Peace talks 'difficult' for Abbas amid settlement row
BBC News
The Palestinian Authority has said indirect talks with Israel will be "very difficult" if more homes are built on occupied land as planned. Israel announced the plan for 1600 more homes in occupied East Jerusalem shortly before a peace process visit by …
PA: Peace talks off until East Jerusalem housing shelvedHa’aretz
Netanyahu Expresses 'Regret' About Timing of Housing PlanVoice of America
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House Democrats act to ban corporate earmarks
Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON — - Maryland employers, particularly those in the defense and aerospace industries, could take a hit from an election-year decision Wednesday by House Democrats to ban corporate earmarks in 2010. …
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Number of Chinese billionaires 'second only to US'
BBC News
China now has more billionaires than any other country besides the United States, according to Forbes magazine. There are a total of 64 people in that bracket in mainland China, the magazine says in its annual list of the world's …
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'Jihad Jane' shows terrorism-case trend
USA Today
SITE Intelligence Group via AP By Oren Dorell and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY For nearly a year, a middle-aged woman from suburban Philadelphia used her computer to fashion a new, frightening identity, federal court documents say. …
Â'JihadJane' suspect dropped out before high school, married at 16Washington Post
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Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud
New York Times
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — President Obama continued his drive for a health care overhaul on Wednesday, ordering a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, while in Washington, House leaders said they hoped to have a …
President Obama talks action for health care reform in St. CharlesSt. Louis American
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Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned'
The Associated Press
EL CAJON, Calif. — 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. "My car can't slow down," he began when a …
California Prius incident probedDetroit Free Press
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'R. Shlomo plan timing regrettable'
Jerusalem Post
After the announcement of an east Jerusalem building plan during US Vice President Joe Biden's visit was heavily criticized on Wednesday, Interior Minister Eli Yishai told Army Radio that the timing was simply a …
With Biden in West Bank, Settlements Cloud TalksNew York Times
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Israel sorry for announcing homes plan during Biden visitThe Guardian
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Feds: Montco woman led Net death plot | Philadelphia Daily News | 03/10/2010
Philadelphia Daily News
AS AUTHORITIES tell it, Colleen R. LaRose wasn't joking on June 20, 2008, when she posted a comment on YouTube using the screen name "JihadJane" and saying that she was "desperate to do something somehow to help" suffering Muslims. …
JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism chargesWashington Post
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'Jihad Jane' wanna-be Colleen LaRose intended to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars …New York Daily News
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Biden in Israel: Mideast has 'moment of opportunity' for peace
Ha’aretz
US Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and said the agreed resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks provided a "moment of …
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At Arcadia, Obama's pitch for health care | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/09/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer
President Obama sought to inject a note of urgency into his push for health-care legislation during a rally yesterday at Arcadia University in Glenside, blasting the insurance industry for recent huge premium increases while …
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