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California students lay 65-mile chain of pennies March 26, 2009 at 10:13 pm More than 2,000 students in Southern California laid 65 miles of pennies on a speedway track Thursday in an attempt to set a world record and help schools in the area. U.S. marshal's body found in Mexico March 26, 2009 at 10:12 pm The body of a fugitive U.S. marshal has been found in the city of Juarez, Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshals Service -- the latest discovery in a wave of violence that has gripped towns along the U.S.-Mexican border in recent months. U.S. needs better intelligence in Afghanistan, director says March 26, 2009 at 10:12 pm The United States needs to improve its level of intelligence support for military operations in Afghanistan, the president's chief intelligence adviser said Thursday. Newsquiz: Week of March 23 March 26, 2009 at 9:59 pm March 27, 2009 Commentary: What do you think about illegal drugs? March 26, 2009 at 9:46 pm With so much focus right now on the barbaric violence happening in Mexico, this seems like a perfect time for an imperfect conversation about drugs. U.S. destroyers on move as N. Korea prepares rocket launch March 26, 2009 at 9:43 pm U.S. Navy ships capable of shooting down ballistic missiles are being moved to the Sea of Japan, a Navy spokesman said. CNN Student News Transcript: March 27, 2009 March 26, 2009 at 9:31 pm March 27, 2009 Shoddy wiring 'everywhere' on Iraq bases, Army inspector says March 26, 2009 at 8:57 pm Thousands of buildings at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan have such poorly installed wiring that American troops face life-threatening risks, a top inspector for the Army says. Tesla rolls out new sedan March 26, 2009 at 8:24 pm While automakers lay off staff and shut down plants in response to the economic downturn, one automaker announced Thursday that it will open a manufacturing plant in the United States, potentially creating hundreds of jobs in the area eventually chosen. Iran to send envoy to U.S.-backed Afghanistan summit March 26, 2009 at 7:56 pm Iran will send an envoy to a U.S.-backed international conference on Afghanistan, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday. Behind the Scenes: An evening with Border Patrol March 26, 2009 at 7:31 pm Nogales, Arizona, is a small city. Just more than 20,000 people live here, according to the 2005 census. But spend a couple of days here with law enforcement, and your head will spin. Nancy Grace's twins March 26, 2009 at 7:19 pm Surgeon heals patients and their violent ways March 26, 2009 at 6:37 pm Dr. Carnell Cooper, a Baltimore surgeon, is saving lives inside and outside the operating room. Suit filed in alleged 'fight club' at school for mentally handicapped March 26, 2009 at 6:24 pm A Texas woman claims in a lawsuit her 21-year-old son has suffered emotional trauma from being forced to participate in alleged "fight clubs" at a state school for mentally handicapped adults. Turkish crash victim pleads for help in emergency call March 26, 2009 at 4:59 pm A passenger who survived a Turkish helicopter crash pleaded by phone with emergency services to rescue him in the bitter cold, Turkish media reported Thursday. Army vet billed $3,000 for war wounds March 26, 2009 at 4:28 pm Erik Roberts, an Army sergeant who was wounded in Iraq, underwent his 13th surgery recently to save his right leg from amputation. Imagine his shock when he got a bill for $3,000 for his treatment. Weary but determined iReporters fight floodwaters March 26, 2009 at 4:26 pm Jennifer Sondag looks up at a wall of sandbags nearly twice her 5-foot-7-inch height and knows she's done a great work for her parents and their neighbors. She also knows she's nowhere near done. Assassination plot foiled in Colombia, president says March 26, 2009 at 4:09 pm Colombian police foiled a plot by Marxist guerrillas to assassinate Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, President Alvaro Uribe Velez announced on national television Thursday afternoon. Red Carpet Close-up March 26, 2009 at 4:06 pm New Hampshire House OKs same-sex marriage March 26, 2009 at 4:04 pm The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage. Top Jewish groups denounce cartoon about Gaza March 26, 2009 at 3:54 pm Two leading Jewish watchdog groups are denouncing a prominent cartoonist's illustration about Israel's offensive in Gaza, saying it uses anti-Semitic imagery. Jury weighs Phil Spector's fate in murder trial March 26, 2009 at 3:49 pm A six-man, six-woman jury began deliberating Thursday whether music producer Phil Spector is responsible for the death six years ago of an actress in his home. Obama goes online for town hall meeting March 26, 2009 at 3:48 pm President Obama hosted what amounted to an interactive fireside chat Thursday, answering questions from people around the country in the first online town hall discussion ever hosted at the White House. Debit card fees bite into child support payments March 26, 2009 at 3:47 pm For the past year, Donna Chamberlain has worked at a fuel center here in Virginia's Roanoke Valley. It pays roughly half of what her old job did, but after being out of work for 14 months, she feels lucky to have it. 'Monsters' promotes girl power, friend power March 26, 2009 at 3:42 pm The latest 3-D animated movie involves the possible extinction of the human race and features a mad scientist with the head of a cockroach, a prehistoric half-ape/half-fish, a 50-foot-tall woman (OK, 49-foot-11), and a blue brainless blob named B.O.B. Review: 'Monsters' can't save itself March 26, 2009 at 3:41 pm Watch out! Lock up your loved ones! Another bloated, over-produced, high-concept monstrosity has escaped from the labs at Dreamworks Animation, and it's out to devour your kids. GOP leader on budget: 'Here it is, Mr. President' March 26, 2009 at 3:28 pm House Republicans on Thursday said they have come up with an alternative proposal to the president's budget, following criticism from Democrats that they have become the "party of no." Man held for allegedly stalking 'Dancing' contestant March 26, 2009 at 3:24 pm A Florida man with two loaded guns was arrested this week outside the "Dancing With the Stars" studio, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Thursday. Houston Astros shortstop gets probation in sports drug scandal March 26, 2009 at 3:09 pm Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada was sentenced Thursday to a year of unsupervised probation for lying to Congress about his knowledge of Major League Baseball players using performance-enhancing drugs. G-20 police: We won't tolerate violent protests March 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm London police said Thursday they are planning one of the largest and most complex operations in their history as the city gears up to host the G-20 summit next week. Two tornadoes touch down in Mississippi March 26, 2009 at 11:38 am Two tornadoes touched down in Mississippi before dawn Thursday, damaging about 70 homes and flattening a church, emergency officials said. FIA throw out protest against three F1 teams March 26, 2009 at 11:38 am Toyota, Williams and Brawn GP have all been cleared to race in this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne after the FIA threw out a protest made by three of their Formula One rivals. More than 90,000 Web users ask Obama questions March 26, 2009 at 11:32 am In an appeal to the tech-savvy public, the White House's Web site opened itself to questions for President Obama's online town hall meeting, scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. In a slump, camping comes into vogue March 26, 2009 at 11:28 am Susan Lanier has always enjoyed getting out of her urban home in Chicago, Illinois. Victim's wife: Kidnappers' silence 'very cruel' March 26, 2009 at 11:25 am Lourdes Batista wishes she had super powers so she could use them to find her husband, she said Wednesday, 105 days after authorities said he was kidnapped in Mexico. How NOT to help heal a broken heart March 26, 2009 at 11:04 am While watching your buddy cry her eyes out over some unworthy jerk isn't nearly as painful as getting the heave-ho yourself, it's still difficult. Most of us want to help our BFFs through breakups, but what do you say? Or, more importantly, what shouldn't you say? Ninety years of birdwatchers' notes going online March 26, 2009 at 11:03 am More than 100 years ago, J.A. Loring had his eyes on the California sky and his hand on a pen. Thirty years later, Sadat's widow still hopes for peace March 26, 2009 at 11:00 am Thirty years ago, on March 26, 1979, three couples sat down for a celebratory lunch in the White House. UK to probe Gitmo ex-detainee's abuse claim March 26, 2009 at 10:52 am British police will investigate claims that a former Guantanamo detainee was tortured with the complicity of the British government, the country's attorney general announced Thursday. Rising rivers put lives 'on the line' in North Dakota March 26, 2009 at 10:32 am Parts of Bismarck, North Dakota's capital, sat underwater Thursday, a precursor to what could happen in coming days if rivers in the state continue to rise toward historic levels and overflow. Taylor and Ryder give New Zealand advantage March 26, 2009 at 10:27 am Superb centuries by Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder were the highlights of day one of the second Test against India as New Zealand reached 351 for four at stumps in Napier. An SUV is home for jobless duo March 26, 2009 at 10:26 am Richard Barboza sits behind the steering wheel, patiently working a crossword puzzle. There's no rush. Time is one thing Barboza has plenty of. The robots being built to beat humans March 26, 2009 at 10:26 am Picture this: The European champions and current highest-ranked football team in the world, Spain, are beaten 3-0... by a team of robots. British prime minister in Brazil for economy talks March 26, 2009 at 10:22 am British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Brazil on Thursday for talks ahead of next week's G-20 summit in England. Allied Irish Banks hit by $81M loans scam March 26, 2009 at 10:19 am Britain's Serious Fraud Office and London police are investigating an alleged $81 million (£56 million) fraud on the corporate banking department of Allied Irish Banks (AIB). Violence unlikely to mar Indonesia election, analyst says March 26, 2009 at 10:14 am Simmering ethnic and religious tensions in parts of Indonesia have yet to be adequately addressed, but none are expected to overshadow upcoming elections, a senior analyst said this week. Iraq bombing leaves 22 dead March 26, 2009 at 10:11 am At least 22 civilians were killed and 38 other people were wounded Thursday in a Baghdad car bombing, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. Plagued by chronic pain? Treatment teams can help March 26, 2009 at 10:09 am Up to 15 percent of the U.S. population have chronic pain, and as many as five percent have pain so persistent that they need heavy-hitting painkillers, known as opioids, just to get through the day. Hewitt fights back to go through in Miami March 26, 2009 at 9:57 am Australia's former world number one Lleyton Hewitt fought back from a set down to reach the second round of the Miami Masters with victory over Israel's Dudi Sela. Vermont governor says he'd veto same-sex marriage bill March 26, 2009 at 1:27 am Vermont Gov. James Douglas announced Wednesday that he plans to veto a bill that would grant same-sex couples equal rights in marriage, if the bill reaches his desk.