Sunday, March 7, 2010

Obama's health care pitch to Democrats: Trust me (AP)

Obama's health care pitch to Democrats: Trust me (AP)


Obama's health care pitch to Democrats: Trust me (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:19 AM PST

AP - In private pitches to Democrats, President Barack Obama says he will persuade Congress to pass his health care overhaul even if it kills him and even if he has to ask deeply distrustful lawmakers to trust him on a promise the White House doesn't have the power to keep.


Nigeria: More than 200 dead in religious violence (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:35 AM PST

AP - Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people overnight Sunday as religious violence flared anew between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria, witnesses said. Hundreds of people fled their homes, fearing reprisal attacks.


Officers: Pakistan detains American-born al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 10:30 AM PST

AP - Two Pakistani officers and a government official said Sunday that an American charged with treason for working with al-Qaida had been captured, a development that could deliver another significant blow in the U.S.-led battle against the terror network.


2010 Oscar Arrivals

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:02 PM PST

Mariah Carey arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. Sign in to post a comment.


Pope's brother says he would testify in abuse case (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:07 AM PST

AP - The brother of Pope Benedict XVI has told a newspaper he is willing to testify in the sex scandal rocking Germany's Catholic Church, even though he says he knows nothing about the alleged abuse of boys in a choir he later led.


Iran begins production of cruise missiles

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:35 AM PST

Iran announced Sunday that it has started a new production line of highly accurate, short range cruise missiles, which would ...


Dubious honor on Bullock's big weekend

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:55 AM PST

Sandra Bullock picks up a worst-actress award just a day before she learns if she'll win an Oscar.


3 Dems unsure about changing votes for health care (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:57 AM PST

AP - A top House Democrat said Sunday he believes Congress will pass a health care bill, but three fellow Democrats who opposed overhaul legislation last fall aren't committing themselves to backing President Barack Obama's late push.


How Safe Are Blood Thinners?

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:37 AM PST

Blood thinners save lives but require caution.


Mo'Nique was rude to Barbara Walters during Oscar special: source

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 01:37 AM PST

Barbara Walters assures us that she and "Precious" star Mo'Nique got along famously during their interview for Walters' final Oscar special, airing Sunday. But, privately, Babwa is said to be grumbling that their get-together was a horror show.


Bias incidents roil University of California (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:07 AM PST

AP - Swastikas, nooses, a KKK hood, graffiti, epithets and jeers.


Growing low-oxygen zones in oceans worry scientists (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:46 AM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Lower levels of oxygen in the Earth's oceans, particularly off the United States' Pacific Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes linked to global climate change, scientists say.


Chile and Haiti quake families march in Queens, NY St. Patrick's parade (IrishCentral)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:33 AM PST

Chile and Haiti earthquake families are marching Sunday in the annual Queens New York St. Patrick's Day parade.


China’s Multi-Billion Dollar Renewable Energy Program Set for Launch Soon

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:29 AM PST

China is reportedly planning to produce 15% of its electricity from low-carbon technology by 2020, and to reduce it's carbon intensity by 40-45% from the 2005 level. Zhang Guobao, head of the National Energy Administration, told the government-owned newspaper China Daily this last week that a national program consisting of billions of dollars of investment in wind, solar and nuclear power would be launched sometime soon. (more…)


PLO gives approval for indirect talks with Israel (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:08 AM PST

AP - A skeptical Palestinian leadership agreed Sunday to hold U.S.-mediated peace talks with Israel for four months, effectively ending a 14-month breakdown in communications between the two sides.


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