Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:16:42 GMT
AP - House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week.
Deal could pay $657M to sickened WTC responders
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:51:24 GMT
AP - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.
Pakistan tests missiles in Arabian Sea
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:50:26 GMT
AP - Pakistan's navy has successfully test-fired a series of missiles and torpedoes in what it is calling a message to "nefarious" forces — an apparent reference to India.
Obama says he's committed to immigration overhaul
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:25:28 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken. What remains unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year.
Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:39:28 GMT
AP - He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.
Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:25:39 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.
NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:54:55 GMT
AP - Amid concerns over a conflict of interest and just two days after a poll showed the public opposed his investigation into two scandals involving Gov. David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo took himself off the case Thursday and appointed a respected former judge to take over.
Lesbian teen in prom flap sues, returns to school
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:25:57 GMT
AP - 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. On Thursday, a day after the Itawamba County school board did just that, the 18-year-old lesbian high school senior reluctantly returned to campus to some unfriendly looks, she said.
'American Idol' pares down to 12 finalists
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:02:15 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 06:26:10 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 on Thursday.
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