am Leafs douse FlamesToronto's Mikhail Grabovski pots first career hat trick, upstaging Jokinen's five points, in 8-6 win over road-weary Calgary on Saturday nightSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:41 am AIG agrees to restructure bonusesInsurance giant American International Group has agreed to administration demands to restructure some of its corporate bonuses.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:32 am AIG to pay $165M in bonuses, cut future payoutsPay to be cut for top executives after U.S. administration demands restraintSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:32 am Bangladesh: Seven dead as shoppers flee mall fireDHAKA, Bangladesh - A helicopter plucked survivors from the roof of Bangladesh's biggest shopping mall as a fire raced through the upper levels of the high-rise complex, killing at least seven people and injuring 50 others. Huge...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:05 am G-20 pledge action on financial crisisFinance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to do "whatever is necessary" to fix the global economy, ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:03 am Calif. bill aims to strike racist housing languageHector De La Torre, the son of Mexican immigrants, was dismayed when he discovered a piece of paper in his property records that ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:03 am Aid Groups Weigh Their Future In DarfurThree foreign aid workers abducted in Sudan's lawless Darfur region were released unharmed on Saturday, three days after their capture at gunpoint led international aid groups to question how they can continue to work in the area.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 1:00 am Ancient text shows Robin Hood wasn't adored by allLONDON - An academic says he's found evidence that Britain's legendary outlaw Robin Hood wasn't as popular as folklore suggests. Julian Luxford says a note discovered in the margins of an ancient history book contains rare criticism...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Mar 2009 | 12:17 am Stars flock to Australian wildfire benefit concertsSYDNEY - Grammy-winning British rockers Coldplay and the recently reunited Midnight Oil rallied huge crowds yesterday for benefit concerts to raise funds for victims of Australia's deadly wildfires. Tens of thousands turned out...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Mar 2009 | 11:48 pm Bolivia passes land from rich to poorLA PAZ (Reuters) - Emboldened by a new leftist constitution, Bolivia President Evo Morales on Saturday handed over ownership of farmland seized by the state from wealthy estate holders to poor indigenous people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Mar 2009 | 11:31 pm G20 backs rescue funds boost as summit loomsHORSHAM, England (Reuters) - G20 finance ministers promised money on Saturday to rescue troubled emerging market economies and said they would use their full fiscal and monetary firepower to combat the worst downturn since the 1930s.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Mar 2009 | 11:14 pm Obama reassures China on bondsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday denied there was any rift among the world's 20 leading economies on how to deal with the global financial crisis and assured China its U.S. investments were safe.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Mar 2009 | 10:51 pm Getting lost in Amazon? Obama banters with LulaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Foreign leaders hoping to have good chemistry with U.S. President Barack Obama may want to take a lesson from Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Mar 2009 | 10:49 pm World Finance Ministers Gather For SummitFinance ministers from the world's most important economies are planning the agenda for their bosses, who meet at next month's G-20 summit meeting. At the top of the agenda: how to deal with the global economic crisis. A broad split is already emerging between countries that favor economic stimulus packages and those that favor tighter regulation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 10:43 pm Obama: Economy sound, reassures investorsPresident Barack Obama on Saturday downplayed divisions between the U.S. and Europe over how to tackle the world's financial ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Mar 2009 | 10:19 pm Used couch for $52; cat includedSPOKANE, Washington - The mysterious mewing in Vickie Mendenhall's US home started about the time she bought a used couch for US$27 (NZ$52). After days of searching for the source of the noise, she found a very hungry calico cat...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Mar 2009 | 10:15 pm Arrest warrant issued for Lindsay LohanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Beverly Hills police said an arrest warrant has been issued for actress Lindsay Lohan that stems from her 2007 conviction for drunken driving.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Mar 2009 | 9:18 pm Treasury soon to offer details on toxic-asset planHORSHAM, England (Reuters) - The Treasury will offer more details in the coming week about how proposed public-private partnerships to take bad assets off banks' books will work, a senior department official said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Mar 2009 | 8:07 pm Report: Cuba, Venezuela may host Russian bombersA Russian Air Force chief said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Mar 2009 | 7:11 pm Texas pastor empathizes with grieving Ill. churchThe Rev. Al Meredith was more than 700 miles away when a gunman walked into a Maryville church and gunned down its preacher in ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Mar 2009 | 7:09 pm New Bin Laden Recording Condemns Gaza StrikesA newly-released recording of Osama bin Laden compared Israel's January military strikes in Gaza to the Nazi Holocaust and renewed the al-Qaida leader's condemnation of Arab states for, in his view, failing to support the Palestinians. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 7:07 pm Arrests In N. Ireland Troop, Cop KillingsNorthern Ireland police arrested three men over the killings of two British soldiers in a gun attack at an army base by suspected IRA dissidents.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 14 Mar 2009 | 7:00 pm Bin Laden accuses Arab leaders of plotting against MuslimsDUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused conservative Arab leaders of plotting with the West against Muslims and urged his followers to prepare for jihad (holy war), in a recording posted on Islamist websites.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Mar 2009 | 6:47 pm Cuba, Venezuela Might Host Russian BombersA Russian Air Force chief said that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers, the Interfax news agency reported.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 14 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm 'Coach K,' The Powerhouse Behind Duke BasketballUnder the guidance of Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils has won three national championships and made 10 trips to the Final Four. Last summer at the Beijing Olympics, Krzyzewski led the U.S. men's basketball team to gold. He's come a long way from his childhood in Chicago's inner city. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 4:42 pm Osama: Israel Inflicts "Holocaust" In GazaAl Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has called Israel's offensive on Gaza a "holocaust" and blamed Arab leaders for not doing enough to stop the fighting in his latest audio recording aired on Al-Jazeera.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 14 Mar 2009 | 4:30 pm Bin Laden Says Israel's Gaza Offensive Is a 'Holocaust'Usama Bin Laden accused some Arab countries of "collaborating" with Israel on the offensive earlier this year that killed about 1,300 Palestinians in Gaza.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Mar 2009 | 4:24 pm Week In Review With Dan SchorrThis week, Wall Street showed signs of life with four straight days of gains. President Obama signed the $410 billion omnibus spending bill, and overturned a ban on embryonic stem cell research. And money manager Bernard Madoff confessed to running what could possibly be the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 4:15 pm Close to homeShe is a Hollywood actress who has twice been nominated for an Oscar and counts celebrities such as Kate Moss and Robert Carlyle among her friends. But Samantha Morton has never disowned her traumatic upbringing in Nottingham,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm Kerre Woodham : Vatican's heirarchy of sinsFor years, I've thought when push came to shove and I was hovering between this world and the next, I'd do a Lord Marchmain in Brideshead Revisited and call in a priest to hear my deathbed confession. And a fairly lengthy act of...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Mar 2009 | 4:00 pm Manhattan DA Says 34 Years Are EnoughRobert Morgenthau, the District Attorney of Manhattan, has decided not to run for re-election this year, after serving in that office for nine terms and 34 years. His office has prosecuted many, many people during that time, including corrupt Tyco executive Dennis Kozlowski, John Lennon's assassin, Mark David Chapman, as well as stick-up men, grifters and the kinds of people who get tabloid nicknames like "The Preppie Killer" (Robert Chambers) and "The Subway Gunman" (Bernard Goetz). » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 3:37 pm Politics This Week: New FDA Head, Markets BounceMarkets were up this week, and Obama announced his pick for FDA chief. Minnesota's still debating who should fill its senatorial seat, and Republican Party chair Michael Steele is in trouble — again. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 3:31 pm Witness: No trace Italian suspect used PC during time British student was slain in PerugiaSource: ABC News: International | 14 Mar 2009 | 3:18 pm Bargain-Hunting Foreigners Snatch Up U.S. HomesBargain-hunting Australians are raiding the U.S. housing market where huge family homes are for sale for just $1.50.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Mar 2009 | 3:11 pm Markets Bounce Back, But Madoff Won'tThe markets just had their best week since last November and financial leaders are laying the groundwork for next month's G-20 meeting in London. but China's expressing concern about its holdings in U.S. Treasury bonds. And was anyone else involved with Madoff's Ponzi scheme? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 2:58 pm Markets' Rebound Inspires OptimismAfter taking a pounding this year, stocks enjoyed a big rebound this week, rising roughly 10 percent. Most experts say the bear market will linger for quite a while. Still, the surge was welcome news for investors who have hung in there through this market crash. What factors helped the rebound, and can it last? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Mar 2009 | 2:52 pm Official: Cuba, Venezuela May Host Russian Strategic BombersA Russian Air Force chief said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers, the Interfax news agency reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Mar 2009 | 2:11 pm Cops: Convicted U.K. Cab Driver Assaulted 500 WomenA cab driver convicted Friday of sex attacks on a dozen women is believed to be Britains most prolific sex attacker.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Mar 2009 | 1:46 pm Japan Navy Ships Depart for Anti-Piracy MissionTwo Japanese navy destroyers left a port in southern Japan on Saturday to join an international anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Mar 2009 | 1:07 pm Body found in river feared to be that of missing motheroftwo Gillian MerrickThe body of a woman found in a river is feared to be that of a motheroftwo who has been missing since New Year's Day.Source: Telegraph Major News | 14 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am
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