• Obama delays trip for final healthcare push
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=Zv5UklKJTC4:ugUWHcvSbTQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=Zv5UklKJTC4:ugUWHcvSbTQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Zv5UklKJTC4:ugUWHcvSbTQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=Zv5UklKJTC4:ugUWHcvSbTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=Zv5UklKJTC4:ugUWHcvSbTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/Zv5UklKJTC4" height="1" width="1"/>
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:33:55 -0500
• Netanyahu's position is "perilous": U.S. official
WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=5ejKmsYeIKU:pQpR90vlDSw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=5ejKmsYeIKU:pQpR90vlDSw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5ejKmsYeIKU:pQpR90vlDSw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=5ejKmsYeIKU:pQpR90vlDSw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=5ejKmsYeIKU:pQpR90vlDSw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/5ejKmsYeIKU" height="1" width="1"/>
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:49:33 -0500
• Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat
MINGORA, Pakistan - A Taliban suicide bomber targeting security forces killed at least 11 people on Saturday, Pakistani police said, part of a renewed push against the state after one of the biggest security crackdowns in years.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=_SyLdGLxv6U:qpqi5PmEgPg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=_SyLdGLxv6U:qpqi5PmEgPg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=_SyLdGLxv6U:qpqi5PmEgPg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=_SyLdGLxv6U:qpqi5PmEgPg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=_SyLdGLxv6U:qpqi5PmEgPg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/_SyLdGLxv6U" height="1" width="1"/>
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:10:41 -0500
• Iraq PM leads in Baghdad in key election result
BAGHDAD - A list led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a wide lead in Baghdad, a key prize in Iraq's parliamentary election, preliminary results posted by Iraq's electoral commission showed on Saturday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=X5SQaMvirwc:tfC7bbl4_aI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=X5SQaMvirwc:tfC7bbl4_aI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=X5SQaMvirwc:tfC7bbl4_aI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=X5SQaMvirwc:tfC7bbl4_aI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=X5SQaMvirwc:tfC7bbl4_aI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/X5SQaMvirwc" height="1" width="1"/>
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:40:47 -0500
• Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine: report
SHANGHAI - Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=xi5MzW6NzMw:KWqu58Uu0-0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=xi5MzW6NzMw:KWqu58Uu0-0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=xi5MzW6NzMw:KWqu58Uu0-0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=xi5MzW6NzMw:KWqu58Uu0-0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=xi5MzW6NzMw:KWqu58Uu0-0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/xi5MzW6NzMw" height="1" width="1"/>
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:34:03 -0500
• German Church apologizes, vows action on abuse
VATICAN CITY - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests on Friday and met Pope Benedict who encouraged him to press ahead with tough new measures.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=kyxKJtJ2Qm0:YYfPEko6Q9Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=kyxKJtJ2Qm0:YYfPEko6Q9Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=kyxKJtJ2Qm0:YYfPEko6Q9Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=kyxKJtJ2Qm0:YYfPEko6Q9Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=kyxKJtJ2Qm0:YYfPEko6Q9Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/kyxKJtJ2Qm0" height="1" width="1"/>
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:13:17 -0500
• Second U.S. woman probed in plot to kill Swede: report
WASHINGTON - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=oxK_ZkUBqTA:K5OF9UUe8NQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=oxK_ZkUBqTA:K5OF9UUe8NQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oxK_ZkUBqTA:K5OF9UUe8NQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=oxK_ZkUBqTA:K5OF9UUe8NQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oxK_ZkUBqTA:K5OF9UUe8NQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/oxK_ZkUBqTA" height="1" width="1"/>
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:08:42 -0500
• U.S. man arrested in Yemen worked in nuclear plants
SANAA/NEW YORK - Yemen said on Friday it was holding a U.S. citizen suspected of being an al Qaeda militant who killed a hospital guard last week, and a U.S. firm said the suspect had worked at nuclear reactors in New Jersey.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=51jCZT9VZ58:jPXBSCOipFE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=51jCZT9VZ58:jPXBSCOipFE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=51jCZT9VZ58:jPXBSCOipFE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=51jCZT9VZ58:jPXBSCOipFE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=51jCZT9VZ58:jPXBSCOipFE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/51jCZT9VZ58" height="1" width="1"/>
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:17:27 -0500
• Calif. lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidence
SANTA ANA, California - Southern California prosecutors filed the first U.S. consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp on Friday, claiming it had engaged in "fraud" by hiding evidence of dangerous vehicle defects.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=0PBfK8Bs1JY:07Ye5fO6Smo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=0PBfK8Bs1JY:07Ye5fO6Smo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=0PBfK8Bs1JY:07Ye5fO6Smo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=0PBfK8Bs1JY:07Ye5fO6Smo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=0PBfK8Bs1JY:07Ye5fO6Smo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/0PBfK8Bs1JY" height="1" width="1"/>
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:05:46 -0500
• U.N.'s Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country's leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, Ban's spokesman said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=VrhWU_3bvwA:Wf0RwbpJ1ac:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=VrhWU_3bvwA:Wf0RwbpJ1ac:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=VrhWU_3bvwA:Wf0RwbpJ1ac:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=VrhWU_3bvwA:Wf0RwbpJ1ac:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=VrhWU_3bvwA:Wf0RwbpJ1ac:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/VrhWU_3bvwA" height="1" width="1"/>
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:18:46 -0500