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Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Top Stories
 AP - Days away from a make-or-break vote on his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is turning up the pressure as only presidents can, as Democratic leaders make a desperate scramble for votes.
 AP - Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters Tuesday in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.
 AP - The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.
 AP - Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered.
 AP - Federal agencies haven't lived up to President Barack Obama's promise of a more open government, increasing their use of legal exemptions to keep records secret during his first year in office.
 AP - A U.S. envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory — even as Israel's foreign minister signaled his government had no intention of curtailing the contentious construction at the heart of the row.
 AP - Marc Shannon says the prospect of using a sandbag wall to protect his Fargo home from the rising Red River doesn't seem so alarming. Not after last year, when the city dealt with record flooding and Shannon had to maneuver around a 10-foot-high clay dike that cut his house off from the outside world.
 AP - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.
 AP - Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.
 AP - Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Pau Gasol added 26 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their ninth straight victory over the Golden State Warriors, 124-121 on Monday night.
Reuters - The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates near zero at a meeting on Tuesday and renew its pledge to keep borrowing costs very low for a long time, but could note a brightening economic picture and hint at being closer to dropping the vow.
 Reuters - EU finance ministers on Tuesday discussed standby plans drawn up by countries using the euro to provide Greece with financial help if it becomes the first state in 11 years of monetary union to seek such aid.
 Reuters - Congressional Democrats took the first step on Monday toward a quick final vote on a healthcare overhaul and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to muster the votes needed to pass it.
Reuters - The Federal Reserve would take on a greatly expanded role in financial regulation under new legislation unveiled on Monday by a top Senate Democrat, in a push to move ahead with the regulatory reform that has been a top priority of President Barack Obama.
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it had found no evidence to support the driver's account of a widely publicized "runaway" Prius incident in California that overshadowed the company's attempts to restart sales after a punishing series of recalls.
CNN.com
CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more.
House Democrats wary of the Senate health care plan have to decide: Do they vote on the Senate bill, trusting the fixes will be made?
    
A pair of earthquakes rattled coastal Chile overnight, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
 
A Florida woman accused in the death of a lottery millionaire pleaded not guilty at a court hearing Monday in Hillsborough County, CNN affiliate Bay News 9 reported.
 
A federal judge sentenced an Illinois man to two and a half years in prison Monday for taping ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews in the nude.
 
The U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace has delayed a visit to the region as the United States awaits a response to its demand that Israel reverse a decision on construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem, according to sources.
 
A gun recovered from this month's shooting at the Pentagon was once in the possession of the Memphis Police Department, a law enforcement official told CNN.
 
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has promised Haitians he is focused on maintaining donor solidarity as the quake-torn nation struggles to rebuild, the organization said.
 
Anti-government protesters launched a blood drive Tuesday to collect enough samples to douse the ministers' offices.
 
Authorities believe assassins targeted a pregnant woman and two other people connected with a U.S. consulate who were killed in drive-by shootings over the weekend, Ciudad Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said Monday.
 
A trendy California sushi restaurant charged by federal authorities with serving whale meet offered an apology Monday, saying it "ignored its responsibilities" to endangered species.
 
TIME.com: Top Stories
Top stories of the day on TIME.com
The vicious attack on individuals connected to the U.S. consulate in the border city may be a reaction to improved coordination between Mexico City and Washington
While a confrontation carries domestic political risks for both sides, their differences over Jerusalem could sabotage peace efforts
New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don't actually help diabetes patients. Why? And what now?
Across the country, groups on all sides of the health care reform debate have been targeting swing members of Congress with costly ad campaigns
German Catholics are stunned at the revelations in a decades-old case that occurred under the watch of the Archbishop of Munich -- now Pope Benedict XVI
To some degree the death of the restaurant critic was inevitable, brought about by the end of fatcat budgets and the multiplicity of bloggers and opinion sites on the web. But that's not a good thing
Senator Chris Dodd, the head of the Senate Banking Committee, is out this afternoon with his proposal for an overhaul of financial regulation. The big headline is that the bill gives more power to the Federal Reserve--a lot more
Mullah Zaeef and Mullah Zakir are both former Gitmo inmates. While one is now leading the Taliban insurgency, the other is pushing for peace -- and warning that it would require a U.S. withdrawal
A growing chorus of pundits is suggesting that Charlie Crist should not even try to battle the resurgent right but instead run in the November general election as an independent
A new biography of Ryszard Kapuscinski has caused a firestorm in theacclaimed journalist's native Poland with claims that he injected hisreporting with healthy doses of fiction
You've probably heard about Detroit's $100 houses, the burned-out buildings and the empty shells deteriorating block after block.But have you heard about the million-dollar plus renovation happening to this little place on Seven Mile?
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao takes the U.S. to task for undervaluing its currency -- a criticism many have leveled at Beijing in recent years
Breaking News: CBS News
Top Breaking News Stories from CBSNews.com
Tens of Thousands Line Up to Donate Blood in Plan to Splatter it All Over Government Headquarters
     
Company Says Extensive Tests Show Braking Would Have Stopped Car, but Takes No Position on Whether Calif. Man Is Lying
  
Mexican and U.S. Intelligence Officials Eye Street Gang in Slay of 3 Adults; Motive is Unclear
  
President Urges Skittish Dems, Tells Seniors Bill Will Close the Gap in Medicare Drug Coverage Send us your Health Reform Questions
  
AP Source: Deal for 10 Projects Would Include Never-Before-Released Recordings from King of Pop
  
Days Away from Make-or-Break Health Care Reform Vote, President Targets Lawmakers Still on the Fence
  
Bernanke, Colleagues Must Settle On Precise Syntax Needed to Herald Increase without Jarring Investors
  
Torrential Rains, Violent Wind Gusts Blamed for 9 Deaths in Region; Thousands Still Without Power in NY Metro Area
  
Justice John Paul Stevens, 89, Leader of the Court's Liberals, says He'll Leave Within 3 Years
  
Detention of Baradar Raises Questions about Whether U.S. is Willing to Back Peace Talks with Leaders Who Harbored Terrorists
  
Government Also Announces Ban on Largest Pro-Reform Party ahead of Defiant, Halloween-Like Celebration
  
Actor Arraigned Three Months After Wife Called 911 Saying Sheen Had Threatened to Kill Her
  
Dan Raviv Lists Concessions Sources Say White House has Asked of Netanyahu, and Looks at Political Implications for Israeli Leader
  
"Remember Real Hope and Change?" Message Follows in Footsteps of "Miss Me Yet?" Billboard Featuring George W. Bush
  
Illinois Insurance Executive Pleaded Guilty to Shooting Nude Videos of ESPN Reporter
  
FOXNews.com
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About 100 homes were being evacuated Wednesday morning as a small earthen dam in Calaveras County in northern California weakened by an overnight thunderstorm threatened to break.
Iran's state-run television says it successfully test-fired a "top secret" missile, the third in a week.
Jurors in the Zacarias Moussaoui case headed into a fourth day of deliberations Thursday but talks halted when one juror fell ill; deliberations to resume Friday
The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl, authorities said.
University cancels remainder of season after allegations that three players raped an exotic dancer at a party.
Former Iraqi dictator is cross-examined for the first time in the trial for the killings of Shiites in 1982.
A poor-quality video posted on the Internet Wednesday in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter.
Venezuelan authorities found the bullet-ridden bodies of three Canadian boys who had been kidnapped more than a month ago in the South American country, the justice minister said.
France's biggest trade unions set a 10-day deadline Wednesday for the government to revoke a divisive jobs law, threatening more protests and strikes that have spiraled into a national crisis.
A baby shower erupted into a fight among guests in which one man was shot and several other people, including the seven-months-pregnant guest of honor, were beaten with a stick, police say.
The new Hamas-led government is broke and missed the April 1 monthly pay date for tens of thousands of Palestinian public workers, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Wednesday.
New Yorkers were treated to a last gasp of winter Wednesday as big snowflakes fell on the metro area.
ABC News: ABCNews
Today a fiery Obama made a passionate plea for Congress to pass reform legislation by highlighting the struggle of one Ohio woman facing a serious illness without health insurance.
At a Monday afternoon press conference, Toyota representatives said that there were "significant inconsistencies" between what driver James Sikes said happened to his 2008 Prius on a San Diego freeway last week, and what their own inspection and test drive of the vehicle showed.
John Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, speaks out for the first time about her affair with the former presidential candidate and the abuse he suffered in his marriage in an interview with GQ magazine.
Afghan govt held peace talks with Taliban No. 2.
Palestinians lob rocks at Israeli police, burn tires in disputed east Jerusalem.
No maps, less music: China without Google could see loss for surfers, industry.
Fiji declares state of emergency after cyclone lashes northern island groups.
Online app helps teens draw line between innocent and inappropriate digital behavior.
Sharks are threatened over Asian demand for shark fin soup.
Sixteen-year-old Sarah Phillips has raised over $75,000 for cervical cancer research in the past ten days, just by posting a YouTube video.
After battling cervical cancer for four years, Sarah's mother, Debbie, finally succumbing to the disease in the early morning hours of Feb. 11.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomes Genesis, Hollies, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Iggy Pop in NYC bash
A tiny clip that holds together "floppy" halves of a leaky heart valve appears to be safer than surgical repair and has comparable efficacy at one year, heart researchers say.
Lifetime has always used real events as fodder for their original movies, but recently the number of 'based on a true story' movies has grown.
ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews' stalker Michael Barrett sentenced today in a Los Angeles court for videotaping her through her hotel room door.
Oscar winners Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes to divorce.
Reuters: Top News
Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates near zero at a meeting on Tuesday and renew its pledge to keep borrowing costs very low for a long time, but could note a brightening economic picture and hint at being closer to dropping the vow.
  
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU finance ministers on Tuesday discussed standby plans drawn up by countries using the euro to provide Greece with financial help if it becomes the first state in 11 years of monetary union to seek such aid.
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats took the first step on Monday toward a quick final vote on a healthcare overhaul and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to muster the votes needed to pass it.
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve would take on a greatly expanded role in financial regulation under new legislation unveiled on Monday by a top Senate Democrat, in a push to move ahead with the regulatory reform that has been a top priority of President Barack Obama.
 
WASHINGTON/SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it had found no evidence to support the driver's account of a widely publicized "runaway" Prius incident in California that overshadowed the company's attempts to restart sales after a punishing series of recalls.
 
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters in Thailand donated blood to be poured outside the premier's office on Tuesday, a "sacrifice for democracy" aimed at energizing their movement after the government refused to step down.
 
(Reuters) - Andrew and Mark Madoff, sons of fraudster Bernard Madoff, have submitted a request with a U.S. court to dismiss all the complaints against them, with prejudice, court documents showed.
 
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed prospects of peace with the Taliban in a video phone conversation with President Barack Obama, Karzai's office said on Tuesday.
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first of several Democratic job-creation efforts cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Monday and appeared to be headed toward final congressional approval.
 
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than one in two Chinese savers regard the current inflation rate as unacceptable, according to a central bank survey on Tuesday that is likely to fan official concern about deteriorating inflation expectations.
 
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