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Brown says UK to maintain triple AAA credit rating - Reuters

38 min 45 sec ago

Telegraph.co.uk

Brown says UK to maintain triple AAA credit rating
Reuters
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for top civil servants to help tame a record deficit. ...
Budget will be on 24 March, Darling saysBBC News
Brown Sets Budget Date, Paving Way for ElectionWall Street Journal
Budget to be held on March 24Telegraph.co.uk
Public Service -Forbes
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Afghanistan gets vows of friendship from US and Iran - CNN International

44 min 12 sec ago

Reuters

Afghanistan gets vows of friendship from US and Iran
CNN International
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- America's defense chief thanked Afghanistan's soldiers for their service during a tour of a training camp Wednesday as Iran's hardline president arrived in Kabul with a pledge to purge "occupying forces" from the troubled ...
Iran leader: US playing `game' in AfghanistanThe Associated Press
Iran's Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan, Gates departsReuters
Why mujahideen and Saudi lawyers hold the key to peace in AfghanistanThe Guardian
Aljazeera.net -Press TV -Sydney Morning Herald
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Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned' - The Associated Press

1 hour 18 min ago

Telegraph.co.uk

Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned'
The Associated Press
EL CAJON, Calif. — Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move. "My car can't slow down," he began when a ...
California Prius incident probedDetroit Free Press
Runaway Prius Tale Prompts New ProbeWall Street Journal
U.S. investigating Toyota Prius incident: reportsMarketWatch
New York Times -Albuquerque Express -USA Today
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Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer - The Associated Press

1 hour 38 min ago

ABC News

Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer
The Associated Press
SANTA ANA, Calif. — It was 2005 when Bruce Barcomb received the call he'd been awaiting for nearly three decades: Police had finally identified the man who raped and murdered his little sister in a remote canyon on a dark night in 1977. ...
'Bachelor No. 1' wins date with executionerCNN
Rodney James Alcala gets the death penaltyLos Angeles Times
• Alcala sentenced to deathDaily Pilot
New York Daily News -OCRegister -UPI.com
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'R. Shlomo plan timing regrettable' - Jerusalem Post

2 hours 9 min ago

BBC News

'R. Shlomo plan timing regrettable'
Jerusalem Post
After the announcement of an east Jerusalem building plan during US Vice President Joe Biden's visit was heavily criticized on Wednesday, Interior Minister Eli Yishai told Army Radio that the timing was simply a ...
With Biden in West Bank, Settlements Cloud TalksNew York Times
Biden meets Abbas amid row over settlementsBBC News
Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plansThe Associated Press
Ha'aretz -The Guardian -Los Angeles Times
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Withdraw support, we are with you: BJP tells RJD, SP - The Hindu

2 hours 26 min ago

CBC.ca

Withdraw support, we are with you: BJP tells RJD, SP
The Hindu
PTI The BJP on Wednesday asked the RJD and the Samajwadi Party to formally withdraw support to the Government by writing to the President. “You go to the President, withdraw support. We are with you,” senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha told RJD and SP ...
Mamata in favour of Women's quota, defends decision to abstianTimes of India
India's Congress faces turmoil over women's billWashington Post
India's upper house passes pro-women billCNN International
Hindustan Times -Times Online -Moneycontrol.com
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Feds: Montco woman led Net death plot | Philadelphia Daily News | 03/10/2010 - Philadelphia Daily News

3 hours 6 min ago

ABC Online

Feds: Montco woman led Net death plot | Philadelphia Daily News | 03/10/2010
Philadelphia Daily News
AS AUTHORITIES tell it, Colleen R. LaRose wasn't joking on June 20, 2008, when she posted a comment on YouTube using the screen name "JihadJane" and saying that she was "desperate to do something somehow to help" suffering Muslims. ...
JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism chargesWashington Post
Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on CartoonistNew York Times
Accused jihadist has Texas tiesDallas Morning News
New York Daily News -Los Angeles Times -WAOW
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Districts enter "pink slip" season - Granite Bay View

3 hours 10 min ago

WSAU

Districts enter "pink slip" season
Granite Bay View
Although the state budget is still a gaping unknown hole, Roseville and Granite Bay school districts are scrambling to finalize their budget plans for the 2010-11 school year. With deficits of several million dollars, ...
Oceanside cuts 117 teaching jobsSan Diego Union Tribune
Redwood City School Board to consider issuing more than 100 pink slip noticesSan Jose Mercury News
OCEANSIDE: OUSD trustees vote to notice 200 teachersNorth County Times
Greenville News -San Gabriel Valley Tribune -Record-Searchlight
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Rally backs health plan - Los Angeles Times

3 hours 16 min ago

Boston Globe

Rally backs health plan
Los Angeles Times
Demonstrators in the capital issue 'citizen's arrest' warrants for insurance executives and pledge to step up pressure on Congress. Police escort a protester away from a Washington hotel during a demonstration in support of the Democrats' healthcare ...
Senate jobs bill moves toward final voteWashington Post
Reconciliation bill will be hard for GOP to derailThe Associated Press
Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul StrategyNew York Times
Reuters -Crosscut -Wall Street Journal
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Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants - Reuters

3 hours 20 min ago

The Hindu

Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants
Reuters
CANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim country. Dulmatin, who once trained with al Qaeda ...
Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raidThe Associated Press
Official: Bali bombing mastermind deadCNN International
Jakarta confirms bomber-maker deathAljazeera.net
Xinhua -Jakarta Post -ANTARA
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5 Pakistani Aid Workers Killed in Attack - CBS News

3 hours 38 min ago

BBC News

5 Pakistani Aid Workers Killed in Attack
CBS News
An attack which left five international aid workers dead in Pakistan on Wednesday "is directly linked to Taliban militants," a Pakistani intelligence official told CBS News' Farhan Bokhari after the incident, sharing an initial ...
Attack on US NGO office kills 5 in northwest Pakistan's MansehraXinhua
Charity staff killed in militant attackABC Online
Five killed in attack on US office in NW PakistanPress TV
The Press Association -BusinessWeek -MyMotherLode.com
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Graduates rally for embattled school - CNN

3 hours 59 min ago

Times LIVE

Graduates rally for embattled school
CNN
Graduates of Central Falls High School staged a protest Tuesday to support their embattled school. Central Falls, Rhode Island (CNN) -- Graduates of the nation's most vilified high school descended upon campus Tuesday evening to ...
Ohio among finalists for 'Race to the Top' education fundsThe-News-Leader
NYC School Built Around Unorthodox Use of TimeEducation Week News
Cascade backers rally for studentsAndersonValleyPost.com
Newsday (subscription) -Inland Empire News -Lincoln Journal
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Ex-Congressman Massa says groping wasn't sexual - Los Angeles Times

Τετ, 10/03/2010 - 09:39

Reuters

Ex-Congressman Massa says groping wasn't sexual
Los Angeles Times
Former Rep. Eric Massa, a New York Democrat who resigned his seat Monday amid a sexual harassment investigation, goes on TV to defend himself. By James Oliphant Reporting from Washington - A day after resigning his seat in the face of a House ethics ...
Massa seeks to divert attention from harassment allegationsCNN
Former Lawmaker Denies Sexual AllegationsWall Street Journal
Massa: 'I Forced Myself Out' of CongressFOXNews
USA Today -New York Times -New York Daily News
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Myanmar Bars Democracy Advocate From Election - New York Times

Τετ, 10/03/2010 - 07:50

Boston Globe

Myanmar Bars Democracy Advocate From Election
New York Times
HONG KONG — The ruling military junta in Myanmar announced a new election law Wednesday that will likely prevent Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's leading opposition figure, from participating in upcoming parliamentary elections. ...
New Myanmar Election Law Forces Expulsion Of Suu Kyi From Opposition PartyWall Street Journal
Election ban for Aung San Suu KyiThe Press Association
UN chief told Myanmar supremo of worries about voteReuters
AFP -The Associated Press -Aljazeera.net
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Same-sex wedding bells toll around Washington, DC - Los Angeles Times

Τετ, 10/03/2010 - 07:25

The Hindu

Same-sex wedding bells toll around Washington, DC
Los Angeles Times
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty attends the ceremonies for three of the first gay couples to legally marry in the district. By Clement Tan Reporting from Washington - As a cellist and soloist performed Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are," Darlene Garner and ...
Gay marriages expected to create wedding-related jobs in DCWashington Post
Gay-marriage advocates praise LynchBoston Globe
'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in WashingtonThe Associated Press
Christian Science Monitor -Denver Post -ABC News
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Bali mastermind confirmed dead - ABC Online

Τετ, 10/03/2010 - 07:10

The Hindu

Bali mastermind confirmed dead
ABC Online
Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has confirmed the death of one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombing. The country's media have been reporting that senior Jemaah Islamiah figure Dulmatin was one of three men shot dead during a police ...
Indonesia president confirms death of militant DulmatinBBC News
Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raidThe Associated Press
Bali Bombing Suspect Confirmed Dead In Police RaidNPR
Sydney Morning Herald -The Australian -CNN International
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Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times

Τετ, 10/03/2010 - 06:41

ABC News

Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme Court
Los Angeles Times
John G. Roberts Jr. tells law students that the president's rebuke of a ruling on corporate campaign funding and the subsequent cheering at the State of the Union address were 'very troubling.' By David G. Savage Reporting from Washington - Chief ...
Roberts: Presidential address is 'pep rally'USA Today
In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/10/2010Philadelphia Inquirer
Roberts chides Senate, ObamaTuscaloosa News
The Associated Press -Washington Post -The University of Alabama Crimson White
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Paterson's No. 2 Sets Broad Plan on New York Fiscal Crisis - New York Times

Τετ, 10/03/2010 - 06:27

New York Daily News

Paterson's No. 2 Sets Broad Plan on New York Fiscal Crisis
New York Times
Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch at the Capitol on Tuesday. His plan includes billions in borrowing and imposes curbs on future spending. By DANNY HAKIM ALBANY — New York could borrow billions of dollars to address its urgent budget shortfall and a financial ...
NY gov says may seek extra power to cut spendingReuters
State budget negotiations continueNews 10 Now
Owens: Paterson should remain in office for nowWCAX
NBC New York -WNYC -USA Today
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Massa investigated for allegedly groping staffers - Washington Post

Τετ, 10/03/2010 - 06:26

Washington Post

Massa investigated for allegedly groping staffers
Washington Post
Not long after Eric Massa joined Congress in January 2009, several male staff members began to feel uncomfortable with the sexually loaded language their boss routinely used, according to accounts relayed to the House ethics ...
Ex-Congressman Massa tells Glenn Beck he didn't grope employeeLos Angeles Times
Allegations rise against NY's MassaUSA Today
Massa: 'I Forced Myself Out' of CongressFOXNews
The Associated Press -CBS News -Wall Street Journal
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Nigerian massacre victims buried in mass grave - Los Angeles Times

Τετ, 10/03/2010 - 06:01

Globe and Mail

Nigerian massacre victims buried in mass grave
Los Angeles Times
Survivors say Christian villagers were trapped in nets and hacked to death by Muslim herdsman in attacks with ethnic and religious overtones. Death estimates vary wildly, from 200 to 500. Reporting from Ratsat, Dogo Nahawa, Nigeria, and Lagos, ...
Massacre leaves Nigerians on edgeAljazeera.net
Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in JosBBC News
Ravaged Nigerian Village Is Haunted by Latest MassacreNew York Times
The Associated Press -CNN International -Times Online
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