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Interfax: Cuba, Venezuela may host Russian bombers (AP) March 14, 2009 at 6:40 am AP - A Russian Air Force chief said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers, the Interfax news agency reported. Calif. teachers see red over mass pink slips (AP) March 14, 2009 at 5:34 am AP - In a spring rite that has become as predictable as cherry blossoms in the nation's capital, public school employees throughout California warned of wrenching classroom cuts as local officials faced a deadline for issuing layoff notices to educators. THE INFLUENCE GAME: Number of PACs hits record (AP) March 14, 2009 at 4:16 am AP - The number of groups contributing money to presidential and congressional candidates has soared to an all-time high with their strongest growth in a generation, reflecting the fervor over last year's presidential race and a desire for access and clout when lawmakers tackle upcoming issues. Obama, Brazilian president to meet at White House (AP) March 14, 2009 at 4:16 am AP - Troubled world economies, energy and the environment will be among the topics for discussion when President Barack Obama sits down with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Baby sitters accused of taping sex with children (AP) March 14, 2009 at 4:13 am AP - A couple who ran a baby-sitting service out of their home videotaped themselves performing sex acts with children, some as young as 2 months old, police said Friday. 5 killed in Afghan operation targeting bomb-maker (AP) March 14, 2009 at 4:11 am AP - An overnight raid conducted by U.S. coalition troops and Afghan special forces killed five militants during a mission against the leader of a roadside bomb-making cell south of Kabul, a U.S. spokesman said Saturday. Obama shifts to more upbeat economic message (AP) March 14, 2009 at 3:32 am AP - President Barack Obama is shifting to a more upbeat economic message as he talks of working to create a "post-bubble" model for solid economic growth once the recession ends. Postcard arrives in Ohio 47 years late (AP) March 13, 2009 at 10:09 pm AP - A woman's postcard bearing greetings from Montana has finally arrived in northeastern Ohio — 47 years later. First Superman comic book raises 317,200 dlrs (AFP) March 13, 2009 at 8:56 pm AFP - A rare copy of the first Superman comic book sold for 317,200 dollars at an auction -- a super hero sized increase on the original 10 cents paid back in 1938. Madoffs were worth more than $823M, documents show (AP) March 13, 2009 at 8:16 pm AP - Bernard Madoff and his wife had $823 million in assets at the end of last year, including $22 million in properties stretching from New York to the French Riviera, a $7 million yacht and a $2.2 million boat named "Bull," according to a document his lawyers filed Friday. Jon Stewart puts spotlight on CNBC and meltdown (AP) March 13, 2009 at 6:54 pm AP - The feud between Jon Stewart and CNBC's Jim Cramer has been good for laughs — and ratings — but has also raised the serious question of whether the experts at TV's No. 1 financial news network should have seen the meltdown coming and warned the public. Obama admin. to end use of term 'enemy combatant' (AP) March 13, 2009 at 5:46 pm AP - The Obama administration said Friday that it is abandoning one of President George W. Bush's key phrases in the war on terrorism: enemy combatant. The Justice Department said in legal filings that it will no longer use the term to justify holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice (AP) March 13, 2009 at 4:34 pm AP - An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws — evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. Obama spokesman `enjoyed' lashing of CNBC host (AP) March 13, 2009 at 4:17 pm AP - The White House's chief spokesman on Friday said he enjoyed watching "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart give a lashing to CNBC's Jim Cramer over how he and the business network have covered the collapsing economy. Physicists get closer to finding the 'God Particle' (AFP) March 13, 2009 at 4:06 pm AFP - Physicists have come closer to finding the elusive "God Particle," which they hope could one day explain why particles have mass, the US Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced Friday. Ticket's in the mail: Red-light cameras questioned (AP) March 13, 2009 at 3:48 pm AP - Minutes after Neel Manglik illegally turned right on a red light in the Des Moines suburb of Clive, a video popped up on a computer at an office park outside Scottsdale, Ariz. Man unwisely tries to rob Tae Kwon Do studio (AP) March 13, 2009 at 3:37 pm AP - A robber gets more than he bargained for when he targeted a Tae Kwon Do studio in suburban Milwaukee. The robber thought he could quietly slip in and out of David Kang's studio in Fox Point with some loot. What he didn't realize is that he would encounter a Tae Kwon Do master who wasn't about to let him off the hook. Belfast chooses peace in face of renewed terror (AP) March 13, 2009 at 3:36 pm AP - When Irish Republican Army dissidents gunned down their first British security forces in more than a decade, they hoped to provoke a steely security crackdown and tit-for-tat attacks that would drag Belfast back into the bad old days. Wash. man caught in HOV lane with unbuckled dummy (AP) March 13, 2009 at 3:11 pm AP - You forgot to buckle up, dummy! A commuter who put a homemade dummy in the passenger seat to sneak into the car pool lane was caught Wednesday near Seattle. But it wasn't because a cop realized the passenger was fake. Instead, the State Patrol trooper noticed the dangling belt buckle on the passenger side and suspected a seat belt violation. Home next to Playboy mansion selling for 28M dlrs (AFP) March 13, 2009 at 3:07 pm AFP - Playboy sex empire founder Hugh Hefner has put his family home for sale in California for nearly 28 million dollars, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Madoff files appeal to get out of jail (AP) March 13, 2009 at 3:05 pm AP - Bernard Madoff's lawyers are appealing a judge's decision to revoke his $10 million bail and send him to jail to await sentencing. Hogan, divorce lawyer spar outside Fla. court (AP) March 13, 2009 at 1:42 pm AP - An attorney for Hulk Hogan's wife got into a verbal sparring match with the former professional wrestler outside a courtroom Thursday and asked if Hogan was going to wrestle him. Brain Scans Can Read Memories (LiveScience.com) March 13, 2009 at 1:15 pm LiveScience.com - Humans create memories of locations in physical or virtual space as they move around - and it all shows up on brain scans. SC Gov. Sanford set to reject stimulus millions (AP) March 13, 2009 at 12:29 pm AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has been the leading voice among Republican governors who have criticized President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan as a pork-laden boondoggle that will plunge the country further into debt. It's won him praise from many conservatives and boosted his national profile, fueling speculation he will run for president in 2012.