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Pope to visit Holy Land in May (AP) March 8, 2009 at 9:02 am AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday he would visit the Holy Land from May 8-15 in the first papal trip to the area since 2000. 2 British soldiers killed in N. Ireland gun ambush (AP) March 8, 2009 at 8:54 am AP - Suspected IRA dissidents opened fire on British troops and pizza delivery men outside a Northern Ireland army base, killing two soldiers and wounding four other people. Police said Sunday the attackers fired on their victims again as they lay wounded on the ground. Karzai welcomes Obama call to reach out to Taliban (AP) March 8, 2009 at 8:24 am AP - President Hamid Karzai on Sunday welcomed President Barack Obama's call to identify moderate elements of the Taliban and encourage them to reconcile with the Afghan government. Tsvangirai leaves Zimbabwe for rest, treatment (AP) March 8, 2009 at 8:05 am AP - Zimbabwe's prime minister has left the country for medical treatment after he was injured in a car crash that killed his wife, state media reported Sunday. A party official said Morgan Tsvangirai was in Botswana. Obama nominates 3 to key Treasury Department posts (AP) March 8, 2009 at 8:03 am AP - President Barack Obama has chosen three people to join the senior ranks of the Treasury Department, where a slow pace of hiring has put the agency on the defensive. US announces 12,000 US troops to leave Iraq (AP) March 8, 2009 at 7:53 am AP - The U.S. military has announced that 12,000 American and 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq by September. Millionaire leaves estate to Calif. university (AP) March 8, 2009 at 7:37 am AP - Bruce Lindsay left behind a tip officials at Vanguard University won't soon forget. Mourners pay tribute to radio legend Paul Harvey (AP) March 8, 2009 at 6:22 am AP - The son of radio legend Paul Harvey used his father's words for the eulogy Saturday at a public funeral service in Chicago, the city from which he launched his national news and commentary show. When economy bottoms out, how will we know? (AP) March 8, 2009 at 6:16 am AP - When will this wretched economy bottom out? The recession is already in its 15th month, making it longer than all but two downturns since World War II. For now, everything seems to be getting worse: The Dow is in free fall, jobs are vanishing every day, and one in eight American homeowners is in foreclosure or behind on payments. Obama: US should reach out to Taliban moderates (AP) March 8, 2009 at 6:11 am AP - President Barack Obama says he hopes U.S. troops can identify moderate elements of the Taliban and move them toward reconciliation. Pakistan searches for reported wreck of US drone (AP) March 8, 2009 at 6:06 am AP - Pakistani authorities searched Sunday for the possible wreckage of an American pilotless drone reported to have crashed in a northwestern militant stronghold, the military's top spokesman said. Israeli aircraft strike Gaza as rockets fall (AP) March 8, 2009 at 3:19 am AP - Hamas security officials say Israeli aircraft targeted a Gaza City warehouse in a nighttime airstrike. ROMANCE THAT BEGAN ONLINE IS NO CAUSE FOR EMBARRASSMENT (Dear Abby) March 8, 2009 at 3:17 am Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Sean," and I met online six months ago. We are now at the stage where we are meeting and going out with each other's friends and co-workers, and the question, "How did you meet?" is coming up. Source: Mullen offers Mexico update to Obama (AP) March 7, 2009 at 8:13 pm AP - President Barack Obama was briefed Saturday by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen about the drug wars in Mexico and wanted to know how the United States can help. Mourners pay tribute to radio legend Paul Harvey (AP) March 7, 2009 at 6:54 pm AP - The son of radio legend Paul Harvey used his father's words for the eulogy Saturday at a public funeral service in Chicago, the city from which he launched his national news and commentary show. Madoff investors prepare for court confrontation (AP) March 7, 2009 at 6:11 pm AP - Bernard Madoff has yet to face the many investors he is accused of ripping off in a jaw-dropping Ponzi scheme that amounted to one of the biggest financial frauds in history. Ex-Calif. bookkeeper accused of embezzling $10M (AP) March 7, 2009 at 3:48 pm AP - A former bookkeeper embezzled $9.9 million, forcing her company to make layoffs as she bought 400 pairs of shoes that she kept in a room-sized closet decorated with a crystal chandelier and a plasma television, authorities claim. Can Web site offer homeless man hope? (AP) March 7, 2009 at 3:27 pm AP - Until a few weeks ago, Tim Edwards was just another one of the men begging for change at a busy Houston underpass, ignored by most drivers who sped on past without a glance. Traumatized child soldiers return home in Congo (AP) March 7, 2009 at 2:24 pm AP - Some beat their heads against the wall until doctors inject them with tranquilizers. Others remain mute for days, their eyes darting around like frightened animals. When economy bottoms out, how will we know? (AP) March 7, 2009 at 2:04 pm AP - When will this wretched economy bottom out? The recession is already in its 15th month, making it longer than all but two downturns since World War II. For now, everything seems to be getting worse: The Dow is in free fall, jobs are vanishing every day, and one in eight American homeowners is in foreclosure or behind on payments. Obama: Endure, find opportunity in time of crisis (AP) March 7, 2009 at 1:43 pm AP - Overseeing a dispirited nation, President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to assure people that bleak times will give way to better days, calling the mounting economic crisis a time to discover America's next "great opportunity." Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai leaves hospital after crash (AP) March 7, 2009 at 1:13 pm AP - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left the hospital bandaged and mourning his wife Saturday after a car crash that his supporters blamed partly on insufficient security provided by President Robert Mugabe. Fla. shuts pirate radio station over drugs, gangs (AP) March 7, 2009 at 12:59 pm AP - Federal Communications Commission officials and deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's gang unit busted a pirate radio station they say was reportedly broadcasting information on where to buy drugs. Bombs kill 15 amid political crisis in Pakistan (AP) March 7, 2009 at 11:31 am AP - Three separate bombings killed 15 people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, while authorities investigated reports that a pilotless U.S. drone crashed elsewhere in the militant-plagued region bordering Afghanistan. Ohio school gets 700 applicants for janitorial job (AP) March 7, 2009 at 10:19 am AP - Evidence of the slumping economy is stacking up at an Ohio school which has nearly 700 applications for one open janitorial job. In hard times, executions become question of cost (AP) March 7, 2009 at 10:11 am AP - After decades of moral arguments reaching biblical proportions, after long, twisted journeys to the nation's highest court and back, the death penalty may be abandoned by several states for a reason having nothing to do with right or wrong: Hurt investors could talk at Madoff plea hearing (AP) March 7, 2009 at 10:06 am AP - Bernard Madoff could soon find himself in a courtroom with some of the same devastated investors who he is accused of ripping off in one of the biggest financial frauds in history.