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Iraq PM uses early lead to pursue new govt allies
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 AP - Seizing on an early lead in Iraq's election, the prime minister's political coalition began reaching out to rivals Friday as partial results signaled a tight race that was unlikely to produce a clear-cut winner.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:51:00 GMT
| Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city
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 AP - Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and U.S. missile strikes.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:19:53 GMT
| Women on the pill may live longer, study says
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 AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:06:44 GMT
| Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse
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 AP - Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:23:17 GMT
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Turner's long 3 at buzzer lifts Buckeyes (AP)
Evan Turner's accuracy was off, and the player widely regarded as one of the nation's best was becoming visibly frustrated in the final minutes. When the game clock showed 2.2 seconds, those issues no longer mattered. Turner took an inbounds pass, dribbled upcourt and drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give No.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:42:30 PST
| Oregon QB Masoli suspended for season (AP)
Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been suspended for the upcoming season by coach Chip Kelly after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary in the theft of a pair of laptops and a guitar from a campus fraternity. Running back LaMichael James has been suspended for the season opener after he pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor harassment charge stemming from an altercation with his former...
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:24:21 PST
| Kentucky comes from 11 down to beat Tide (AP)
John Calipari only hopes his young Kentucky Wildcats' first postseason game delivered the message he's been trying to send -- tournament time requires more intensity and desire than the regular season. John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:24:20 PST
| Stern expects Jordan approval next week (AP)
The NBA has signed off on Michael Jordan's bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats, and commissioner David Stern expects the league's board of governors to approve the $275 million purchase by the end of next week. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Stern said he expects the vote to pass "very easily." Jordan will become the first ex-player to own an NBA team and the...
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:12:33 PST
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Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy
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 AP - President Barack Obama's likely choice of Janet Yellen to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve would favor a policy that stresses low interest rates to ease unemployment over higher rates to curb inflation.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:17:43 GMT
| Examiner unveils Lehman accounting tricks
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 AP - An accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief for Lehman Brothers in the months before its spectacular collapse, an autopsy of the once-venerable Wall Street house has found. The question now is whether the trickery spells legal jeopardy for executives of Lehman or its auditors Ernst & Young.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:20:32 GMT
| Retail sales show surprising gain in February
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 AP - Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances. The improvement provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:30:48 GMT
| Stocks end mixed after mixed economic reports
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 AP - Mixed economic reports held the stock market to only modest moves Friday but gains for the week were strong.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:07:03 GMT
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