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New York agrees 9/11 dust payout
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:15:21 GMT
New York City is to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to rescue workers who say their health was damaged by dust at Ground Zero.
Siberian tigers die at China zoo
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:37 GMT
Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.
Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:45 GMT
Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks.
UN critical of Israel over Gaza
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:37:09 GMT
The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements.
Japan arrests whaling activist
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:04:13 GMT
An activist from New Zealand who boarded a Japanese whaling ship last month is arrested by Japan's coastguard.
Lehman bosses severely criticised
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:42:00 GMT
A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.
Sarkozy to meet UK party leaders
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:19:27 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron.

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9/11 settlement offer to go before judge
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:13:52 EST
A New York judge may approve a $657 million settlement Friday for workers who became ill after the 9/11 terrorists attacks.
School nixes prom over lesbian date
-  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:34 EST
A Mississippi high school faces a lawsuit over its decision to cancel its prom rather than allow a lesbian high school student to attend with her girlfriend.
State can't verify school abuse claims
-  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:12 EST
Their stories were chilling: Students at a reform school recounted beatings and sexual assaults at the hands of school administrators and other employees who were supposed to be taking care of them.
Woman to coach high school football
-  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:49:24 EST
A high school in Washington, D.C., is set to name a former women's professional football player as its head varsity football coach Friday, a move that a national women's sports advocacy group calls historic.
Ex-judge to oversee Paterson cases
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:40:36 EST
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has appointed a former chief judge of the State Appellate Court to oversee two investigations of Gov. David Paterson.
Sen. Reid's wife breaks back in wreck
-  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:51:28 EST
The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were injured Thursday in a highway accident, a spokesman for the senator from Nevada said. The injuries aren't considered life-threatening.
Fast food in tomato famine
-  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:36 EST
Fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources for one of America's favorite sandwich toppings after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida's tomato harvest.

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Abortion Foes Pushed Aside
-  Fri, 12 March 2010 04:02:22 EST
Dems ax effort to strike abortion compromise, gambling they can secure health care support with showdown votes
Health Bill Raises Doubts on Obama Tax Pledge
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'Under God' Kept Alive in Pledge
-  Fri, 12 March 2010 04:02:22 EST
Calif. appeals court rejects man's claims that 'Under God' and 'In God We Trust' violate separation of church, state
Bomb Attack Kills 12, Wounds 35 in Pakistan
-  Fri, 12 March 2010 03:59:37 EST
A suicide bomber targeting an army vehicle in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore killed 12 people Friday, police said. It was the second attack in the city this week, indicating militants may be stepping up
Doctors to Unveil Sticking Plaster as Skin Cancer Cure
-  Thu, 11 March 2010 23:38:21 EST
The Ambulight high-tech device contains a small light that combines with a chemical cream to kill skin cancer cells.
4 Dead After Separate Northeast Train Accidents
-  Fri, 12 March 2010 02:08:52 EST
Authorities say four people were fatally struck by trains in the Northeast.
In Hard Economic Times, U.N. Hires More Staff
-  Thu, 11 March 2010 09:28:57 EST
By the time it’s over, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon should have easily improved on his longstanding record as the biggest-spending U.N. secretary-general in history, by a respectable margin
Lesbian Teen Sues School District Over Prom Drama
-  Thu, 11 March 2010 23:42:05 EST
Constance McMillen didn't believe her Mississippi school district would really call off her senior prom rather than allow her to show up with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

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20 dead, dozens hurt in Lahore blasts
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:55:39 GMT
Two suicide bombers on motorbikes killed at least 20 people and wounded 40 in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

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Rep. Patrick Kennedy seeks 'fuller life'
-  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:50:50 GMT

In this Nov. 2, 2004 photo, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., right, shares a laugh with his father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., during a rally in Pawtucket, R.I Teddy Kennedy's youngest child entered the family business at 21, the youngest member of the sprawling political clan ever to win elected office. Now he's leaving, and he wants to talk about how he anguished over this decision.




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White House, Democrats close in on health bill
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:32:11 GMT

March 11: As congressional Democrats continue to work out differences on health care reform, the president says the time for talk is over. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports. (Today Show)House Democratic leaders abandoned a long struggle to appease the most ardent abortion opponents in their ranks, gambling Thursday that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming next week.




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Opinion: Beasts of Big East left in shambles
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:23:07 GMT

Pittsburgh's Brad Wanamaker, center, look on after the Panthers were upset by Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.Sporting News: Syracuse, Pitt and Villanova spent two months establishing superiority and two days waiting to play their first games in the Big East tournament. Two sessions later, they all were eliminated after a wild Thursday at Madison Square Garden.




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Republican: I paid $150,000 in hush money
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:14:19 GMT
The majority leader of Utah's House of Representatives says that he paid a woman $150,000 to keep silent about going "hot-tubbing" with her when she was minor a quarter century ago.

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‘Idol’s’ top 12 proves a need for voting lesson
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:25:27 GMT

Seriously, America? You voted to keep Katie Stevens, far right, over Lilly Scott, third from right?So I’m thinking maybe it’s time people got a refresher course on this whole voting thing: The point of the competition is to vote for the very good singers and send home the ones who aren’t as good.




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Al-Qaida suspect worked at nuclear plants
-  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:19:26 GMT
An American accused in Yemen of being a member of al-Qaida worked at nuclear power plants in the U.S., a spokesman for a group of plants in New Jersey says.

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