House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:55:27 GMT
AP - House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while also reducing the federal deficit in a bid to attract the backing of the party's fiscal conservatives.

'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty to terror plot (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:53:04 GMT
AP - The Philadelphia-area woman who authorities say dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" online pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to a four-count indictment charging her in an overseas terrorist plot.

Obama to sign bill to spur job growth (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:21:21 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama is set to sign a jobs bill into law Thursday morning.

Clinton in Moscow for Mideast, nuclear arms talks (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:42:05 GMT
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday opened two days of talks with Russian leaders on nuclear arms control and other security issues and was meeting separately with top international diplomats on the outlook for bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks.

Economic mixed bag: No inflation but little hiring (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:35:43 GMT
AP - The picture of an economy growing modestly without producing inflation yet struggling to create jobs emerged from government reports Thursday.

AP IMPACT: Gov't bank auditors got big bonuses (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:38:28 GMT
AP - Banks weren't the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the worst financial crisis in generations. The government also was handing out millions of dollars to bank regulators, rewarding "superior" work even as an avalanche of risky mortgages helped create the meltdown.

Kraft to cut salt in its North American foods (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:38:33 GMT
AP - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers.

Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:38:45 GMT
AP - A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will expose their secrets and other confidential information.

Bullock cancels appearance at London premiere (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:00:49 GMT
AP - Sandra Bullock canceled her appearance at the London premiere of "The Blind Side" days after Internet reports alleged she was having trouble in her marriage and that she had left the couple's Southern California home.

1 vs. 16 usually lopsided in NCAA tourney (AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:38:53 GMT
AP - The NCAA tournament is famous for the little guys shocking the marquee powerhouses and turning into the darlings of March.