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WP: When jobless benefits turn to welfare
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:19:19 PM CST
Millions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods, and critics are taking aim.
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Toyota, U.S. officials probe runaway Prius
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:21:19 PM CST
U.S. safety regulators and Toyota Motor Corp dispatched investigators to San Diego on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier.
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Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘troubling’
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:45:19 PM CST
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."
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NYT: Food aid to Somalia diverted
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5:47:48 PM CST
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a new report.
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Celizic: Why no buzz about UConn women’s reign?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:32:18 PM CST
Celizic: Connecticut won its record 71st straight game on Monday. On Tuesday, the Huskies extended it to 72. No women’s team has ever won more consecutive games. Only UCLA’s 88-game winning streak that ran from 1971-74 is longer in D-I hoops. And America greeted this extraordinary achievement by erupting into a coast-to-coast yawn.
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Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:26:21 PM CST
A federal indictment accuses a Pennsylvania woman of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and promote terrorism overseas, NBC News reports.
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Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:36:05 PM CST
Robert “Joe” Halderman has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic’s sexual affairs.
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Ellen’s making the other ‘Idol’ judges improve
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:24:15 PM CST
With DeGeneres on board — and Simon Cowell on the way out — judges Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi seem to have decided it's time to start trying harder.
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Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 5:51:05 PM CST
A ring accused of helping people from the Mideast obtain student visas by taking proficiency exams and classes for them has exposed a vulnerability in tracking foreign students.
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Lohan sues E*Trade over ‘milkaholic’ baby
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:21:05 PM CST
The actress Lindsay Lohan has sued E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, saying a "milkaholic" baby girl who appeared in a recent commercial was modeled after her.
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Toyota recalling all 2000 to 2003 Tundras
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:05:25 PM CST
Toyota said on Tuesday it would fix all Tundra pickups sold in the United States for the 2000 to 2003 model years to address a risk that part of the truck's frame could corrode.
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Jobless aid bill passes key Senate hurdle
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:53:11 PM CST
Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year cleared a key hurdle Tuesday.
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Ex-Edwards aide narrowly avoids trip to jail
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:14:14 PM CST
A former John Edwards aide narrowly avoids getting sent to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate.
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Massa: ‘Groping’ of male aide wasn’t sexual
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:38:49 PM CST
A New York congressman who resigned under an ethics cloud has been under investigation for allegedly groping multiple male aides, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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UConn’s bubble bursts with loss to St. John’s
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:09:22 PM CST
Sean Evans had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead St. John's to a 73-51 victory over Connecticut on Tuesday, extending the Huskies' losing streak in the Big East tournament to six games and in effect ending their chance for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
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Iditarod king Mackey lashes out at drug testing
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:43:38 PM CST
Every human competitor now running the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will be tested for alcohol and illegal drugs on the trail for the first time in the history of the 1,100-mile race — a change defending champion Lance Mackey believes is directed at him.
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Israel, Syria pursue nuclear Mideast
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:38:08 PM CST
Dual announcements by bitter rivals Israel and Syria that they want to pursue atomic power plants could fuel a widening web of suspicion across the region.
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Manufacturer expands pet food recall
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:59:28 AM CST
Nature's Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food because of concerns over salmonella.
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Indonesian villages cashing in on ‘hobbit’ craze
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:39:18 AM CST
I started hearing the offers soon after arriving at the Liang Bua cave in the mountains of Flores island. "You want to see a living hobbit?"
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Baby slings to get safety warning after deaths
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:29:33 PM CST
The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby.
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Biden slams Jerusalem housing plan
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:57:55 PM CST
Israel approves the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem — a move that is sharply denounced by Vice President Joe Biden during a visit there.
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Conservatives trade barbs over detainee lawyers
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:13:53 PM CST
An organization co-founded by the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney is under fire from prominent conservative lawyers who say a new Web ad unfairly questions the motives of Justice Department lawyers who previously represented suspected terrorists.
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3 arrested in theft of Cyprus ex-leader’s body
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:46:49 PM CST
Three men are arrested over the theft of the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was found reburied in another grave three months after being dug up and reportedly held for ransom.
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Chile quake moves city 10 feet
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:00:57 PM CST
The violent temblor — the fifth most powerful quake ever measured — shifted other parts of South America as well, from the southern tip of the continent to northern Brazil.
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Pope’s brother: I slapped pupils in the face
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:44:23 PM CST
The pope's brother said in an interview that he slapped pupils across the face at a German boys' choir, and that he was aware of allegations of abuse but did nothing about it.
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The dark side of digital ‘love’
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:43:07 AM CST
Despite many upbeat tales of online matchups or romantic reunions through Facebook or e-mail, there are plenty of cautionary tales. They don't have the high-profile, TMZ-appeal of Tiger Woods' case, but are more devastating to the victims.
