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  1. A desperate wife? Hardly

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am MST

    Fawn Weaver wants to hear from the happy spouses out there.

    It was those ungrateful Housewives of Atlanta who pushed Fawn Weaver over the edge. Not to mention those soulless Stepford Wives, and the Desperate Housewives on Wisteria Lane.




  2. U.S. citizen accused in Yemen killing had been under FBI watch

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Sharif Mobley, a U.S. citizen accused of killing a hospital guard in Yemen, is believed to be a homegrown radical who left this country to make direct contact with al-Qaeda, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials, making him the latest in a string of such suspects.



  3. Obama's likely choices for Federal Reserve indicate a more activist role

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    President Obama's likely selections for three top positions at the Federal Reserve signal that he wants the central bank to focus on driving down unemployment and taking a more active role in protecting consumers.




  4. Borrowers in foreclosure prevention plan losing mortgage aid

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    About 90,000 distressed borrowers have lost their mortgage aid under the government's foreclosure prevention plan and many more are at risk of losing the help, according to Treasury Department data released Friday.



  5. Metro fires train operator after Feb. 12 derailment near Farragut North

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Metro fired on Thursday the operator of the Red Line train that derailed near Farragut North last month, saying that she had failed "to follow standard operating procedures," according to a statement released by the transit agency.



  6. Retail sales up slightly in February, despite nationwide snowstorms

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    February's cross-country snowstorms couldn't freeze out consumers as retail sales rose 0.3 percent for the month, according to government data released Friday.



  7. Senate bill would reduce sentencing disparities in crack, powder cocaine cases

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    A long-standing dispute over huge disparities in sentencing between crack vs. powdered cocaine appears to be headed for a resolution in Congress.



  8. 2010: The year of the global insurrection?

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:50 pm MST

    Across the globe, citizens are making their anger with their governments felt.




  9. Global economies surge forward without the US

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:45 pm MST

    America is slipping from the top spots on more than one global list.




  10. Last round of rain for a while - 70s next week

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:41 pm MST

    Rain began falling this morning in the Bay Area, but after this bout of wet weather there's a reward - predictions of blue skies and temperatures into the 70s next week. About a half-inch of rain is likely to fall in the central Bay Area today, said Larry...

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  11. 2 plead guilty to concealing 2009 homicide

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:37 pm MST

    Eric Navarro was beaten to death and body set on fire in Chicago dumpster

    Two men pleaded guilty Friday to concealing the homicide of a Northlake teenager whose badly burned body was found in a garbage bin on the West Side of Chicago in July.




  12. Lawmakers get eviction notices

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:32 pm MST

    Budget crunch means state is slow to pay office rents

    The state's money problems are so bad that lawmakers are getting eviction notices and calls from collection agencies about their offices back home.




  13. Sounders FC vs. Seattle University -- reserve match live thread

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:30 pm MST

    Postgame -- Some of the guys looked pretty good out there today. Jeff Parke built off his appearance Thursday and was dominant in the back. Nathan Sturgis had a solid showing and the middle, and Stephen King showed well late in the game also.

  14. Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:29 pm MST

    Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.

  15. Report: NKorea to rejoin nuclear talks in April

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:28 pm MST

    North Korea plans to head back to the bargaining table early next month for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program, a news report said Saturday.

  16. Top dogs strut their stuff at Qwest Field Event Center

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:28 pm MST

    Chilly, a golden retriever, gets special recognition at the 72nd annual Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show, being held Saturday and Sunday at Qwest Field Event Center.

  17. Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:27 pm MST

    A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity. The four senators said they...

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  18. Oregon suspends quarterback Jeremiah Masoli for season | College football

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:27 pm MST

    Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was suspended Friday for the upcoming season by coach Chip Kelly after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary in the theft of two laptops and a guitar from a campus fraternity.

  19. Friday's Class 3A girls basketball games

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:26 pm MST

    Summaries of Friday's consolation games at the Class 3A girls state basketball tournament at the Tacoma Dome.

  20. $1 million pay, perks for CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs questioned

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:26 pm MST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.




  21. Heavy rain: How soon, how bad, how long?

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:24 pm MST

    Light rain started falling in Philadelphia by 7 a.m. today, as the region braced for a remarkable, possibly record-setting soaking.

  22. UC told to pay ex-grad students $38 million

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:23 pm MST

    A San Francisco judge has ordered the University of California to pay $38 million in refunds and interest to 2,900 students in law, medical and other professional schools whose fees were raised thousands of dollars despite UC's pledge to keep them level. The...

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  23. River Ridge blows lead then holds on to beat B-E

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:22 pm MST

    River Ridge saw all of a 17-point lead disappear, then held off Burlington-Edison in the closing minutes for a 47-43 win on Friday night in the class 2A girls state semifinals.

  24. River Ridge 47, Burlington-Edison 43

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:18 pm MST



  25. Backlog of hearings at all-time high in U.S. immigration courts

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:17 pm MST

    The backlog of deportation, political asylum and other cases awaiting a hearing in federal immigration courts has reached an all-time high even as a record number of judge positions remained unfilled, according to a report released Friday.



  26. Seattle woman sentenced to jail for neglecting bed-ridden mom

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:16 pm MST

    A Seattle woman who severely neglected her 83-year-old mother was sentenced Friday to 12 months in jail for second-degree criminal mistreatment and first-degree theft.

  27. Nortel Networks posts profit in 4Q

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:16 pm MST

    Bankrupt telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. said Friday it posted a profit in the fourth quarter, thanks to a large gain related to an asset sale.

  28. Al Qaeda suspect had worked at nuke plants in NJ and Pa

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:13 pm MST

    The American arrested in a sweep of al-Qaeda members worked as a laborer at five nuclear plants in South Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, federal officials said today.

  29. At U.N., Clinton rallies for more women's opportunities worldwide

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:02 pm MST

    UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told government delegates and activists here Friday that violence against women remains a "global pandemic" and that their "subjugation" constitutes "a threat to the national security of the United States."




  30. Rick Badie's Gwinnett: A history project worthy of veterans

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:57 pm MST

    I’d always wanted to preserve my father’s life on tape. He grew up in the Jim Crow South, so his is a rich, raw emotional tale.

  31. Clayton's transit service nears its final day

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:51 pm MST

    Clayton County’s C-TRAN transit service is scheduled to hit the brakes for good in less than three weeks.

  32. Miller Grove boys win another title

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:48 pm MST

    For Miller Grove, it was back-to-back Class AAAA championships. For coach Sharman White, who built the Miller Grove dynasty from the ground up but was suspended controversially last season, it was his first.

  33. Sometimes, good legal help is the best medicine

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:46 pm MST

    Ten medical-legal partnerships in California bring doctors and lawyers together to improve patients' living conditions. The program serving South L.A. and Compton has assisted 866 clients since August

    Maria Perez's fever had climbed to 103, her body ached and she had trouble breathing. After being told in the emergency room that she had pneumonia, Perez went to a clinic in South Los Angeles for a follow-up appointment.




  34. Glenwood slide clean-up will cost nearly $1 million

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:34 pm MST

    Cleanup and repairs from the rockfall on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon is expected to take up to two months, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

  35. Will healthcare reform nix any Senate bipartisanship on other bills?

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:33 pm MST

    GOP senators who have been willing to work openly with Democrats say that the process for healthcare reform could end the prospects for bipartisanship elsewhere. Possibly at stake in the Senate: comprehensive immigration reform and financial regulation.




  36. Southwest DeKalb girls cruise to third consecutive title

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:13 pm MST

    Southwest DeKalb fans began the chant of “three-peat” with 35 seconds to play in the Class AAAA girls championship game Friday.

  37. Korea OLEV concept vehicle sees the future, and it's magnets

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm MST

    At Seoul Grand Park this week, engineers showed off Korea's OLEV concept vehicle that runs on power conveyed by magnets from underground lines. Many observers see 'potential,' but it's not an easy sell.




  38. Eastwood was paranoid, agitated after school shooting

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:59 pm MST

    In the hours immediately after he was arrested for shooting two Deer Creek Middle School students, suspect Bruco "Bo" Eastwood appeared to be pushing invisible things away from his body, the investigator who interviewed Eastwood said in an arrest affidavit unsealed today.

  39. Mom accused of smothering tot because of crying

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:59 pm MST

    An Oakland woman was charged today with murder for allegedly smothering her 2-year-old daughter out of frustration because the little girl wouldn't stop crying, a prosecutor said. Tiffany Lopez, 19, will make her first appearance this afternoon in Alameda...

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  40. Inquirer awards to 122 high school seniors

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:59 pm MST

    They've tutored young children, raised money for charities, worked toward a cleaner environment, shared their knowledge of animals, and launched blood drives - all while still in high school.

  41. Women on birth control pill may live longer

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:51 pm MST

    Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.




  42. Pope under fire for priest transfer, letter on sex abuse

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:49 pm MST

    Pope Benedict XVI's former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to ...




  43. Mother: movie review

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:44 pm MST

    A psychological thriller set in South Korea, ‘Mother’ is unpredictable at every turn.




  44. Remember Me: movie review

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:44 pm MST

    Teen idol Robert Pattinson stars in ‘Remember Me’ as a wealthy New York student trying to find himself.




  45. Harlan – In the Shadow of 'Jew Süss': movie review

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:43 pm MST

    ‘Harlan’ explores a German filmmaker’s Nazi-era propaganda movie and its effect on the extended family down the years.




  46. Green Zone: movie review

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:42 pm MST

    Set in US-occupied Baghdad, ‘Green Zone’ confronts the WMD fiasco with Matt Damon playing an Army office tracking down the truth.




  47. Schwarzenegger orders review of sex offender case

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:41 pm MST

    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered a review Friday of the way the state handled a molestation case involving a man who is now charged with murdering one California teenager and under investigation in another killing. The order came a day after The Associated...

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  48. Chicago may suspend enforcement of its landscaping ordinance

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:37 pm MST

    Chicago's City Council considers suspending enforcement of the city's landscaping ordinance, as small-business owners complain that compliance is too expensive in a recession.




  49. Gwinnett next in line for school budget cuts

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:32 pm MST

    The public school budget crisis has reached the state's largest district. Gwinnett County Public Schools is considering pay cuts, furloughs and eliminating support jobs to offset a $97 million deficit.

  50. Brother of LAPD detective accused of murder criticizes judge

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:32 pm MST

    Steven Lazarus says the $10-million bail set in his sister Stephanie's case is 'way unreasonable.' Stephanie Lazarus was charged last year in the 1986 shooting of her ex-boyfriend's wife.

    The brother of a Los Angeles Police Department detective accused of murder broke his family's silence Friday, criticizing the judge in the case for setting his sister's bail at $10 million and saying she is struggling with health issues in jail.




  51. New evidence indicates China may be Bankrupt

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:30 pm MST

    Some suggest that China doctors its balance sheets to present a rosier picture of its economic health.




  52. Chile Faces Huge Recovery Cost, but Can Go It Solo

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:19 pm MST

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Chile may need to spend twice as much as Haiti to recover from its devastating quake and tsunami, but it doesn't have the same desperate need for international aid or generous loans.



  53. Drug dealer who allegedly helped 'bling ring' sell off luxury items pleads no contest

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:10 pm MST

    Authorities say Jonathan Ajar was the fence for property stolen in at least 10 burglaries at the homes of young celebrities. He will be sentenced to three years in prison.

    A convicted drug dealer who allegedly helped a "bling ring" sell off luxury items stolen from the homes of young celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, pleaded no contest Friday to several felonies, authorities said.




  54. Court: Thimerosal in vaccine didn't cause autism

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:07 pm MST

    The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by ...




  55. Mosque foes now angry over Buddhist ceremonies

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:07 pm MST

    The same Lilburn residents who protested a giant neighborhood mosque in November are now seething over what they say is a Buddhist temple that has sprung up on Hood Road.

  56. Federal govt pledges money for sage grouse in West

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm MST

    CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to allocate up to $16 million to encourage farmers and ranchers in 11 Western states to protect sage grouse and the chicken-sized

  57. Bonusgate jury begins deliberations

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:52 pm MST

    HARRISBURG - A jury began deliberations today in the political corruption case against former State Rep. Mike Veon and three ex-aides after a prosecutor described what they did as a "form of organized crime" with Veon as the don.

  58. Two teens hit by train in "Quiet Zone"

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:49 pm MST

    The area near Kennesaw where two teens were hit by a train killing one and injuring another has been a designated railroad quiet zone since 2008.

  59. Judge pushes S.F. to get moving on drug cases

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:41 pm MST

    San Francisco prosecutors were given just one week Friday to salvage 35 narcotics cases by having drug testing performed by an outside laboratory, part of the fallout from the closure of the city's scandal-tainted police lab. Prosecutors had asked Judge...

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  60. Atlanta panel selects test security firm to lead investigation

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:39 pm MST

    An Atlanta oversight panel on Friday hired a firm known nationally for the same type of testing analysis the state used to identify 58 city schools for possible cheating on state tests.

  61. Pedestrian hit by train, killed on CSU campus

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:34 pm MST

    A pedestrian died this afternoon after being hit by a train on the northeast side of the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins.

  62. Officials post $50,000 reward for missing Shore man

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:33 pm MST

    A reward of up to $50,000 has been posted for information that will lead investigators to a 22-year-old Ocean City man who disappeared under what investigators call suspicious circumstances exactly a year ago.

  63. Specter pressured to approve I-80 tolls

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:31 pm MST

    SEPTA, local labor leaders, and other proponents of I-80 tolls are putting Sen. Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) in the hot seat, demanding that he push Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to approve the tolls.

  64. Democrats pare differences on health bill

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:30 pm MST

    President Obama put off the start of a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as the White House and senior Democrats reached for agreement ...




  65. Peru Says Machu Picchu Service Back Soon

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm MST

    LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Peruvian officials say they expect train service to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu will be restored March 29.



  66. Prom offers flood in for Mississippi students

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:26 pm MST

    An advocacy group for gay students in Mississippi said it has been fielding dozens of offers from around the nation to hold a ...




  67. Shakeup ousts 3 top Illinois prisons officials

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:23 pm MST




  68. U.N.'S Ban to Return to Earthquake - Devastated Haiti

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:22 pm MST

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country's leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, Ban's spokesman said.



  69. Sheriff's police bust prostitution ring in northwest suburbs

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:17 pm MST




  70. Michelle Obama designer to liquidate

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:14 pm MST

    Despite high-profile clients such as the first lady and Oprah Winfrey, Chicago-based fashion designer Maria Pinto is closing her West Loop boutique after a sale next week and getting out of the business.




  71. Brazilian Judge Awards $1M in Air France Suit

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:13 pm MST

    SAO PAULO (AP) -- A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday.



  72. Fulton anti-burglary task force asks have citizens ‘had enough, already?'

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:08 pm MST

    Fulton County's district attorney is fed up with burglaries. So Paul Howard Jr. is joining with the Fulton County Sheriff and police chiefs throughout the county to form a multi-jurisdictional burglary task force that aims to reduce home break-ins by 30 percent over the next two years.

  73. Dacula man, 32, accused of trying to entice 13-year-old into sex

    → Metro news | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:07 pm MST

    A Dacula man has been charged with attempting to entice a child into an indecent act after he arranged through text messages to meet with undercover  officers posing as a 13-year-old the man had met at a store in Lawrenceville.

  74. Yankees star Alex Rodriguez strikes out on sale of Florida mansion

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:03 pm MST

    Alex Rodriguez and his ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis have taken a hit on the sale of their bayfront estate in Coral Gables, Fla.


  75. SugarHouse Casino asks to add 42 table games

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:49 pm MST

    SugarHouse Casino has asked the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for permission to add 42 table games to what was originally planned as a slots parlor, Leigh Whitaker, a casino spokeswoman, said today.

  76. Charges against Spork will be dropped if he behaves, Lafayette judge rules

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:48 pm MST

    The vicious animal charge against Spork, a 10-year-old miniature Dachshund that bit a Lafayette veterinary technician, will be dropped if he behaves well for the next six months, a judge ruled

  77. Weekend forecast: Powerful spring storm to sock Northeast

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:20 pm MST

    A dismal weekend is shaping up for much of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England thanks to heavy rain and strong winds ...




  78. Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:18 pm MST

    President Barack Obama's likely choice of Janet Yellen to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve would favor a policy that stresses low interest rates to ease unemployment over higher rates to curb inflation. Obama is also considering filling two other...

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  79. 50 sickened in Lombard sandwich shop outbreak

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:17 pm MST




  80. Fleeing murder suspect drags cop, crashes

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:13 pm MST

    A Philadelphia police officer was injured this afternoon after he tried to question two men wanted in connection with a slaying earlier in Montgomery County.

  81. Lawyers urge Ground Zero workers to take settlement

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:01 pm MST

    A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust ...




  82. Ann Land, former 4th-District councilwoman, dies at 77

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:01 pm MST

    IN THE pressure-cooker that City Council can be, it helped to have a sense of humor. And Ann J. Chambers Land had that knack for finding something to chuckle about amid the pressures of her job as a councilwoman.

  83. Harry Gross: Career soldier's widow deserves better treatment

    → Philly.com News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:55 pm MST

    Dear Harry: My husband died in February 2009. He was a career officer in the Army, and I had prepaid his funeral costs years ago. The VA said it would reimburse me for the expenses as soon as I supplied them with the information they needed. I sent them t

  84. Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm MST

    Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system....

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  85. Retail sales show surprising gain in February

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm MST

    Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances. The improvement provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining...

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  86. Feds: Mobster rigged bid with McCormick Place contractor

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:13 pm MST

    Rudy Fratto, whom federal authorities have said has mob connections, and Anthony Degironemo, an Inverness businessman, have been indicted on mail fraud charges involving rigging bids on a forklift contract at McCormick Place.




  87. Haiti Judge: New Charge for US Missionary Leader

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:03 pm MST

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge.



  88. 2 convicted in San Jose baseball bat killing

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm MST

    Two 20-year-old men have been convicted of fatally beating a stranger with a baseball bat in San Jose despite arguing that police had contributed to the death. A jury found Eddie Sample and Daniel Miller guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the Jan. 25,...

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  89. Cuban Hunger Striker in Hospital After Passing Out

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:53 pm MST

    HAVANA (AP) -- A Cuban hunger striker was receiving fluids and medical care in a government hospital Friday, a day after passing out at home, and has refused requests by other dissidents and religious leaders to abandon his protest.



  90. Clinton slams Israel on Jerusalem housing plan

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:31 pm MST

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...




  91. Peru Funds Tsunami-Warning System on Pacific Coast

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:29 pm MST

    LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Peru is creating a tsunami-warning system to help protect 1.6 million residents who live along the South American country's Pacific coast.



  92. 2 Dead in Shooting at Canadian Car Dealership

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:13 pm MST

    EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Police say two men are dead and another is wounded after a gunman fired shots at a car dealership in Western Canada.



  93. Accused Highlands Ranch pot grower out on bond

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:08 pm MST

    A Highlands Ranch man charged with a federal drug crime after showing a television news crew his large medical-marijuana garden was released from jail on bond today.

  94. Child left in vehicle unharmed after ride with a stranger

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 12:58 pm MST

    A 6-year-old girl was abducted — probably by accident — after she was left waiting in a car as it warmed up and a thief jumped in.

  95. Jefferson County man held in child abuse investigation

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 12:55 pm MST

    A 23-year-old father has been arrested for investigation of child abuse after doctors found that his six-week old daughter had both a broken rib and a head injury.

  96. Senators question $1M pay for Boys & Girls Clubs CEO

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 12:55 pm MST

    A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs ...




  97. Suicide bombers kill at least 43, wound 100 in Pakistan

    → USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 12:29 pm MST

    A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least ...




  98. ABC's Kate Snow makes jump to NBC News

    → Wash Post Nation | 12 Mar 2010 | 11:26 am MST

    ABC News reporter and "Good Morning America" weekend host Kate Snow is jumping to NBC News.



  99. Willie Clark guilty of killing Bronco Darrent Williams

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 11:15 am MST

    The courtroom was silent as the jury filed in, heads bowed. None of the 12 made eye contact with Willie D. Clark at the defense table. One juror began to cry. Then another.

  100. Flood alert for Fox and Des Plaines rivers in Lake County

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:57 am MST




  101. Triple shooting tied to illegal immigrant smuggling

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:13 am MST

    Detectives are investigating whether a triple shooting that left two men dead in Moreno Valley was tied to a drop house used to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States.




  102. Fort Carson Army Sgt. arrested as child sex suspect

    → Denver Post: News Headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:42 am MST

    An Army Sergeant based out of Fort Carson has been arrested on suspicion of being an Internet predator.

  103. Gastroenteritis Strikes Cruise Ship in Brazil

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:23 am MST

    SAO PAULO (AP) -- Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly placed under quarantine after hundreds of people came down with gastroenteritis.



  104. New Jersey man suspected of Al Qaeda links worked in nuclear power plants

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:57 am MST

    A New Jersey man charged in Yemen as an Al Qaeda member worked at nuclear power plants in the U.S., officials said Thursday.


  105. Teacher mauled to death by wild wolves while jogging in Alaska, police say

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:14 am MST

    A schoolteacher found dead this week near a remote Alaska village was probably killed by wolves, Alaska State Troopers said on Thursday.


  106. Pinera Govt Projects $30 Billion in Quake Damage

    → NYT > Americas | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:09 am MST

    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example.



  107. USC Provost C.L. 'Max' Nikias to succeed Steven Sample as president

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am MST

    Nikias, the second in command, will become the university's 11th president in August.

    C. L. "Max" Nikias, USC's provost and second-in-command, will become its next president, succeeding Steven B. Sample on Aug. 3 at the helm of the 34,000-student university, school officials announced Thursday.




  108. Whitman's funds could pose conflicts

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am MST

    The Republican candidate for California governor has stakes in oil and gas concerns that seek to influence the state. Her wealth is estimated at $1.2 billion.

    Billionaire GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has invested her vast wealth in firms that sought to profit from the country's credit crisis, in venture capital and hedge funds open only to the wealthy, and in oil, gas, healthcare and other concerns seeking to influence state policy.




  109. Capitol Democrats' reform plan unlikely to get past Republicans

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am MST

    Key to the plan is to ask voters to allow a simple majority to pass a state budget. But a two-thirds vote in Sacramento is needed just to put the proposal on the ballot.

    Legislative leaders Thursday unveiled a long-promised plan to overhaul state government, the linchpin of which is asking voters to allow a simple majority of lawmakers to pass a budget.




  110. Gonzalez: Old Puerto Rico birth certificates to be scrapped due to scams

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 12 Mar 2010 | 12:53 am MST

    A new law in Puerto Rico aimed at combating identity theft is already sparking fears of an anti-Latino backlash against many U.S. residents born on the island.


  111. Court upholds use of word 'God' in Pledge of Allegiance, on U.S. currency

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 12 Mar 2010 | 12:38 am MST

    A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.


  112. Convicted sex offender violated parole before allegedly committing murder

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 12 Mar 2010 | 12:20 am MST

    A convicted sex offender charged with murdering one California teenager and under investigation for another killing violated his parole by moving too close to a school but was allowed to remain free, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.


  113. Meteorologists predict 2010 hurricane season may be tough on U.S.

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 11 Mar 2010 | 11:45 pm MST

    THE BRUTAL WINTER is making way for massive hurricanes.


  114. Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill offering Boston fans season pass - for $500

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 11 Mar 2010 | 11:42 pm MST

    Leave it to Red Sox fans to pony up big bucks for seats - in a pub near Fenway Park.


  115. Haunting mystery after 36 years

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

    On March 7, 1974, 15-year-old Nancy O’Sullivan sneaked out of her parents’ Homewood house, crept to the nearby roadway and was never seen by her parents

    On the day 15-year-old Nancy O'Sullivan disappeared, she sneaked out of her parents' Homewood house, crept to the nearby roadway and was never seen again, officials said.




  116. DAWN WELLS: DREW BARRYMORE COULD PLAY ME IN GILLIGAN REMAKE

    → National Enquirer | 11 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells says she's concerned about Hollywood doing a big-screen remake of the 1960s sitcom classic.

  117. OSCAR STAR'S GAY SECRET

    → National Enquirer | 11 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Hurt Locker hunk Jeremy Renner in no hurry to reveal his sexuality!

  118. IDOL'S 12 CHOSEN ONES

    → National Enquirer | 11 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    American Idol has whittled the pool of contestants down to 12 and now the competition really begins!

  119. JEN AND GERARD PDA!

    → National Enquirer | 11 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler just can't keep their hands off each other!

  120. U.S. citizen held in Yemen after shootout with hospital guards

    → Wash Post Nation | 11 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Yemeni counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, where he was being held after a mass arrest of al-Qaeda members, authorities said Thursday.



  121. FARRAH'S DEATH BED SECRET

    → National Enquirer | 11 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    She had planned to reunite with ex-husband Lee Majors on stage in Las Vegas in the final years before her death

  122. Laptops could be key to an earthquake early-warning system

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 11 Mar 2010 | 7:57 pm MST

    Seismologists envision a 'Quake Catchers' network of volunteers using their computers to precisely map tremors.

    If Elizabeth Cochran allowed herself to dream, the future would look something like this:




  123. L.A. City Hall fears ripple effect of layoffs

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 11 Mar 2010 | 7:02 pm MST

    The workers in 4,000 targeted jobs can oust those in lesser posts. The maneuvering could take 7 months.

    For decades, no matter how grim the budget was, Los Angeles officials avoided laying off even small numbers of workers who had Civil Service protection. That changed Thursday.




  124. Woman's parrot taken, house ransacked by Bank of America: lawsuit

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 11 Mar 2010 | 2:29 pm MST

    A bird in the hands of a foreclosure business was worth untold angst for the pet's rattled owner.


  125. Mississippi high school cancels prom instead of letting lesbian teen bring date

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 11 Mar 2010 | 11:04 am MST

    A teenage lesbian's effort to bring her girlfriend to her high school prom got a rather strong response from school officials. They canceled the entire event.


  126. POLL: WHO SHOULD STAR IN JOHN EDWARDS MOVIE?

    → National Enquirer | 10 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MST

    Sex, lies, and videotapes: John Edwards' love affair with Rielle Hunter is like something straight out of a movie! Tell us who you would cast in the lead roles!



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