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AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:28 GMT

President Barack Obama speaks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou during a ceremony honoring Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.


Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:36 GMT

US President Barack Obama speaks on healthcare and health insurance reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Obama has launched a populist assault on price-gouging American insurance firms, escalating his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AP - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.


Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:39:43 GMT

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem, but made clear it had no intention of reversing the order that has cast a shadow over the latest U.S. push for Mideast peace.


Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned' (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:27:34 GMT

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move.


Taliban claim suicide attack on NATO-Afghan base (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:35:37 GMT

Map locates Khost province, Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber targeted a U.S.-Afghan base that killed NATO service membersAP - The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.


Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:28 GMT
AP - Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.
Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 6 dead (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:38:47 GMT

Map locates Mansehra, Pakistan, where a suicide bomber struck World Vision, a large Christian humanitarian groupAP - Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of a Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.


Google opens Web store for business applications (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:48:26 GMT
AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
Letterman: Case against producer handled properly (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:52:41 GMT

FILE - This Nov. 10, 2009 file photo shows Robert 'Joe' Halderman outside Manhattan criminal court following his court appearance in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - From the start, David Letterman made sure the story of a $2 million shakedown attempt over his sex life was one he narrated himself.


 Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:33:05 GMT

Toronto Raptors guard Jose Calderon (8), of Spain, goes up for a basket next to Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)AP - Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.


Pelosi faces biggest test on healthcare vote (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:02:48 GMT
Reuters - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm-twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet in the coming weeks: getting 216 votes to pass final legislation revamping the U.S. healthcare system.
Brown says UK to maintain AAA credit rating (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:26:50 GMT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown gestures as he bids farewell to Jordan's King Abdullah (not pictured) on the steps of 10 Downing Street central London March 9, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to help tame a record deficit.


Palestinians complain to Biden about settlement plan (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:48:25 GMT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden arrive at Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunReuters - Palestinians told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday that Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers challenged Washington's efforts to get indirect peace talks underway.


First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday: U.N. (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:59:48 GMT

An Iraqi soldier secures workers unloading boxes of parliamentary election ballots at a tally centre in Baghdad March 9, 2010. Iraq held their parliamentary election on Sunday. REUTERS/Thaier al-SudaniReuters - Preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by Thursday, a United Nations official said Wednesday.


Iceland opposition toughens on new "Icesave" talks (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:39:57 GMT
Reuters - Iceland's opposition turned up the heat on the center-left government on Wednesday to hold out for a tough new "Icesave" debt accord with Britain and the Netherlands, after a referendum rejection of its previous deal.
Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:02:33 GMT

In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, the tailends of unsold 2010 Toyota Prius sedans form a long line at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo. Toyota owners and stockholders have peppered the Japanese automaker with more than 80 class-action lawsuits in the wake of widespread recalls, some contending that defective engineering has caused injuries or deaths and others claiming the company's woes have damaged the value of the vehicles. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Reuters - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.


Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:23:35 GMT
Reuters - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can.
Economists trim 2011 U.S. growth forecast (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:40:59 GMT
Reuters - U.S. economists raised their forecast for economic growth in 2010 in March, the third straight monthly rise, while trimming their growth forecast for 2011, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad mocks Gates on visit to Kabul (AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:52:49 GMT

Iran's outspoken President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seen here with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai in Kabul, has criticised Western troops as an obstacle to peace in Afghanistan and mocked the US defence secretary during their overlapping visits to the war-torn country.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Iran's outspoken president on Wednesday criticised Western troops as an obstacle to peace in Afghanistan and mocked the US defence secretary during their overlapping visits to the war-torn country.


Indonesia confirms Bali bomb mastermind killed (AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:06:42 GMT

An undated picture of the militant leader Dulmatin. The Al-Qaeda-trained bomber is the suspected mastermind of some of the region's most notorious attacks and the United States' Rewards for Justice programme had posted a 10 million US dollar bounty on his head.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Indonesia's president on Wednesday confirmed that a bombmaker believed to be behind the Bali bombings was killed in a Jakarta raid and vowed to keep hunting extremists in a landmark address to Australia's parliament.