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Democrats grow confident ahead of health care vote
(AP)
 AP - Democratic House leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama's historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. Still at issue were the votes of a handful of members concerned about the abortion issue.
03/21/2010 - 02:07 PM
Pope does not mention rebuke to Irish bishops
(AP)
 AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged Catholics to refrain from judging sinners a day after he rebuked Irish bishops for their handling of a half-century of sexual abuse of minors by clergy.
03/21/2010 - 01:09 PM
Militant group in Kabul with draft peace deal
(AP)
 AP - Thirteen Afghan civilians died in violence Sunday as the nation's hard-line vice president expressed hopes for reconciliation and representatives of a militant group with ties to the Taliban brought their own draft of a peace deal to the capital.
03/21/2010 - 01:19 PM
Thousands rally for immigration reform in DC
(AP)
 AP - Immigrant rights supporters from around the country are rallying for immigration reform on the National Mall.
03/21/2010 - 01:56 PM
Fargo on brink of declaring victory in flood fight
(AP)
 AP - The approaching crest of the Red River was being met Sunday with more shrugs than white knuckles, as Fargo residents walked their dogs and went to church instead of sandbagging and escaping to higher ground.
03/21/2010 - 01:58 PM
Iceland fears 2nd, even larger volcanic eruption
(AP)
 AP - A volcano in southern Iceland has erupted for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volcano nearby.
03/21/2010 - 01:31 PM
Pollsters: French left winning regional vote
(AP)
 AP - Projections by polling agencies show France's opposition left beating President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections.
03/21/2010 - 02:04 PM
Demise of coral, salamander show impact of Web
(AP)
 AP - The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists and law enforcement officers said Sunday.
03/21/2010 - 12:06 PM
`Alice' still reigns at box office with $34.5M
(AP)
AP - Alice remains the queen of the box office.
03/21/2010 - 01:10 PM
NCAA: Michigan State's Morgan has 11 points
(AP)
 AP - Raymar Morgan was shutout in the first half of Michigan State's opener against New Mexico State, but already has 11 as the Spartans opened a 28-19 lead on Maryland.
03/21/2010 - 02:03 PM
House Democrats expect healthcare bill passage
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives on Sunday said they had the votes to pass a landmark healthcare reform bill seen as critical to President Barack Obama's political standing and legislative agenda.
03/21/2010 - 11:41 AM
Palestinians warn Israel after troops kill 4
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank were buried on Sunday following violence that has exacerbated growing tensions.
03/21/2010 - 12:04 PM
U.S. missile strike kills 8 militants in Pakistan
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout in northwest Pakistan on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
03/21/2010 - 01:10 PM
Thai activists reject peace talks offer
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Opposition activists in Thailand rejected a government offer for dialogue on Sunday after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ruled out dissolving parliament and assigned a junior minister to attend the talks.
03/21/2010 - 06:33 AM
U.N.'s Ban in Gaza, calls on Israel to end closures
(Reuters)
 Reuters - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday urged Israel to end a three year-long blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip and called on Palestinians to heal their political rifts.
03/21/2010 - 09:11 AM
Allawi leads Iraq vote, Maliki asks for recount
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Secularist challenger Iyad Allawi retained a slim lead in Iraq's tight election race after a preliminary count of 95 percent of votes released on Sunday.
03/21/2010 - 12:38 PM
Pope apology disappoints, victims seek accountability
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Pope Benedict's apology to Ireland went further than any other papal statement on child sex abuse by priests, but still fell far too short for many victims of the scandals shaking the Roman Catholic Church across Europe.
03/21/2010 - 12:22 PM
U.S. actions contrary to desire for better ties: Iran
(Reuters)
Reuters - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Washington's actions contradict its call for friendly ties, a day after a renewed offer of dialogue by President Barack Obama.
03/21/2010 - 10:32 AM
Obama allies predict victory in key House health vote
(AFP)
 AFP - US President Barack Obama's historic drive to extend health insurance to nearly all Americans will pass the House of Representatives in a crucial Sunday vote, his Democratic allies predicted.
03/21/2010 - 01:51 PM
Obama invites defiant Israeli PM for talks
(AFP)
 AFP - US President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet him at the White House, even as the Israeli leader rebuffed a key US demand to halt settlement construction in east Jerusalem.
03/21/2010 - 12:22 PM
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