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Netanyahu calls Clinton to defuse tensions
(AP)
 AP - Hoping to diffuse a fight between friends, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed Thursday to meet next week in Washington to confront face to face an embarrassing dispute over Israeli land claims.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:57:48 GMT
| Holocaust survivor stands by memory of Anne Frank
(AP)
 AP - A Holocaust survivor who says she met Anne Frank in a Nazi concentration camp is standing by her story in the face of skepticism from historians, filmmakers and a childhood friend of the diarist.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:09:28 GMT
| Chaos marks Iraq election vote tally
(AP)
 AP - Dozens of Iraqi journalists waited hours for results in Iraq's election. What they finally got was a single CD containing all the information and instructions to make copies themselves, prompting a mad dash to the nearest Internet cafe where they paid $1.20 each to find out who was ahead in the ballot count.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:33:43 GMT
| US, Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:06:02 GMT
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Murray State stuns No. 4 Vandy at buzzer (AP)
Murray State coach Billy Kennedy went with his gut and drew up a play his team had never run before, with Isacc Miles the go-to guy at the end. Third option Danero Thomas became the hero instead. Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA tournament opener in the West Regional.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:20:20 PDT
| 'Nova tops No. 15 Robert Morris in OT (AP)
Scottie Reynolds learned a lesson starting the game on the bench. Once in the game, he delivered a teachable moment of his own to 15th-seeded Robert Morris: Don't let a Final Four-tested team like Villanova off the hook. Reynolds was benched, his shot wasn't falling and his Wildcats were on the brink of having their NCAA tournament run end in the biggest of upsets.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:17 PDT
| 11th-seeded Old Dominion tops Notre Dame (AP)
As Carleton Scott's 3-pointer sailed toward the hoop and rattled around the rim, Old Dominion's Keyon Carter was already bracing for the possibility of a tie game. Then the shot popped out, giving the Monarchs the NCAA tournament's first upset. "I said, 'Here we go again.' Those guys made a lot of clutch 3s," Carter said.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:42:34 PDT
| Ducks D Wisniewski suspended 8 games (AP)
Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski has been suspended for eight games without pay on Thursday for delivering a hit to the head area of Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook. The incident occurred at 2:22 of the second period during Wednesday night's 4-2 win by Anaheim. Wisniewski was assessed a minor penalty for charging.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:38:23 PDT
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Two-track economy: 9.7% unemployment, $200K cars
(AP)
 AP - For the super-rich and everyone else, the economic recovery is taking place in two very different gears.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:43:58 GMT
| Stocks end mixed after price, jobs reports
(AP)
 AP - Major stock indexes ended mixed Thursday on more evidence that the economy is regaining strength at a slow pace.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:03:49 GMT
| FedEx sees economic recovery spreading
(AP)
 AP - FedEx says the global economic recovery is broadening, as the U.S. economy gains steam and Asia continues to show strong growth.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:53:54 GMT
| Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle
(AP)
 AP - Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:07:12 GMT
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Attack ad against health bill uses Democrat's young daughters
(The Newsroom)
 The Newsroom - As the House gears up for this weekend’s dramatic vote on health reform legislation, Democrats are taking flak from all sides. In southern Ohio, opponents of the bill have created a blowback effect by airing an ad targeting Rep. Steve Driehaus to stand firm as a "no" vote on the legislation. The ad prominently featured the congressman’s young daughters, in violation of the unwritten law that forbids dragging lawmakers' family members – most especially their underage children – into the fray.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:23:21 GMT
| Obama argues for health care effort on Fox News
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday took to the Fox News Channel, derided by his White House as a wing of the Republican Party, to sell his embattled health care overhaul in an interview punctuated with interruptions from the host and chiding from the guest.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:06:57 GMT
| Dems sweeten health bill, set showdown Sunday vote
(AP)
 AP - Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:37:25 GMT
| Fess Parker, TV's `Davy Crockett,' dies at 85
(AP)
 AP - Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:45:53 GMT
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