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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:09:22 GMT

Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and his wife Jill, second from left, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his wife Sara, second from right, pose for photographers ahead of their joint dinner the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israel's new plan to build 1,600 apartments for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:31 GMT

Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early (AP)

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, greets U.S. troops as he tours the training grounds of Camp Blackhorse, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.  (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:57:17 GMT

US official: Sudan's elections to be crucial test (AP)

AP - A U.S. official says Sudan's upcoming elections must be as transparent as possible to prepare for a referendum on independence for the oil-rich south in 2011.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:18:52 GMT

Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killed (AP)

Rev. Joshua T. Dafom, right, stands in front of the grave of a woman killed in fighting in the village of Ku-got, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. More than 200 people died in central Nigeria in recent fighting between Christians and Muslims. (AP Photos/Jon Gambrell)AP - Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after fighting between Christians and Muslims in the area left more than 200 dead including dozens of children.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:19:49 GMT

Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism (AP)

The Dalai Lama smiles as he prepares to deliver his annual address from exile in India, marking the 51st anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in Dharamsla, India, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Chinese authorities had rebuffed all his efforts to reach a compromise over Tibet and had instead engaged in systematic repression as part of a plan to 'annihilate Buddhism' there. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)AP - The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region.


Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:35:00 GMT

Israel: Did the Alleged Mossad Hit in Dubai Really Help? (Time.com)

Time.com - While all the signs point to Mossad as the perpetrator and the Israelis are hardly denying it, the killing of a top Hamas operative may have caused the Israelis problems on other fronts
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:13:05 GMT

BA, American, Iberia to cede airport slots (AP)

AP - British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have offered to give away takeoff and landing slots at London and New York airports to soothe European Union antitrust worries, EU regulators said Wednesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:14:48 GMT

Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack (AP)

AP - Top Egyptian cleric Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, whose moderate views angered conservative Muslims, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, the state-owned news agency reported. He was 81.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:24:10 GMT

Brazil's Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo (AP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, second left, Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influential nation.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:57:37 GMT

Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears (Reuters)

Reuters - Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi hospital.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:19:04 GMT

Japan machinery orders fall 3.7% in January (AFP)

A Hitachi worker at assembles parts on an air-conditioning production line in the town of Ohira in Tochigi prefecture. Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, fell 3.7 percent in January from the previous month, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, fell 3.7 percent in January from the previous month, official data showed Wednesday.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:36:03 GMT

Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying (Reuters)

Reuters - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:06:42 GMT

Indonesia confirms Bali bomb mastermind killed (AFP)

An undated picture of the militant leader Dulmatin. The Al-Qaeda-trained bomber is the suspected mastermind of some of the region's most notorious attacks and the United States' Rewards for Justice programme had posted a 10 million US dollar bounty on his head.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Indonesia's president on Wednesday confirmed that a bombmaker believed to be behind the Bali bombings was killed in a Jakarta raid and vowed to keep hunting extremists in a landmark address to Australia's parliament.


Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT

Israel rebuffs Biden by announcing new settlement construction (McClatchy Newspapers)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden arrive at Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunMcClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Hours after the arrival Tuesday of Vice President Joe Biden to help launch indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel announced the construction of 1,600 homes in a settlement block in mostly Arab East Jerusalem, an open rebuff that led Biden to issue a sharply worded condemnation.


Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:09:00 GMT

New wrinkle in Joe Biden agenda: 1,600 units in Israeli settlement (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - As Vice President Joe Biden began four days of diplomatic meetings on Iran and the peace process, there was already a sign of uncertainty on the newly renewed Israeli-Palestinian talks.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:35:00 GMT

Russian Shareholder Activist Exposes Corporate Greed (Time.com)

Time.com - Alexei Navalny is a unique type of opposition figure in Russia. He believes the most effective way to challenge the ruling class is not through elections, but by acquiring stock

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:58 GMT

Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)

US President Barack Obama speaks on healthcare and health insurance reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Obama has launched a populist assault on price-gouging American insurance firms, escalating his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AP - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:09:22 GMT

Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and his wife Jill, second from left, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his wife Sara, second from right, pose for photographers ahead of their joint dinner the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israel's new plan to build 1,600 apartments for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:05:30 GMT

Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list (AP)

Graphic shows process of determining who gets on the Federal No-Fly listAP - It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:18:04 GMT

How the AP-GfK poll on Obama was conducted (AP)

AP - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on President Obama, the direction of the country and health care was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from March 3-8. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,002 adults. Interviews were conducted with 702 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on cellular phones.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:27:34 GMT

Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned' (AP)

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:06:05 GMT

Taliban claim suicide attack on NATO-Afghan base (AP)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, second left, tours through the town of Now Zad, Afghanistan, on Tuesday March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim WATSON, Pool)AP - The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:19:08 GMT

Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)

Job seekers during a career fair in San Diego, California, in January 2010. The United States lost fewer jobs than expected in February and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the government said Friday, cautioning the data may be skewed by winter storms.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sandy Huffaker)AP - Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:31 GMT

Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early (AP)

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, greets U.S. troops as he tours the training grounds of Camp Blackhorse, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.  (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:40:50 GMT

Osmonds return to stage after death of Marie's son (AP)

AP - Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:59:15 GMT

Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010, file photo, then-Los Angeles Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy glares at his team during an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta. Dunleavy is out as general manager of the Clippers, barely a month after relinquishing his head coaching duties. The team announced it severed ties with Dunleavy late Tuesday afternoon, March 9, 2010, in an e-mail. Assistant general manager Neil Olshey will take over Dunleavy's job. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)AP - Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:23:35 GMT

Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare (Reuters)

Reuters - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:55:26 GMT

UK proposes tougher steps on disclosing bankers' pay (Reuters)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown smiles as he prepares to greet Jordan's King Abdullah (not pictured) on the steps of 10 Downing Street in central London March 9, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Britain will on Wednesday propose to force banks to reveal how many of their staff earn top wages, in steps that go further than previous proposals, financial services minister Paul Myners said.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:43:28 GMT

Israeli minister apologizes to Biden over homes plan (Reuters)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden arrive at Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunReuters - An Israeli cabinet minister apologized on Wednesday after Israel embarrassed visiting Vice President Joe Biden by announcing plans to build 1,600 more homes for Jewish settlers.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:39:57 GMT

Iceland opposition toughens on new "Icesave" talks (Reuters)

Reuters - Iceland's opposition turned up the heat on the center-left government on Wednesday to hold out for a tough new "Icesave" debt accord with Britain and the Netherlands, after a referendum rejection of its previous deal.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:02:33 GMT

Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius (Reuters)

In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, the tailends of unsold 2010 Toyota Prius sedans form a long line at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo. Toyota owners and stockholders have peppered the Japanese automaker with more than 80 class-action lawsuits in the wake of widespread recalls, some contending that defective engineering has caused injuries or deaths and others claiming the company's woes have damaged the value of the vehicles. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Reuters - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:02:48 GMT

Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote (Reuters)

Reuters - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm-twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet in the coming weeks: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:40:59 GMT

Economists trim 2011 U.S. growth forecast (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. economists raised their forecast for economic growth in 2010 in March, the third straight monthly rise, while trimming their growth forecast for 2011, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:03:09 GMT

Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty (Reuters)

Reuters - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:06:42 GMT

Indonesia confirms Bali bomb mastermind killed (AFP)

An undated picture of the militant leader Dulmatin. The Al-Qaeda-trained bomber is the suspected mastermind of some of the region's most notorious attacks and the United States' Rewards for Justice programme had posted a 10 million US dollar bounty on his head.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Indonesia's president on Wednesday confirmed that a bombmaker believed to be behind the Bali bombings was killed in a Jakarta raid and vowed to keep hunting extremists in a landmark address to Australia's parliament.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:40:28 GMT

Bomb kills 5 as Gates, Ahmadinejad visit Afghanistan (AFP)

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates inspects troops at Camp Blackhorse training ground in Kabul. A car bomb has killed five people in Afghanistan as the Iranian president and the US defence secretary pay duelling visits to the war-torn country.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - A car bomb killed five people in Afghanistan on Wednesday, as the Iranian president and the defence secretary of Iran's arch-foe, the United States, paid duelling visits to the war-torn country.



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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:51:51 GMT

Iran attacks US over Afghanistan

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:36:46 GMT

China's exports see big increase

China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:19:18 GMT

Collider to shut down for a year

The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:14:34 GMT

'Last Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia

Indonesia's president confirms security forces have killed the last main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:43:17 GMT

Jerusalem row clouds Biden visit

US Vice-President Joe Biden meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, with discussions dominated by Israeli plans for 1,600 more homes in East Jerusalem.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:19:48 GMT

Burma law bans Suu Kyi from poll

A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT

Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'

Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:09:01 GMT

Five killed in Pakistan attack

Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:26:56 GMT

Ring may be giant 'impact crater'

Deforestation in central Africa has revealed what could be an impact crater left by a giant space rock, scientists say.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:35:26 GMT

Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints '3D edition'

A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:22:57 GMT

Good egg - DNA of extinct birds found in ancient shells

The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:56:40 GMT

Life bans for Yousuf and Younus

Top Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are told they cannot represent their country again.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:03 GMT

Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress

Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:31:38 GMT

Galapagos tension

Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:08:02 GMT

Thin red line

Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:47 GMT

Biswas on India

Women's quotas - historic moment for largest democracy
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:21:26 GMT

In pictures

Togo in trouble as election protests continue to rage
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:05:16 GMT

Separation fear

Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship law
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:36:28 GMT

Earth Watch

Whales and tuna tied up in Eurotangle
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01:50 GMT

Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'

A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:24:35 GMT

US apology for Gaddafi comments

The US apologises for comments made by a spokesman after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:36:20 GMT

US 'hid terror suspect treatment'

A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:47 GMT

Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'

The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:06 GMT

Japan confirms secret nuclear pact

Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:26:11 GMT

Thailand invokes emergency laws

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:11:19 GMT

Ashton sets out diplomatic vision

The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs Europe has a "once in a generation opportunity" to build a powerful diplomatic service.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:13 GMT

Obama backs Greece on speculators

President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:07:37 GMT

Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81

Egypt's top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:14 GMT

Gaza activist's death case opens

A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:49 GMT

Indian MPs approve women's bill

India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:04:10 GMT

UK seeks Afghan political drive

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:48:38 GMT

New Kurdish party to challenge polls

Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish party that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in the third general election since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:11:35 GMT

Bitterness and unease in Zimbabwe

Andrew Harding reports from Harare on the uneasy mood among the white population and the MDC party as President Robert Mugabe says he's ready for another term.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:24:35 GMT

Can US broker Middle East peace?

Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:23:35 -0500

Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:18:13 -0500

UK proposes tougher steps on disclosing bankers' pay

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will on Wednesday propose to force banks to reveal how many of their staff earn top wages, in steps that go further than previous proposals, financial services minister Paul Myners said.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:43:28 -0500

Israeli minister apologizes to Biden over homes plan

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister apologized on Wednesday after Israel embarrassed visiting Vice President Joe Biden by announcing plans to build 1,600 more homes for Jewish settlers.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:02:33 -0500

Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius

LOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:02:48 -0500

Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm-twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet in the coming weeks: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:40:59 -0500

Economists trim 2011 U.S. growth forecast

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economists raised their forecast for economic growth in 2010 in March, the third straight monthly rise, while trimming their growth forecast for 2011, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:09:20 -0500

Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and needy, the White House said on Tuesday.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:03:09 -0500

Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:10:27 -0500

Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants

CANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim country.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:20:26 -0500

UK PM Brown warns of bumpy economic road ahead

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sees risks to the economic recovery and says it is not the moment to change course as he prepares for an election by June.

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