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3/12/2010
12:12:01 PM
Lawmakers probe lax enforcement of animal rules (Most Viewed)
The knives at the slaughterhouse weren't properly sanitized, a government investigator said, and employees at the meatpacking plant didn't know how to test the carcasses of days-old veal calves for a dangerous pathogen. Food safety conditions were so poor at the Vermont processing facility that it should close before someone got sick, officials warned.
3/12/2010
11:22:00 AM
Pope's former diocese admits error over priest (Most Viewed)
Pope Benedict XVI's former German diocese said Friday it made a mistake when the pontiff was archbishop in allowing a priest suspected to have abused a child to return to pastoral work. However, it said Benedict wasn't involved in the decision.
3/12/2010
11:22:00 AM
ABC's Kate Snow makes jump to NBC News (Most Viewed)
ABC News reporter and "Good Morning America" weekend host Kate Snow is jumping to NBC News.
3/12/2010
11:22:00 AM
Health bill's prospects abruptly improve; Obama delays trip (Most Viewed)
President Barack Obama delayed next week's Asian trip on Friday to seize on suddenly improved prospects for his sweeping health care legislation, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of the overhaul in days.
3/12/2010
10:36:00 AM
Chavez thanks Sean Penn for slamming his critics (Most Viewed)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media.
3/12/2010
10:36:00 AM
Blue Collar Comedy celebrates 10 years (Most Viewed)
You'd think after 10 years, comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy would be tired of each other's jokes.
3/12/2010
10:36:00 AM
Newsom declares candidacy for Calif. lt. governor (Most Viewed)
After dropping out of the gubernatorial race last year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is now running for lieutenant governor.
3/12/2010
10:36:00 AM
Authorities: No illegal drugs found in Haim case (Most Viewed)
A coroner's official says authorities have recovered four prescription drug bottles bearing the name of actor Corey Haim but found nothing illegal while investigating his death.
3/12/2010
10:36:00 AM
Why Bibi Humiliated Biden (The Daily Beast) (Most Viewed)
The Daily Beast - Netanyahu sensed a political advantage, and he's pressing it. Martin Indyk, former American ambassador to Israel, explains Netanyahu's remarkable decision to taunt his country's most important ally.
3/12/2010
09:48:00 AM
Feb. retail-sales report offers positive surprise (Most Viewed)
Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from racking up purchases. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.
3/12/2010
09:48:00 AM
Michael Jackson's custom-made furniture for sale (Most Viewed)
The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block.
3/12/2010
09:48:00 AM
Obama cancels trip as health bill's rescue progresses (Most Viewed)
President Barack Obama delayed a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of sweeping health care legislation in days.
3/12/2010
09:00:00 AM
After Biden 'mishap,' Israel moves to change law (Most Viewed)
Israel is moving to amend the country's planning procedures on sensitive political decisions following an embarrassing diplomatic flap during a visit this week by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a Cabinet minister said Friday.
3/12/2010
09:00:00 AM
Oil Production to Peak in 2014, Scientists Predict (LiveScience.com) (Most Viewed)
LiveScience.com - Predicting the end of oil has proven tricky and often controversial, but Kuwaiti scientists now say that global oil production will peak in 2014.
3/12/2010
09:00:00 AM
Iraqi PM starts laying groundwork for new govt (Most Viewed)
The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least three provinces in the southern Shiite heartland.
3/12/2010
09:00:00 AM
Austrian govt finds mass graves of Nazi victims (Most Viewed)
At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said Friday. An army statement suggested some of the remains may be that of U.S. pilots shot down and imprisoned during World War II.
3/12/2010
08:10:00 AM
Reports: Another bomb hits Pakistan's Lahore city (Most Viewed)
Pakistani news reports say another bomb has exploded in the eastern city of Lahore, hours after twin suicide bombings killed at least 43 people and wounded about 100.
3/12/2010
08:10:00 AM
Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care (Most Viewed)
President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate.
3/12/2010
08:10:00 AM
Obama Hasn't Spoken With Justice Roberts Since SOTU: Gibbs (HuffingtonPost.com) (Most Viewed)
HuffingtonPost.com - President Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts have not spoken since the president called out the Supreme Court during his State of the Union address, at least as far as Robert Gibbs is aware, the White House spokesman said on Thursday.
3/12/2010
07:20:12 AM
NYC police pursue video leads in bar beating (Most Viewed)
Security video has attracted some tips, but none so far have led police to the stranger who followed a woman into a bar restroom, savagely beating her and perhaps trying to sexually assault her after she rejected his advances.
3/12/2010
06:50:00 AM
Suicide bombs kill 43, wound 100 in Pakistani city (Most Viewed)
A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.
3/12/2010
06:00:00 AM
Chinese minister insists Google obey the law (Most Viewed)
China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking.
3/12/2010
06:00:00 AM
AP Source: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair (Most Viewed)
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, a person familiar with the selection said Friday.
3/12/2010
06:00:00 AM
A Disastrous Year: 2010 Death Toll Already Abnormally High (LiveScience.com) (Most Viewed)
LiveScience.com - Just a few months into 2010, and Mother Nature has delivered a slew of costly and deadly natural disasters. From the catastrophic Haiti and Chilean earthquakes to the U.S. blizzard that descended on Washington, D.C., last month, which was mostly just inconvenient by comparison, 2010 is already above average in terms of natural-disaster casualties.
3/12/2010
05:10:00 AM
Nurses' union: Care does not include sex (Most Viewed)
A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.
3/12/2010
05:10:00 AM
Israel moves to change law after Biden "mishap" (Most Viewed)
Israel is moving to amend the country's planning procedures on sensitive political decisions following an embarrassing diplomatic flap during a visit this week by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a Cabinet minister said Friday.
3/12/2010
05:10:00 AM
Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating (Most Viewed)
Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.
3/12/2010
03:30:00 AM
Suicide bombs kill 39, wound 95 in Pakistani city (Most Viewed)
A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.
3/12/2010
03:30:00 AM
Reid's wife hospitalized after traffic accident (Most Viewed)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife remained hospitalized Friday with serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on a suburban Virginia interstate, officials said.
3/12/2010
02:40:00 AM
Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO (Most Viewed)
A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.
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