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Obama cites need to 'reset' relations with Moscow (AP) March 3, 2009 at 12:42 pm AP - President Barack Obama says reducing Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons lessens the need for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe but he has offered no "quid pro quo" on the matter with Russia. Father: Coast Guard losing hope of finding players (AP) March 3, 2009 at 12:38 pm AP - The families of two NFL players and a third man lost at sea watched as the search entered its third day Tuesday, with odds stacking against their hope the Coast Guard could still find survivors in a chilly sea. Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan (AP) March 3, 2009 at 12:34 pm AP - At least a dozen men ambushed Sri Lanka's cricket team with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers Tuesday, converging on the squad's convoy as it drove through a traffic circle near an eastern Pakistani stadium. Pakistan Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team: Echoes of Mumbai? (Time.com) March 3, 2009 at 12:15 pm Time.com - The attack kills eight, including five policemen escorting the cricketers, a driver and two bystanders. Two cricketers lie injured in a hospital. The assault marks a terrible turn in Pakistan's wave of terrorism Clinton: US to 'vigorously' promote peace efforts (AP) March 3, 2009 at 11:54 am AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised Tuesday to work with the incoming Israeli government, but delivered a clear message that could put her at odds with the country's next leader: Movement toward the establishment of a Palestinian state is "inescapable." Fed launches new $200B consumer credit program (AP) March 3, 2009 at 11:35 am AP - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday rolled out a much-awaited program aimed at boosting the availability of credit to consumers and small businesses. Citigroup to lower some mortgage payments (AP) March 3, 2009 at 9:16 am AP - Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday that it will lower mortgage payments for some homeowners to an average of $500 a month for three months as part of a new program to help the unemployed. Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the U.S. (BusinessWeek Online) March 3, 2009 at 8:08 am BusinessWeek Online - As the debate over H-1B workers and skilled immigrants intensifies, we are losing sight of one important fact: The U.S. is no longer the only land of opportunity. If we don't want the immigrants who have fueled our innovation and economic growth, they now have options elsewhere. Immigrants are returning home in greater numbers. And new research shows they are returning to enjoy a better quality of life, better career prospects, and the comfort of being close to family and friends. Blue Angels crash artifacts found 50 years later (AP) March 3, 2009 at 7:02 am AP - Debbie Harris knew the military dog tag and small metal emblem of a Navy fighter squadron she recently found in the sand near her home on an Alabama beach belonged to a Blue Angels pilot who was killed when his jet crashed there a half-century ago. Lawmakers take first whack at Obama budget plan (AP) March 3, 2009 at 6:07 am AP - President Barack Obama is sending his Treasury secretary and budget director to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend his proposed tax increases, which are being met with misgivings by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Bachelor Jason Finds, Losesâ€"and Findsâ€"a Mate (E! Online) March 3, 2009 at 2:31 am E! Online - The 13th season of The Bachelor ended how we knew it would—with a proposal. But that was only the beginning. Manilow vs Mall Rats: Barry's ballads to do battle (AP) March 3, 2009 at 1:10 am AP - It'll be Barry Manilow versus the mall rats. Too much TV linked to higher asthma risk (Reuters) March 3, 2009 at 12:42 am Reuters - Children who watch television for more than two hours a day have twice the risk of developing asthma, British researchers reported Tuesday. Married gays in Mass. sue US for federal benefits (AP) March 3, 2009 at 12:08 am AP - Mary Ritchie, a Massachusetts State Police trooper, has been married for almost five years and has two children. But when she files her federal income tax return, she's not allowed to check the "married filing jointly" box. Neb. deputies say man stuffed cat inside 'bong' (AP) March 3, 2009 at 12:03 am AP - A man who tried to cool out his hyper cat by stuffing her into a boxlike homemade bong faces cruelty charges — and catcalls from animal lovers. Lancaster County sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call Sunday alleged they saw 20-year-old Acea Schomaker smoking marijuana through a piece of garden hose attached to a duct-taped, plastic glass box in which the cat had been stuffed.