Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:19:59 GMT
AP - The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects.
Lawyer refutes doubts about runaway Prius driver
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:50:54 GMT
AP - The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened Sunday as the motorist's attorney dismissed a congressional memo that questions his client's version of events.
Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:28:16 GMT
AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven — two more than his chief rival.
3 with ties to US consulate killed in Mexican city
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:36:38 GMT
AP - Three people with ties to the American consulate were killed in a drug-plagued Mexican city, including a U.S. couple shot to death within sight of the border with their baby in their back seat, officials said Sunday.
Israeli apology gets cool reception in Washington
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:36:17 GMT
AP - Israel's prime minister expressed regret Sunday for a crisis with the United States over plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem, even as American officials played down the apology and called for bold Israeli action to get peace efforts back on track.
Post-snow, Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:51:10 GMT
AP - Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it's waterlogged by torrential rains.
Hoax news report on Russia invasion panics Georgia
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:35:45 GMT
AP - Georgians have been panicked by a hoax television news program announcing the Russian army had invaded and killed President Mikhail Saakashvili.
At least 2 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:10:40 GMT
AP - An avalanche that killed at least two people at an informal snowmobile rally in Canada's Rocky Mountains may have been triggered by three daredevil sledders who apparently unleashed a deadly wall of snow on up to 200 people below, witnesses said Sunday.
Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:43:23 GMT
AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday.
Kansas earns overall top seed in NCAA tournament
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:53:53 GMT
AP - An injury hurts as much as a loss in the days before the brackets are drawn up for March Madness. Syracuse endured both and will have to rack up some major frequent flier miles to make a run to the Final Four.
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