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Prosecutor Greed Prompted Ill Fire That Killed 7

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Prosecutor Greed Prompted Ill Fire That Killed 7

MAYWOOD, Ill. – The owner of a suburban Chicago apartment house had his maintenance man set fire to the building, killing seven people including a newborn, because he wanted(…)

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Methane Bubbles In Arctic Seas Stir Warming Fears

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Methane Bubbles In Arctic Seas Stir Warming Fears

OSLO (Reuters) –
Large amounts of a powerful greenhouse gas are bubbling up from a long-frozen seabed north of Siberia, raising fears of far bigger leaks that could stoke(…)

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Leading Pakistani Taliban Deputy Believed Killed

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Leading Pakistani Taliban Deputy Believed Killed

ISLAMABAD – A top Pakistani Taliban commander close to al-Qaida is believed to have been killed in an army airstrike, officials said Saturday, in the latest apparent blow to(…)

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Bears Sign Peppers Rolle Becomes Richest Safety

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Bears Sign Peppers Rolle Becomes Richest Safety

NEW YORK – Julius Peppers found a new home and a big payday as the NFL’s free agency period opened with a few teams doling out some serious dough.
The(…)

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Witness Will Testify In Broncos Players Death

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Witness Will Testify In Broncos Players Death

DENVER – A witness too afraid to testify against the man accused of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams has changed his mind after a night in jail.
The surprising(…)

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Partisanship Comes In Waves At US Turning Points

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Partisanship Comes In Waves At US Turning Points

WASHINGTON – The current partisan divide is as stark and nasty as any in recent history and on almost every issue — from health care to energy independence to(…)

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Pentagon Shooter Little Known By Neighbors

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Pentagon Shooter Little Known By Neighbors

HOLLISTER, Calif. – John Patrick Bedell was a brilliant and seemingly gentle computer whiz, yet so withdrawn that people in this rural community where his parents and grandparents are(…)

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Malaysia Muslim Mag Sorry For Offending Christians

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Malaysia Muslim Mag Sorry For Offending Christians

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Malaysian magazine apologized Saturday for upsetting Christians after it published an article researched by two Muslims who pretended to be Roman Catholics and took(…)

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Kathy Griffin Takes Aim At Sarah Palin

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Kathy Griffin Takes Aim At Sarah Palin

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Comedian Kathy Griffin brought her “Life on the D-List” show to Sarah Palin’s home state Friday, skewering the former Alaska governor at a raucous show in(…)

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Iceland Braces For Consequences Of Icesave Vote

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Iceland Braces For Consequences Of Icesave Vote

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – A proposal to use taxpayer funds to pay off Iceland’s substantial debts to foreign governments seemed likely to be defeated in a national referendum Saturday.
Opinion polls(…)

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President To Meet With Key Senators On Immigration

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
President To Meet With Key Senators On Immigration

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to focus attention on immigration next week by meeting at the White House with two senators crafting a bill on the issue.
White House(…)

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GM To Reinstate 600 Dealerships Slated To Be Cut

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
GM To Reinstate 600 Dealerships Slated To Be Cut

NEW YORK – General Motors Co. will reinstate 661 dealerships it sought to drop from its sales network.
GM executives said Friday that the dealerships — more than half of(…)

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Steelers QB Accused Of Sexual Assault In Georgia

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Steelers QB Accused Of Sexual Assault In Georgia

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – A jovial night of bar-hopping in a central Georgia college town ended in a new allegation against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a 20-year-old college(…)

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Obama Turns Up The Heat For Health Care Overhaul

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Obama Turns Up The Heat For Health Care Overhaul

California Park Searched In 2nd Missing Teen Case

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
California Park Searched In 2nd Missing Teen Case

ESCONDIDO, Calif. – Police drained a pond in a park north of San Diego on Friday in their efforts to find a girl who vanished about a year ago(…)

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New Afghan Chief In Marjah Has Criminal Record

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
New Afghan Chief In Marjah Has Criminal Record

KABUL – The man chosen to be the fresh face of good Afghan governance in a town just seized from the Taliban has a violent criminal record in Germany,(…)

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Doctors Warn Of Health Threat From Chile Wreckage

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Doctors Warn Of Health Threat From Chile Wreckage

CONCEPCION, Chile – Huge piles of wreckage and tons of rotting fish and other debris blanketing the ground are turning the coastal towns shattered by Chile’s earthquake and tsunami(…)

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Oscar Producers Urge Viewers To Tune In Early

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Oscar Producers Urge Viewers To Tune In Early

LOS ANGELES – The people behind Sunday’s Oscars show are urging people to tune in early for one of the program’s best sequences.
Bill Mechanic, who is producing the awards(…)

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Who Is The Lone Democrat Some Think Could Kill Health Care Reform

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Who Is The Lone Democrat Some Think Could Kill Health Care Reform

Anyone who’s followed the health care debate even casually over the past year has probably heard Rep. Bart Stupak’s name mentioned a time or two. The nine-term Democrat from(…)

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Its Official An Asteroid Wiped Out The Dinosaurs

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Its Official An Asteroid Wiped Out The Dinosaurs

LONDON (Reuters) –
A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to(…)

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Belgium PM Offers Resignation Over Banking Deal

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Belgium PM Offers Resignation Over Banking Deal

Belgium’s Prime Minister Yves Leterme has offered his government’s resignation amid a row over the break-up of the stricken Fortis bank, according to national media reports.
Belgium’s Prime(…)

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News – Baghdad Diary At Home With Umm Sheyma

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
News - Baghdad Diary At Home With Umm Sheyma

Baghdad diary: At home with Umm Sheyma
By Gabriel Gatehouse
BBC News, Baghdad
We arrived at Umm Sheyma’s home in the early morning.It was still dark in her small kitchen and by(…)

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Sport – Football – Ferguson Blames Rooneys Enthusiasm For Knee Injury

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Sport - Football - Ferguson Blames Rooneys Enthusiasm For Knee Injury

Ferguson blames Rooney’s enthusiasm for knee injury
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney is to blame for the knee injury that could rule him out of the(…)

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Sport – Football – Live – Saturday Football

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Sport - Football - Live - Saturday Football

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News – New Jersey Snow Sculpture Gets Frosty Reception

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
News - New Jersey Snow Sculpture Gets Frosty Reception

New Jersey snow sculpture gets frosty reception
Police in the US state of New Jersey have ordered a family to cover up their snow sculpture of the famous nude Venus(…)

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