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Sen. Brown Bashes 'bitter' Health Push
Washington Times
By Erica Werner ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and e... China's New Generation Picky About Factory Jobs
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
GUANGZHOU, China -- Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile ph... Eu Police In Kosovo Attacked Near Serbian Border
RadioFreeEurope
European Union police in Kosovo were fired upon early today in a northern area of the country near the border with Serbia. Attackers fired shots at a vehicle and fired an explosive device at an EU pol... Kazakh Town Destroyed After Dams Burst, 35 Dead
RadioFreeEurope
ALMATY -- At least 35 people have been killed and thousands evacuated from the southeastern Kazakh town of Qyzylaghash and nearby villages after floodwaters destroyed two dams in the area, RFE/RL's Ka... Polish Left Gets Transfusion Of Young Blood
International Herald Tribune
Some of the heroes of communist days past are featured at the Club PRL in Wroclaw, Poland. From left, Boleslaw Bierut, a Polish leader; Stalin, Mao and Lenin. Vettel On Pole As Team Strength Becomes Clearer
International Herald Tribune
The top three finishers from the qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Felipe Massa, left, Sebastian Vettel, center, and Fernando Alonso. The first qualifying session of the Formula One seaso... Shelter Evades Haiti's Victims
New Zealand Herald
Shrink Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since Haiti's devastating earthquake - and with torrential rains expected any day, authorit... Sceptics Bag Latest Prius Claim
New Zealand Herald
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 a... A Dog's Bone To Pick
New Zealand Herald
As the basset hounds made their way on to the green carpet at Crufts on Friday, a tangible air of excitement swept across the crowd of spectators. With their floppy ears, droopy eyes and trademark ba... Male Sex Lives Longer, For Now
New Zealand Herald
Wouldn't you know it? Just as the popular press is getting up to speed with the idea older women enjoy sex - a notion so scary some have been dubbed "cougars" - a new piece of research suggests men ca... Fake Letters Fool Famous
New Zealand Herald
His name is Billy Geerhart, he's 8 years old and he lives in Los Angeles. If you happen to be rich, famous and influential, he may have sent you a cute handwritten letter, earnestly seeking expert adv... Frost Vs Clark: Women Need Help
New Zealand Herald
It wasn't quite Frost vs Nixon. But when Britain's most distinguished television interviewer, Sir David Frost, interrogated Helen Clark yesterday, she had an admission of her own. While Nixon famous... Election Too Close To Call
New Zealand Herald
The latest buzz word in the clubby world of British politics is "hung Parliament". It means an election so close that no party receives more than half the seats in the House of Commons, the lower hou... Orange County Sues Toyota
New Zealand Herald
Prosecutors in Orange County, California, filed a lawsuit against Toyota, accusing the company of knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles with acceleration defects. District Attorney Tony... South Park Tees Off With Tiger
New Zealand Herald
Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of South Park are ready to take on Tiger Woods. Creators of the Comedy Central cartoon have long since proven that no subject is sacred to them. So for the openin... Obama Promise: Brighter Education Futures For Kids
USA Today
WASHINGTON (AP) President Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for acade... Protest Says Cut Trident Not Jobs
BBC
About 1,000 people have joined an anti-nuclear protest in Edinburgh calling for the scrapping of Trident.Organisers of the Cut Trident Not Jobs march said money spent on the nuclear weapons system wou... Sweden, Turkey Jointly Denounce "genocide" Vote
Reuters
SAARISELKA, Finland (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Tu... Thai "red Shirts" Rally For Ousted Leader
CBS News
Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheer to speech from their leader on the stage during an anti-government rally in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, March 13, 2010. All-black Penguin Is One-in-a-zillion
CBS News
Dictionary.com . And how rare is an all-black penguin, rather than the black-and-white tuxedo-like colorings on most of the adorable, big, wabbly birds? It's a one-in-a-zillion mutation, scienti... Obama Preparing Education Overhaul
CBS News
Thousands Protest Calif. Education Cuts (AP) President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to rewrite the nation's sweeping and controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind with a plan to p... Kazakhstan Dam Ruptures, Death Toll Now 35
CBS News
Share (AP) ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - The death toll from a massive flood that devastated a village in southern Kazakhstan has soared to 35, the country's president said Saturday.A privately owned dam ... Some States Delaying Tax Refund Payments
CBS News
States Face $1 Trillion Benefits Gap (CBS) Some states suffering severe, recession-induced budget problems are holding off on paying tax refunds to people and businesses. North Carolina, Hawaii and... Corey Haim's Name On Illegal Prescription
CBS News
Feldman: Haim Death Wasn't Intentional (AP) The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a m... Court Rules Vaccines' Thimerosal Not Tied To Autism
Philadelphia Daily News
LOS ANGELES - A federal court ruled yesterday in three separate test cases that the preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, a finding that supports scientific consensus but that is likely to di... Beer-raid Flap Coming To A Head, Hearing Ordered
Philadelphia Daily News
Faced with anger, confusion and disbelief from beer-drinkers and the beer industry, Pennsylvania lawmakers are pressing for an explanation of recent State Police raids on bars and distributors, over a... Ex-u.s. Secretary Of State Kissinger Hospitalized
Washington Times
By SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A hospital official says former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is recovering after being hospitalized in the South Korean capital with stomach pains. Severan... Empowering Women Benefits All, Clinton Says
RadioFreeEurope
UNITED NATIONS -- Fifteen years ago in Beijing, 189 countries adopted a "platform for action" that pledged to increase women's access to education, health care, jobs, and credit, and to prot... Afghan Leader To Allow Foreign Election Monitors
International Herald Tribune
Filed at 8:05 a.m. ET KABUL (AP) -- Afghanistan's president has agreed to reverse an earlier decision and allow two foreigners on a commission monitoring upcoming parliamentary elections, his spokesm... Cops: Once-sued Driver Now Kills Same Victim
New York Post
03/13/2010 8:57 AM Why was that person in the same car with someone she recently sued over a car crash and with someone that was drunk? Not sure that I feel to bad for her. Vatican Officials Defend Pope On Abuse
USA Today
The Vatican on Saturday denounced what it called aggressive attempts to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading scandals of pedophile priests in his German homeland. Two Bank Failures Raise Year's Tally To 30
CNN
Regulators shut down Louisiana and Florida banks on Friday FDIC finds buyers for Statewide Bank, Old Southern Bank Number of bank failures this year now stands at 30; 140 banks closed in 2009 Karzai U-turn On Polling Watchdog
BBC
The Afghan president has agreed to let two foreigners join a panel monitoring upcoming parliamentary elections, reversing an earlier decision.Last month Mr Karzai signed a decree letting him appoint a... Real Crash Enlivens Nigerian Mock Rescue
BBC
A Nigerian plane taking part in an exercise aimed at testing disaster response operations has crashed in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt.The air force plane - carrying dozens of officials - ski... Live Six Nations - Ireland V Wales
BBC
1415: Reasons to be cheerful for Ireland: they've only lost five times at home in 26 matches since 2000. Fearful: Wales have got to play for 80 minutes at some point, haven't they? Gunshot Wound To Head Killed Boy
BBC
A 14-year-old boy found dead at a house in Surrey died from a single gunshot wound to the head, a post-mortem examination has revealed.The body of Liam Nelson was discovered at an address in Brook Roa...
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