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| Madoff to plead guilty, could face up to 150 years (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 8:18 pm
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|  AP - In a courtroom surprise, it was revealed Tuesday that Bernard Madoff will plead guilty Thursday to securities fraud, perjury and other crimes, knowing that he could face up to 150 years in prison for one of the largest frauds in history.
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| Congress approves massive $410B spending bill (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 7:50 pm
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|  AP - Congress on Tuesday cleared for President Barack Obama's signature a $410 billion measure to fund the government, a measure denounced by most Republicans as an example of reckless spending. The Senate approved the measure by voice after it cleared a key procedural hurdle by a 62-35 vote. Sixty votes were required to shut down debate.
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| Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 7:42 pm
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|  AP - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face.
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| Officials: Iran does not have key nuclear material (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 7:38 pm
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|  AP - Iran does not yet have any highly enriched uranium, the fuel needed to make a nuclear warhead, two top U.S. intelligence officials told Congress Tuesday, disputing a claim by an Israeli official.
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| Officials: Afghanistan Taliban leader was at Gitmo (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 7:38 pm
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|  AP - The Taliban's new top operations officer in southern Afghanistan had been a prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, the latest example of a freed detainee who took a militant leadership role and a potential complication for the Obama administration's efforts to close the prison. U.S. authorities handed over the detainee to the Afghan government, which in turn released him, according to Pentagon and CIA officials.
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| Congress sends last 2009 spending bill to Obama (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 7:28 pm
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| | Reuters - The Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Tuesday approved a $410 billion bill to fund most of the government through September 30, sending it to President Barack Obama despite Republican objections to the price tag. |
| Officials: US ship in China spat was hunting subs (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 7:05 pm
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|  AP - The U.S. Navy ship that got into a scrape with five Chinese vessels last weekend in the South China Sea was looking for threats such as submarines — presumably Chinese — in waters that China claims as its own, defense officials acknowledged Tuesday.
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| Rams release 7-time Pro Bowl OT Orlando Pace (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 6:14 pm
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|  AP - Orlando Pace, a seven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle dogged by injuries in recent seasons, was released Tuesday by the St. Louis Rams. The 33-year-old Pace was the first overall pick of the 1997 draft. The move cleared $6 million in cap space for the Rams, who were 2-14 last season.
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| Pet store expects fish shipment, but gets corpse (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 6:07 pm
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| | AP - Employees of a Philadelphia pet store expecting to get a shipment of tropical fish and salt water by air cargo ended up getting a human body instead. Mark Arabia owns the Pets Plus store in Northeast Philadelphia where the mix-up was discovered Tuesday. |
| Whale shark saved in Philippines, may be smallest (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 5:53 pm
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|  AP - Activists in the Philippines have rescued what they believe might be the smallest offspring of the world's biggest fish — a whale shark the size of a forearm, a conservation group said Tuesday.
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| 33 dead in suicide attack on Iraq tribal leaders (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 1:36 pm
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|  AP - A suicide bomber struck Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders and high-ranking security officials touring a market after a reconciliation meeting west of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 33 people. The attack raised concerns about a spike in violence as the U.S. military begins to drawn down its forces.
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| Report: Substances found on Clemens materials (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 1:21 pm
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| | AP - Federal authorities have found performance-enhancing substances on the materials Brian McNamee said he used to inject Roger Clemens, The New York Times reported Tuesday. |
| Vick's former home fails to sell at auction (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 1:21 pm
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|  AP - Michael Vick's house is still available. No one made an offer on the luxury home in suburban Atlanta at an auction Tuesday. A minimum bid of $3.2 million was required, but only two parties showed up and neither brought the $160,000 payment that was needed just to start the auction.
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| China-U.S. dispute called worst in 8 years (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 1:09 pm
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| | Reuters - China's dispute with the United States over accusations it harassed a U.S. naval vessel is the worst between the two countries since the detention of a U.S. spy plane and crew in 2001, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday. |
| U.N. to scrutinize Obama on counter-terrorism (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 1:04 pm
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| | Reuters - U.N. human rights investigators on Tuesday announced a global investigation into secret detention and said they would not relax scrutiny of U.S. counter-terrorism policies under President Barack Obama. |
| United Tech to cut 11,600 jobs (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm
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| | Reuters - United Technologies Corp, whose products range from elevators to jet engines, plans to cut 11,600 jobs as it adapts to an economy that has grown worse than it expected just three months ago. |
| Madoff heads to court; plea later in week (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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|  Reuters - Bernard Madoff, expected to plead guilty this week to charges of running Wall Street's biggest fraud, will appear in court on Tuesday for a judge to assess potential conflicts of interest for his lead attorney.
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| Al Qaeda suspect finally faces U.S. judge (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 11:11 am
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| | Reuters - An accused al Qaeda sleeper agent appeared before a U.S. judge on Tuesday after nearly six years in isolated military custody but deferred entering a plea on charges of supporting terrorism. |
| Wholesale inventories fall again in January (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 10:34 am
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| | AP - Businesses slashed inventories at the wholesale level for a fifth straight month in January, the longest stretch since the last recession in 2001 and a warning signal that companies are likely to keep cutting production as they cope with the deepening downturn. |
| YouTube blocks UK users from watching music videos (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 7:38 am
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| | AP - Google Inc. said Monday it will block U.K. users from watching music videos on its popular video-sharing site YouTube after negotiations with Britain's music royalty-collecting body broke down. |
| IMF warns of Great Recession, Africa at risk (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 6:56 am
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| | Reuters - The International Monetary Fund on Monday warned that the world economy will likely contract this year in a "Great Recession" and African leaders said the financial crisis could undo hard-won social-economic gains. |
| Biden warns of 'deteriorating' Afghan situation (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 6:40 am
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|  AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged NATO members to jointly confront al-Qaida and other extremist groups in Afghanistan where he said instability threatens all of the alliance's members equally.
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| Obama decision on stem cells cheers scientists (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 6:26 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama's decision to lift the contentious Bush-era restraints on stem-cell research came with a larger message for all scientists: Follow the data, not political ideology.
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| Obama to unveil education plan, no new legislation (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 6:22 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama is promoting tighter standards for teachers and a reduced dropout rate for students as part of an education plan that, at least for now, lacks any new legislative component.
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| China on alert for unrest on key Tibet anniversary (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 6:16 am
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|  AP - Authorities in Tibet and restive parts of western China were on heightened alert Tuesday for possible unrest on the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule as the Dalai Lama said Tibet had become "hell on earth" under Beijing's control.
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| Taliban say Obama's call on moderates "illogical" (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 3:34 am
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| | Reuters - Afghanistan's Taliban on Tuesday turned down as illogical U.S. President Barack Obama's bid to reach out to moderate elements of the insurgents, saying the exit of foreign troops was the only solution for ending the war. |
| FDIC's Bair: Bad assets plan can jump-start U.S. economy (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 12:31 am
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| | Reuters - The U.S. government's plan to strip banks of troubled assets could force some firms to record large losses, but the move would help restore confidence in the banking system, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said in an interview in Tuesday's Washington Post. |
| Guantanamo detainees say they planned September 11: report (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 12:29 am
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|  Reuters - The five detainees at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison camp charged with plotting the September 11 attacks have filed a document expressing pride at their accomplishment and accepting responsibility for the deaths of nearly 3,000 people, The New York Times reported on Monday.
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| Global jobs downturn seen continuing: Manpower (Reuters)
March 10, 2009 at 12:22 am
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| | Reuters - A measure of U.S. employment expectations fell to its lowest level since 1982, amid fresh evidence the job market slowdown is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon, according to a quarterly survey by Manpower Inc released on Tuesday. | | |  |
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