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Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Democrats, White House close in on health bill

Updated: 03/11/10 8:44 AM
A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.

Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to make peace

Updated: 03/11/10 10:30 AM
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the region, urging the sides to waste no time in resolving their decades-old conflict despite daunting obstacles.

Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited'

Updated: 03/11/10 5:15 AM
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iranian support for the Taliban in Afghanistan isn't much of a problem for the United States - yet.

NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters

Updated: 03/11/10 6:20 AM
A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving at one point to avoid child welfare investigators.

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Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan

Protesters clashed with riot police as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens Thursday during a nationwide general strike against the government's harsh new austerity measures.

Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth

Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people.

Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person - a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.

Ga.'s system to defend the poor still reeling

Georgia's public defender system is still trying to recover its financial footing five years after a courthouse gunman racked up a $3 million taxpayer-funded defense tab on the way to his conviction.

Afghanistan welcomes Pakistani role in peace talks

Updated: 03/11/10 6:55 AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan has a key role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a possible attempt to quash speculation that his government was trying to sideline its neighbor.

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Eagles on the mend

In a moment when there seems to be so few success stories, this one is worth trumpeting: State environmental officials say New York’s population of bald eagles may be at its highest level since efforts began to restore them more than 30 years ago.

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