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Democrats optimistic on health bill vote
Boston Globe
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left the podium after discussing health care legislation yesterday with reporters. She said final details were still being worked out on the measure. (Alex Wong/ Getty Images) By Matt Viser WASHINGTON — In a sign of renewed …
Obama skips Asia trip to make healthcare pushMiamiHerald.com
More Democrats come out against health care billCNN International
Obama delays Asia trip to push healthcare overhaulLos Angeles Times
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Suicide bombing kills six in Pakistan's Swat Valley
CNN International
Police inspect the site of a suicide bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar following an attack from a suicide bomber. Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Six people were killed and 16 others injured in a suicide attack in northwest Pakistan, …
Suicide Bomber Kills 10 In Pakistan's SwatNew York Times
Deaths in Pakistan Swat blastAljazeera.net
At least eight killed in Pakistan suicide attackAFP
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Republicans Name 6 to Debt-Reduction Panel
New York Times
Senator Tom Coburn, left, of Oklahoma, an appointee, has criticized federal spending. Representative Jeb Hensarling, right, of Texas recently debated the president on his budget. By JACKIE CALMES WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress on Friday …
White House: hope to have debt panel working soonReuters
Republicans Name Lawmakers to Deficit CommissionWall Street Journal
> Gregg joins debt-cutting panelThe Union Leader
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Clinton Rebukes Israel for Housing Announcement
New York Times
WASHINGTON — In a tense, 43-minute phone call on Friday morning, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel's plan for new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem sent a “deeply …
Quartet condemns Israel: Unilateral action cannot prejudge talks' outcomeHa’aretz
Clinton rebukes Israel over settler homesAFP
Questions abound after Biden's Israel visitLos Angeles Times
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Second US woman probed in plot to kill Swede: report
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. …
US woman held in Ireland in plot to kill cartoonistAFP
Colorado Woman Reportedly Arrested In Terror ProbeKMGH Denver
For the Love of IslamWall Street Journal
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Thai Protesters Converge on Bangkok in Bid to Oust Abhisit
BusinessWeek
March 13 (Bloomberg) — Thousands of Thai protesters began converging on Bangkok today for a weekend rally that aims to topple Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government. About 20000 people from 11 northern provinces began moving …
Bangkok remains peaceful as rally under controlXinhua
Anti-government demos in ThailandThe Press Association
Red shirts fill streets as protests beginABC Online
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Relive nightmarish World War II battles in 'The Pacific'
Dallas Morning News
As the title of the new HBO miniseries bluntly reminds viewers, The Pacific is about the other side of World War II. Over the course of 10 hours, viewers are immersed in the war across the Pacific, waged on the beaches …
Father's account in miniseriesCharleston Post Courier
Hanks and Spielberg return to WWII together for 'The Pacific'USA Today
TELEVISION REVIEW: 'The Pacific'Los Angeles Times
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Whitman, Poizner clash as Republicans open their convention
Los Angeles Times
The Republican candidates for governor sniped at each other in dueling press conferences Friday at the opening of the state GOP convention here in Silicon Valley, as each sought advantage for the three-month sprint to the June 8 …
Whitman changes course, talks to reportersSan Francisco Chronicle
Candidates for California governor promise to release income tax returnsSan Jose Mercury News
It's Politics: Republicans seem to have forgotten Reagan's 11th CommandmentPasadena Star-News
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US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting
The Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS — A UN meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an …
At UN, Clinton rallies for more women's opportunities worldwideWashington Post
Clinton says UN needs more women in top jobsReuters
Hillary Clinton at UN: 'Women's progress is human progress'Christian Science Monitor
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Gavin Newsom to enter California lieutenant governor race
Los Angeles Times
A Democrat, the mayor of San Francisco is expected to make the announcement Friday. He has been lining up support and collecting donations for the statewide run. By Anthony York Reporting from Sacramento – San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will announce …
SF mayor seeks texting limit at city meetingsSan Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Loiterers: Eyesore or Culture?ABC News
Newsom Makes It Official; Will Run For Lt. GovernorKTVU San Francisco
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