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Browns WR Stallworth hits, kills Fla. pedestrian (AP) March 14, 2009 at 7:01 pm AP - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley on Saturday morning on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach, police said. Police find 7 bodies in Mexican border city (AP) March 14, 2009 at 6:18 pm AP - Police acting on a tip found seven bodies partially buried in the desert on the outskirts of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, an official said Saturday. G-20 pledge sustained action on financial crisis (AP) March 14, 2009 at 6:15 pm AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to do "whatever is necessary" to fix the global economy, including supervision of freewheeling hedge funds and restoring bank lending by dealing with the shaky securities burdening their finances. Rare Superman comic sells for $317,200 (AP) March 14, 2009 at 5:44 pm AP - A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner had bought it for less than a buck. Official: Australian oil spill worse than thought (AP) March 14, 2009 at 3:34 pm AP - Ten times more oil than originally thought leaked from a ship to blacken miles of white sand beaches along Australia's northeast coast, a government official said Saturday. Souter, no fan of capital, seems at home in D.C. (AP) March 14, 2009 at 2:41 pm AP - For a guy who often can't wait to leave town and is said to be considering retirement, Supreme Court Justice David Souter gives the impression he's staying put for a while. Bozo the Clown creator Alan Livingston dies at 91 (AP) March 14, 2009 at 1:42 pm AP - Alan W. Livingston, the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. He was 91. Boom-years borrowing hits churches (AP) March 14, 2009 at 12:48 pm AP - Metropolitan Baptist Church was bursting out of its home. Government bans `downer' cows from food supply (AP) March 14, 2009 at 12:47 pm AP - The government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that mad cow disease could enter the food supply. In TV confessions, curtain lifted on a narcostate (AP) March 14, 2009 at 12:20 pm AP - When the planes arrived loaded with cocaine, it was Guinea's presidential guard that secured the cargo. Women in Congo speak out about rape despite taboo (AP) March 14, 2009 at 12:02 pm AP - Zamuda Sikujuwa shuffles to a bench in the sunshine, pushes apart her thighs with a grimace of pain and pumps her fist up and down in a lewd-looking gesture to show how the militiamen shoved an automatic rifle inside her. Calif. teachers see red over mass pink slips (AP) March 14, 2009 at 11:59 am AP - In a spring rite that has become as predictable as the cherry blossoms in the nation's capital, public school employees throughout California have been warned of wrenching classroom cuts as districts face a deadline for issuing layoff notices. MGM mulling breakup to pay looming debts: report (Reuters) March 14, 2009 at 11:22 am Reuters - MGM Mirage , which has warned it could breach its credit agreements this year if the economy doesn't rebound, may break itself up to lure potential buyers as it races to raise the more than $1.5 billion it owes in bond payments and interest this year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Obama focuses on food safety, picks FDA new chief (AP) March 14, 2009 at 11:15 am AP - The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he focused on that task by filling the top job at the Food and Drug Administration. Pattinson: New role's 'naked stuff' uncomfortable (AP) March 14, 2009 at 10:01 am AP - Robert Pattinson says he wasn't prepared to film his first sex scenes for the upcoming period drama "Little Ashes." Major flooding expected this spring in N. Dakota (AP) March 14, 2009 at 9:58 am AP - Emergency management officials in Fargo and Grand Forks are ordering pumps, topping off levees and planning dikes after forecasters predicted record flooding this spring along the Red River Basin. Report: Cuba, Venezuela could host Russian bombers (AP) March 14, 2009 at 9:50 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. Economy high on agenda for Obama, Brazilian leader (AP) March 14, 2009 at 9:49 am AP - The economy, energy and the environment confront President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in their White House talks Saturday. THE INFLUENCE GAME: New record for number of PACs (AP) March 14, 2009 at 9:35 am AP - More groups than ever are contributing money to presidential and congressional candidates as their strongest growth in a generation reflects the fervor over last year's White House election and a desire for access and clout on Capitol Hill. Baby sitters accused of taping sex with children (AP) March 14, 2009 at 8:47 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. Battle brews over Bush library (Politico) March 14, 2009 at 8:04 am Politico - Former President George W. Bush is preparing for one final struggle against the odds: raising $300 million for a presidential library, museum and policy institute at a time when dollars are tight and skepticism about his presidency runs high.