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RS adjourned twice as BJP, AIADMK, Left create uproar - Times of India
March 11, 2010 Times Online | RS adjourned twice as BJP, AIADMK, Left create uproar Times of India NEW DELHI: Opposition BJP, AIADMK and Left parties on Thursday came together in the Rajya Sabha to demand revocation of suspension of seven members but the ruling Congress said those showing disrespect to Chair should express regret before such a move ... Trouble in BJP over women's bill, party decides to issue whip Women's quota bill spells trouble for Congress BJP tries to reassure MPs about Women's Bill |
Kansas City, Mo., will close 29 schools - Boston Globe
March 11, 2010 Grand Forks Herald | Kansas City, Mo., will close 29 schools Boston Globe AP / March 11, 2010 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City school board narrowly approved a plan last night to close nearly half of the district's schools in a desperate bid to avoid a potential bankruptcy. The board voted 5-4 after parents and community ... KC board approves plan to close 26 schools Kansas City Adopts Plan to Close Nearly Half Its Schools School Crisis Rattles Missouri |
Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride.
House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts.
Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.
US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened Palestinian suspicions that the United States is too weak to broker a deal.
Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered real military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home.
Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.
Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia.
Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call.
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