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Edward Gilbert, Wall Street celebrity turned felon, has found new fortune selling real estate partnerships. He proves that genius is leverage in a rising market.

Has bringing down the law on music pirates backfired on the record industry?

Reuters
Israel Arrests Senior Hamas Commander
Voice of America
The Israeli military says it has arrested a senior commander of the Palestinian faction Hamas after he spent more than a decade on the run. Israeli troops and the Shin Bet security service caught Maher Uda overnight Saturday near the West Bank town of ...
West Bank closure extended as Muslims called to MountJewish Telegraphic Agency
PA: Muslims, go to al-AqsaYnetnews
Israelis nab senior Hamas leaderCNN International
Xinhua -AFP -Jerusalem Post
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BBC News
At least 2 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche
The Associated Press
REVELSTOKE, British Columbia — An avalanche struck an informal snowmobile rally in Canada's Rocky Mountains, killing at least two people and leaving an unknown number missing at an annual gathering best known for its party atmosphere and stunt riding. ...
Massive search resumes after BC avalancheCTV.ca
Survivor describes wall of snowWGME
BC avalanche kills two, injures 30CANOE
BBC News -CBC.ca -CNN International
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Reuters
Gibbs: 'This is the week' that health-care reform will become 'the law of the ...
Washington Post
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs proclaimed on CBS' "Face the Nation" that "this is the week" that the House of Representatives will pass the Senate's health-care reform bill and send it to President Obama's desk for his ...
Parliamentarian in Role as Health Bill RefereeNew York Times
Parliamentarian's task: referee Senate health care fightBoston Globe
Calling shots in the SenateLos Angeles Times
CBS News -ABC News -Chicago Tribune
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AFP
3 people associated with US consulate killed in Mexico
CNN International
Mexican soldiers secure a site in Ciudad Juarez in September where two federal police officers were killed. (CNN) -- Three people connected to the US consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, were killed in a drive-by shooting in the violent border city, ...
Obama "outraged" by consulate murders in MexicoReuters
American consular employee killed in Mexico shooting: USAFP
Three people linked to US consulate in Mexico killedBBC News
The Associated Press -Dallas Morning News -BusinessWeek
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News One
Obama seeks to overhaul No Child Left Behind
Los Angeles Times
The president, in his weekly address, says he'll send a blueprint to Congress to give high school grads 'the best chance to succeed' globally. Republicans insist the economy is being ignored. By Richard A. Serrano President Obama said he would send to ...
Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kidsWashington Post
President Obama changing 'No Child Left Behind'New York Daily News
Obama Calls for Sweeping Change in Education LawNew York Times
USA Today -The Associated Press
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Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" easily remained the No. 1 weekend draw with $62 million.

The Hindu
Thailand protesters warn of escalating street rallies
Christian Science Monitor
Tens of thousands of red-shirted Thailand protesters filled main avenues in Bangkok Sunday as they called for the resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. A Buddhist monk holds a banner as he joins other supporters of former premier Thaksin ...
Protesters surge into Bangkok, demand new electionThe Associated Press
Analysis: who will blink first in Bangkok?Times Online
Tens of thousands of Thai opposition supporters have rallied in Bangkok to ...BBC News
ABC Online -Washington Post -Voice of America
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Globe and Mail
White House Advisor: Israel Undermining Mideast Peace
Voice of America
Photo: AP A top White House official says Israel's plan to build more homes in disputed East Jerusalem appears to be a calculated effort to undermine the Middle East peace process. US presidential advisor David Axelrod said Sunday Israel's plan was an ...
Obama aide condemns 'destructive' Israeli homes planBBC News
Axelrod: Israeli move 'insulting'Jerusalem Post
Israeli prime minister calls settlement dispute with US regrettable, hurtfulWashington Post
Telegraph.co.uk -The Associated Press -FOXNews
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A Human Rights Watch report said 2,700 people lost citizenship from 2004 to 2008 and more were vulnerable.

Seattle Post Intelligencer
Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — 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. ...
Abbott's heart valve device proves safe, effectiveReuters
Abbott Heart Valve-Repair Tool Meets Goals In Key StudyWall Street Journal
MitraClip Repairs Heart Valves, Safer Than Open-Heart SurgerySmartAboutHealth
Cardiosource -BusinessWeek -dBTechno
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Telegraph.co.uk
A week on, Iraq PM pulls ahead in tight race
Reuters
Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki casts his vote inside a polling station at the green zone in Baghdad March 7, 2010. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki edged ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end ...
Iraq PM Nouri Maliki extends poll lead in BasraBBC News
Iraq PM takes poll lead in key provinceAFP
Prime minister's alliance leading after Iraq electionCNN International
The Associated Press -BusinessWeek -Los Angeles Times
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Win or lose on health care, President Obama will face a vastly different political landscape after the fate of his plan is decided.

Premier Wen Jiabao charged that the developed world seeks to force unfair changes in China’s economic policies “just for the purposes of increasing their own exports.”

Three treatment strategies that doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes have proven to be ineffective or even harmful.

SGGP
Intense Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Therapies Don't Help Type 2 Diabetics
BusinessWeek
SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two sets of results from a large US government-sponsored trial find that neither aggressive treatment of cholesterol nor of blood pressure lowers the risk of heart events in people with type 2 ...
Effects of Combination Lipid Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes MellitusCardiosource
ACC: Close Lipid and BP Control Fail in DiabetesMedPage Today
Intensive lipid reduction not effective in diabeticsPress TV
eMaxHealth -New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) -SGGP
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Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into Bangkok demanding that the government step down.

myGLOSS
Coppell Fire Department says change your clock, change your battery
McKinney Courier Gazette
It is that time of year again, when most people will set their clocks ahead one hour as daylight savings time begins Sunday. The Coppell Fire Department also wants residents to replace the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon ...
Safety reminder: Change batteries in smoke alarm along with clocksSanta Rosa Press Democrat
A Daylight Savings Time Act Could Save Your LifeCBS 4
Change clocks, change smoke detector batteriesThe Newark Advocate
The Money Times -Spartanburg Herald Journal -Williamsport Sun-Gazette
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Globe and Mail
Fernando Alonso marks Ferrari debut with Bahrain GP victory
USA Today
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Fernando Alonso won Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix to lead a Ferrari 1-2 on his debut for the Italian Formula One team. The Spaniard passed teammate Felipe Massa at the second corner after the start before overtaking ...
Fernando Alonso leads Ferrari one-two in BahrainBBC Sport
Alonso Wins Bahrain Season-OpenerNew York Times
Alonso wins F1 season opener in Ferrari debut; Schumacher takes sixthCNN International
SkySports -Motorsport.com -Forbes
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