Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:03:10 GMT
AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.

Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:03:15 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.

How bloody will it get? Pakistanis ask as 43 die in week's 4th attack (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:03:16 GMT
AP - Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and U.S. missile strikes.

Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:03:22 GMT
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S.

Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:03:25 GMT
AP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.

Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:03:31 GMT
AP - A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students for the next decade.

Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash (AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:03:31 GMT
AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.

Court says thimerosal did not cause autism (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:24:32 GMT
AP - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.

NYC funeral home van towed with body inside (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:57:39 GMT
AP - A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home, giving its dearly departed passenger an unexpected side trip. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said there was "nothing to indicate it was more than just an illegally parked car." Redden's Funeral Home director Paul DeNigris said a windshield placard had fallen flat. The van's tinted windows helped obscure the white cardboard box that held the remains.

Woods responders concerned about domestic violence (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:45:33 GMT
AP - The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show.