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The Rundown - March 11
RadioFreeEurope
Study Abroad with Al-Qaeda " - David Case on Theo Padnos, an American writer who pretended he was a Muslim and settled himself into Yemen’s radical mosque sceneRFE/RL in the Media# "Th... Cagey Diver Eyes Jaws Of Death
New York Post
This daring diver went face to snout with the jaws of death. The diver, who had only his cage separating him from the great white shark, got a scary close-up look at the killer creature's serrated tee... Jpmorgan Chase Has Slight Hang Up With Me & You
New York Post
My credit-card company hung up the phone on me recently. I know, you think that I am really scrounging for a column. But stick with me and you might find this amusing. I'll even teach you how to be as... Us Is Pulling Outta Autos
New York Post
Uncle Sam may finally be getting out of the car business. The government's former car czar, Steven Rattner, said yesterday that the US Treasury, which has big stakes in General Motors and Chrysler due... Second General Strike In A Week Called In Greece
International Herald Tribune
Debt-plagued Greece faces a new wave of labor discontent against painful spending cuts, with a nationwide strike Thursday closing hospitals and schools while stopping all flights and most public trans... New York, New Yorker On Top
New York Post
New York magazine and The New Yorker dominated this year's nominations for the National Magazine Awards with 10 apiece, followed by National Geographic with seven. Each is up for a coveted general exc... Fall Guy At Emi
New York Post
Elio Leoni-Sceti's sudden decision to quit as EMI CEO was driven partly by a lack of support for his strategic plan for the label and his not wanting to be the fall guy should that plan fail to delive... Arab League: Talks On Hold
Jerusalem Post
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not enter indirect peace talks with Israel as planned, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said overnight Wednesday, due to Israel's approval ... Crew And Passengers Fall Ill On Jetstar Flight
New Zealand Herald
Shrink BRISBANE - Flight attendants and half a dozen passengers became sick on a Jetstar flight in Queensland when a chemical smell wafted through the plane. Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway said so... Complaints Of Runaway Priuses Spike
C News
Lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus NEW YORK - 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 pop... Chile's Quake Response Praised
C News
SANTIAGO, Chile - President Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins - and her popularity in the clouds. Despite complaints that aid was slow to reach the hun... Prom Axed After Lesbian's Date Request
C News
JACKSON, Miss. - A school decided Wednesday not to host a prom dance after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. The Mississippi school district'... Police 'report Card' To Go Online
BBC
A "report card" for the four Welsh police forces which grades the different areas of their work will be available to the public to view online.Examinations by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary... Flat Is Destroyed In City Blaze
BBC
A man and a woman have been rescued from a first floor flat in north Belfast which was destroyed in a fire.Police and the Fire Service are investigating the cause of the blaze in the Ballysillan Road ... Japan's Economic Growth Rate Cut
BBC
Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised figures have shown.The Cabinet Office said the economy expanded by 0.9% between October and December of last yea... British Boy Kidnapped In Pakistan Found
Sky News
The minister says the 5-year-old boy is safe and "in very good health". Senior Pakistani police have told Sky News that a number of arrests have been made, including one woman. The authorities are c... Toyota Owners Seek Billions For Lost Value
The Australian
US lawyers are seeking billions of dollars from Toyota to compensate the millions of people who saw the value of their vehicles drop in the wake of a series of mass safety recalls. Foreclosures Still Increasing, But Slower
CBS News
Citi Offers "Foreclosure Alternatives" (AP) The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households f... The Truth About Indian Point
New York Post
The Indian Point nuclear power plant is safe. So says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which noted that the facility last year "operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully... A Gitmo Deal With The Devil
New York Post
Last week, President Obama's advisers told reporters that they'd soon recommend that the president propose a "deal" with Congress on the Guantanamo Bay detainees. Obama would drop his insistence that ... Keeping Mta On Track: One 'fare' Way To Go
New York Post
Congratulations to Adam Brodsky for having the guts to say what needs to be said ("Hike MTA Fares Now," PostOpinion, March 8). I was always of the opinion that taking the bus or subway is one of the g... The President's Gift To Insurers
New York Post
'We allow the insurance indus try to run wild in this coun try," President Obama declared on Monday. "We can't have a system that works better for the insurance companies than it does for the American... No Way Out For Dems
New York Post
I think both sides are wrong. They both assume that there exists some optimum course that will produce happy results. But sometimes in politics no course leads to success. Disaster lies ahead whatever... King Abdullah, Medvedev To Discuss Mideast
Channel News Asia
MOSCOW: Jordan's King Abdullah II will discuss arms contracts and the Middle East peace process with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev Thursday, news agencies reported. "The situation in the Middle E... Al-qaida Eyeing Less-complex U.s. Attacks
C News
WASHINGTON - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook t... U.s. Eatery Accused Fo Serving Illegal Whale
C News
The Hump Restaurant is seen in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Reed Saxon) LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a ... New Strike Hits Debt-plagued Greece
C News
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, March 5, 2010. Papandreou met with Merkel on Frida... Four Due In Court Over Expenses
BBC
Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their Parliamentary expenses.Jim Devine, Elliot Morley and David Chaytor, along with Lord Hanningfield, w... Burma Election Laws Condemned
BBC
Election laws announced by Burma's military rulers have provoked a storm of condemnation.A United States State Department spokesman, Philip Crowley, said it made a mockery of the democratic process. B... Vladimir Putin In Key India Visit
BBC
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has arrived in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.The two sides are due to sign two deals worth over $10bn in defence and civilian nuc... Devil At Work In Vatican, Says Exorcist
The Australian
Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican", according to the Holy See's chief exorcist. Father Impregnated Daughters 18 Times
IOL
By Stefano Ambrogi London - Two women who were repeatedly raped and violently abused by their father, bearing him seven children over 25 years, were given a formal apology by child protection agenc... Sarkozy Is A One-woman Man, Says Wife
IOL
By Crispian Balmer Paris - Former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has said her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, would never cheat on her and has described their love story as a "real fairy...
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