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| 911 tape: Octuplet mom frantic in search for son (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 12:43 am
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|  AP - Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman became unhinged with fear last year when she thought she had lost one of her children, repeatedly telling an emergency dispatcher, "Oh God, I'm going to kill myself," according to a recording of her 911 call released Wednesday by police.
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| Barbara Bush rests comfortably after heart surgery (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 12:15 am
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|  AP - Former first lady Barbara Bush was resting comfortably after undergoing successful open heart surgery Wednesday to replace her aortic valve, a family spokesman and hospital officials said.
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| Wen declares China can ride out economic storm (AFP)
March 4, 2009 at 11:31 pm
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|  AFP - Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday that China was facing unprecedented challenges from the global crisis but he was confident the country would still achieve growth of about eight percent this year.
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| Eagle survives crash through truck windshield (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 11:11 pm
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|  AP - The eagle has landed — with a thud — after crashing through the windshield of a tractor-trailer on a Nevada highway. State wildlife officials said Wednesday that a 15-pound golden eagle with a 7-foot wing span has a swollen head but otherwise appears unhurt after crashing into a Florida truck driver's big rig on Monday.
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| Venezuela's Chavez seizes Cargill unit (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 11:10 pm
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| | Reuters - President Hugo Chavez seized a unit of American food giant Cargill on Wednesday and threatened to take over Venezuela's largest private company, renewing a nationalization drive as the OPEC nation's oil income plunges. |
| Senate votes to preserve earmarks in spending bill (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 11:06 pm
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| | AP - Senate Democrats on Wednesday preserved pet projects sought by a lobbying firm under federal investigation and tried to nail down support for big domestic spending increases in hopes of passing a wrap-up budget bill by week's end. Democrats defeated, by a 52-43 vote, an amendment to strip 13 projects that the PMA Group has pressed for. The firm, now disbanded, is accused of illegally using straw donors to funnel campaign cash to lawmakers. |
| Clinton accuses Iran of seeking to intimidate (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 11:01 pm
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|  AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton swiped hard at Iran on Wednesday, accusing its hardline leaders of fomenting divisions in the Arab world, promoting terrorism, posing threats to Israel and Europe, and seeking to "intimidate as far as they think their voice can reach."
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| Housing plan aims to help 9M, but leaves out many (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 10:51 pm
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|  AP - The Obama administration's housing plan is intended to help 9 million struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure, but it leaves out tens of thousands of borrowers in the most battered housing markets who won't qualify because their homes have lost too much value.
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| Rove, Miers to testify in prosecutor firings (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 10:50 pm
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|  AP - Former top Bush aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers agreed Wednesday to testify before Congress under oath about the firings of U.S. attorneys, a controversy involving allegations of political interference that grew into a constitutional standoff between two branches of government.
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| Key Democrats oppose Obama's tax deduction plan (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 10:48 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama's proposal to limit itemized tax deductions for high earners is running into opposition from key Democrats in Congress who worry that charities and the housing market would be hurt. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus questioned Wednesday whether the proposal was viable, a day after his House counterpart also expressed reservations.
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| Brown: US must lead on economy, climate change (AFP)
March 4, 2009 at 10:22 pm
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|  AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged the United States to harness historic global goodwill to pull the world out of its economic slump and lead the charge against climate change.
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| Ford launches major debt restructuring (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 8:50 pm
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| | Reuters - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday announced a plan to cut its $25.8 billion in automotive debt by about 40 percent by offering creditors cash and new shares as it looks to slash financing costs at a time of plunging sales and tight credit. |
| UBS refuses to give U.S. names, replaces chairman (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 7:31 pm
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| | Reuters - Switzerland's largest bank held its ground on Wednesday in a dispute with the U.S. government, refusing to disclose the names of tens of thousands of rich American clients suspected by U.S. authorities of using secret Swiss bank accounts to dodge U.S. taxes. |
| UBS exec criticizes U.S. effort to get account data (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 4:58 pm
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| | Reuters - A top UBS AG executive told a U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that the Swiss bank regrets breaking U.S. tax laws, but criticized U.S. authorities' efforts to obtain information on thousands of bank accounts suspected of being used by American tax dodgers. |
| Stanford investors sue SEC, receiver over assets (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 4:57 pm
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| | Reuters - Stanford Group Co clients sued the U.S. Securities Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Marshals Office and the firm's court-appointed receiver on Wednesday, arguing the government had no right to freeze their assets. |
| Key Democrats oppose Obama's tax deduction plan (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 4:50 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama's proposal to limit itemized tax deductions for high earners is running into opposition from key Democrats in Congress who worry that charities and the housing market would be hurt. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus questioned Wednesday whether the proposal was viable, a day after his House counterpart also expressed reservations.
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| Clinton accuses Iran of seeking to intimidate (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 4:50 pm
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| AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton swiped hard at Iran on Wednesday, accusing its hardline leaders of fomenting divisions in the Arab world, promoting terrorism, posing threats to Israel and Europe, and seeking to "intimidate as far as they think their voice can reach." |
| AP source: Dodgers, Ramirez reach agreement (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 4:31 pm
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|  AP - The dawn of a rainy late-winter day brought a breakthrough in the stalemate between Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers. During a 6 a.m. meeting Wednesday at the Malibu beach house of Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, the sides reached a preliminary agreement on a $45 million, two-year contract.
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| Supreme Court rejects limits on drug lawsuits (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 4:21 pm
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|  AP - The Supreme Court forcefully rejected calls Wednesday for limiting consumer lawsuits against drug makers, upholding a $6.7 million jury award to a musician who lost her arm to gangrene following an injection.
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| Is my chemo working? Scans may give faster answer (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 3:40 pm
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|  AP - When Mike Stevens learned his lungs were riddled with cancer, it took only a week to start chemotherapy — but six weeks to find out if it was doing any good. "You're going through all this suffering and stuff and you want to know, am I going to survive? Is this stuff working?" said Stevens, 48, of La Jolla, Calif. "Your whole life is in sort of a limbo."
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| Police say shoplifter spent 12 hours in store (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 3:33 pm
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| | AP - Police said a shoplifter spent 12 hours inside a Winco Foods store on Monday, hiding items before she tried to check out. She did pay for $80 worth of groceries, but was stopped by store employees after leaving the store. The Longview Daily News reported that an employee told police he saw the woman take a pair of scissors from a shelf and use it to cut packaging off merchandise. |
| Common ingredient offers AIDS protection (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 1:28 pm
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| | Reuters - A cheap ingredient used in ice cream, cosmetics and found in breast milk helps protect monkeys against infection with a virus similar to AIDS and might work to protect women against the virus, researchers reported on Wednesday. |
| Clinton vows to work towards Palestinian state (AFP)
March 4, 2009 at 10:41 am
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|  AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Israel to allow more aid into Gaza, blasted its plans for razing houses in east Jerusalem and vowed to work towards a Palestinian state as she met with president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday.
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| Spears returns in first concert tour in 5 years (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 9:33 am
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|  AP - Dressed as a sexy ringmaster and directing a colorful cast that included jugglers, acrobats and martial arts dancers, Britney Spears delivered a tightly choreographed, if perfunctory performance Tuesday night as she kicked off her first concert tour in five years.
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| Feds unveil plan to help 9 million stay in homes (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 9:22 am
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|  AP - The Obama administration is kicking off a new program designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that are modified to lower monthly payments.
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| Clinton: Israeli home demolitions 'unhelpful' (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 9:01 am
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|  AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday promised vigorous and personal involvement in stalled Mideast peace efforts and criticized Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem as "unhelpful."
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| Int'l court issues warrant for Sudanese president (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 8:56 am
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|  AP - The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. He is the first sitting head of state the court has ordered arrested.
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| One in five U.S. mortgage borrowers are underwater (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 8:55 am
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|  Reuters - One in five U.S. homeowners with mortgages owe more to their lenders than their properties are worth, and the rate will increase as housing values drop in states that have so far avoided the worst of the crisis, a new study shows.
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| ICC issues war crimes warrant for Sudan's Beshir (AFP)
March 4, 2009 at 8:34 am
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|  AFP - The International Criminal Court sought the arrest Wednesday of Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir for war crimes in Darfur, issuing the first ever warrant against a sitting head of state.
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| Search ends for 2 NFL players, 3rd man lost at sea (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 7:41 am
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|  AP - The Coast Guard's three-day search for two NFL players and a third man sent adrift in chilly seas ended in futility, dashing hopes they might be found after rescuers plucked one survivor from the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Amazon unveils Kindle Application for iPhone (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 7:40 am
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| | AP - You may not have the latest $359 Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com, but if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, a new application will let you access the same content on your Apple device. |
| Florida woman calls 911 3 times over McNuggets (AP)
March 4, 2009 at 7:39 am
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| | AP - Authorities say a Florida woman called 911 three times after McDonald's employees told her they were out of McNuggets. A police report said 27-year-old Fort Pierce resident Latreasa L. Goodman told authorities she paid for a 10-piece last week but was later informed the restaurant had run out. |
| Afghan polls not possible in April: election body (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 5:30 am
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| | Reuters - Presidential polls in Afghanistan can't be held next month as demanded by President Hamid Karzai, the elections commission said on Wednesday, with August 20 to remain the polling day as the body originally set. |
| Senate panel to question Swiss banker, secrecy (Reuters)
March 4, 2009 at 2:04 am
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|  Reuters - The sanctity of the secret Swiss bank account -- an icon of global finance -- is under growing pressure in a tax investigation due to come into public view on Wednesday at a U.S. congressional hearing.
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