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New York Daily News
Cornell Rolls to Upset Temple
New York Times
JACKSONVILLE — When Cornell guard Louis Dale made a nifty stop-and-go move with the basketball and finished with a layup off the glass, the Big Red had 56 points against Temple. Steve Helber/Associated Press Chris Wroblewski chipped in 9 ...
Cornell builds big lead, dominates Temple in first-round upsetESPN
Owls thumped by CornellPhiladelphia Inquirer
Ex-Bears fullback tips hat to Cornell's 'nerds'Chicago Breaking Sports - Tribune
Austin American-Statesman -AOL News -Forbes
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The Guardian (blog)
Fresh abuse claims in Pope's former Munich diocese
BBC News
Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese in Germany is facing daily allegations of physical and sexual abuse, the head of its new sex-abuse task force says. "It is like a tsunami," Elke Huemmeler told the Associated Press news agency. ...
Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal goes globalCNN
Munich Diocese Faces ''tsunami'' of Abuse ClaimsNew York Times
Pope archdiocese faces tsunami of abuse claimsTelegraph.co.uk
CNN International -Montreal Gazette -CBC.ca
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Reuters
Ex-U.N. Envoy Says Taliban Arrests Ended Talks
Wall Street Journal
KABUL—The former United Nations envoy to Afghanistan accused Pakistan of undermining negotiations with the Taliban by arresting senior Taliban officials. Kai Eide, a Norwegian diplomat who stepped down from the UN post this month, ...
Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy SaysNew York Times
Former UN envoy Kai Eide explains why he held talks with the TalibanBBC News
Pakistan accused of derailing UN talks with TalibanTelegraph.co.uk
Press TV -The Guardian -Politico (blog)
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
House Democrats to meet Obama on Saturday
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives are invited to the White House on Saturday for a meeting with President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the White House said on Friday. ...
Democrats heading to White House on SaturdayWashington Post
Dems head to White House Sat. as health vote loomsHouston Chronicle
Obama Invites House Democrats to White HouseNew York Times (blog)
msnbc.com -Daily Beast -BusinessWeek
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Palm Beach Post
'Text Rage' Leads to Alleged Brutal Teen Beating
ABC News
The only contact 15-year-old Wayne Treacy had ever had with 8th grader Josie Lou Ratley before allegedly beating her nearly to death Wednesday was a brief flurry of text messages earlier that day, Florida police say. ...
Attacked Deerfield Beach girl still critical; second student heldMiamiHerald.com
Beaten Girl's Survival a Coin Flip: DoctorsNBC Miami
13 -Year-Old Held As Accessory In Student AttackCBS 4
Washington Post -ABC Action News -The Ledger
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Telegraph.co.uk
Israel Tightens Security as Quartet Demands Settlement Freeze
Voice of America
Photo: AP Israel has imposed a security clampdown in Jerusalem amid new demands from the international community to halt settlement expansion. Some 2500 Israeli police and soldiers deployed in and around Jerusalem's Old City amid fears of Palestinian ...
Clinton: Decision to escalate row with Israel 'is paying off'Ha'aretz
No Netanyahu-Obama meeting scheduledJewish Telegraphic Agency
World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talksWashington Post
The Hindu -Telegraph.co.uk -FOXNews
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FOXNews (blog)
Holder defends lawyers for terror detainees
Washington Post
AP WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder is defending lawyers who represent unpopular clients like terror suspects. Holder says such attorneys are patriots who deserve respect. Holder was answering critics who questioned the values of lawyers who ...
AG Holder Fights Back Against Critics of Guantanamo LawyersThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times
GOP Senators Put Holder On NoticeMain Justice
Justice Department Accuses Republicans of Being Weak on TerrorismFOXNews
TIME -RTT News -Politico (blog)
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KXJZ News
Fox News Poll: 68% Say Vote Out All Incumbents
FOXNews
AP Fox News poll shows 68 percent of voters would oust all incumbents, while 20 percent would keep all lawmakers in office. If American voters only had the following two choices on the Congressional ballot -- keep all current lawmakers in office, ...
Field Poll: California support for Obama slidesSan Jose Mercury News
Eve of health care vote, pres. & Congress declining approvalCNN (blog)
Voters turn backs on CongressInland Empire News
KCBS -Press-Enterprise -Reuters
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Christian Science Monitor
Revamped student loan bill tucked into massive health bill
USA Today
WASHINGTON — The endgame of massive pieces of legislation like the current health care/student loan bill are a politics junkie's dream — and many a policy wonk's nightmare. The kinds of compromises that are typically ...
Will the student aid bill help with your college costs?Christian Science Monitor
Bill Proposes Increased Aid to the Needy for CollegeNew York Times
Student Aid Linked to Health Care Gets a TrimABC News
Boston Globe -City Town Info Education Channel -Washington Post (blog)
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MiamiHerald.com
Weather service lowers predicted Red River crest
Washington Post
Minnesota National Guardsmen Pfc. Bruce Gangelhoff, left, and Spc. Brandt Winterquist patrol a dike along the flooding Red River in Northport, Minn., a small community north of Moorhead Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) (Jim Mone - AP) The ...
Here come the sandbags - people get ready for Fargo floodingChristian Science Monitor
'We're hoping this is the last flood we have to fight'Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fargo Residents Wait Behind Dikes for Red River CrestBusinessWeek
News Channel 7 -UPI.com -KTTC
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Times Online
Security and Defense: 2011 – The year Palestine is born?
Jerusalem Post
By the summer of 2011, Salam Fayyad may finally succeed in totally reforming the Palestinian Authority – and that could spell big trouble for Israel. The summer of 2011. That is when Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has ...
EU's foreign chief Catherine Ashton makes Gaza visitBBC News
Gaza rocket kills Thai worker in southern IsraelLos Angeles Times
Israel hits Gaza after rocket deathAljazeera.net
Wall Street Journal -Xinhua -Times Online
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Telegraph.co.uk
Obama urges passage of health-care bill in feisty closing rally
Washington Post
Thousands of people rallied loudly for passage of health-care legislation in Northern Virginia Friday as President Obama tried one final time to demonstrate public support for the health-care bill that is moving ...
Indonesia's reaction to Obama's postponed trip? It's OKLos Angeles Times
Indonesia disappointed after Barack Obama delays tripChristian Science Monitor
US House of Representatives to Hold Crucial Health Care Vote SundayVoice of America
New York Times (blog) -FOXNews (blog) -Reuters
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Telegraph.co.uk
Jesse James's Alleged Mistress Predicted She'd Be Famous
People Magazine
When Michelle "Bombshell" McGee posed for photos for Tattoo Revue magazine, she lobbied the publication's founder Casey Exton for the cover, telling him, "I'm going to be hot real soon." Three months later, she did just that. ...
Celebs Urge Sandra Bullock to Stay StrongUs Magazine
Celebritology: The Oscar love curse: Is Sandra Bullock the latest victim or is ...Washington Post
Jesse James' Dog: Lost Then FoundABC News
FOXNews -CBS News -OCRegister
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New York Times
Democrat Enters New York Governor Race as Republican
New York Times
ALBANY — Steve Levy, a sharp-tongued, politically independent Long Island Democrat, announced his campaign for governor as a Republican on Friday, pledging to bring fiscal responsibility and reform to the State Capitol. ...
Suffolk County Democrat Announces Run for Governor, as a RepublicanWNYC
Levy Says He'll Run for NY Governor as RepublicanBusinessWeek
LI Dem Announces GOP Bid for GovernorNBC New York
SILive.com -Albany Times Union -1010 Wins
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Boise Weekly
Sali resurfaces, criticizes immunizations
The Spokesman Review
Former Idaho Congressman Bill Sali prepares to testify in the House Health & Welfare Committee on Friday on a child immunization registry bill. Sali called for sweeping changes, including new notifications to parents that immunizations “would endanger ...
Former Rep Bill Sali Backs LabradorBoise Weekly
Sali backs Labrador in GOP House race in IdahoLocalNews8.com
No comeback for SaliPolitico
New West -CQPolitics.com (blog) -The Hill (blog)
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The Guardian
US, Russia Close to Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty
Voice of America
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Russia and the United States are close to an agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty. Following a meeting Friday in Moscow with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, Clinton said all the major issues have ...
Russia says Iran letting chances for dialogue slipReuters
Medvedev does not rule out sanctions against Iran: Russian FMXinhua
No stopping 'reset' in Russia-US ties - LavrovRIA Novosti
BusinessWeek -Washington Post -BBC News
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National Post
Key Democrats Still in Play as Health Vote Approaches
New York Times
WASHINGTON — House Democrats, entering the final 48-hour countdown on their yearlong effort to overhaul the health care system, emerged from a caucus meeting on Friday morning amid signs that crucial votes ...
Obama: Health Care Debate is About Country's CharacterCBS News
Obama Makes Health-Care Case as Vote LoomsWall Street Journal
Pushing for healthcare measure, Obama calls on Congress to rise above politicsLos Angeles Times
USA Today -Boston Globe -Washington Post
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Boston Globe
Latinos press Obama to deliver immigration reform
Washington Post
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Hispanics, frustrated that President Barack Obama has yet to fulfill a pledge to revamp the immigration system, are warning him to deliver this year or face the consequences in congressional elections in November. ...
Immigration rally scheduled in WashingtonCNN
Broken Borders: Will Immigration Reform Be Next?ABC News
Obama backs new congressional 'blueprint' for immigration lawSanta Rosa Press Democrat
Fort Worth Star Telegram -New York Times -Los Angeles Times
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BBC News
Palm's new price target: $0
CNNMoney.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Palm's future already looked bleak. But after reporting worse than expected results for the third quarter Thursday, some analysts think the company's stock is now ...
Palm Prime for AcquisitionPC World
Palm Shares Tumble On Disappointing Outlook,Phone SalesWall Street Journal
Palm's Road to Success Is... Better Training?PC Magazine
BusinessWeek -InformationWeek -CNET
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Times Online
Dutch lash out at gay link in Srebrenica massacre
Reuters
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende attacked on Friday claims by a retired US general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 because of the presence of gay soldiers. At a US congressional hearing on Thursday on ...
Dutch fury at 'Srebrenica gay link'Aljazeera.net
U.S. General: Gay Dutch soldiers responsible for Bosnian massacreForeign Policy
Dutch Reject Claim That Srebrenica Fell Because of Gay TroopsNew York Times (blog)
Times Online -Monsters and Critics.com -Politico (blog)
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