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Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Top Stories
 AP - One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama's direction
 AP - It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes.
 AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
 AP - It was a day like any other day — except that it was the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. And, for the most part, that was forgotten.
 AP - Pope Benedict XVI addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal here — a message being watched closely by Catholics from Boston to Berlin to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
AP - An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say.
 AP - The elderly Texas billionaire who married Anna Nicole Smith in the last year of his life never intended to leave the former stripper any portion of his vast fortune, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
 AP - Octuplets mom Nadya Suleman could be kicked out of her Southern California home.
AP - A woman gardening wearing only a yellow thong and pink gloves has brought neighborhood complaints and new rules from a housing authority in Colorado.
 AP - There's a Vermont fan wearing a lime-green nylon suit and school sweatshirt, and it reads, "I wore this once, in 2005," a reference to Vermont's stunning overtime upset of Syracuse.
 Reuters - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.
 Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered hints he could support the United States on two key issues -- an arms pact and Iran -- after a meeting on Friday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
 Reuters - Two members of the international quartet of Middle East mediators suggested on Friday that stalled indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians may be unblocked in coming days.
Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.
Reuters - In a significant victory for news media, a federal appeals court said the Federal Reserve must disclose records on emergency lending programs to banks bailed out by the government in the financial crisis.
CNN.com
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The divisive issue of abortion is once again causing problems for House Democrats as they work toward a Sunday vote on health care legislation.
    
British Airways cabin crew members opted to go ahead with a strike this weekend after talks between the union and the airline broke down.
 
A federal judge said Friday that he will not approve a proposed $657 million settlement for people sickened after working on the World Trade Center site until it is negotiated further.
 
The state of Florida must fund some of Casey Anthony's defense in her first-degree murder trial for the death of daughter Caylee, a judge ruled Friday.
 
Five presumed drug gang members and one soldier were killed in shootouts Thursday and Friday after criminals blocked thoroughfares in two northern Mexico states to prevent military reinforcements from arriving, authorities said.
 
Officials in Argentina's Mendoza province have authorized chemical castration for rapists after a significant increase in sexual assaults last year.
 
A man who advised the 10 American Baptist missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children after the earthquake there was arrested Thursday night in the Dominican Republic and accused of human trafficking, officials said Friday.
 
Anna Nicole Smith's estate is not entitled to $300 million the deceased actress had claimed was intended as a gift from her oil tycoon husband, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
 
The Red River kept rising to dangerous levels Friday as those in the area hoped they'd done enough to protect themselves.
 
TIME.com: Top Stories
Top stories of the day on TIME.com
A brief history of the war -- month by month, quote by quote
Both residents and environmentalists are fighting to ban the practice, which has turned some parts of Appalacia into ghost towns
The Sochi Winter Olympics are still four years away, but Russia is alreadyencountering a host of obstacles, including worker strikes and environmentalcomplaints
We've been so caught up in the day-to-day shenanigans, on both sides, that the truly historic nature of the moment has been missed. A great American injustice is about to be addressed.
Kandahar governor Ahmed Wali Karzai is unlikely to be embraced by the population even if NATO clears out the Taliban, say diplomats, analysts and local notables
A new study in the British journal 'Endeavour' examines history's recorded accounts of animals killing themselves
My mother was on the line, going on about the announcement that Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager Robert Bobb will close 41 school buildings by summer.
The President's plan for education reform is a good start. Here's how to make it even better
It took a while, but on Thursday, House Democrats inched the health care boulder a bit further up the legislative hill
The worst recession in generations torpedoed 8.4 million jobs. Getting them back means understanding what makes the economy tick
Microsoft's Bing is sharpening its knives over Google China's potential exit over the search-engine censorship issue, but so are the aggressive, ambitious companies Baidu, Tencent and Sohu.com
Filicide-suicides are not a new phenomenon in East Asia, but Hong Kong's relatively high number -- there have been at least 15 since the start of 2008 -- has raised alarm
Breaking News: CBS News
Top Breaking News Stories from CBSNews.com
President Makes Last-Minute Push For Passage of Health Reform Package Ahead of Sunday Vote What's in Health Reform Bill
     
Obama's Chief of Staff Talks Tea Party, Health Care Reform and Midterm Elections with Katie Couric on 60 Minutes
  
Day after Underdogs Rule, Higher Seeds Get Wins; Cornell, Missouri Score Upsets Watch Tourney Live | Scoreboard
  
Says People Sickened by Dust from World Trade Center Should Get More Money Photos: Ground Zero Health Crisis
  
Sandra Bullock's Husband Apologizes for His "Poor Judgment" Who is Michelle McGee? | McGee Photos
  
President Makes Last-Minute Push For Passage of Health Reform Package Ahead of Sunday Vote
  
Republicans Focus on Perceived Special Deals in Health Care Legislation to Fan Flames of Opposition
  
Little Fanfare for 7th Anniversary of War in Iraq as Final Results from the Parliamentary Election Loom
  
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Reportedly Seeking Between $1M and $1.5M per Episode for a TV Show she is Developing
  
Foreclosure Proceedings Have Begun on Home of Nadya Suleman, Mom of Octuplets, Due to Failure to Keep Up With Payments
  
Expected Papal Letter of Apology Unlikely to Satisfy Victims; Pope Reportedly Linked to Cover-Up
  
Complete Skeleton of Linheraptor Exquisitus Found in Gobi Desert; Agile Predator Lived 75 Million Years Ago
  
There's growing concern that China's overheating real estate market is setting the country's economy up for a big fall. What the evidence really shows, and what you should do with your portfolio as a result.
  
Says She Had Torrid Affair with Sandra Bullock's Husband, Jesse James, but Didn't Go Public with It Until Bullock Won Oscar
  
Mark Knoller: No Other Issue Has Seen as Much Presidential Effort and Passion
  
FOXNews.com
FOX News Channel - We Report. You Decide.
About 100 homes were being evacuated Wednesday morning as a small earthen dam in Calaveras County in northern California weakened by an overnight thunderstorm threatened to break.
Iran's state-run television says it successfully test-fired a "top secret" missile, the third in a week.
Jurors in the Zacarias Moussaoui case headed into a fourth day of deliberations Thursday but talks halted when one juror fell ill; deliberations to resume Friday
The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl, authorities said.
University cancels remainder of season after allegations that three players raped an exotic dancer at a party.
Former Iraqi dictator is cross-examined for the first time in the trial for the killings of Shiites in 1982.
A poor-quality video posted on the Internet Wednesday in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter.
Venezuelan authorities found the bullet-ridden bodies of three Canadian boys who had been kidnapped more than a month ago in the South American country, the justice minister said.
France's biggest trade unions set a 10-day deadline Wednesday for the government to revoke a divisive jobs law, threatening more protests and strikes that have spiraled into a national crisis.
A baby shower erupted into a fight among guests in which one man was shot and several other people, including the seven-months-pregnant guest of honor, were beaten with a stick, police say.
The new Hamas-led government is broke and missed the April 1 monthly pay date for tens of thousands of Palestinian public workers, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Wednesday.
New Yorkers were treated to a last gasp of winter Wednesday as big snowflakes fell on the metro area.
ABC News: ABCNews
A fired-up President Obama made a last pitch for health care as Democratic leaders in the House expressed increasing confidence that they have the votes they need to pass the health care bill.
'Nightline' follows British chef Jamie Oliver to Huntington, W. Va., the "unhealthiest" town in America, where he tries to get residents to change their eating habits.
The military finally admits 25 Years later that the water at Camp Lejeune caused one Marine's illness.
Oregon lawsuit claims Boy Scouts failed to prevent sex abuse by local leaders, coverup
Former Kan. Gov. challenges Ky. Sen. McConnell over NCAA tourney picks.
Phoenix Authorities Said This is a Particularly Busy Time for Bees
Autopsy for missing Washington boys being conducted this morning.Search for Shantina Smiley Continues
Urologists from Chicago, to Texas, and New Orleans are offering March Madness promotional deals to prod men into getting vasectomies before the games begin.
Two Russian veterans of the Soviet Afghan war privately warned General Stanley McChrystal last summer that the key to winning the war would be to pay off the Taliban. The official who wrote up a summary of two meetings between the Russians and U.S. military commanders also wrote that one of the "key take-aways" from the meetings was that extra troops were not the key to victory.
Blogging anonymously as "Mrs. Q," a teacher is three months into eating a school lunch everyday to prove to parents, kids and administrators that students need healthier choices.
Amid tabloid reports that Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James had an affair with tattoo and fetish model Michelle "Bombshell" McGee, some wonder whether James is returning to his days of wild women, like his second wife Janine Lindemulder.
A Missouri store clerk is gunned down by a robber after handing over money.
Police in Washington state search for a man trying to sell his son oN Craigslist.
Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest address their so-called fight on the Fox show.
Reuters: Top News
Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives lobbied undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.
  
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered hints he could support the United States on two key issues -- an arms pact and Iran -- after a meeting on Friday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
 
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two members of the international quartet of Middle East mediators suggested on Friday that stalled indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians may be unblocked in coming days.
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a significant victory for news media, a federal appeals court said the Federal Reserve must disclose records on emergency lending programs to banks bailed out by the government in the financial crisis.
 
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways said it would fly more than 60 percent of passengers with flights booked for this weekend despite a three-day cabin crew strike that risks hurting the Labor government weeks before an election.
 
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The U.S. pay czar will slash the number of top General Motors Co executives who will receive base salaries of more than $500,000 this year.
 
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's minister of mineral resources denied on Friday that at least 200 people were killed in the collapse of a gold mine, causing confusion after his own ministry had reported the disaster.
 
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle room for progress.
 
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Armed men likely linked to drug gangs blocked highways with trucks and buses in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Friday in an apparent attempt to hamper army operations near the U.S. border.
 
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