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Afghan held peace talks with captured Taliban boss
(AP)
AP - Afghan officials say the Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured last month in Pakistan.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:16:32 GMT
| Gangs blamed for killing 3 with US consulate tie
(AP)
 AP - Suspected drug gangsters chased down and opened fire on two white SUVs carrying families of U.S. consular employees from a children's party, killing three adults and and injuring two children in this violent border city, officials said Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:26 GMT
| US wants Israel to cancel Jerusalem building plan
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 AP - The Obama administration is demanding that Israel call off a contentious building project in east Jerusalem and make a public gesture toward the Palestinians to help defuse one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory, officials on both sides said Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:39:50 GMT
| Thai protesters vow to spill their own blood
(AP)
 AP - Protest leaders vowed Monday to collect blood from tens of thousands of anti-government activists and splash it onto the Thai government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:40:46 GMT
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Kansas, Kentucky, Orange, Duke top seeds (AP)
The selection committee made its choices. Now, it's America's turn. The country's biggest office pool, otherwise known as March Madness, serves up the usual smorgasbord of choices, starting with Kansas, the overall top seed in the 65-team NCAA tournament bracket released Sunday. "It's a blessing, it's a burden," Kansas coach Bill Self said of being No.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:55:27 PDT
| Tomlinson signs 2-year deal with Jets (AP)
LaDainian Tomlinson is bolting for the Big Apple. Tomlinson's agent, Tom Condon, said Sunday that the New York Jets signed the former Chargers running back to a two-year contract. The Jets confirmed that they have agreed to a deal, adding the aging star to the NFL's top-ranked rushing offense last season.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:40:27 PDT
| Browns trade QB Quinn to Broncos (AP)
Brady Quinn will get a chance to start over in Denver. Whether he'll get to start is up in the air. The Broncos acquired the former first-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns for fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2012. The teams announced the trade Sunday and said the deal is pending physicals.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:40:16 PDT
| Beckham tears Achilles', will miss Cup (AP)
The doctor who performed surgery on David Beckham says his left Achilles' tendon was "totally torn." Surgeon Dr. Sakari Orava says Beckham "is doing well" and that Monday's operation lasted just under an hour at the clinic in Turku, southwestern Finland. Orava says Beckham "will have to take it very easy during the next two to three weeks or a month and then he will...
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:23:15 PDT
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Stocks fall ahead of Fed meeting on interest rates
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 AP - Investors turned cautious Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting on interest rates.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:29:01 GMT
| Boston Scientific suspends defibrillator sales
(AP)
 AP - Medical device maker Boston Scientific said Monday it is suspending sales of its heart-shocking defibrillator implants after failing to alert regulators to changes in manufacturing of the best-selling devices.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:21:23 GMT
| NYC ex-bank prez charged in bailout fraud
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AP - The former president of a small Manhattan community bank on Monday became the first person accused of trying to defraud the federal bailout program.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:26:05 GMT
| FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan
(AP)
 AP - Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:19:46 GMT
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Edwards mistress: Still in love, living 'truth'
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 AP - The mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she is helping him live "a life of truth" and the two remain in love even after their affair helped trigger his downfall from the pinnacle of U.S. politics.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:06:57 GMT
| British actress Kate Winslet splits from husband
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 AP - British movie star Kate Winslet has split from her film director husband Sam Mendes after nearly seven years of marriage, their British law firm said Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:37:53 GMT
| Airport apologises over T-shirt security gaffe
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 AFP - London's Gatwick Airport has apologised after a man wearing a T-shirt with the slogan "Freedom or Die" was asked to turn it inside-out because it could be threatening, a spokesman said Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:18:58 GMT
| Toyota casts doubt on account of runaway Prius
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 AP - Toyota is casting doubt on a California man's claim that his Prius sped out of control, saying that his report is inconsistent with findings of the company's preliminary investigation.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:37:00 GMT
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