Democrats pare differences over health overhaul
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:06:03 GMT
AP - Top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes to push the vast package through Congress.
Israel seals off West Bank to prevent unrest
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:32:20 GMT
AP - Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.
Need for results drives Obama's domestic juggle
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:34:28 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results this year and a need to keep promises to constituencies that will have a huge say in the fall congressional elections.
Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:37:16 GMT
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.
Judge to hear plan to pay $657M to WTC responders
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:16:13 GMT
AP - A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center goes before a judge Friday, and he has said he favored a settlement but planned to analyze it carefully to make sure it was fair.
Friend: Suspected US al-Qaida member grew radical
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:14:25 GMT
AP - Sharif Mobley had strong Muslim views as early as high school. But his old friend Roman Castro knew he had radicalized when he saw him about four years ago.
Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:41:28 GMT
AP - 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.
Lesbian teen sues to force school to hold prom
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:08:37 GMT
AP - An 18-year-old lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district reinstate the dance it canceled rather than let the couple attend.
'American Idol' pares down to 12 finalists
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:41:47 GMT
AP - And then there were 12 on "American Idol."
AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:27:58 GMT
AP - Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press.
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