Mar

30

Health reform faces big test with implementation (Reuters)

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Reuters - Democrats are pushing to shore up support for the U.S. healthcare overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama, but the final public verdict will largely depend on how smoothly it is put into effect.

Mar

30

Moscow vows to 'wipe out' those behind metro bombings (AFP)

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AFP - Russian leaders vowed to avenge the twin rush-hour suicide bombings on packed metro trains in Moscow that killed at least 38 people on Monday.

Mar

30

Secrecy, surprise: Anatomy of Obama's Afghan trip (Reuters)

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Reuters - Any trip by a U.S. president requires careful planning, but sneaking him into Afghanistan -- a country in the midst of an eight-year war with Islamic militants -- is a special case.

Mar

30

Christian militia members charged in Michigan (Reuters)

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Reuters - Nine members of a Christian militia group were indicted on charges of conspiring to wage war against the U.S. government, federal prosecutors said on Monday.

Mar

30

Duke favored to win NCAA title; Mich. St. underdog (AP)

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AP - Duke is the favorite among the Final Four to win the NCAA title, while Michigan State is a longshot despite its trip to the finals last year, oddsmakers in Las Vegas said Monday.

Mar

30

Obama administration has blunt message for insurers (Reuters)

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Reuters - The Obama administration on Monday had a blunt message for health insurers -- the new healthcare law requires that they not drop coverage for children with certain pre-existing conditions.

Mar

30

Why would anyone turn down a million bucks? Ask this guy (AP)

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AP - Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Maybe a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor who lives with his elderly mother in Russia — and who won $1 million for solving a problem that has stumped mathematicians for a century.

Mar

30

Dodgers owner offers wife $150K in spousal support (AP)

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AP - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his estranged wife squared off in court for the first time Monday in a bitter divorce case that featured the couple's high-flying spending habits after the team was purchased in 2004.

Mar

30

Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot against Obama (AP)

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AP - A Tennessee man authorities say is a white supremacist has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and dozens of other black people in 2008.

Mar

30

Health premiums could rise 17 pct for young adults (AP)

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AP - Under the health care overhaul, young adults who buy their own insurance will carry a heavier burden of the medical costs of older Americans — a shift expected to raise insurance premiums for young people when the plan takes full effect.

Mar

30

Suicide bombers kill at least 38 in Moscow subway (Reuters)

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Reuters - Two female suicide bombers killed at least 38 people on packed Moscow metro trains on Monday, stirring fears of a broader campaign in Russia's heartland by Islamists from the North Caucasus.

Mar

30

Gov't will sell Citi stock, reap bailout profits (AP)

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AP - Bank bailouts are turning out to be great business for the government. Unfortunately for taxpayers, other federal rescues will almost certainly wind up in the red.

Mar

30

Ricky Martin is livin' la vida open, says he's gay (AP)

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AP - Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: He's gay.

Mar

30

Christian militia accused of plotting to kill cops (AP)

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AP - Nine alleged members of a Christian militia group that was girding for battle with the Antichrist were charged Monday with plotting to kill a police officer and slaughter scores more by bombing the funeral — all in hopes of touching off an uprising against the U.S. government.

Mar

30

Republicans spent $1,946 at topless club (AP)

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AP - The Republican National Committee spent $1,946 last month at a sex-themed Hollywood club that features topless dancers and bondage outfits. Now the GOP wants its money back.