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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Which 4 big U.S. cities have fared best in recession?

Consider them the Four White Horsemen of the Economic Apocalypse: Buffalo, Rochester (N.Y.), Minneapolis and Oklahoma City, the quartet of  large metro areas with the smallest unemployment increases during the Great Recession. That's according to
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Earthquake in Chile gives L.A. engineers some pointers

Anuj Bansal of Los Angeles inspects damage in Chile. (Degenkolb Engineers) Related By Karen Kaplan March 20, 2010 E-mail Print Text Size When structural engineer Anuj Bansal designs systems for hospitals, university libraries and apartment complexes,
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:56:00 GMT

American released from Myanmar returns to US soil

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:53:00 GMT

Executive bonuses should be in long-term stock, Obama's pay czar thinks

The gap between the amount of money Wall Street executives think they should make and what ordinary citizens think such tycoons should earn "is a chasm," Kenneth Feinberg , President Obama 's executive-pay czar, told business journalists in Phoenix on
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:43:00 GMT

Indonesians resigned to further delay in Obama's visit

Yudi Sgiyanto shows a painting of President Obama, portrayed visiting a school he attended. (Romeo Gacad AFP/) Related By John M. Glionna March 19, 2010 | 2:32 p.m. E-mail Print Text Size Reporting from Jakarta, Indonesia Cancel the speeches, the honor
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:58:00 GMT

Correction: BC-US--Plane Kills Beachgoer story

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:57:00 GMT

Houston man gets 20 years in teen's death

A Houston man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for fatally shooting a 17-year-old girl at a Spring Break party last year. Robert Odom, 21, was convicted Thursday of manslaughter for pointing a gun at Memorial High School student Allison
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:52:00 GMT

Video: Obama's final push for health care reform; talks tough about insurance industry

Watch the video of Obama as he gives a talk about health care reform at George Mason University on Friday in Fairfax, Virginia. The House Democrats are set to vote on the final passage of the health care bill on Sunday....( read more )
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:22:00 GMT

Will Dems Sacrifice House Seats for Health Care?

Republicans have been warning Democrats for weeks that heads will roll after Sunday's health care vote. The question may be, however, just whose "heads" are at stake. There are about three dozen votes in play right now, and just about all of them belong
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:52:00 GMT

Drama Over Health Care

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:52:00 GMT

Will US lose its triple-A ranking? Investors yawn

NEW YORK -- It's the financial equivalent of a high medal count at the Olympics or a seat on the U.N. Security Council - a triple-A credit rating, the seal of approval that lets investors know a country's bonds are safe. The U.S. is one of a small number
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:40:00 GMT

Obama on health care: 'Help us finish this fight'

The House is expected to vote Sunday on the health care bill passed by the Senate in December. Republicans have vowed to do everything they can to kill the bill. Here's the latest on where the debate stands: Chasing the votes: Democratic leaders continue
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:39:00 GMT

Malcolm X assassin granted parole in New York

ALBANY, N.Y. -- One of three men convicted of killing Malcolm X 45 years ago has been granted release from weekends in prison in his 17th appearance before a state parole board. The State Division of Parole says 69-year-old Thomas Hagan appeared before a
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:27:00 GMT

U.S. close on deal to shutter Gitmo, detainees would face military trials

Lee-Anne Goodman Washington A The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that White House counsel Robert Bauer and Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama's chief of staff, are near an agreement on closing the infamous post-911 prison following talks with a
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:16:00 GMT

Levy Enters Race for New York Governor as Republican

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. With the State House a few hundred
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:28:00 GMT

'Lawyer' for US missionaries in Haiti is arrested

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- A fugitive who once acted as the lawyer for U.S. Baptist missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children was arrested on human-trafficking charges, authorities said Friday. Jorge Puello, 32, was detained as he
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:00 GMT

Red River 16 feet over flood stage

North Dakota deals with flooding as Red River continues to rise Some neighborhoods are already inundated with water (CNN) -- The Red River kept rising to dangerous levels Friday as those in the area hoped they'd done enough to protect themselves. Though
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:48:00 GMT

House Democrats to meet Obama on Saturday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All of the Democrats in the U.S. 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.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:40:00 GMT

Obama: Century-long struggle is ending

Sunday's vote on the House health care bill is seen as a critical test for President Obama. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Obama: Time for reform is 'right now' President will meet or call members of Congress after speech Aides say White House believes it picked up
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Obama: 'Help us finish this fight'

The House is expected to vote Sunday on the health care bill passed by the Senate in December. Republicans have vowed to do everything they can to kill the bill. Here's the latest on where the debate stands: Chasing the votes: Democratic leaders continue
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:25:00 GMT

Unemployment soars in U.S. metropolitan areas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates in 363 U.S. metropolitan areas rose in January, and 346 areas reported year-on-year declines in their number of jobs, the Labor Department said on Friday. Nearly 200 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:51:00 GMT

Pushing for healthcare measure, Obama calls on Congress to rise above politics

Reporting from Washington President Obama, framing this weekend's expected House action on healthcare reform as 'historic,' called on Congress to rise above politics and do something for the good of millions of Americans. The president, who has taken his
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:45:00 GMT

Obama: Walking in the steps of Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy

Nearing what he hopes will be the finish line on health care, President Obama just returned to a Northern Virginia university that helped launch him on his path to the White House. He stressed that his package would mean changes "starting this year." The
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:45:00 GMT

Obama: Reform is About Country's Character

President Obama made a last-minute push for his health care reform plan Friday in advance of Sunday's planned vote in the House, telling a supportive audience at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia that "a century-long struggle" for reform is
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:44:00 GMT

Unemployment soars in U.S. metropolitan areas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates in 363 U.S. metropolitan areas rose in January, and 346 areas reported year-on-year declines in their number of jobs, the Labor Department said on Friday.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:41:00 GMT

Dutch fuming at retired U.S. general's gays comment

THE HAGUE, Netherlands A retired U.S. general's claim that gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for allowing Europe's worst massacre since World War II has sparked outrage in the Netherlands. Retired Gen. John Sheehan on Thursday told a Senate Armed
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:15:00 GMT

U.S. authorities break huge counterfeit goods ring

According to the 72-count federal indictment announced Friday, undercover officers infiltrated the massive operation in 2008, delivering a shipment of 10,000 Nike shoes to Brooklyn, N.Y. The arrests came this week. The products were mostly manufactured
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:11:00 GMT

Armed U.S. bicyclist arrested north of border

An American man accused of illegally crossing the border into Canada — allegedly riding a bicycle and carrying guns and an axe — has been arrested in Saskatchewan and faces 14 charges. The man, whose name has not been released, faces five customs
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:06:00 GMT

FIFA reports $196 million (U.S.) profit

Organization boosts reserve fund to $1 billion in 2009 Email Please enter a valid e-mail address Please enter a comma delimited list of valid e-mail addresses Other ways of sharing: Recommend | FIFA made a profit of $196 million in 2009 and increased
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:01:00 GMT

Obama rallies support for final health care votes

FAIRFAX, Va. President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend's health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: "If this vote fails." What then? "The insurance
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:55:00 GMT