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More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over
(AP)
 AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him to join them.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:18:41 GMT
| Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan
(AP)
 AP - Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:09 GMT
| Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger
(AP)
 AP - Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:53:39 GMT
| Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school
(AP)
 AP - The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:14 GMT
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Hoyas beat top-seeded Orange in quarters (AP)
Arinze Onuaku crashed to the floor and clutched his right knee, writhing in pain at Madison Square Garden. Suddenly, top-seeded Syracuse had more to worry about than a loss in its Big East tournament opener. Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past the third-ranked Orange with an impressive second-half surge that yielded a 91-84 victory in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:01:36 PST
| Pro Football Hall of Famer Olsen dies (AP)
Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69. Utah State, Olsen's alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:40:25 PST
| Mets SS Reyes told to rest 2-to-8 weeks (AP)
All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrain from athletic activity for 2-to-8 weeks until his thyroid levels normalize, another blow to the New York Mets before opening day. Center fielder Carlos Beltran already is expected to miss the first month of the season following right knee surgery Jan.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:56:15 PST
| Rockies extend Helton for 2 years, $9.9M (AP)
First baseman Todd Helton and the Colorado Rockies agreed Thursday to $9.9 million, two-year contract extension through the 2013 season. The first baseman is earning $16.6 million this year, and he agreed to defer $13.1 million of his $19.1 million salary in 2011 over a 10-year period beginning in 2014.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:20:14 PST
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Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
(AP)
 AP - 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.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:24:27 GMT
| Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth
(AP)
 AP - Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two quarters.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:08 GMT
| Citigroup CEO says bank on path to profitability
(AP)
AP - Citigroup Inc. is poised to return to "sustained profitability" as it sheds risky assets and focuses on emerging markets, CEO Vikram Pandit said Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:25:29 GMT
| Gov't may seek more authority on vehicle safety
(AP)
 AP - Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles over brake and acceleration problems.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:15:54 GMT
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Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flap
(AP)
 AP - An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student whose school district canceled her senior prom rather than allow her to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo said she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:14 GMT
| First Lady marks International Women’s Day with Hillary ‘President’ joke
(The Newsroom)
 The Newsroom - In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration of International Women's Day, she briefly stumbled over Clinton's job title. "Let me thank my dear friend, Senator - Secretary Clinton. I almost said, 'President Clinton,' " said the first lady to laughter and applause. "But let me thank you for that kind introduction, and most of all thank you for your friendship, thank you for your support, and thank you for your indispensable advice in getting me through this first year and helping me figure out how to get my family settled in our new life in D.C."
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:31 GMT
| 'Jihad Jane': How does Al Qaeda recruit U.S.-born women?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
 The Christian Science Monitor - The case of Colleen R. LaRose – also known as “Jihad Jane” and “Fatima Rose” – raises troubling questions about the ability of Al Qaeda to attract US-born women to terrorism.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT
| Obama gives away $1.4M Nobel prize
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 milllion from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organizations he said "do extraordinary work."
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:50:37 GMT
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