Jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill that would provide tax cuts for businesses that hire unemployed workers cleared a GOP filibuster in the Senate today, opening the way for final congressional approval. [More]
Associated Press | March 15
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ESPN reporter’s stalker gets 27-month sentence
LOS ANGELES — An Illinois insurance executive who secretly shot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was sentenced today to 2 1/2 years in prison before giving a tearful apology that was harshly rebuked by his victim. [More]
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Edwards mistress: ‘We love each other very much'
RALEIGH, N.C. — John Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter said in an interview released Monday they are still in love, even if their relationship turned into something “different” around the time he acknowledged the affair in... [More]
Associated Press | March 15
Runaway Toyota can’t be explained, Feds say
WASHINGTON — The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego freeway and acknowledged it may not be able to solve the mystery of what happened to the... [More]
By Elliot Spagat and Ken Thomas
Associated Press | March 15
Obama stumps for health care votes
WASHINGTON — With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama and congressional Democratic leaders pressed wavering rank-and-file lawmakers to back his health care overhaul, determined to give the party something to show voters in the... [More]
By Ben Feller
Associated Press | March 15
Health care reform is on the brink
WASHINGTON — Senior White House officials predicted Sunday that President Obama's health care initiative will pass the House this week, and warned Republicans if they make it an issue in November elections they do so at their own political... [More]
Los Angeles Times | March 15
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Woman, 22, completes solo row across Atlantic
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — A 22-year-old American rower completed a solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, touching a pier in the coffee-brown waters of Guyana to claim a record as the youngest person to accomplish the feat. [More]
Associated Press | March 15
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Vatican defends celibacy requirement
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Sunday denied that its celibacy requirement for priests was the root cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again defended the pope’s handling of the... [More]
Associated Press | March 15
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