| Obama invites close friends, staff to seder dinner (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 3:46 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama is inviting close friends and staff to a private White House meal Thursday to mark Passover, a signal that the new president intends to fulfill his promise that Jewish voters would have an ally.
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| Warship nears pirates holding U.S. captain (Reuters)
April 9, 2009 at 3:43 am
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|  Reuters - A U.S. navy destroyer reached waters off Somalia on Thursday to help free an American ship captain taken hostage by pirates in the first seizure of U.S. citizens by the increasingly bold sea gangs.
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| Dramatic Image Shows Volcano's Lightning (LiveScience.com)
April 9, 2009 at 1:13 am
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|  LiveScience.com - For the first time, scientists have been able to "see" and trace lightning inside a plume of ash spewing from an actively erupting volcano.
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| Kids Curb Marital Satisfaction (LiveScience.com)
April 9, 2009 at 1:13 am
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| | LiveScience.com - Parents all know that children make it harder to do some of the most enjoyable adult things. Bluntly put, kids can get between you. |
| Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Pulled From U.S. Market (HealthDay)
April 8, 2009 at 11:49 pm
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| | HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- The troubled psoriasis drug Raptiva is being withdrawn from the U.S. market, California-based drug maker Genentech announced Wednesday. |
| Some criticize Calif. police in missing girl case (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 11:07 pm
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|  AP - Police called the disappearance of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu a missing persons case, not an abduction, for 10 days — until some farm workers drained an irrigation pond and found her body stuffed in a suitcase. Some residents and a law-enforcement expert say authorities in Tracy should have publicly expressed more urgency about the case and warned of the danger that could be lurking in their Northern California community.
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| Crew retakes US ship from Somali pirates (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 10:29 pm
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|  AP - In a riveting high-seas drama, an unarmed American crew wrested control of their U.S.-flagged cargo ship from Somali pirates Wednesday and sent them fleeing to a lifeboat with the captain as hostage.
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| For US, few military options to deter piracy (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 10:14 pm
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|  AP - The U.S. sent warships speeding to the scene. But they were hours away when the brazen pirates attacked, and the world's greatest sea power had to face the fact that it had only limited options to respond to the startling seizure of American merchant seamen.
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| Fed sees no economic recovery this year (AFP)
April 8, 2009 at 10:02 pm
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|  AFP - The Federal Reserve no longer sees signs of recovery this year from a prolonged recession and only weak growth in 2010, minutes of a policy-setting meeting said.
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| 10 Holy Cross priests object to Obama invitation (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 9:34 pm
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|  AP - Ten priests from the order that founded the University of Notre Dame say the school risks its "true soul" and could distance itself from the Roman Catholic Church by inviting President Barack Obama to campus next month.
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| Obama looking at cooling air to fight warming (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 9:29 pm
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|  AP - Tinkering with Earth's climate to chill runaway global warming — a radical idea once dismissed out of hand — is being discussed by the White House as a potential emergency option, the president's new science adviser said Wednesday.
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| Woman's tofu license plate curdles in Colo. (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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| | AP - One Colorado woman's love for tofu has been judged X-rated by state officials. Kelly Coffman-Lee wanted to tell the world about her fondness for bean curd by picking certain letters for her SUV's license plate. Her suggestion for the plate: "ILVTOFU." But the Division of Motor Vehicles blocked her plan because they thought the combination of letters could be interpreted as profane. |
| Woman finds $357,959 cashier's check and returns it (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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| | AP - As she walked from a post office, Talon Curtis thought she'd found one of those gimmicky sweepstakes offers on the ground that scream something like "$357,959.55" in big bold letters and "This is not a real check" in much smaller type. But just as she was about to do her part for a cleaner planet and deliver the paper from the parking lot to a trash can, she noticed it was a real cashier's check with a real signature. |
| Man causing real stink in motel room gets stabbed (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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| | AP - A man was stabbed after causing a stink — literally — in a motel room while eating with a friend, police said. Five men from the Houston area were sharing a Waco motel room Tuesday night, and two were inside the room eating when one had a flatulence problem, Waco police Officer Steve Anderson said. One man was so upset about the gas that he threw a large knife at him, cutting his leg, and then stabbed him in the chest, Anderson said. |
| Harry Potter actor arrested over cannabis find (AFP)
April 8, 2009 at 8:47 pm
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|  AFP - A 19-year-old actor from the Harry Potter films has been arrested after police allegedly found cannabis in his car and his mother's home, reports and Scotland Yard said.
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| Ex-NBA star Marvin Webster found dead in hotel (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 7:22 pm
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|  AP - Marvin Webster, a fierce shot-blocking center who helped lead the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1978 NBA finals, was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Tulsa, Okla. He was 56.
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| Calif. hospitals accused of patient dumping to pay (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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| | AP - A $1.6 million settlement has been reached with two Southern California hospitals accused of improperly discharging and dumping psychiatric patients on Los Angeles' Skid Row, the city attorney's office said Wednesday. |
| 'Mad World' re-arranger praises Adam Lambert (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 6:00 pm
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|  AP - Winding down for the night, Gary Jules turned on "American Idol" — his guilty pleasure — and left the room to watch surfing videos on his computer. Then he heard some eerily familiar notes.
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| Woman's tofu license plate curdles in Colo. (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 5:56 pm
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| | AP - One Colorado woman's love for tofu has been judged X-rated by state officials. Kelly Coffman-Lee wanted to tell the world about her fondness for bean curd by picking certain letters for her SUV's license plate. Her suggestion for the plate: "ILVTOFU." |
| Next bailout: Life insurance gets lifeline from taxpayers (McClatchy Newspapers)
April 8, 2009 at 5:53 pm
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| | McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department Wednesday confirmed that life insurers are qualified to join banks and carmakers on the list of industries getting taxpayer bailouts. |
| North Korea celebrates launch, makes new threat (Reuters)
April 8, 2009 at 5:42 pm
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|  Reuters - North Korean soldiers on Wednesday celebrated the nation's defiant launch of a rocket in a mass rally, while Russia's foreign minister said any new measures to punish Pyongyang could be counter-productive.
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| Iran charges American journalist with espionage (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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|  AP - An American journalist jailed for more than two months in Iran has been charged with spying for the U.S., a judge said Wednesday, dashing hopes of a quick release days after her parents arrived in the country seeking her freedom.
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| Laid-off U.S. workers finding new jobs, less pay (Reuters)
April 8, 2009 at 4:40 pm
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|  Reuters - Half of U.S. workers laid off in the past year who were questioned in a survey released on Wednesday reported finding new jobs, but often with less pay and in a different field.
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| Savvy young heirs give Mexico drug cartels new face (Reuters)
April 8, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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|  Reuters - Shunning the gem-studded pistols and gold chains flaunted by their fathers, a savvy new generation of drug smugglers is moving up the ranks of Mexico's cartels wielding college degrees and keeping low profiles to outsmart police.
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| Porn star, theater director Jack Wrangler dies (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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|  AP - Jack Wrangler, a ruggedly handsome 1970s porn star whose openness about his homosexuality made him a symbol of self-confidence for many gay men, has died. He was 62.
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| Police: Man cut and stabbed after flatulence fight (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 3:51 pm
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| | AP - Police said a fight over flatulence left one man stabbed and another facing an assault charge. A statement Wednesday said police were called to a motel where several men from the Houston area were sharing a room. Police said a 35-year-old man allegedly passed gas in the room Tuesday night. |
| Homegrown stimulus (The Yahoo! Newsroom)
April 8, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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| | The Yahoo! Newsroom - While the wheels of state bureaucracy grind away on how to use stimulus funds and how much of those funds to accept, some communities are taking matters into their own hands. |
| Clowning around pays off for circus hopefuls (Reuters)
April 8, 2009 at 3:17 pm
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|  Reuters - Unemployment hit 8.5 percent and jobs are disappearing across the country but at least one industry is looking for new talent -- the circus.
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| Wikipedia for Spies: The CIA Discovers Web 2.0 (Time.com)
April 8, 2009 at 2:05 pm
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|  Time.com - Intellipedia, a classified version of Wikipedia, is transforming the way America's spy agencies are handling information
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| Modern life's pressures may be hastening human evolution (McClatchy Newspapers)
April 8, 2009 at 1:49 pm
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| | McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — We're not finished yet. Even today, scientists say that human beings are continuing to evolve as our genes respond to rapid changes in the world around us. |
| Treasury says some insurers qualify for TARP (Reuters)
April 8, 2009 at 1:34 pm
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| | Reuters - The U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday some life insurers have met requirements for government capital investments under an existing rescue plan, clarifying that it is not launching a new bailout for the sector. |
| Obama's Visit to Iraq: A Page from Bush's Playbook (Time.com)
April 8, 2009 at 12:20 pm
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|  Time.com - Analysis: There were no crowds of adoring locals nor any new ideas as the President repeated the Bush ritual of the "surprise" Baghdad visit.
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| US crew reportedly takes over ship from pirates (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 12:19 pm
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|  AP - The crew of a U.S.-flag ship seized by pirates off Somalia is believed to have retaken the vessel, the Pentagon said Wednesday, even as a shaken national security establishment confronted troubling questions about the hostage-taking at high sea.
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| Pulte Homes agrees to buy Centex in $1.3B deal (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 12:08 pm
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|  AP - Pulte Homes Inc. is buying Centex Corp. for $1.3 billion in stock in a deal that will create the nation's largest homebuilder and could spark further consolidation in an industry that is suffering the worst real estate recession in a generation.
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| Cyberspies penetrate electrical grid: report (Reuters)
April 8, 2009 at 11:48 am
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| | Reuters - Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. |
| Pulte to buy rival Centex for $1.3 billion (Reuters)
April 8, 2009 at 11:44 am
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| | Reuters - Pulte Homes , the fourth-largest U.S. homebuilder, said it would buy the third largest, Centex Corp , for $1.3 billion in stock as it looks to save costs and get through the housing downturn. |
| Fox to make reality TV show out of company layoffs (AP)
April 8, 2009 at 11:01 am
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| | AP - The Fox network is making a reality show out of the troubled economy. An upcoming series titled, "Someone's Gotta Go," lets employees of a small business decide which one of their colleagues will be laid off. | |
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