AP - President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensively for historic health care legislation Friday, striving to resolve a last-minute dispute over Medicare while gaining another precious "yes" 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote.
AP - Octuplets mom Nadya Suleman could be kicked out of her Southern California home.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:20:11 GMT
Appeals court rules bank loans can be disclosed
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- AP - A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Federal Reserve can reveal information to news agencies seeking to learn about loans that private banks received from the 12 Federal Reserve Banks as they used government bailout money to survive the banking crisis.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:19:00 GMT
AP - Travon Hughes has 10 of first 12 points for Wisconsin, while Wofford is just 2 of 13 shooting and has gone 5 minutes without a field goal. The Badgers lead 12-7 with about 12 minutes left. Tim Johnson is 1 of 5 for Wofford.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:24:01 GMT
Bellotti announces he's stepping down as Oregon AD
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- AP - Oregon athletic director Mike Bellotti is stepping down after less than a year in the position to become a college football analyst with ESPN.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:15:51 GMT
AFP - Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov brandished a small toy duck Friday as he and his crewmates prepared to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) in April.
AFP - Anti-whaling activists have lodged a legal complaint against the captain and crew of a Japanese trawler which hit and sank their hi-tech speedboat, a politician said Friday.
Fashion Wire Daily - You might not even recognize Ben Stiller at the moment, for the usually bulked-up, over-the-top comedic actor has transformed himself into a low-key guy for his latest film, the dry comedy "Greenberg."
Reuters - Scarred by poverty and conflict over natural resources, Congo Republic is showing a brighter side with its most recent export: fashionistas bringing Congolese dandy chic to Paris.
Fashion Wire Daily - With the news fresh of Diane von Furstenberg's election to serve a third term as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, or CFDA, she joined Nadja Swarovski at her downtown store and studio in New York on Wednesday, March 17, to announce the nominees and honorees for the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards, the "Oscars" of the fashion industry.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:44:00 GMT
Allthelook Entertainment News
Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune
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AP - A federal appeals court says Anna Nicole Smith's estate will receive none of the more than $300 million that she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:23:38 GMT
McLachlan to release first album in seven years
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Reuters - Lilith Fair founder and singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan has announced that she will release her first album in seven years, "The Laws of Illusion," on June 15.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:21:19 GMT
FCC kicks off cable-broadcaster review
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- Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission launched a review into how broadcasters and cable companies negotiate retransmission deals following a recent spat between Walt Disney Co's ABC Network and Cablevision Systems Corp.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:18:03 GMT
