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Bush, Clinton to visit rubble-filled Haitian city
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 AP - Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are traveling to Haiti's rubble-filled capital Monday as part of their effort to raise aid and investment for a country still reeling from a devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:45:53 GMT
| Tanzania, Zambia demand one-off sales of ivory
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 AP - Tanzania and Zambia on Monday requested a U.N. conservation meeting to weaken the ban on African ivory so they can sell off their own stocks, despite criticism that they are failing to crack down on rising incidents of poaching.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:29:26 GMT
| French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional vote
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 AP - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:26:18 GMT
| China begins trial of 4 Rio Tinto employees
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 AP - An Australian executive and three other employees of Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as the head of the mining giant said his company was trying to resolve its troubles with China.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:27:01 GMT
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Spartans' Lucious beats Terps at buzzer (AP)
The celebration was barely over, and already Michigan State had to start thinking about life in the NCAA tournament without injured Kalin Lucas. Korie Lucious, filling in for the Spartans' star guard, hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a frenetic finish and give depleted Michigan State an 85-83 victory over Maryland on Sunday in the second round of the Midwest Regional.
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:21:35 PDT
| Woods acknowledges 'living a lie' (AP)
Tiger Woods acknowledged "living a lie," saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his shocking downfall from global sporting icon to late-night TV punchline. "It was all me. I'm the one who did it. I'm the one who acted the way I acted. No one knew what was going on when it was going on," Woods told the Golf Channel in one of two interviews Sunday...
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:48:34 PDT
| Kramer's drive late in OT lifts Purdue (AP)
Chris Kramer ignored his coach's final play call and demanded the ball with Purdue's season on the line. The two-time Big Ten defensive player of the year, the rugged soul of Boilermakers basketball with do-it-all leader Robbie Hummel out for the season, forgot he is just 6-foot-3. Or, he didn't care.
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:12:40 PDT
| No. 12 seed Cornell dominates Wisconsin (AP)
Cornell players jumped up and down near midcourt, exchanging chest-bumps and high-fives, then ran toward their fans. And stood around. Forgive those Ivy League guys for not knowing how to celebrate. After all, they've never experienced anything like this before. Then again, maybe they're waiting for something bigger and better.
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:45:17 PDT
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World stocks drop as Greek debt, India hike weigh
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 AP - Global stock markets fell Monday as worries about Greece's debt crisis and India's sudden interest rate hike rattled investors.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:07:29 GMT
| UK industry group sees 2010 growth as sluggish
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AP - Economic recovery in Britain will be sluggish through the middle of next year as lending remains tight and both the government and the private sector look to pay off debt, the Confederation of British Industry forecast Monday.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:59:28 GMT
| House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama
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 AP - A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:17:15 GMT
| House passes Democratic changes to health bill
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 AP - The House has passed key changes to its just-approved overhaul of health care legislation. The changes are part of a prearranged agreement to guarantee passage of the historic legislation.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:40:56 GMT
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Analysis: Political lift of health bill uncertain
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AP - The initial blush of President Barack Obama's health care triumph immediately gives way to a sober political reality — he must sell the landmark legislation to an angry and unpredictable electorate, still reeling from the recession.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:18:09 GMT
| House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama
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AP - A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:17:15 GMT
| Iceland fears 2nd, even larger volcanic eruption
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 AP - A volcano in southern Iceland has erupted for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volcano nearby.
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:09:10 GMT
| Ore. town uses geothermal energy to stay warm
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 AP - When snow falls on this downtown of brick buildings and glass storefronts in southern Oregon, it piles up everywhere but the sidewalks. It's the first sign that this timber and ranching town is like few others.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:56:53 GMT
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