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Oranjestad, Aruba — Authorities will search once again for a missing U.S. teen after an American couple took an underwater picture of what they believe might be Natalee Holloway’s remains, a spokeswoman for the prosecutors’ office told The Associated Press on Saturday. A police diving team will …
Detroit News · March 20, 2010, 12:39 PM (PST)
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A group of lawmakers had threatened to oppose President Barack Obama’s health overhaul bill because of a dispute over Medicare payments to some doctors and hospitals. But the group’s leader says the problem has been settled. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., said the administration has agreed to …
Arizona Daily Star · March 20, 2010, 1:07 PM (PST)
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NEW DELHI – Indian investigators will be able to question a Chicago man who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, a senior U.S. official said Saturday. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake said investigators probing the 2008 Mumbai terror attack would …
Washington Examiner · March 20, 2010, 7:38 AM (PST)
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Pope Benedict XVI apologized to victims but doled out no specific punishments to bishops named in the Irish government’s investigation. In a letter to the Irish faithful read across Europe amid a growing, multination abuse scandal, the pope apologized to victims but doled out no specific punishments …
New York Daily News · March 20, 2010, 11:34 AM (PST)
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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his administration’s offer of dialogue and diplomacy with Tehran on Saturday, a year after his offer of a new beginning with Iran failed to achieve concrete results. Obama, who addressed Iranians in a new videotaped appeal to mark the observance …
Vancouver Sun · March 20, 2010, 10:58 AM (PST)
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LONDON- British Airways PLC canceled more than 1,000 flights after its cabin crew on Saturday began a three-day strike, wreaking havoc on the plans of tens of thousands of passengers just before the busy spring holiday season. Hoping to keep as many passengers happy as possible, BA scrambled to …
Wall Street Journal · March 20, 2010, 11:06 AM (PST)
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right, gestures with Palestinian Prime… UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, stands with Palestinian Prime Minis… UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, stands with Palestinian Prime Minis… RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said …
Big Hollywood · March 20, 2010, 12:24 PM (PST)
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BEIJING – Tons of sand turned Beijing’s sky orange as the strongest sandstorm this year hit northern China, a gritty reminder that the country’s expanding deserts have led to a sharp increase in the storms. The sky glowed Saturday and a thin dusting of sand covered Beijing, causing workers and …
Cleveland Plain Dealer · March 20, 2010, 12:39 PM (PST)
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Pope Benedict XVI’s unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up. Benedict’s message – the …
NPR News · March 20, 2010, 1:14 PM (PST)
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