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Obama takes hard-sell health pitch to Pa.
USA Today
By Spencer Platt, Getty Images By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY GLENSIDE, Pa. — President Obama stepped up pressure Monday on his fellow Democrats to retool the nation's health care system, decrying those who put politics above policy. …
Obama Confuses Decades, Inflates Estimated Health Care Savings by 8BFOXNews
Abortion battle on health bill may endSeattle Times
Health Reform Passes the Cost TestWall Street Journal
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Budget woes fuel plea for residents to send in census forms
Washington Post
The 2010 Census will determine how more than 0 billion in federal funds is divvied up each year, according to a new study that adds urgency to cash-strapped jurisdictions pushing residents to mail in their census questionnaires …
Census means billions for Chicago areaChicago Tribune
Study: Figures inflate per capita aid to Capital RegionAlbany Times Union
Florida fails to get its fair share of census aidThe News-Press
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Joe Biden in Israel to press Mid-East peace talks
BBC News
US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel to promote a new round of Middle East peace talks more than a year after they stalled. Mr Biden – the highest-level visit to the region yet by an Obama administration official – will meet both …
Shifting Palestinian 'red lines'Jerusalem Post
Mitchell to Israel, PA: Annapolis understandings non-bindingHa’aretz
US envoy: Israelis and Palestinians accept indirect talksCNN International
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President Obama Marks International Women's Day
Voice of America
Photo: AP In an event at the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle marked International Women's Day. The president and first lady were joined by Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as US Secretary of State, …
Obama hails contributions of 'daring' womenThe Associated Press
Obama bemoans hardship in Women's Day speechAFP
The Obamas honor International Women's Day, and tell a few jokesUSA Today
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Nigeria violence: Eyewitness stories
BBC News
Hundreds of people, including many women and children were killed in ethnic violence near the city of Jos in Nigeria at the weekend, officials say. They said villages had been attacked by men with machetes who came from nearby hills. …
Nigeria cracks down after attacksAljazeera.net
Massacres Shake Uneasy NigeriaWall Street Journal
Nigerian massacre victims buried in mass graveLos Angeles Times
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Quake Kills 51 in Eastern Turkey
New York Times
By THE NEW YORK TIMES ISTANBUL — At least 51 people died when an earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck early Monday in eastern Turkey, officials in the region said. One village was largely destroyed and four others were heavily damaged, the officials said …
Turkey lowers quake death toll to 51Xinhua
Turkey quake search 'called off'Aljazeera.net
Turkey earthquake kills 51; scientists say earthquake frequency not risingChristian Science Monitor
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California: Man Charged in Student Visa Fraud
New York Times
By AP A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern citizens obtain United States student visas by passing various proficiency and college-placement exams for them, …
Man charged with leading student visa fraud operationLos Angeles Times
California Man Took College Exams for Middle Eastern Students, ICE Officials SayFOXNews
Student-visa-fraud ring busted in O.C.abc7.com
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California: Man Charged in Student Visa Fraud
New York Times
By AP A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern citizens obtain United States student visas by passing various proficiency and college-placement exams for them, …
Man charged with leading student visa fraud operationLos Angeles Times
California Man Took College Exams for Middle Eastern Students, ICE Officials SayFOXNews
Student-visa-fraud ring busted in O.C.abc7.com
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Supreme Court to rule on anti-gay protests at military funerals
Washington Post
The Supreme Court will review whether anti-gay protests at funerals of American soldiers are protected by the First Amendment, taking up the appeal of a Maryland man who won and then had reversed a million verdict against the small …
Supreme Court to rule on free speech in case of soldier's funeralLos Angeles Times
Justices to hear case on antigay protestsBoston Globe
Justices to hear case involving Fred Phelps' protests at military funeralsKansas City Star
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Women's Bill row: 7 MPs suspended in Rajya Sabha
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Vice President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday suspended seven MPs for disrupting proceedings in the Rajya Sabha over the Women's Reservation Bill. The House was suspended till 2pm. The MPs were suspended for the remainder of the session. …
PM calls Ansari, regrets Rajya Sabha fracasThe Hindu
Govt looks for consensus, may amend women's billMoneycontrol.com
Rajya Sabha adjourned over women's reservation issueHindustan Times
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