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  1. Wily dodges point to single culprit in high-profile Los Angeles heists

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am MST

    Thefts that depend on role playing and charm point to a single burglar being the likely suspect in heists of jewelry and cash from sports teams, a salsa band and a sugar baron in town for the Oscars.

    For the "Rico Suave" bandit, the weapons of choice are charm, disguise and the power of persuasion.




  2. Swinging at the pay-cut piñata

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am MST

    City employee group questions use of ever-changing numbers

    Art Sweatman has trimmed trees for the city of Los Angeles for 13 years, and sometimes he hauls them away after they've fallen on cars or blocked roads and sidewalks. It took him 10 years to get to his current annual salary of $54,000, and now city officials are saying they need him and other workers to take a 10% to 15% pay cut to eliminate a $485-million deficit.




  3. Gang member in jail for murder is investigated in cellmate's death

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am MST

    Jamar Lavon Tucker told deputies during a security check Thursday that he had just killed his cellmate, a member of the same gang who was awaiting felony trial, L.A. County sheriff's officials say.

    A Compton gang member already sentenced to life in prison for murder and awaiting trial in a second slaying is being investigated in the strangling of his Twin Towers jail cellmate.




  4. One year later: Investors remain leery of bull market

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:00 pm MST

    It was the one-year anniversary Tuesday of the day the stock market began to heal from its 57 percent downturn, and a traditional gift on such occasions, appropriately, is paper.




  5. New, covert police surveillance cameras on the way

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:00 pm MST

    Criminals accustomed to the blinking blue lights of Chicago's police cameras have learned to move outside their range. But new cameras ordered up by Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis will be covert and have a wider range.




  6. Fulton County's million-dollar clerk

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm MST

    Fulton County Commission Clerk Mark Massey is determined to ensure the taxpayers get an accurate record of each commission meeting.

  7. Seniors lift Cherokee boys to S.J. Group 4 title

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm MST

    All season the one given for Cherokee's boys' basketball team has been point guard Willis Nicholson, whose blazing quickness and field generalship have catapulted the Chiefs to an extremely high level. The one question each night was always the same: Who would be the No. 1 and No. 2 complementary players?

  8. Female WWII pilots receive medals

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:29 pm MST

    Congress is awarding the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor, to members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots




  9. US-Born Capo, Drug Lord's Brother Fight for Cartel

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:29 pm MST

    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Authorities say a U.S.-born hitman is fighting the brother of a deceased drug lord for control of the Beltran-Leyva cartel, marking what may be the first time an American has risen to the very top ranks of Mexican gangs.



  10. Fulton school board hears from concerned employees and parents

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:21 pm MST

    Fulton County school counselors and psychologists added faces to the proposed budget cuts as the system seeks to pare $120 million from its 2011 budget.

  11. Internal report issues black eye for U.S. Embassy in Kabul

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:16 pm MST

    The State Department is failing to properly oversee nearly $2 billion in contracts to battle the drug trade, build infrastructure ...




  12. US Hospital Ship Comfort Leaving Haiti

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:13 pm MST

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home.



  13. Roberts: Presidential address is 'pep rally'

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:11 pm MST

    Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts told an Alabama audience Tuesday that he found the atmosphere "very troubling" at January's ...




  14. Montco woman accused of helping terrorists

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:10 pm MST

    A woman from Montgomery County who used the online nickname of "JihadJane" has been indicted for conspiring to provide support to Islamic terrorists with whom she allegedly plotted to kill a Swedish artist.

  15. L.A. council considers deactivating 10 ambulances at night

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:05 pm MST

    A decision is postponed after a man tearfully recalls how his father died of a heart attack and amid confusion about how the plan to save $20 million would affect response times.

    Facing a shrinking number of options to close a budget gap that could grow to $600 million in the next fiscal year, the Los Angeles City Council is weighing whether to deactivate 10 rescue ambulances at night.




  16. Massa admits groping male staffer, denies it was sexual

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:05 pm MST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but described it as tickling, not sexual behavior.




  17. El Nino could whip up more active tornado season

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:58 pm MST

    Weather forecasters say the wetter-than-usual El Nio winter that has blasted much of the United States could be followed by an ...




  18. U.N. Honors the 101 Who Served and Died in Haiti

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:54 pm MST

    At United Nations headquarters in New York, co-workers, friends and family members shared their grief and memories.



  19. Man dies after jumping into Chicago River to elude police

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:54 pm MST




  20. Chile's Bachelet Reflects on Term in TV Interview

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:53 pm MST

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Chile's president denies any delay in sending soldiers out to help with the massive earthquake.



  21. Allegations rise against N.Y.'s Massa

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:50 pm MST

    Hours after resigning amid allegations of sexually harassing staffers, former House member Eric Massa went on national television ...




  22. Suspect: Charges in Argentine Bomb Case Are 'Lies'

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:43 pm MST

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- An Iranian accused of masterminding the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed 85 people dismissed the allegations as ''lies'' on Tuesday and said he won't appear before an Argentine court.



  23. Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:38 pm MST

    A new election law issued by Myanmar's ruling military bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party and thus from running in upcoming elections, state-run newspapers said Wednesday.

  24. Attorneys: Respect Roethlisberger accuser privacy

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:37 pm MST

    Attorneys for the woman who accuses Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault say she did the right thing by going to police, and they are asking for privacy.

  25. Jones Soda reaches tentative deal to be acquired by Reed's

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:36 pm MST

    Seattle-based Jones Soda has signed a "letter of intent" that could lead to its acquisition by a Los Angeles natural-soda-pop company called Reed's for about $10.1 million in stock and cash.

  26. Jason Vargas looks sharp despite M's 6-4 loss to Indians

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:35 pm MST

    Jason Vargas pitched into the fourth inning in the Mariners' 6-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday, putting together another impressive outing.

  27. Girl, 8, attacked by dogs in DeKalb County

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:34 pm MST

    An 8-year-old girl underwent vascular and plastic surgery Tuesday evening after being severely injured by two dogs in DeKalb County, police said.

  28. MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:34 pm MST

    Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.

  29. Father of missing hiker 'still hopeful'

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:34 pm MST

    About 40 ground searchers plus Coast Guard and Washington National Guard aircraft have completed another day of looking for a 24-year-old Portland woman missing on a hike near Bonneville Dam in Washington's Skamania County. The search will resume Wednesday.

  30. 16-year-old shooter guilty on 24 counts

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:33 pm MST

    A 16-year-old prosecutors called a known gang member was found guilty today of firing a gun at a group of boys on bicycles in Greeley last August.

  31. Iditarod launches drug testing of mushers

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:32 pm MST

    Every human competitor now running the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will be tested for alcohol and illegal drugs on the trail for the first time in the history of the 1,100-mile race - a change defending champion Lance Mackey believes is directed at him.

  32. Mariners' Felix Hernandez looks sharp in simulated game

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:32 pm MST

    Seattle ace Felix Hernandez pitched well in a two-inning, 35-pitch effort against minor leaguers, and Jason Vargas helped himself in the battle for the fifth spot in the Mariners' rotation.

  33. Retired NY police leader's replacement now leaving

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:31 pm MST

    The replacement for the New York State Police superintendent who retired amid the scandal enveloping Gov. David Paterson announced his own retirement Tuesday after just a week in the top job.

  34. Wash. lawmakers limit sex offender computers

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:31 pm MST

    The Legislature has passed a measure limiting computer use by sex offenders at the state's Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island.

  35. Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:30 pm MST

    The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the...

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  36. Former Cherry Hill official sentenced for kickbacks

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:30 pm MST



  37. Mesa coroner IDs dead Samaritan

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:19 pm MST

    The Mesa County coroner's office today identified the 27-year-old man who was shot and killed Sunday night as he tried to intervene in a domestic dispute between neighbors in Grand Junction.

  38. Venezuelan Officials Take Control of 2 Sugar Mills

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:19 pm MST

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's government seized control of two sugar mills Tuesday and threatened to expropriate them, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the labor rights of employees.



  39. Proposed school closures divide DeKalb

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:17 pm MST

    DeKalb County parents quickly drew battle lines Tuesday night, upset that schools being considered for closure under the county's budget crunch are in primarily poor, African-American neighborhoods.

  40. 3D TV? What's Sony and Samsung up to?

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:14 pm MST

    Sony and Samsung announced intentions to enter the 3D TV market.




  41. 'Parent universities' calm teen wars

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:11 pm MST

    Lectures open eyes to dangers facing adolescents today

    From Naperville to Lake Zurich, school districts and nonprofit parent groups are holding seminars and workshops to teach moms and dads the Holy Grail of parenting: earning your teen's respect.




  42. China wages war on growing corruption

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:00 pm MST

    Public corruption is not exclusive to China, but it is considered a more serious problem here because it could threaten Communist ...




  43. BRT files suit against city, seeks to prevent the agency's abolition

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:58 pm MST



  44. Schwarzenegger reverses state policy on parole records in wake of Chelsea King, Amber Dubois cases

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:55 pm MST




  45. Toyota faced with 2 more cases of runaway Priuses

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:48 pm MST

    As Toyota sought to contain the fallout from a California sudden-acceleration case involving a Prius, another Prius slammed into ...




  46. Auraria Campus on alert after attacks and robberies

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:48 pm MST

    A series of assaults and robberies, including a double-stabbing Monday morning, at Denver's downtown Auraria Campus has police investigating and student leaders organizing a meeting on the

  47. Lawrenceville man pleads ‘not guilty' to 1976 murder

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:45 pm MST

    More for more than 33 years, the last man known to have seen a 23-year-old Missouri woman alive eluded police.

  48. Iraqi parties both claim lead in election

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:44 pm MST

    The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after ...




  49. Guatemala Closer to Extraditing Ex-President to US

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:43 pm MST

    GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Guatemala is a step closer to extraditing former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face money laundering charges.



  50. Panel considers 10% pay cut for state lawmakers

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:43 pm MST

    Citizens Compensation Commission chairman recommends another drop in pay and benefits, after an 18% reduction last year. The cuts would also apply to the governor and other state officials.

    Months after California legislators had their pay and benefits cut 18%, the head of a state panel that sets salaries proposed Tuesday that elected officials lose 10% more in response to the continuing budget crisis.




  51. Device in car not explosive, police say

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:37 pm MST

    The driver of a green Saturn told a Gwinnett police officer he'd had explosive devices in the past.

  52. ESPN boss hoodwinked us over hip hop restaurant chain, claims uni alumni group in suit

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:37 pm MST

    Florida A&M University's alumni association claims in a lawsuit it was hoodwinked by fast-talking ESPN honcho who promised to launch a hip-hop restaurant chain.


  53. Colo. man who claims pot as sacrament is convicted

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:34 pm MST

    GEORGETOWN, Colo.—A Colorado man who says marijuana is a sacrament in his religion has been convicted of misdemeanor drug charges.

  54. Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from election

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:30 pm MST

    A new election law issued by Myanmar's ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political ...




  55. Health care ad cyclorama to clog airwaves

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:28 pm MST

    Hundreds of business groups today launch a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in an effort to stop health care legislation and fire ...




  56. What's to blame for dinosaur extinction? Asteroids.

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:18 pm MST

    A global scientific team said that there is only one plausible explanation for dinosaur extinction: asteroids.




  57. Midway worst for on-time departures

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:12 pm MST

    Only 69 percent of flights departing Midway left on time in January, which was marked by several snowstorms

    Midway ranked last in January among the nation's 29 busiest airports.




  58. Clayton cops fired in corruption probe will appeal dismissals

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:09 pm MST

    Four Clayton County police officers are appealing their dismissal following a corruption investigation, authorities said.

  59. Jury begins deliberations in Bronco's murder

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:07 pm MST

    Willie D. Clark, 26, is on trial in the death of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early New Year's Day 2007.

  60. Democrats' full-court press on healthcare reform

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:56 pm MST

    For scores of lawmakers, approving the Senate healthcare reform bill and subsequent 'fixes' carries considerable political risk.




  61. Family can sue over fatal S.F. police shooting

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:55 pm MST

    The family of an unarmed man who was shot to death by San Francisco police in the attic of an apartment can go to trial in a suit accusing the officers of illegal entry and excessive force, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Asa Sullivan, 25, was killed...

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  62. Massive rockslide punches holes in Interstate 70

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:52 pm MST

    Part of Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs could be closed for weeks after a rock slide that dumped boulders the size of buses on the highway severely damaged the road but missed overnight traffic.

  63. Dismissed juror would have voted guilty

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:52 pm MST

    Dismissed juror Ray Barrientos was prepared to find Willie Clark guilty of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams and believes his former fellow jurors will do the same.

  64. Rahm Emanuel controversy: White House fights image of turmoil

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:45 pm MST

    Is White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel a shrewd tactician or an official who should get the boot? The competing story lines have spun out in the press. Now, his name is also coming up in the mess involving just-resigned Rep. Eric Massa.




  65. New at L.A. County Jail: inmates serve half sentences

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:35 pm MST

    The budget crunch has forced the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to release nonviolent offenders from the county jail after serving just 50 percent of their sentences, rather than 80 percent, which used to be the norm.




  66. Afghanistan war: Fight for Kandahar won't be like fight for Marjah

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:29 pm MST

    In the next stage in the Afghanistan war, coalition forces are expected to build up gradually on the outskirts of the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, perhaps for months. That strategy departs from the one executed in the Marjah offensive, in which troops entered quickly.




  67. Scrap British police 'stop and search' power

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:20 pm MST

    Passed in 2000, the law allows British police to stop and search anyone in London without giving a reason.




  68. Orange County jury orders death for Alcala for third time

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:18 pm MST

    An Orange County jury needed just a few hours Tuesday to hand down the death penalty for Rodney James Alcala, convicted last week of murdering five people.




  69. Justice Dept. sends interns to Four Corners to spread word about radiation exposure payments

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:14 pm MST

    The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it has launched an "intensive outreach effort" in the Four Corners area to Native Americans and their families whose work in the uranium industry

  70. Former FBI Agent Robert Levinson still missing in Iran

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:14 pm MST

    Today marks the third anniversary of the disappearance of former FBI agent Robert Levinson on Kish Island in Iran.




  71. Quinn budget plan: Borrowing, cutting, raising money

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:06 pm MST




  72. Ahead of Iraq election results news reports say Sunni, Kurd turnout strong

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:04 pm MST

    While preliminary Iraq election results aren't due out until Wednesday, turnout in Sunni provinces was as high as 75 percent, say news reports. Many Sunnis boycotted the last election.




  73. Legislative notebook: Food safety measure heads to Senate

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:03 pm MST

    The Georgia House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at strengthening food safety after a nationwide salmonella outbreak traced to a South Georgia peanut processing plant.

  74. It's spring: Pay attention to the market setup

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm MST

    On Wall Street, the setup is a technical formation, usually the harbinger of a profitable trade.




  75. Masonry work didn't meet specs on Cobb courthouse

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:50 pm MST

    The masonry contractor removed from the Cobb County courthouse project for not checking his employees'  legal work status also failed job inspections.  Records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution showed Marietta inspectors last fall cited the contractor for not grouting cement blocks, spacing rebar close enough or installing enough wall anchors to strengthen door jambs.

  76. Council raps Ethics Board, confirms two new members

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:49 pm MST

    An angry and frustrated City Council issued a warning shot at Philadelphia's Board of Ethics by tabling a vote to reconfirm Mayor Nutter's first appointee to the watchdog panel.

  77. Job openings up sharply in January to 2.7M

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:43 pm MST

    Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent, to 2.7 million, compared with December, the Labor Department said. That's the...

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  78. Man convicted for possession of marijuana "sacrament"

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:40 pm MST

    GEORGETOWN — Trevor Douglas, a man claiming marijuana is the main sacrament of his religion, has been convicted of possession in a Clear Creek County Court.

  79. Two men arraigned in Camden torture killings

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:37 pm MST

    Two men were arraigned today in connection with the brutal slayings of a man and a woman who were later found buried in the back yard of a Camden rowhouse.

  80. Trooper: Driver admitted using crack before fatal crash

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:16 pm MST

    A Bucks County man with a history of drug use will face trial for a New Year's morning crash on I-95 that killed two people and injured a third.

  81. U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights targets L.A. Unified for investigation

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:15 pm MST




  82. Forsyth County grand jury indicts members of assisted suicide network

    → Metro news | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:13 pm MST

    A Forsyth County Grand jury said four members of the right-to-die group, the Final Exit Network, operated a criminal enterprise that helped people die.

  83. NJ wildlife coucil votes in favor of bear hunt

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:11 pm MST

    New Jersey's Fish and Game Council will include a bear hunt in its proposed management policy.

  84. Mandatory insurance proposed for UK dogs

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:08 pm MST

    A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is proposing that dog owners be forced to get microchips and take...

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  85. Bon Jovi show, staying power awes

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:04 pm MST

    About halfway through his band's near-capacity show at the Pepsi Center on Monday night, Jon Bon Jovi did something only he could do.

  86. 'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:48 pm MST

    One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" and kissed after the pastor pronounced them "legally married." The Rev. Darlene Garner, 61, and the Rev. Candy...

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  87. 22-year-old shot in East Germantown

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:47 pm MST

    A 22-year-old man was shot multiple times on an East Germantown street this afternoon.

  88. Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdle

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:37 pm MST

    Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year cleared a key hurdle Tuesday that guarantees it will soon pass the Senate. The sweeping bill also would prevent doctors from...

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  89. Hearing postponed for four in ‘flash-mob’ case

    → Philly.com News | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:34 pm MST

    A preliminary hearing was postponed yesterday for four adults charged with participating in the March 3 "flash mob" incident in Center City.

  90. U.N. Sees No Security Vacuum as U.S. Troops Exit Haiti

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:32 pm MST

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is confident there will be no security vacuum in Haiti as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw from the earthquake-struck Caribbean country, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.



  91. Chevron to shed 2,000 jobs, sell some assets

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:29 pm MST

    Chevron Corp. said Tuesday it will cut 2,000 jobs this year and sell some overseas operations as it revamps its struggling refinery, marketing and transportation operations. The job cuts represent almost 12 percent of its 17,000 workers in the so-called...

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  92. Guilty plea in Letterman blackmail

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:24 pm MST

    T.V. producer Robert "Joe" Halderman admitted today to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers. Halderman was sentenced to six months in jail and community service.




  93. Democratic senator opposes fast-track health bill

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:07 pm MST

    A moderate Democrat insisted Tuesday she remained opposed to pushing a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote, despite saying she wanted to see what was in the legislation. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., who is facing a more liberal...

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  94. Gay porn star dies after cops Taser him

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:58 pm MST

    A simple early morning disturbance call for police in Florida ended with the death of a gay-porn actor. And it was all captured on video.


  95. 3-year-old accidentally kills self with dad's gun; thought it was Wii controller

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:54 pm MST

    A 3-year-old Tennessee girl accidently shot herself to death after confusing her father's .380-caliber pistol with a Wii gun controller,


  96. Dozen centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:51 pm MST

    A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks _ some of them unusually well-preserved _ have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany. The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval times and could be up to...

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  97. AP Interview: Silva Says Iran Sanctions Dangerous

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:33 pm MST

    BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president warned Tuesday that U.S.-proposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war, and said he will make his own efforts to head off further conflicts -- an example he said shows his country's growing global prominence.



  98. Jury votes death for Tenney in $6 robbery, murder

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:22 pm MST




  99. Former Medellin Drug Trafficker Porras Dies at 62

    → NYT > Americas | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:01 pm MST

    BOGOTA (AP) -- Evaristo Porras, a former high-flying Medellin cartel drug trafficker associated with Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, has died at age 62, reportedly in economic ruin.



  100. Catholic school in Denver denies admission to kindergartener because of lesbian parents

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 1:56 pm MST

    A preschooler at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School in Boulder, Colo., wont be allowed to attend kindergarten there next fall because her parents are lesbians.


  101. Letterman avoids trial as ex-CBS producer pleads guilty in extortion case

    → Wash Post Nation | 9 Mar 2010 | 12:45 pm MST

    David Letterman avoided a potentially messy trial that would have focused on his affairs with "Late Show" staffers as a former CBS News producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to extort $2 million from the comedian.



  102. Body found next to tracks in South S.F.

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 12:34 pm MST

    A body was found this morning between two freight trains in South San Francisco, authorities said. The body was discovered about 10 a.m. between two Union Pacific freight trains parked on a siding next to tracks used by Caltrain, said Caltrain spokeswoman...

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  103. Toyota to recall model in runaway Prius incident

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 9 Mar 2010 | 12:13 pm MST




  104. Cop helps slow runaway Prius going 94 mph on highway

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 12:07 pm MST

    A California driver frantically tried to stop his 2008 Toyota Prius as it sped up to 90 mph after its accelerator stuck.


  105. SPARTACUS STAR CANCER

    → National Enquirer | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am MST

    The star of the TV series Spartacus Blood & Sand has been diagnosed with cancer.

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  107. Some Muslims, fearing backlash, worry about intent of Census forms

    → Wash Post Nation | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:21 am MST

    The millions of blue forms being mailed this month in the first census count since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, do not ask about religion. But the idea of answering any questions posed by the government makes some Muslims uneasy, so community leaders are worried that many may avoid th...




  108. Shooting on Ohio State University: Gunman kills co-worker, then self

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:15 am MST

    Ohio State University says an employee shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself.


  109. Ex-Klu Klux Klan leader uses ad to run for Congress

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 9:47 am MST

    An Indiana hatemonger hopes to swap the title of Grand Dragon of the Klu Klux Klan for United States congressman. And he's relying on a write-in vote to do it.


  110. Serial killer won 'The Dating Game' just before murder spree

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:46 am MST

    A convicted serial killer now awaiting sentencing once did time as Bachelor No. 1 on "The Dating Game," reports revealed.


  111. Drug buyer beaten up by dealer after paying for crack - with Monopoly money

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:46 am MST

    A man discovered bleeding from the head at a routine traffic stop in Witchita, Kansas, told police he was the victim of an angry drug dealer - upset that he paid for a hundred dollars worth of crack cocaine using Monopoly money.


  112. BRAVE MARIE's SAD GOODBYE

    → National Enquirer | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:00 am MST

    Marie Osmond buried her son, Michael Blosil, 18, who committed suicide.

  113. DAVE SEXTORTION GUILTY PLEA

    → National Enquirer | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:00 am MST

    The CBS producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million is expected to plead guilty today, sources say.

  114. SEX BOMB RAQUEL DEFUSED

    → National Enquirer | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am MST

    Iconic Raquel Welch turned more than heads at Chicago O'Hare's International airport when she set off a security alert!

  115. BETTY WHITE NUDE SHOCKER!

    → National Enquirer | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am MST

    Fan fave Golden Girl Betty White, who's being touted as a host for SNL, is upset that an old nudie scandal has resurfaced.

  116. IDOL HUNK: MUSIC NOTLOVE

    → National Enquirer | 9 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am MST

    American Idol hopeful Casey James said "I don't" to marriage and chose music instead, according to his ex-wife who tells ALL to The ENQUIRER in an exclusive interview.

  117. Daly: Jessen was real-life bomb hero three years before 'Hurt Locker' arrived

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 9 Mar 2010 | 1:09 am MST

    Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Jessen was an explosive-ordnance disposal expert as uncommonly brave and uncommonly skilled as the one depicted in the film that won the Oscar for Best Picture.


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    Chief Warrant Officer Earl R. Scott III, 24 Jacksonville, Fla.



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    Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29 Terre Haute, Ind. 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.



  121. Sens. Feingold and McCain still trying to trim presidential appointees

    → Wash Post Nation | 8 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Sens. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Monday introduced a bill to slash the number of presidential political appointees, both full-time and part-time, from about 3,500 to 2,000 employees.




  122. Immigrant rights group slam Obama, Democrats for slow action with legalization bill

    → Wash Post Nation | 8 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Leaders of nearly a dozen grass-roots immigrant rights groups excoriated President Obama and congressional Democrats on Monday, accusing them of moving too slowly to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants and citing a record number of deportations in 2009.



  123. Pentagon resists Army's desire to stop development of MEADS missile system

    → Wash Post Nation | 8 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Another battle is brewing at the Pentagon over a costly weapons program that many military leaders do not want but that so far has proven difficult to kill.



  124. Dry cleaning usually uses a toxic chemical, but the safety picture is unclear

    → Wash Post Nation | 8 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    I live around the corner from a dry cleaner, but there's also a "green" dry cleaner on the other side of town. Am I total jerk if I keep going to my regular spot?




  125. Man charged with leading student visa fraud operation

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 8 Mar 2010 | 6:46 pm MST

    Foreigners in the U.S. on student visas allegedly hired Eamonn Daniel Higgins to attend classes, write papers and take exams for them, authorities say.

    Eamonn Daniel Higgins spent seven years in college.




  126. Kidnapped, smuggled and worse

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 8 Mar 2010 | 6:35 pm MST

    A Mexican mother wanted only a better life for her daughter, 4, but the trip north took a terrible turn.

    The smuggler threatened to kill 4-year-old Nayli if he didn't receive $11,500 from her parents -- immediately.






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