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Paris police have freed two suspects detained in the probe into the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan.
(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and Peter Orszag, Director of the White House office of management and budget, are pictured in the audience before U.S. President Barack Obama signs the HIRE Act, a job growth initiative, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, March 18, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
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| Mar 18, 2010 12:34 PM EST [*New!*]
Paris police have freed two suspects detained in the probe into the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan.
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| Mar 18, 2010 12:33 PM EST [*New!*]
A resort hotel on one of Dubai's manmade islands said Thursday it has freed a whale shark whose captivity had been criticized by environmentalists.
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Victoria Arter was outraged when she heard the announcement over the Wal-Mart loudspeaker.
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| Mar 18, 2010 12:14 PM EST
All Republicans in Congress gather on House floor to gin up opposition for health-care overhaul.
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| Mar 18, 2010 12:13 PM EST
The case of an Italian teenager who disappeared in 1993 has returned to the spotlight after decomposed remains believed to be hers were discovered in the church where she was last seen, police said Thursday.
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| Mar 18, 2010 12:11 PM EST
A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi was rejected Thursday by a U.N. wildlife meeting, with scores of developing nations joining Japan in opposing a measure they feared would devastate fishing economies.
Source: Reuters * Poor logistics threaten first multi-party vote for 24 yrs * Observers urge Darfur truce ahead of April voting * Calls for end to curbs on rallies, broadcasts By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM, ...
Source: Reuters * Financing has swift impact, campaigners say * Number of cases drops rapidly with intervention By Sophie Hardach PARIS, March 18 (Reuters) - Funding to combat malaria must be more than ...
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| Mar 18, 2010 12:04 PM EST
Rep. Edolphus Towns, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, once again is introducing a potty parity bill for federal buildings.
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| Mar 18, 2010 12:03 PM EST
Police in Redondo Beach, Calif., say two men they stopped for following Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (pow gah-SOHL') turned out to be Spanish paparazzi.
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| Mar 18, 2010 12:00 PM EST
The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in combat in Baghdad.
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| Mar 18, 2010 11:58 AM EST
11:20 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. Well, on this beautiful morning, we are here to mark the passage of a welcome piece of legislation for our fellow Americans who are seeking work in this difficult economy. But first, let me say a few words about the latest development in the debate over health insurance reform. I don’t know if you guys have been hearing, but there’s been a big debate going on here. This morning, a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office concludes that the reform we seek would bring $1.3 trillion in deficit reduction over the next two decades. (Applause.) That makes this legislation the most significant effort to reduce deficits since the Balanced Budget Act in the 1990s. (Applause.) And this is -- this is but one virtue of a...
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| Mar 18, 2010 11:47 AM EST
Superintendent Frances Gallo combed the classrooms of embattled Central Falls High School. Teachers and students were gone for the day. Gallo was hunting for a particular item: an effigy of President Obama.
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| Mar 18, 2010 11:46 AM EST
Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing a Thai farm worker, Israeli medics said, in the first death from such an attack since the Gaza offensive last year.
Source: Reuters * First deadly rocket attack from Gaza since end of war * Attack defies Hamas pressure not to strike Israel (Adds Israeli deputy minister paras 11-12, U.S. sanctions) By Nidal al-Mughrabi ...