Pelosi confident House will pass health care bill
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:38:20 GMT
AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday she's confident the House will pass health care legislation and dismissed Republican criticism that she did not have enough votes for the measure.
Al-Qaida suspect from US tricked his Yemeni guard
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:35:29 GMT
AP - An American al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said Saturday. He then killed a guard who laid down his weapon as he went ahead at prayer time.
Suicide attackers hit Afghan city; at least 30 die
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:35:29 GMT
AP - A suicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations late Saturday, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taliban heartland.
US mom: Daughter held in Ireland 'lost her mind'
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:57:45 GMT
AP - Before her daughter disappeared last fall, Christine Mott recalls that the 31-year-old who had been held in connection with an alleged assassination plot announced she had converted to Islam and told her family they'd go to hell if they didn't follow in her steps.
New Sen. Brown bashes Obama's 'bitter' health push
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:35:30 GMT
AP - Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.
Wind, rain knock out power to 450K in Northeast
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:35:36 GMT
AP - Strong winds and heavy rain pounded parts of the Northeast on Saturday, knocking out power to more than 450,000 customers, diverting international flights and toppling a boom crane at an Atlantic City casino construction site, injuring one police officer.
Thousands mourn death of Southern Calif. teen
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:00:54 GMT
AP - Thousands of teachers, classmates and neighbors filled a high school stadium Saturday to honor a 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered in a shallow, lakeside grave as her parents vowed to dedicate themselves to protecting children from sex predators.
Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:35:42 GMT
AP - Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian. The 28-year-old's honorable discharge under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy came only after police officers in Rapid City, S.D., saw an Iowa marriage certificate in her home and told the nearby Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Police: Woman in bust hid nearly $26,000 in bra
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:35:47 GMT
AP - A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff's deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft. Lukeisha A. Harris was one of three Seattle-area residents arrested Friday as part of an alleged fraud ring. Deputies said they used phony Oregon driver's licenses and counterfeit credit cards to obtain cash advances from Spokane banks.
No. 1 KU beats No. 9 K-State 72-64 in Big 12 final
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:51:28 GMT
AP - Marcus Morris had 18 points, Tyrel Reed added 15 and No. 1 Kansas held off No. 9 Kansas State down the stretch for a 72-64 victory and its seventh Big 12 tournament title Saturday night.