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Thai PM rejects protesters' call for new elections
(AP)
 AP - Thailand's prime minister, backed by a formidable military force, rejected an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament on Monday as tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters vowed to splatter the seat of government with their own blood if their demands weren't met.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:20:23 GMT
| Narcos blamed for killings of 3 with US consul tie
(AP)
 AP - Suspected drug gang hit men separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border city, killing an American couple and a Mexican man. Three young children survived, although two suffered wounds.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:41:11 GMT
| US military hands over prison to Iraqi government
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. military has turned over a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:47:05 GMT
| Officials: US wants Israel to cancel building plan
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, said Israeli officials Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:55:55 GMT
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Kansas, Kentucky, Orange, Duke top seeds (AP)
The selection committee made its choices. Now, it's America's turn. The country's biggest office pool, otherwise known as March Madness, serves up the usual smorgasbord of choices, starting with Kansas, the overall top seed in the 65-team NCAA tournament bracket released Sunday. "It's a blessing, it's a burden," Kansas coach Bill Self said of being No.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:55:27 PDT
| Tomlinson signs 2-year deal with Jets (AP)
LaDainian Tomlinson is bolting for the Big Apple. Tomlinson's agent, Tom Condon, said Sunday that the New York Jets signed the former Chargers running back to a two-year contract. The Jets confirmed that they have agreed to a deal, adding the aging star to the NFL's top-ranked rushing offense last season.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:40:27 PDT
| Browns trade QB Quinn to Broncos (AP)
Brady Quinn will get a chance to start over in Denver. Whether he'll get to start is up in the air. The Broncos acquired the former first-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns for fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2012. The teams announced the trade Sunday and said the deal is pending physicals.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:40:16 PDT
| Kentucky ties it at buzzer, wins in OT (AP)
John Calipari only had questions once he and his Kentucky Wildcats finished celebrating their Southeastern Conference tournament championship. "How did we win this game? How did we go to overtime? I don't know," Calipari said. Credit his fantastic freshmen who scored to get them to overtime and then won the game, even if they celebrated a little prematurely.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:13:26 PDT
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Stocks fall slightly in early trading
(AP)
 AP - Investors are entering the new trading week tentatively after Moody's Investors Service said the U.S. could eventually lose its top-notch credit rating. Stocks fell slightly in early trading Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:41:50 GMT
| Industrial production rises 0.1 percent in Feb
(AP)
AP - Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase. But the key manufacturing sector produced less _for months a rare bright spot — produced less, muting hopes for a speedy recovery.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:53:17 GMT
| China trims holdings of Treasury securities
(AP)
AP - China retained its spot as the biggest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury debt in January although it trimmed its holdings for a third straight month. The string of declines are likely to underscore worries that the U.S. government could face much higher interest rates to finance soaring budget deficits.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:38:46 GMT
| Consol Energy to buy Dominion's drilling business
(AP)
AP - Consol Energy Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy Dominion Resources Inc.'s Appalachian exploration and production business for $3.475 billion, substantially increasing its natural gas reserves and production capacity.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:47:48 GMT
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Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam's IOUs
(AP)
 AP - The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:57:39 GMT
| 'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA
(AP)
 AP - Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit to the intrigue of "Mission Impossible" as well as the satire of the "Airplane" films, has died.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:40:38 GMT
| Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill
(AP)
AP - It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:09:02 GMT
| No Child Left Behind overhaul: five key things that would change
(The Christian Science Monitor)
 The Christian Science Monitor - On Saturday, the Obama administration released its blueprint for overhauling the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act. US lawmakers are to consider the blueprint – and make their own revisions – as part of a reauthorization process for the education law.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:02:00 GMT
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