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UN rejects Tanzania request for one-off ivory saleDOHA, Qatar (AP) -- A proposal by Tanzania to weaken the 21-year ban on ivory sales was rejected by a U.N. conservation meeting over fears the African country has been failing to crack down on rising incidents of poaching....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:12 am Clinton: US wants biting sanctions on Iran (AP)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is vowing that the Obama administration will not accept a nuclear armed Iran and is working on sanctions "that will bite" to press it to come clean about its suspect atomic program.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:12 am UN rejects Tanzania request for one-off ivory sale (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:12 am Sarkozy's UMP party loses in regional elections - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:11 am House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama (AP)
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:09 am Sarkozy party loses French pollFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party is rejected by voters in the final round of regional elections.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:06 am Bruins fan flamesEven longtime Bruins watchers have a tough time remembering when the team's fandom was as disgusted with the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:05 am A bad 'lie' for Tiger WoodsTiger Woods, whose tomcatting ways led him to the brink of divorce and financial ruin, acknowledged "living...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:04 am Two Rio Tinto staff to plead guilty at China trial (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:04 am Volkswagen's iconic Kombi turns 60It doesn't matter that Volkswagen's iconic mobile is shaped like a loaf of bread and turns 60 this month - it is still an object of desire for countless young-at-heart.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:02 am Happy Turtle is Happy"Reimann's snake-necked turtle, a New Guinea native, has a seven-inch-long shell and strong jaws to crunch snails, and it smells like a skunk. 'Not the prettiest snakeneck by a long way,' says one scientist. Chelodina reimanni." Photographer: Joel Sartore
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:01 am Boon or bust: Obama's success may be fleetingPresident Obama prepared to celebrate the biggest win of his young presidency last night, but pundits are sharply...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:01 am Clinton says Israel faces choices on path to peaceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that Israel faces "difficult but necessary choices" on the road to Mideast peace because the status quo with the Palestinians is unsustainable.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Clinton says Israel faces choices on path to peace (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that Israel faces "difficult but necessary choices" on the road to Mideast peace because the status quo with the Palestinians is unsustainable.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Iran detains grandson of powerful clericAn Iranian news agency says authorities detained the grandson of influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The semiofficial Fars news agency says Hasan Lahouti was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Mike Tyson Pigeon Racing Show Ruffles PETA's FeathersAn animal welfare group wants New York City prosecutors to investigate Mike Tyson's reality television show about pigeon racing.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says the Brooklyn-based show is cruel to animals and its races could involve illegal gambling.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Historic US health overhaul a triumph for Obama (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Brain Cancer Returns, Just Because Patient Changed AddressWhen a cancer patient changed her address, the move triggered a review of her health insurance from Medicare, which eventually led to a loss of coverage, including a drug that kept her brain tumor at bay.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am Afghan insurgents in peace talksA delegation from Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's militant group meets officials for talks in Kabul, the Afghan government says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:58 am Why everything you've been told about evolution is wrongWhat if Darwin's theory of natural selection is inaccurate? What if the way you live now affects the life expectancy of your descendants? Evolutionary thinking is having a revolution.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:57 am iPhone font created out of 540 apps [VIDEO]We've come across an iPhone-inspired font that looks to have been created by collating and color coding a vast collection of apps in order to properly represent the English alphabet. No, we can't give you a clear reason why this particular chap did this particular thing, but good gravy, look at the pretty pictures!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:57 am 'Terror suspect' escapes in KenyaAn Australian man of Somali origin suspected of links to terrorism escapes from custody in Kenya, local media report.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:57 am Rehoboth mother faces murder arraignmentREHOBOTH - A Rehoboth mother accused of beating her 2-year-old son to death is headed to court to face a murder...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:55 am US House passes key health billPresident Obama's landmark healthcare bill narrowly passes the US House of Representatives, ushering in the most sweeping health reform in decades.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am Switzerland Bans Violent GamesJust a month after the proposals were first outlined in full, the Swiss National Council has now officially passed a law that will ultimately lead to the complete ban of any violent video games in the country.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am 2 indicted over alleged illegal donations to DPJ lawmaker+(Kyodo) _ A top official of the Hokkaido Teachers Union and an accountant were indicted Monday by the Sapporo District Public Prosecutors Office on charges that they were involved in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am Body of Greenfield kayaker foundGREENFIELD - Authorities say a 53-year-old Greenfield man who capsized while kayaking on the Green River over the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:53 am Obama, Lehman and “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”Republicans are siding with the banks in the next political war over financial reform.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:52 am Bush, Clinton to visit rubble-filled Haitian cityPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are traveling to Haiti's rubble-filled...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:52 am Iraqis go for a little nip, tuck
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:51 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:51 am Rarest sparrow nest sites found in MexicoNew nesting sites of one of the world's rarest birds, the Worthen's sparrow, are found in Mexico.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:51 am Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss chargesCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Eight Marines were charged in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:48 am Karzai holds peace talks with insurgent factionAfghanistan’s President met Hezb-i-Islami delegation, one of three main insurgent groups
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am German diocese say 6 accused over abuseREGENSBURG, Germany (AP) -- The Regensburg diocese in the pope's native Bavaria says six people there face sexual abuse allegations, many of them dating back decades....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:44 am German diocese say 6 accused over abuseThe Regensburg diocese in the pope's native Bavaria says six people there face sexual abuse allegations, many of them dating back decades. Diocese spokesman Clemens Neck said Monday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:44 am Hong Kong pollution hits new highSchool children are kept indoors as Hong Kong's government says air pollution levels in the smog-hit city are at a record high.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:39 am China begins trial of 4 Rio Tinto workersBeijing's handling of the case is seen as a litmus test by many in the foreign business community
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:37 am House sends health bill to Obama’s desk
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:35 am N. Korea threatened currency violators with death penalty: report+(Kyodo) _ North Korea banned the use of foreign currencies after the government revalued the won last December, threatening to impose the death penalty on violators, a Japanese journalistSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:33 am BA facing busiest day of strikeThousands more British Airways passengers are facing disruption as the cabin crew strike enters its third and busiest day.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:32 am Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:32 am Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-outBEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave, or simply: so what?Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:32 am Sumo: Baruto and Hakuho on collision course in Osaka+(Kyodo) _ Baruto passed his toughest test so far with flying colors at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, overpowering veteran ozeki Kaio to stay on course for promotion moving...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:31 am US firms 'feel unwanted' in ChinaMany US firms feel increasingly unwelcome in China, according to an American Chamber of Commerce in China survey.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:26 am Anti-corruption campaigner is headache for AbbasRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- After getting a top Palestinian official suspended over an embarrassing sex tape, self-styled anti-corruption campaigner Fahmi Shabaneh feels unstoppable....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:26 am Anti-corruption campaigner is headache for AbbasAfter getting a top Palestinian official suspended over an embarrassing sex tape, self-styled anti-corruption campaigner Fahmi Shabaneh feels unstoppable. The former Palestinian...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:26 am GOP congressmen say the exact same thing, one after anotherWork That Talking Point!!!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:25 am Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss charges (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:24 am Sandstorms across China prompt health warningsBEIJING (AP) -- Sandstorms whipping across China shrouded cities in an unhealthy cloud of sand and grit Monday, with winds carrying the pollution outside the mainland as far as the island of Taiwan....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am Sandstorms across China prompt health warningsSandstorms whipping across China shrouded cities in an unhealthy cloud of sand and grit Monday, with winds carrying the pollution outside the mainland as far as the island of Taiwan. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am Rio Tinto trial opens in ShanghaiFour employees of mining group Rio Tinto go on trial in China in a bribery case which has sparked foreign business fears.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:16 am Egypt frees Israeli journalistEgypt has freed an Israeli journalist arrested last week as he tried to smuggle himself across the Israeli-Egyptian border with a group of African migrants he was documenting. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:16 am LEAD: U.S. Congress OKs historic health care overhaul+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, OBAMA'S QUOTES) The U.S. Congress approved historic health care overhaul legislation late Sunday, extending insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:06 am Sumo: Results of main bouts for 9th day of spring sumo+(Kyodo) _ Results of makuuchi division bouts for Monday, the 9th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium: Won Technique Lost TokusegawaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:06 am In Pakistan's Swat, Taliban instill fear after defeatMINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Kishwar Begum studied nursing until she apparently decided to take lives, not help save them.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Clinton jokes: 'I created Rahm. . . . I am so sorry' - Chicago Sun-Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am `Alice' still reigns at box office with $34.5M (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:53 am Obama staked it all on health care – now he's assured of his legacyPassage of the $940-billion overhaul of the U.S. health-care system is a milestone that will change the face and character of the country
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:53 am Bush, Clinton to Visit Rubble-Filled Haitian CapitalIt is the first joint visit to the impoverished Caribbean nation for the two former leaders, who were tasked by President Barack Obama with leading the U.S. fundraising effort. Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:52 am NCAA: Finally, a break from the madness (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Anti-corruption campaigner is headache for AbbasRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — After getting a top Palestinian official suspended over an embarrassing sex tape, self-styled anti-corruption campaigner Fahmi Shabaneh feels unstoppable. ...Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Pakistan seeks to probe nuclear secrets scientistPakistan wants to investigate a disgraced scientist on charges of transferring nuclear secrets to Iraq and Iran, a government lawyer said Monday, just before important nuclear talks begin with Washington.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:47 am Hong Kong Film The HobbiRichard Taylor, a frequent collaborator with Peter Jackson, director of "Lord of the Rings" talks during an interview in Hong Kong Monday, March 22, 2010. Taylor said the "Lord of the Rings" director...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:45 am Benjamin NetanyahuUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen here, are set to meet and deliver speeches in a test of whether the worst US-Israeli crisis in years has been defused...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:41 am Clinton and Netanyahu have sounded conciliatory notes over a row over new Jewish homes in east JerusalemUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here on March 19, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet and deliver speeches in a test of whether the worst US-Israeli crisis in years...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:41 am Pakistani car enthusiasts love speeding classic cars down deserted highways in bandit territoryThis photo taken on February 17 shows a white Volkswagen Beetle parked in an alley in Rawalpindi. In a country beset by Islamist militants and bombings, with a capital likened to a "living graveyard",...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:41 am Naked man dancing on billboard stops traffic in Dallas [SFW]So, there was a naked man on top of the Baylor billboard -- the one that says, "A stroke almost took my life. Baylor saved it." But four, five cops went up a fireman's ladder and talked him down. He was a buck-naked young guy with a crazy Mohawk. He's been handcuffed. But it was quite the performance -- more of a performance art piece.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am Egypt releases Israeli reporterEgyptian authorities have released the Israeli reporter arrested in the Sinai desert trying to cross the border.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:39 am Israeli raid strikes Gaza tunnel - Aljazeera.net
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:37 am Landmark health care overhaul bill heads to Obama's desk - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:36 am Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss charges - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:34 am GERMANY OBIT WAGNERFILE - In this July 25, 2008 file photo Wolfgang Wagner waves prior to the Bayreuth Festival opening in Bayreuth, Germany. Wolfgang Wagner, the grandson of composer Richard Wagner and the leader of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:32 am Hot wheels on a frozen highwayThe latest in extreme sports: Taking a solo trip across Labrador on motorcycle - in January
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:32 am House approves sweeping healthcare overhaulWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark victory.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:30 am Questions about deficit loom large over Thursday's Ontario budgetDalton McGuinty's Liberals have lowered expectations, but Finance Minister Dwight Duncan doesn't have the luxury of being entirely boring
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:24 am Party-switching GOP hopeful Steve Levy picks fight with Lazio pal Pataki - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:22 am Vancouver says goodbye to Olympic streetcarMayor says he has no ideas on a permanent solution for route to Granville Island
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:10 am What do small leaks mean for public health?Thousands of unregulated small gas leaks are eroding air quality on a daily basis
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:06 am House Democrats Pass Health Care BillThe 111th Congress on Sunday night managed to do what Congresses before it have tried and failed to do for nearly a century: Pass and send to the president a bill to fundamentally remake the nation's health care system. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Karzai Holds Talks With Rebel GroupHigh-level meetings are going on between Afghanistan's government and a senior delegation of insurgents. It marks the first time that President Hamid Karzai has met with such high-level representatives. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Clinton To Address AIPAC ConferenceU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled Monday to address a convention of AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby. Her speech comes with the U.S. and Israeli governments at loggerheads over Israeli plans to build new housing in disputed East Jerusalem. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Crown paints callous image of strip-club suspectFinal arguments are set to be heard this week in the Brass Rail murder trial
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:52 am U of T students approve levy to build athletic complexToronto's bid to stage a memorable Pan American Games in 2015 receives an important boost
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:49 am Karzai holds peace talks with insurgent factionKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met a senior delegation for peace talks with one of the main insurgent groups fighting against his government and foreign troops, Karzai's spokesman said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:46 am Tanzania proposal for ivory sale failsDOHA, Qatar (AP) — A U.N. conservation meeting has rejected a proposal by Tanzania to weaken an ivory ban so it can sell its ivory stocks, over criticism from conservationists that they are not ... Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:38 am Health Care Passage Hinged On Abortion LanguageThe House of Representatives' passage Sunday of a health care bill was secured after President Obama issued an executive order banning the use of public funds for abortions. The order helped secure the support of Rep. Bart Stupak and other anti-abortion rights Democrats. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:31 am Honeymoon's over on national unity as Toronto's provincial dream livesOntario MPP revives notion of making Canada's most populous city into its 11th province
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:28 am Hong Kong's famed skyline and harbour is often shrouded in a blanket of hazeA lone jogger runs across the promenade along the waterfront of Victoria harbour on the Kowloon side as the polluted skyline of Hong Kong island is visible in the background. Hong Kong's air pollution...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:14 am Hong Kong's air pollution has soared to record levelsTourists wear facemasks as they walk along the waterfront of Victoria harbour on the Kowloon side in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's air pollution soared to record levels on March 22, the territory's Environmental...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:14 am US doctor faces first day of manslaughter trialBRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty in an Australian court Monday to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am Senators to square off over financial reformsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will begin hammering out new rules for the financial system on Monday, two years after Bear Stearns' collapse ushered in the worst financial crisis in decades.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:02 am Big immigration march in WashingtonTens of thousands call for an overhaul to be the next priority in Congress, even as lawmakers debated the passage of healthcare legislation.Determined to push a major overhaul of the immigration system to the top of the nation's political agenda, tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday on the National Mall, challenging Congress to fix laws that they say separate families and hurt the country's economic and social vitality.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am House passes historic healthcare overhaulThe vote, which comes amid unanimous GOP opposition, alters the landscape for consumers and insurance firms.Ending the Democrats' decades-long quest to create a healthcare safety net to match Social Security, the House of Representatives on Sunday night approved sweeping legislation to guarantee Americans access to medical care for the first time, delivering President Obama the biggest victory of his young presidency.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Maliki seeks recount in Iraq electionsThe prime minister, in a narrow race with Iyad Allawi, alleges fraud and demands a recount, invoking his power as commander in chief. Fears of turmoil rise as the election commission rejects the call.Iraq's political process lurched toward crisis Sunday as the country's prime minister, president and interior minister threw their weight behind a ballot-by-ballot recount of the nation's parliamentary elections.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Proposed conservation area would preserve some of California's least-trampled terrainThe diverse 100-mile-swath of inner coast range land between the Bay Area and Sacramento, dubbed the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area, is on a list of prospective national monuments.It is difficult to fathom that there could be a plot of ground in California that hasn't been extensively tramped across, camped on, photographed or blogged about.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Healthcare fight was Obama's proving groundThe president chose a goal and held to it steadfastly. Now he must build on that momentum.Rarely does a president bet everything on a single card, but Barack Obama did it on healthcare. Almost from the beginning, the White House was guided by one priority: Nothing must get in the way of healthcare. Everything else would have to wait.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am From hot springs to a big stinkPaso Robles will soon begin filling in its 'hole from hell,' a sulfurous pit opened by the San Simeon quake of 2003. It's a reminder of the hot springs that once made the city a haven for travelers.City officials here call it the "hole from hell."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am In North Dakota, waterlogged life goes onFlooding is just a part of this region's landscape, though it can be vexing after a while.As the Red River crested Sunday, Fargo, N.D., residents watched with relief as their man-made clay and sandbag barriers held back the near-bursting waterway and signs of normality -- dog-walkers and packed after-church brunches -- reappeared in the state's most populous city.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Sarkozy's party defeated in France's regional electionsA coalition of left-wing parties garners 54.3% of the vote, versus 36.1% for the right, according to a preliminary poll.French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right party was soundly defeated in the final round of France's regional elections held Sunday, in a sign of widespread disapproval of the administration two years before the next presidential election.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am 3 Killed as Small Quake Hits North HaitiResidents Say Temblor Toppled Apartment Building in Cap-Hatien, Island Nation's 2nd Largest CitySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:59 am Palestinian Islamic Jihad supporters attend a rally in the Rafah refugee campPalestinian Islamic Jihad supporters attend a rally in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on March 19, 2010. Israeli warplanes struck a tunnel in Rafah in an overnight raid following Palestinian...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:45 am Thousands rally for changes in immigration lawsThousands gathered on the National Mall on Sunday to demand that Congress provide a path to citizenship for America's estimated ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:42 am U.S. forces on Taliban's heelsThousands of soldiers, Marines and Afghan army members here have been solidifying positions around southern Kandahar province ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:40 am China begins trial of 4 Rio Tinto employeesSHANGHAI (AP) -- An Australian executive and three other employees of Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as the head of the mining giant said his company was trying to resolve its troubles with China....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:27 am House delivers health care victory for President ObamaCongress completed action Sunday night on the major portion of President Obama's top priority, a historic restructuring of the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:27 am Flood fears recede in well-prepared Midwest citiesAs the Midwestern cities of Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., dodged major damage from floodwaters that crested Sunday, communities ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:18 am China begins trial of 4 Rio Tinto employeesSHANGHAI (AP) — An Australian executive and three other employees of Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as the head of the mining giant said his c... Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:06 am Sandstorms across China prompt health warningsBEIJING (AP) — Sandstorms whipping across China shrouded cities in an unhealthy cloud of sand and grit Monday, with winds carrying the pollution outside the mainland as far as the island of Taiw... Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:03 am 55-plus community in N.J. opens development to all agesLifting or easing age restrictions in active adult communities is the latest consequence of the recession and housing collapse ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:03 am Suns win fourth straight, beating Trail BlazersPHOENIX - Jared Dudley scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter and Grant Hill hit two key baskets, lifting...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:42 pm Flood fears recede in well-prepared Midwest cities - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:41 pm Cavs get first season sweep of Pistons in 3 decadesCLEVELAND- J.J. Hickson and Anthony Parker combined for 20 points in the decisive third quarter and Cleveland beat...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:36 pm Air Pollution Hits Record High in Hong Kong - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:29 pm Lance Martin's life, music are full of high notesLance Martin is waiting with a question when students walk into his jazz flute classes at Wellesley College for...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:28 pm Israel: No building restrictions in east JerusalemJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before he left for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:26 pm French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional votePARIS (AP) -- The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries - and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:26 pm US doctor faces first day of manslaughter trialAn American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty in an Australian court Monday to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:17 pm California governor's race to set spending record - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:03 pm Police escort fewer funeral processionsPolice-escorted funeral processions for ordinary citizens are a rarity in big cities in the USA, and increasingly so in smaller ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:58 pm President Obama's remarks on health care overhaulPresident Barack Obama's remarks on health care overhaul, delivered Sunday after the House passed the legislation:Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:51 pm Finally, home sweet as Bruins top Rangers
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:45 pm The House passed the overhaul — now what?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:40 pm The House passed the overhaul — now what?So, now what?Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:40 pm Abortion deal helps ensure enough votes for health careEight Democratic holdouts reached a deal with the White House bout abortion funding and agreed to vote in favor of the health ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:37 pm Important dates in surgeon's manslaughter caseA timeline of the case involving Dr. Jayant Patel, who is facing trial on manslaughter charges in the deaths of three patients in Australia from 2003 to early 2005: Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:31 pm Important dates in surgeon's manslaughter caseA timeline of the case involving Dr. Jayant Patel, who is facing trial on manslaughter charges in the deaths of three patients in Australia from 2003 to early 2005:Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:31 pm CNN war zone camerawoman Moth dies from cancerCNN photojournalist Margaret Moth, who survived a near-fatal gunshot wound to the face while filming in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the wars there in the early 1990s, died Sunday. She was 59.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:09 pm Iowa State routs Lehigh 79-42 in women's tourneyWith Alison Lacey feeling better, so was everyone else on Iowa State's basketball team.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:07 pm No. 3 seed West Virginia beats No. 14 Lamar, 58-43West Virginia simply had too much for Lamar to handle.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:06 pm Prostate Test: Lifesaver Or Big Mistake?Each year millions of men get a PSA test for prostate cancer. Many men credit it with saving their lives. But the man who discovered PSA calls it a public health disaster, costing billions of dollars and resulting in needless debilitating treatments. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:04 pm Kobe, Lakers send Wizards to 11th straight lossKobe Bryant scored 20 of his 24 points on a variety of jump shots during a dynamic second quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Washington Wizards to their 11th straight loss, 99-92 Sunday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm CAPITAL CULTURE: Smoot's girl-next-door nice, funIt's the grind that every politician dreads: working the phones, hour after hour, asking people for campaign money.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Warding Off Muscle Cramps As We AgeAs we get older, our muscles get weaker and the nerves undergo some decay. This makes us more prone to muscle cramps. Despite a good deal of study, there's not an easy treatment for the issue — but some tried-and-true prevention techniques seem to help. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Did Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?Researchers believe that humanity's extraordinary ability to adapt to different environments and build tools was in part the result of drastic shifts in the Earth's climate. From centuries of drought to devastating monsoons, humans found a way to adjust to nearly everything. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Woods ‘a little nervous’ about Masters reception
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:50 pm Oklahoma holds on to beat Jackrabbits 68-57One late dry spell couldn't spoil Oklahoma's run of success in the first round of the NCAA tournament.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:43 pm House backs Obama's bid to revamp student loansWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Sunday approved President Barack Obama's bid to implement what would be the biggest overhaul in decades of the federal student loan program.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:38 pm Get Ready For The Senate's Health Vote SlogThe Senate will take up the House's reconciliation bill within days, at which point Republicans will try any and all strategies to delay and, if possible, derail the legislation. In other words, it's business as usual for this chamber. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:31 pm Video: Pope's Apology Not Enough?In a letter to Irish Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI apologized to victims of child sex abuse by members of the clergy. As Mark Phillips reports, there were some complaints after his apology.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:24 pm For Victims, Pope's Apology Falls ShortCatholic Church Asks for Forgiveness for Decades of Worldwide Sex Abuse, but Doesn't Admit Cover-Ups or Impose Any PenaltiesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:22 pm Australia investigates deadly crocodile attackAn Australian coroner started an investigation Monday into the death of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a crocodile last year, as two fresh attacks refocused public scrutiny on how to mana... Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:15 pm Video: Excerpt: Haiti's Lost ChildrenScott Pelley reports on the plight of Haiti's children, some of the hardest hit victims in the wake of the earthquake. 60 Minutes, Sunday, March 21 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:13 pm Rank-and-file supplied the crucial votesTheir faces aren’t the ones you see on television or on magazine covers, but rank-and-file House Democrats supplied the crucial votes on the health care overhaul.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:08 pm 'Still capable of doing big things ' - Obama leads healthcare reform victoryCongress extended health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans with a historic vote that capped a century-long quest for near universal coverage and handed a massive triumph to Barack Obama's young presidency.The stakes...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm Sarkozy reviews options after French poll defeatPARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will meet President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday to discuss the consequences of the ruling center-right UMP party's heavy loss in regional elections at the weekend.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:44 pm Moms are all ‘Desperate’ on Wisteria Lane
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:43 pm Teen charged in Walmart racial comment caseA 16-year-old boy was responsible for an intercom announcement ordering black people to leave from a Wal-Mart store in southern ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:35 pm House Passes Historic Health Care LegislationCapping a year of legislative activity and ending decades of Democratic frustration, the House approves a pair of bills that would extend health care coverage to more than 30 million Americans. One bill goes to Obama's desk, the other heads for a final showdown in the Senate. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:32 pm The Lost Children of HaitiScott Pelley Reports on the Plight of the Most Vulnerable Victims of the EarthquakeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm Protestors voice opposition to health billHundreds of boisterous protestors gathered outside the Capitol today to voice their opposition to the healthcare legislation being debated inside.About 300 people carrying homemade signs, American flags and banners with the colonial-era...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm Trial of 'incompetent' surgeon beginsBRISBANE - An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling today pleaded not guilty to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm.Jayant Patel,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:15 pm Nicolas Sarkozy leaves a booth at a Paris polling stationFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves a booth at a Paris polling station during the secound round of the regional elections. Sarkozy was left scrambling for a way to relaunch his once relentless reform...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:14 pm VIDEO: Sarkozy takes drubbing in regional poll. Duration: 01:40President Nicolas Sarkozy's party took a severe blow from French voters in regional elections marking his last big national test before 2012's general election. Duration: 01:40Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:14 pm Afghan Militants Seek Peace DealAfghanistan's second-largest insurgent group after the Taliban said it sent a delegation to Kabul to negotiate a peace deal with the government and coalition forces. Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:04 pm Toyota shareholders sue over stock price dropToyota shareholders incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price are heading to court with lawsuits claiming ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2010 | 7:50 pm Five-year-old girl survives croc attackA five-year-old girl has survived a close encounter with a two-metre salt water crocodile in Australia's Northern Territory.The girl sustained deep cuts to her leg on Sunday while swimming at Caledon Bay in northeast Arnhem Land,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 7:50 pm Broad coalition packs Mall to urge overhaul of immigration laws - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 Mar 2010 | 7:49 pm Officials: U.S. missiles kill 4 in PakistanSuspected U.S. drones fired missiles at a house and car in a militant-dominated tribal region near the Afghan border, killing ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2010 | 7:27 pm US doctor faces first day of manslaughter trialBRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty in an Australian court Monday t... Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2010 | 7:26 pm What Are The Immediate Effects Of Health Bill Passing?Obama administration officials and wonks call them "early deliverables." They're the benefits of the health legislation that would kick in this election year. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Mar 2010 | 7:01 pm Immigration activists rally for changeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the U.S. capital on Sunday to demand immigration reform that defends the rights of foreign workers, but their voices may have been muted by Democrats' push for a historic vote on healthcare.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 6:53 pm Iceland fears 2nd, even larger volcanic eruptionREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- A volcano in southern Iceland has erupted for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volcano nearby....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 21 Mar 2010 | 6:09 pm Volcanic eruption in IcelandA volcano in southern Iceland has erupted for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volcano nearby.The eruption at the Eyjafjallajokull...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm UN: 3 killed in quake collapse in northern HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A small earthquake struck northern Haiti early Sunday, collapsing an apartment building and killing at least three people, a U.N. spokesman said....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 21 Mar 2010 | 5:53 pm Tributes flow for renowned Kiwi photojournalistWith her jet-black hair, black eyeliner, black clothes and combat boots, Margaret Moth certainly made a powerful first impression.The former Dunedin television camerawoman who went on to capture some of CNN's most dramatic war...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 5:30 pm Palestinian youths shot deadIsraeli troops shot dead two Palestinians today in an escalation of bloodshed which brought the total killed in the West Bank to four within 24 hours. Two teenagers were killed yesterday by troops who used what local medics said...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm Iceland Volcano Erupts, Hundreds EvacuatedScientists Concerned That Lava Flows From Half-Mile-Long Fissure May Trigger More Dangerous ErputionsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm Barack Obama on the verge of US health care victoryDemocratic party leaders predicted that they would pass a bill to reform the American health care system on Sunday night.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Mar 2010 | 3:59 pm Greenberg sells AIG stock to UBS for $278 millionNEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief executive of American International Group Inc, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, reached a deal to sell most of the shares he holds in the insurer to a unit of Swiss bank UBS.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 3:50 pm Willard Wigan's Micro ArtThis British Artist Has Made a Big Name for Himself, Though You Need a Microscope to View His CreationsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm Sarkozy takes a battering at pollsProjections by French polling agencies show President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives have taken a beating by the country's opposition left in regional elections.Polling agency OpinionWay projected that the Socialist Party and...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm Labor gets kicking in state electionsThe Labor Party has suffered a big fall in support in state elections in Tasmania and South Australia, with voters sending an ominous message to Kevin Rudd, who has to call a federal election before the end of this year.Mike Rann...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 12:30 pm US on the verge of a health care revolutionHouse of Representatives was due to pass President Obama's landmark health bill at an extraordinary session on Sunday.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Mar 2010 | 12:19 pm U.S. missile strike kills 8 militants in PakistanMIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout in northwest Pakistan on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 12:10 pm Boss defends police officers after four die in car crashCANBERRA - NSW police stopped chasing a stolen car in Canberra's south moments before it ran a red light and hit a vehicle, killing two adults and a baby in the second car.A 33-year-old Canberra man, a 29-year-old woman and her...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm Iraq President Calls for Election RecountPresident's Demand is Latest Twist Amid Accusations of Fraud in Race Between Prime Minister and RivalSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:30 am Video: An Anniversary ForgottenAs the news cycle revolves around health care, Friday marked an important anniversary that received little attention. As Bob Schieffer explain, it was the 7th anniversary of the Iraq war.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:05 am BA Cabin Crews Strike for 2nd DayBritish Airways Says Contingency Plans Working Well, While Union Says 10,000 Members Walked Out Over Pay FreezeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Mar 2010 | 7:53 am
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