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Pentagon gunman sought ‘truth’ about 9/11
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:14 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:14 am Iraq war was 'right', says BrownPrime Minister Gordon Brown has begun giving evidence to the Iraq inquiry by saying the 2003 war was "right"'.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:11 am PBS stations airing Rounder Records specialNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Stations of the Public Broadcasting System are airing Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Concert...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:08 am Pacquiao, Mayweather fights separate but equally hypedNEW YORK - Imagine you are the owner of the Hope Diamond or some similarly large, one-of-a-kind gem. Now imagine...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:07 am Chile says rebuilding after quake could take yearsDICHATO, Chile (AP) -- Chile's president says it will take three years to rebuild the region wracked by an earthquake and tsunami, something all too clear to the people cleaning up this splintered tourist town....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Chile says rebuilding after quake could take years (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:04 am UK's Brown to face questions over Iraq warLONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived Friday to testify at the country's inquiry on mistakes made over the Iraq war, a potentially embarrassing session before a looming national election....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:03 am UK's Brown to face questions over Iraq warBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived Friday to testify at the country's inquiry on mistakes made over the Iraq war, a potentially embarrassing session before a looming national...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:03 am Gunman killed after shooting 2 Pentagon police (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:01 am Gunman killed after shooting 2 Pentagon policeResentment of the U.S. government and suspicions over the 9/11 attacks have surfaced in writings by the Californian identified as the gunman who shot two Pentagon police officers before he was mortally wounded in a hail of return fire.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:01 am Tennis: Japan takes 2-0 lead vs Philippines at Davis Cup+(Kyodo) _ Tatsuma Ito pulled out a five-set victory over Treat Huey on Friday as Japan won both of its opening-day singles matches against the Philippines in the first round of Davis Cup...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:01 am 3RD LD: China targets GDP growth at 8%, CPI rise of about 3% for 2010+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING MORE DETAILS, CLARIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT) Economic restructuring, runaway housing prices and a widening rural- urban income gap were among pressing issues...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:01 am Australia probes Indian boy deathAustralian police are investigating the possible murder of a three-year-old Indian boy, Gurshan Singh, in Melbourne.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am Its summer time!!!*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am Deadly blast hits Pakistan convoyAt least five people are killed in what police say is a suicide bomb attack in the Hangu area of north-west Pakistan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:59 am Minister condemns Nigeria policeNigeria's police minister launches a scathing attack on the force, accusing officers of killings.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:53 am 'American Idol' voters give the hook to 4 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Snow expected to cloud February employment report (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am Black leaders' support may buy time for Paterson (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am WH leans toward military trials for 9/11 suspects (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am 7 Reasons for Apple to Acquire AdobeThere has been a lot of talk about Apple’s aggressive stance towards Adobe lately. So, here is my list of reason why it is only logical that Apple will acquire Adobe.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am 7 Most Inappropriate Kids Movies!Why is it that so many kids movies seem to be made for adults? In fact, some of the films marketed at kids are downright creepy! Here is a list of the 7 most inappropriate kids movies in recent memory:
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am Iraqis begin to vote in Syria and other countriesDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Iraqis living abroad began casting ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections Friday, the second for a full parliamentary term since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:49 am Iraqis begin to vote in Syria and other countries (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:49 am Turkish anger at 'genocide' voteTurkey reacts angrily to a US congressional panel's resolution describing World War I killings of Armenians as genocide.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:49 am Y.E. Yang and caddie return to site of 2009 breakthroughThe guy from the Windy City just happens to work for a guy who loves the wind. It was blowing strong Tuesday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:48 am UK's Brown to face questions over Iraq warBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown was scheduled to testify Friday to the country's inquiry on mistakes made over the Iraq war, a potentially embarrassing session before a looming national election.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:46 am Chile Leader: 3 Years Needed to RebuildOutgoing President Michelle Bachelet Confident "Chile Will Rise" after Quake; Residents Look to Her ReplacementSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:44 am Victorious Dutch anti-Islam politician back in UKDutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders returned to Britain on Friday, seizing the media spotlight and stirring up protest after winning a local election in the Netherlands.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:44 am 'Inside job' suggested in British boy's abductionISLAMABAD (AP) -- The kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan may have involved someone in his family, which was perceived as being well-off, a top Pakistani diplomat said Friday, adding a twist to a case that has transfixed Britain's media....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:43 am 'Inside job' suggested in British boy's abductionThe kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan may have involved someone in his family, which was perceived as being well-off, a top Pakistani diplomat said Friday, adding a twist...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:43 am NYT: States under fire as cuts free inmatesComplaints and new arrests have prompted some states to reconsider giving prisoners time off for good behavior.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:42 am Abortion coverage dispute divides House Democrats - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am The Twenty Best MPAA RatingsThis post contains disturbing content, intense depiction of materials, reckless behavior and salty language.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am UN chief bears good will to quake-affected Chile - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am NFL free agency begins without cap (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am Chinese teacher pricked 63 children with syringeA kindergarten teacher in southwestern China has admitted she used an empty hypodermic needle to prick 63 of her students on the hands, feet and buttocks as punishment for bad behavior,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:37 am Chinese teacher pricked 63 children with syringeA kindergarten teacher in southwestern China has admitted she used an empty hypodermic needle to prick 63 of her students on the hands, feet and buttocks as punishment for bad behavior, state media reported Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:36 am Abortion coverage dispute divides House Democrats (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:34 am Ships freed from Baltic Sea iceDozens of ships that had been trapped in ice in the Baltic Sea off Stockholm, some for several days, have been freed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:32 am Abortion coverage dispute divides House DemocratsOn the other side of the obstacle course that President Barack Obama must clear to get his health care overhaul, a final trapdoor is lurking: the divisive politics of abortion.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am Angry students protest cuts to schools, colleges - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am Protein: A Guide to Maximum MuscleHow much protein do you need? Will cutting carbs help my muscles grow faster? Could eating too much protein be dangerous? And other protein-related facts.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:30 am Chiefs and Mike Vrabel agree to one-year dealKANSAS CITY, Mo. - When linebacker Mike Vrabel cleaned out his locker after the end of the season, he left little...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:29 am Police investigate deadly Indian temple stampedeOrganizers of a food and clothing giveaway in India that collapsed into a deadly stampede failed to take adequate measures to ensure the safety of thousands of poor villagers, officials...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:29 am Kyodo economic news summary -3-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Gov't to raise postal savings limit to 30 mil. yen: sources TOKYO - The government has decided to raise the maximum amount of deposits that the state-owned Japan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:27 am Baseball: Yomiuri rookie Chono hits grand slam+(Kyodo) _ Highly touted rookie Hisayoshi Chono hit a grand slam in a six-run third inning as the Yomiuri Giants routed the Lotte Marines 7- 0 in a preseason game Friday. Chono capped...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:27 am Gordon Brown at the Iraq Inquiry: liveFollow live updates as the PM gives evidence amid claims that, as Chancellor, he starve troops of funds.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:26 am Jets say goodbye to Thomas Jones and Lito SheppardThe Jets mainly will be interested bystanders in the NFL free-agency signing period that begins Friday, thanks...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:26 am Passenger ferry freed from Baltic Sea iceSTOCKHOLM (AP) -- A passenger ferry with nearly 1,000 people on board returned safely to the Stockholm harbor early Friday after having broken free from heavy pack ice that had trapped it for hours in the Baltic Sea, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:25 am Turkey warns of breakdown in ties with USANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's foreign minister is warning of a breakdown in ties with the U.S. after a congressional committee approved a resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians genocide....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:22 am Turkey warns of breakdown in ties with US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:22 am BAE Systems sells 10 percent stake in Saab ABDefense contractor BAE Systems PLC said Friday it has sold a 10.25 percent stake in Swedish defense company Saab AB for 1.066 billion kronor ($149 million) as part of an ongoing divestment process.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:22 am Interior to announce sage grouse finding FridayThe Interior Department plans to announce whether it will pursue endangered species protection for sage grouse, a decision with major ramifications for the West's renewable energy and oil and gas industries.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:21 am Homemade Flying Hovercraft. Actually Works...Awesome (vid)Pretty cool machine -- vid shows it hovering, flying...doing hover/flying things. Inventor wants to market and sell it (potentially for around $13,000 each). No idea about its marketability, reliability or safety -- but definitely looks like a fun ride...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:20 am The Impact of Food Waste On Climate Change [INFOGRAPHIC]New research this week estimates that food wasted by the US and Europe could feed the world three times over. Food waste contributes to excess consumption of freshwater and fossil fuels which, along with methane and CO2 emissions from rotting food, impacts global climate change.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:20 am Native American Author: Starbucks is Safe for MinoritiesStarbucks CEO Howard Schultz may get heat for selling the NBA's Sonics to Oklahoma, but Native American author Sherman Alexie praises the coffee mega-chain for being accepting. "Nothing will make you happier than when you're driving through the Midwest and you see a Starbucks sign--especially if you're a minority in areas that you don't know."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:20 am It’s coming! WordPress 3.0 – Pros and ConsSeems like a lot of thinking while waiting for the huge launch...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:20 am 'Turkey didn't seek Israel's help' - Jerusalem Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:19 am Zydrunas Ilgauskas wishes to return to CavaliersEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The agent for former Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said Thursday evening that Ilgauskas...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:16 am 'Inside job' suggested in British boy's abductionThe kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan may have involved someone in his family, a top Pakistani diplomat said Friday, adding a twist to a case that has transfixed Britain's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:15 am Somali official: UK couple to be released soonA senior Somali official says a retired British couple snatched from their yacht by pirates more than four months ago will be released soon. Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Mohamed Omar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:14 am Rochette bids farewell to momOlympic hero Joannie Rochette put her bronze medal for figure skating on her mother's coffin at her funeral in their hometown as a way to share her Winter Games victory one last time.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:14 am D.C. sniper apologizes to victim
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:12 am New York politics rocked by upheavals - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:10 am China premier pledges attention to jobs, stabilityBEIJING (AP) -- Highlighting threats to social stability, China's premier said Friday that more needs to be done to create jobs, strengthen social welfare and boost development in restive regions such as Tibet....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:10 am New York politics rocked by upheavalsThe Empire State has a lot to recommend it — Broadway shows, Niagara Falls, and baseball's World Series champions, the New York Yankees. But politics? As the locals would say, Fuhgeddaboudit.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:05 am Brett Favre tells Jay Leno no decision yetOne of the NFL's best quarterbacks, and certainly its most indecisive, took his act to Hollywood on Thursday....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:01 am North-south riftGermany wary of footing bill for bailing out GreeceSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Homicide claim could hinder Mo. incest, rape casesBizarre allegations of rape, incest and bestiality in western Missouri led to the arrests of six family members last fall and unleashed public scorn over the unthinkable acts they are accused of committing two decades ago.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Enjoy The Ride!*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Lip reading mobile prototype that could silence those callsA device that could allow people to conduct phone conversations without uttering a word is shown off by researchers.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:57 am Ukraine's president heads to Moscow to talk gasUkraine's new president is meeting with his Russian counterpart to talk gas.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:57 am Sources: Police find clothing, gun that may be linked to triple murderCHICAGO - Authorities investigating the shooting deaths of a Darien, Ill., couple and their 20-year-old son followed...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:56 am Jets acquire Antonio Cromartie from ChargersThe Jets mainly will be interested bystanders in the NFL free-agency signing period that begins Friday, thanks...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:54 am Singapore bolsters security over terrorist threatSINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore bolstered security measures after receiving information of a plot by terrorists to attack ships off the coast of the city-state, a Cabinet minister said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:54 am Nine more conference tournaments tip off this weekendThe first three conference championship games are Saturday. This is where students rush the court and celebrate...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:50 am PM gambles that voters care about the deficit, little elseStephen Harper's government has brought down the most austere, deficit-fighting document since Paul Martin set out to balance his budget in the nineties
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:43 am Armando Spataro (R) and General Attilio Iodice of the Italian Financial Police arrive for a press conference March 3Italian anti-terrorist prosecutor Armando Spataro (R) and General Attilio Iodice of the Italian Financial Police arrive for a press conference March 3 following the arrest of two Iranians and five Italians...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:35 am Suspect in Pentagon shooting diesThe gunman who police say wounded two officers at the subway entrance to the Pentagon has died.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:34 am Police: 5 killed in NW Pakistan suicide attackISLAMABAD (AP) -- A suicide bomber on foot targeted a group of Shiite Muslims on two buses in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding 25 others in the latest violence to rock the Afghan border region, police said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:28 am Mich. lawmaker replaces Rangel - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:26 am Pressure to resign increases on PatersonEmbattled Gov. David Paterson, who already has had to drop his campaign for election in November, faced more pressure to resign ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:22 am Ukraine leader in key Russia tripUkraine's new President, Viktor Yanukovych, visits Moscow to return ties with Russia to a "strategic partnership".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:20 am Shooting of 2 officers closes Pentagon subway station - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:20 am Japan says it won't comply with possible tuna banTOKYO (AP) -- Japan will not comply if a ban is imposed on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, prized by Japanese for sushi, a senior official said after the United States threw its support behind the move ahead of a crucial vote....Source: AP Top International News At 5:03 a... | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:14 am Federal pay ahead of private industryIntro
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:13 am Two Chinese parents cry and plea for the return of their abducted childrenTwo Chinese parents cry and plea for the return of their abducted children as some 2,700 photos of missing children are laid out on a square in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian province on January 15,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am Under Chinese law, child traffickers face punishment ranging from five years in jail to the death penalty.A group of 60 children wait to reunite with their parents after police rescued them from human traffickers in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou province on October 29, 2009. Trafficking of women and children...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am California misses cut for U.S. education funds - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:08 am China tightens belt but keeps eye on social riftsBEIJING (Reuters) - China will seek to heal social rifts and spur home-driven growth with more public welfare and rural spending even as the government tightens its belt after a burst of feverish spending, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:03 am Retail sales show strongest gain since before the recessionSales soar 4% from a year earlier as every sector except drugstores performs better than predicted, though weak 2009 figures skew comparisons.The retail industry's slow but steady recovery picked up the pace in February, with the nation's merchants posting the best sales results in more than two years.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Gunman opens fire at Pentagon entrance, is killedThe gunman intended to enter the building, authorities say, before he and two police officers at the door exchanged gunshots, leaving him dead and the officers wounded.A man apparently planning to enter the Pentagon walked up to police officers guarding the doors, pulled out a gun and opened fire Thursday evening, shooting two officers before being mortally wounded himself.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Logging plan's delay puts species at risk: studyB.C. government has passed legislation protecting about half the Great Bear Rainforest, but environmental groups say little progress has been made toward developing plans
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Pressure mounts for/against healthcare billCampaigns on both sides of the issue ratchet up, targeting House lawmakers who could be the final swing votes.As President Obama pushes for a prompt up or down vote on his health initiative, lobbyists and activist groups on both sides of the issue have launched grass-roots and high-dollar advertising campaigns on the roughly two dozen members of Congress who may be the final swing votes on the controversial issue.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am House panel narrowly passes recognition of Armenian genocideThe resolution sparks instant backlash from the Turkish government, which warns that the passage could negatively affect the country's relations with the U.S.Sponsors of a long-debated congressional resolution to officially recognize the Armenian genocide cleared a key hurdle by a one-vote margin Thursday, but face a tough battle ahead to bring the measure before the House.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Iraqi prime minister doesn't fear return of violence with elections - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:59 am Man dies after shooting Pentagon security officersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man shot and wounded two security officers at an entrance to the Pentagon near a busy commuter rail station on Thursday before being fatally wounded in a shootout, officials and media reports said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:57 am Greek bailout drives rift in European ‘brotherhood'German response to Greece's emergency is another humiliation in an increasingly nasty war between Europe's North and South
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:54 am 2 officers hurt, gunman killed in Pentagon shootingA gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at a security checkpoint into the Pentagon on Thursday in a point-blank ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:40 am Quake puts dent in Chile's wine businessDevastation has struck most of the wineries in this valley and many more along the central-south region of Chile, which is home ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:37 am 11-year-old spends $44 million in Dubai
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:37 am Toyota boss tries to boost moraleToyota boss Akio Toyoda dons a worker's uniform to address the company's Japanese workforce in an attempt to boost morale.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:33 am Dems have trouble with health care riftsSome oppose abortion, some are worried about premiums, and some have zeroed in on taxes. But House Democrats do have this in ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:33 am Alabama casino towns face gambling crackdownThe VictoryLand gambling complex in this town of 375 is Macon County's largest employer and biggest taxpayer. It has helped pay ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:29 am Opinion: The top 50 NFL free agents for 2010
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:16 am Angry Icelanders set to reject Icesave dealREYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Icelanders are set to reject the terms for repaying Anglo-Dutch debts in a referendum on Saturday, forcing new negotiations with creditors and delaying financial aid the country needs to fix its shattered economy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:11 am Pentagon Gunman Dies Hours After Being ShotA gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at a security checkpoint into the Pentagon on Thursday in a point-blank attack that wounded two police officers before the suspect was fatally shot. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 11:30 pm Japan says it won't comply with bluefin tuna banConservationists Atlantic bluefin tuna faces extinction if current catch rates continue
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 Mar 2010 | 11:25 pm Toyota: no evidence throttle fails in fixed carsToyota City, JAPAN (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said a partial review of complaints of unintended acceleration after vehicles were repaired for accelerator pedal problems, had found no evidence of failure in the electronic throttle system or in the repairs.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 11:22 pm Salmonella-based food flavoring recall is spreadingThe flavoring ingredient HVP is found in a wide variety of foods, and the unfolding recall could affect the entire industry.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2010 | 11:18 pm Sharks rally to win over HabsNabokov made 28 saves for the Sharks
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 Mar 2010 | 11:15 pm Wife of 76ers' Iverson files for divorceGuard will not return for the rest of the season
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 Mar 2010 | 11:14 pm Gunman shot and killed after shooting 2 Pentagon police officersPolice say man calmly walked up to security checkpoint before drawing weapon from his pocket and opening fire
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 Mar 2010 | 11:09 pm Melbourne police survey a park on January 4, 2010 where an Indian student Nitin Garg was stabbed to deathMelbourne police survey a park on January 4, 2010 where an Indian student Nitin Garg was stabbed to death near the burger restaurant where he worked. Hundreds of Indian nationals, among some 100,000 studying...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:57 pm An Indian waitress delivers food to Melbourne high school students taking part in the Vindaloo Against Violence campaignAn Indian waitress delivers food to Melbourne high school students taking part in the "Vindaloo Against Violence" campaign on February 24, 2010.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:57 pm AUSTRALIA-INDIA-CRIME-MURDERGurshan Singh, a the three-year-old Indian boy who went missing March 4, 2010 while visiting Australia with his family, the apparent victim of a homicide, police said. The body of the toddler was found...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:57 pm NY governor's support thin amid pressure to resignNEW YORK (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Thursday on New York state Governor David Paterson to quit after another aide resigned in an expanding political scandal -- and even his most ardent backers offered only tepid support.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:56 pm The accusation comes hours ahead of Brown's appearance at a public inquiry into the Iraq warBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) meets British troops at Kandahar airbase in December. Brown's failure to properly fund the military as finance minister cost soldiers' lives in Iraq and Afghanistan,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:49 pm Obama aides mull September 11 suspect military trial - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:34 pm Jets acquire CB CromartieNew York improves secondary in a big way
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:30 pm Yanukovych took office after voters rejected his pro-West predecessor Viktor YushchenkoUkraine President Viktor Yanukovych arrives for his inauguration in Kiev on February 25. Russia hopes to defuse years of tension with neighbouring Ukraine when Yanukovych visits Moscow on Friday for talks...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:27 pm Yanukovych has sought revisions to the Russian-Ukrainian gas contractRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko sign a compromise gas supply agreement in November last year. Russia hopes to defuse years of tension with neighbouring...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:27 pm Blizzards seen slamming U.S. payrolls in FebruaryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people working in the United States likely fell in February as winter storms that pounded parts of the country kept some workers at home but a swift recovery is expected in March.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:24 pm Obama aides mull September 11 suspect military trialWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama are close to recommending that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, be tried in a military tribunal instead of a civilian court, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:21 pm Black leaders say Paterson should stay in office
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:19 pm Wade leads Heat past Lakers, red-hot Bryant
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:12 pm Mighty Mussels Have Industrial StrengthMussels hold tight to rocky seashores with the help of their strong but flexible "beards," or byssal threads. These threads are made of a sticky protein loaded up with iron that suggests a new way of making flexible but strong materials for industrial uses. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm Oddball Amoebas Sprout Arms When StressedScientists have deciphered the genome of one of Earth's strangest creatures. It turns from a lethargic amoeba into a sprightly, two-armed swimmer under stress. Its enormous number of genes allows the amoeba to morph and survive in the unforgiving mud where it lives. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm Mystery Surrounds Arrest Of Iran's Most Wanted ManAbdolmalek Rigi is the leader of Jundallah, an armed group in southeastern Iran that's responsible for bloody attacks on Iranian security forces. Rigi was arrested last week, but there are conflicting accounts of what happened — and now he's claiming he was working for the CIA. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm The official death toll stands at 802Aerial picture of the Chilean island group of Juan Fernandez, showing the town of the same name, which was wiped out by last weekend's tsunami. Chile declared a period of national mourning as divers searched...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Mar 2010 | 9:45 pm Chile wants loans, focuses on aid for quake areasCONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chile will need international loans and three to four years to rebuild after one of the most powerful earthquakes in a century killed hundreds of people and demolished cities and towns, President Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 9:13 pm Obama aides near reversal on 9/11 trials
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm ‘Survivors’ get oiled up for a slippery challenge
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:57 pm Pakistan steps up anti-Taliban effortsPakistan's cooperation marks a shift after years of tolerating the presence of homegrown extremists operating openly in the country. ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:22 pm Long lines at theme parks are for jobsWhite-collar workers are among thousands flooding amusement parks with applications. Job fairs are superfluous.Theme parks are being flooded with applications from job seekers, as unemployed mortgage agents, sales clerks and construction workers who can't find work elsewhere seek temporary positions that often pay little more than minimum wage.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:06 pm Humans to blame for climate change - scientistsClimate scientists have delivered a powerful riposte to their sceptical critics with a study that strengthens the case for saying global warming is largely the result of man-made emissions of greenhouse gases.The researchers found...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 7:37 pm Woman ignores snake bite to bake cakeAn Australian woman is recovering in hospital after ignoring a bite from one of the world's deadliest snakes.Tove Tagell, 45, said she was lucky to be alive after her encounter with a western brown snake, which bit her while she...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 7:32 pm Massachusetts Rep. Delahunt Won't Seek Re-ElectionThe seven-term Massachusetts Democrat said his decision had nothing to do with politics as he faces criticism for his handling of a 1986 shooting by a University of Alabama professor accused of killing three colleagues last month. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 7:24 pm Gunman identified after Pentagon shootingA gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at the subway entrance to the Pentagon complex, wounding two police officers before being shot and critically wounded, officials said today.The two officers suffered...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 7:03 pm Gunman Wounds 2 Pentagon Police OfficersThe suspect, identified as John Patrick Bedell, 36, opened fire at a subway entrance to the Pentagon complex around 6:40 p.m. The officers returned fire and shot and critically wounded him. The officers were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 6:43 pm Video: Video from Cruise ShipWithout warning, giant waves slammed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, killing two people, one by a shard of glass, survivors said. Mark Phillips shares new video from inside the ship.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 6:31 pm Melbourne boy found murderedPolice are hunting for the killer of a three-year-old boy found dead by the side of a Melbourne road just hours after he went missing from a relative's home.Police said Gurshan Singh's body was found by a council worker in long...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 6:07 pm Mystery solved: Why the dinosaurs diedSome say they died out from general stupidity, others argue that they drowned in their own dung or suffered slipped discs and chronically bad backs. But the real reason why the dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago has...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 6:05 pm Iraq voting shattered by deadly blastsBAGHDAD - A string of deadly blasts shattered an early round of voting in Iraq today, killing 17 people and highlighting the fragile nature of the country's security gains ahead of crucial parliamentary elections this Sunday.Iraq...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 5:51 pm Rallies across California protest cuts in higher education fundingA day of passionate protest against education funding cuts attracted thousands of demonstrators Thursday to generally peaceful rallies, walkouts and teach-ins at universities and high schools throughout California and the nation.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 5:24 pm Blogger claims racist rants sanctioned by FBINEW YORK - A right-wing blogger charged with threatening federal judges told a jury that his racist internet rants were an FBI-sanctioned ruse to "flush out" dangerous neo-Nazi and white supremacist members of his audience."I'm...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 5:20 pm Many Quake Survivors Pin Hopes On New PresidentA massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck central Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital for a minute and a half and setting off a tsunami. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 5:10 pm For GOP, Tea Party Offers New Energy And New WoesThe GOP's grass-roots conservative base is highly energized these days — so much so that it's proving to be a challenge for the party to manage. One example: the slew of contested Republican primaries for the Senate — many of which feature rivals who each claim to be "the" Tea Party candidate. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm USA to resume aid to HondurasU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday the Obama administration will resume aid to Honduras that was suspended ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2010 | 4:57 pm House panel OKs genocide label for Armenian deathsA congressional panel approved a resolution Thursday declaring the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians genocide over protests by ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm Chileans Pin Relief Hopes on New PresidentConservative Billionaire Takes office March 11; Will His Approach Differ from His Predecessor's?Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 4:09 pm L.A. County sheriff gives early release to 200 inmates, saying there was no place to house themAt least 200 inmates received early releases from the L.A. County jail system this week because officials couldn't find beds for them as the Sheriff's Department attempted to downsize the population of a detention facility in Castaic.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:52 pm House Panel: Armenia Deaths Were GenocideWhite House Had Urged Delay in Vote Declaring Ottoman-era Killings Genocide; Turkey Recalls Ambassador from WashingtonSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:30 pm SEC Sues Psychic For Securities FraudA man who said he'd predicted every market high and low raised $6 million from investors, according to the SEC. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:20 pm White House cranks up pressure for health reformWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House ratcheted up its push for a quick healthcare vote in the U.S. Congress on Thursday, criticizing rising health insurance premiums at a meeting with top industry executives and wooing key lawmakers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:13 pm Tarzana woman gets life for setting nightclub dancer on fireA 28-year-old Tarzana woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for setting a nightclub dancer on fire.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:11 pm House OKs $15 billion jobs billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats made headway on Thursday on their top legislative priority -- job creation -- when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:05 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:04 pm Swedish hip-hop artist gets 15-years-to-life for road rage murderA judge sentenced a Swedish hip-hop artist to 15 years to life in prison Thursday for the road rage murder of a pedestrian in a Hollywood crosswalk.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:02 pm Turkey Recalls Ambassador Over U.S. 'Genocide' VoteThe move came minutes after the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution declaring the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I "genocide." Turkey, a NATO ally, had warned that the resolution's approval could jeopardize U.S.-Turkish cooperation and set back talks aimed at opening the Turkey-Armenia border. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Mar 2010 | 2:31 pm Swedish rapper jailed for LA killingLOS ANGELES - A Swedish hip-hop artist who ran down and killed a man at a Hollywood pedestrian crossing has been sentenced to 15-years to life in prison.David Moses Jassy, who also uses the name Dave Monopoly, was sentenced today...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 2:12 pm Swing to right in Dutch local pollEarly returns in Dutch local elections yesterday showed an anti-immigrant, anti-Islam party making big gains in a result seen as a possible foreshadowing of national elections in June.Yesterday's voting in 394 cities in theory...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm Pakistan: Top Taliban Leader ArrestedArrest Is Latest Development in a Recent Crackdown by Pakistan, Where Taliban Has Long Enjoyed SanctuarySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm Cruise Passengers Recall Freak Wave StrikeTwo People Died When Series of Waves More than 33 Feet High Struck Vessel in MediterraneanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm Blair's autobiography to be published in SeptemberLONDON - Will he expose the deal critics suspect carried Britain and the United States to war in Iraq? Take aim at those who dubbed him President George W. Bush's poodle? Describe his furious arguments with successor Gordon Brown?Probably...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Mar 2010 | 1:35 pm Amanda Knox Judges: Murder Was ImpulsiveJudges Who Convicted American of Murder Say She and Co-Defendant Acted without any Planning or Resentment against VictimSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 1:30 pm Video: Journey To MeccaBill Plante spoke with Dominic Cunningham-Reid and Taran Davies, producers of the new IMAX film "Journey to Mecca".Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 11:30 am Video: Granny DJ Rocks Paris ClubsDJ Ruth Flowers just wants the kids to have fun. Flowers is a 69-year-old Disk Jockey who spins at the most prestigious nightclubs in Paris.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:47 am Family Flees Post-Quake Haiti to Be Hit Again in ChileThe Desarmes family left their native Haiti two weeks after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, joining the eldest son in Chile for what seemed a refuge from the fear and chaos of Port-au-Prince. Their sense of security lasted barely a month.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 10:04 am Judge Rules Amanda Knox Killed 'Without Animosity'The case against American student Amanda Knox in the 2007 murder of her British housemate contained no gaps or inconsistencies, Italian judge Giancarlo Massei wrote.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:48 am Cruise Passenger: Rogue Waves Were 'Terrifying'Freak waves that smashed into a Mediterranean cruise ship flooded people's cabins, broke windows in a restaurant and terrified many travelers in an ordeal that claimed two lives, a passenger said Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:38 am 63 Women, Children Crushed in Indian Temple StampedeSixty-three people, all of them women and children, were crushed to death in a stampede Thursday at a temple in northern India where crowds gathered for a religious festival.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 8:32 am 1,000 Trapped on Ferry Stuck in Baltic Sea IceDozens of ships including a passenger ferry with nearly 1,000 people on board were trapped Friday in heavy pack ice in the Baltic Sea off Sweden's east coast, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 4:50 am German Islamist fanatics jailed for planning 'second September 11'Four Muslim fanatics who planned "bloodbaths" at US targets in Germany in an attempt to create a "second September 11" have been jailed.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 4 Mar 2010 | 4:45 am Birth defects in Fallajuh children 'on the rise' since US invasionA growing number of children in Fallujah are born with birth defects, according to doctors in the Iraqi city, who claim the cause is toxic material from US weapons.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 4 Mar 2010 | 4:08 am Washington Awaits Crucial Elections in IraqAs Iraq prepares to hold the most significant parliamentary elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the United States says they won't play favorites -- even though the outcome could directly impact their relations with the country.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 4:04 am Latin America's First Gay-Marriage Law Takes EffectThrongs of Mexico City gay and lesbian couples registered for marriage licenses Thursday, the day Latin America's first gay-marriage law took effect.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:29 am Saudi Bloggers Shatter Regime's Silence and CensorshipFor Ahmed Al-Omran, a 25-year-old Saudi blogger, this has been a particularly frustrating week. To begin with, an ultra-conservative cleric issued a fatwa concluding that people who oppose segregating Saudi men and women should be killed ...Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 3:19 am Kim Jong Il Spends Millions on Western GoodsA North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping sprees for his country's rulers said Thursday the late dictator Kim Il Sung lived in luxury while many people starved in his impoverished communist nation.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am British Boy, 5, Kidnapped in Pakistan for $150G RansomA five-year-old British boy was kidnapped in Pakistan by gunmen who broke into the house where he was staying, his father told Sky News Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 4 Mar 2010 | 2:04 am Scientists settle on single-asteroid hit as culprit in dinosaurs' demiseA 'dream team' of researchers concludes that the massive Gulf of Mexico impact 65.5 million years ago -- not volcanoes or multiple impacts -- indeed caused the greatest extinction event of allIt's official: The extinction of the dinosaurs and a host of other species 65.5 million years ago was caused by a massive asteroid that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, creating worldwide havoc, an international team of researchers said Thursday.
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