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2 - German Catholics to investigate abuse charges
3 - Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38
4 - U.S. lays out set of common school standards
5 - Minority babies set to become majority in 2010
6 - NYT: Michelangelo bumped from art chart by ...
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8 - Massa admits tickling, denies sexual intent
9 - Toyota luring buyers back with incentives
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11 - New runaway Prius incident in New York State
12 - Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘troubling’
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14 - Family of slain U.S. activist sues Israel
15 - NYT: Flu shots in kids provide ‘herd immunity’
16 - WP: When jobless benefits turn to welfare
17 - Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism
18 - Swedish papers publish Prophet Muhammad drawing
19 - 7-year-old calls 911, saves family from attack
20 - Osmonds return to stage after death of Marie's son
21 - Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees
22 - NYT: Food aid to Somalia diverted
23 - Celizic: Why no buzz about UConn women’s reign?
24 - Simon declares Bowersox to be ‘the one to beat’
25 - Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists
26 - Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case
27 - Ellen’s making the other ‘Idol’ judges improve
28 - Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring
29 - Lohan sues E*Trade over ‘milkaholic’ baby
 Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory.
 Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday.
 New educational standards say 4th graders should know the difference between poetry and prose, 8th graders must be able to prove Pythagoras’ theorem.
 By one new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio.
 A day after former Rep. Eric Massa acknowledged tickling a colleague but denied the intent was sexual, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer accused "some people" of seeking to politicize the situation.
A high-ranking Toyota executive says the auto company's North American sales spiked around 50 percent the first eight days of March as incentives helped lure customers.
 Another Toyota Prius is being blamed for out-of-control acceleration following an incident in Harrison, N.Y., as the besieged automaker dealt with a new high-profile new headache.
 U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."
Although previous studies have demonstrated what scientists call “herd immunity,” none have been so incontrovertible as a study of farming colonies in Canada.
The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region.
 At least three Swedish newspapers on Wednesday published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog after an alleged plot to murder the artist who created it was uncovered in Ireland.
A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday.
Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death
 As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a new report.
 Celizic: Connecticut won its record 71st straight game on Monday. On Tuesday, the Huskies extended it to 72. No women’s team has ever won more consecutive games. Only UCLA’s 88-game winning streak that ran from 1971-74 is longer in D-I hoops. And America greeted this extraordinary achievement by erupting into a coast-to-coast yawn.
 A ring accused of helping people from the Mideast obtain student visas by taking proficiency exams and classes for them has exposed a vulnerability in tracking foreign students.
 The actress Lindsay Lohan has sued E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, saying a "milkaholic" baby girl who appeared in a recent commercial was modeled after her.
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2 - State jobless picture brightens
3 - CEO departures highest since Sept. 2008
4 - Dollar seesaws
5 - Stocks led higher by bank, tech shares
6 - Forget Toyota. Chrysler's got the most problems.
7 - The wrong way to pick funds
8 - BofA to scrap overdraft fees on debit purchases
9 - Stocks leaning toward gains
10 - Firing the $70 billion man
11 - Firing the $70 billion man: Full version
12 - Ford shares: Buy or sell?
13 - Green homes face a red light
14 - LifeLock settles with FTC for $12 million
15 - Budget squeeze sours jobs picture
16 - Cash for Clunkers: Better than we thought
17 - Some execs get 'pity' bonus
18 - Fears of a Greek bank run
19 - Cult soda maker Jones agrees to sharply discounted takeover
20 - House eyes last-minute tax break for Chile donations
Oil prices fell Wednesday, ahead of a closely-watched report on oil supplies from the Energy Information Administration.
A total of 30 states and Washington, D.C., reported rising unemployment rates in January, down from the number in the previous month, according to a government report released Wednesday.
The number of chief executives who left their posts surged in February to the highest level since September 2008, when the economy was rocked by the financial crisis.
The dollar was mixed against major currencies Wednesday, rising against the yen and pound but giving up gains versus the euro.
Stocks rose Wednesday as strength in the financial services and technology sectors outweighed a pair of mixed economic reports.
The car company that is off to the worst start of 2010 isn't Toyota. It's Chrysler Group.
Photographer friends tell me that if you're picking out a point-and-shoot camera you shouldn't focus much on the megapixels. That measure of a camera's resolution is hyped by manufacturers, but most cameras on the market give you all the pixels you'll need.
Bank of America said Wednesday that it plans to ditch overdraft fees on debit card purchases this summer.
U.S. stocks were set for a slightly higher open Wednesday as investors awaited the first major economic readings of the week.
On November 19, 2009 Jeffrey Gundlach was named a finalist for Morningstar's award for bond fund manager of the decade. For Gundlach, the nomination recognized 10 years of stellar results, exceeding even the returns of the legendary king of bonds, Bill Gross.
On November 19, 2009 Jeffrey Gundlach was named a finalist for Morningstar's award for bond fund manager of the decade. For Gundlach, the nomination recognized 10 years of stellar results, exceeding even the returns of the legendary king of bonds, Bill Gross.
Ford is back. The automaker recently reported its first annual profit in four years; sales are improving; and investors have pushed up its stock 550% in the past year.
Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.
Federal regulators said Tuesday that LifeLock has agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges the company made deceptive claims about its ability to protect customers from identity theft.
Another big employer is hanging out the "Not Hiring" sign.
The government's Cash for Clunkers program resulted in a far bigger boost to car sales than was previously estimated, even by the government, according to a new analysis by Maritz Research, an automotive market research company.
Maybe you missed your earnings target last year or your stock was crushed. But if you're a corporate executive, that might not necessarily prohibit you from earning a generous bonus.
In the middle of the 2001 debt crisis, Argentines stormed their nation's banks to get their money out. To stop the stampede, the government imposed controls that allowed them to take out only $250 at a time and limited withdrawals for overseas trips to $1,000.
Jones Soda, the struggling maker of cult-favorite soft drinks, has agreed to be acquired by rival Reed's at a deep discount in a deal worth just shy of $10 million, the companies said Tuesday.
Taxpayers may still be able to deduct last-minute donations to Chile earthquake relief from their 2009 taxes, if a bipartisan bill introduced in the House on Tuesday is signed into law.
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