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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
A Toyota four-wheel drive vehicle along the Freetown-Lumley Main Motor road. Toyota to fix more US Tundras for rust problems Wed 10 Mar 2010
* November recall covered Tundras sold in 20 U.S. states * Toyota expanding fix to remaining 30 states * Corrosion can cause tires, gas tank to drop out * Toyota stock op... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The Guardian
Car   Industry   Photos   Toyota   US  
In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, guards stand on either side of a line-up of Guantanamo detainees, in white, to perform a search for unauthorized items, at Guantanamo's Camp 4 detention facility, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Ex-MI5 chief says US 'concealed suspect mistreatment' Wed 10 Mar 2010
| The former head of MI5 has claimed US intelligence agencies "concealed" their mistreatment of terror suspects. | Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller said she onl... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley) BBC News
Intelligence   Photos   Terrorism   Torture   UK  
Barack Obama shoots on the White House basketball court .jpg Greek PM not looking for aid in meeting with Obama Wed 10 Mar 2010
WASHINGTON: Ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is stressing that his country's financial woes are a problem... (photo: Public Domain / TCY) The Times Of India
America   Obama   Photos   Politics   US  
Obesity - Woman Kicking the obesity epidemic Wed 10 Mar 2010
| While Michelle Obama is campaigning against childhood obesity, there's Charles Barkley on TV hawking Taco Bell's NBA Five Buck Box. The extra-large former basketball Al... (photo: WN / Yolanda) The Boston Globe
Calories   Epidemic   Health   Obesity   Photos  
Barack Obama Rally for Change in Miami, Florida on October 21, 2008 Obama to push climate change in White House meeting Wed 10 Mar 2010
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will gather key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical to passing a climate change law, s... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert) The Star
Obama   Photos   President   US   Washington  
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs briefs reporters in the press room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 200 U.S. says not rushing START talks with Russia Wed 10 Mar 2010
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it is not trying to rush negotiations with Russia to reach an agreement on the START arms reduction pact before... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The Star
Nuclear   Photos   Russia   US   Weapons  
Journalists interview Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, left, as Irish Cardinal Sean Brady, center, looks on, in front of St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. FACTBOX - Sex abuse scandals in the Catholic church Wed 10 Mar 2010
| REUTERS - The Roman Catholic Church is under increasing scrutiny as allegations of child sexual abuses by priests have emerged in several European countries. | Followin... (photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino) The Star
Abuse   Europe   Photos   Religion   Vatican  
Food - Eating - Health - Fast Food - Restaurant Calorie counting: Is it killing us to eat out as much as we do? Wed 10 Mar 2010
| Americans are eating out more and more: According to the National Restaurant Association, 49 percent of every food dollar in the U.S. is now spent in restaurants, up fr... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Providence Journal
Calorie   Food   Health   People   Photos  
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, where she welcomed Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon. Clinton says elections key to Haiti stability Wed 10 Mar 2010
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged quake-stricken Haiti on Tuesday to hold legislative elections "as soon as appropriate," saying new polls... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) The Star
Earthquake   Elections   Haiti   Photos   US  
A courtoom drawing by artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. military, shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,center, and co-defendant Walid Bin Attash,left, attending a pre-trial session Monday,Dec. 8, 2008, at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba . Mohammed is the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attac 9/11 suspects should face civilian court, U.N. envoys say Wed 10 Mar 2010
| GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused Sept. 11 masterminds in a civilian c... (photo: AP / Janet Hamlin, Pool) The Star
Human Rights   Photos   Terrorism   UN   US  
** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JULY 3 ** Trisha Leu, 17, who has lost 60 pounds since undergoing gastric band surgery in March, weeds the garden in the front yard of her Wheeling, Ill., home, Wednesday, June 28, 2006. The American Medical Association is considering a proposal to label children in the highest weight category as "obese" instead of the current term, "overweight." Trisha dislikes the term obese because she thinks "it sounds mean. It doesn't sound good." (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg) ANALYSIS - U.S. politicians may unite in obesity battle Wed 10 Mar 2010
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One way to achieve bipartisanship in Washington may be to tackle an issue everyone can agree on -- the childhood obesity epidemic. People line up... (photo: AP / Stacie Freudenberg) The Star
Epidemic   Health   Obesity   Photos   US  
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Yokosuka, Japan Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties' Wed 10 Mar 2010
| TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allo... (photo: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau ) The New York Times
Defence   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   US  
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou take part a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2010. Greece Is Not an Island Wed 10 Mar 2010
| My country's economic plight has dominated headlines for months. While many commentators have focused on the underlying problems within Greece, less attention has been ... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) The New York Times
Economy   Europe   Finance   Greece   Photos  
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou take part a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2010. Greek PM warns debt crisis will affect US Wed 10 Mar 2010
| GREEK Prime Minister George Papandreou said Monday that the United States would not be a mere bystander if his country's debt crisis were to worsen. | In a speech ... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Economy   Finance   Greece   Photos   US  
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s. US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise Wed 10 Mar 2010
| By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and ... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus) Asia Times
Asian   China   Economy   Photos   US  
Smoking - Health - Cigarette Oklahoma bill promotes smoke-free restaurants Tue 9 Mar 2010
| Legislation approved by the Oklahoma House would encourage restaurants in the state to go smoke-free. | The measure passed 89-10 Tuesday and now goes to the Senate for ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Oklahoman
Health   Oklahoma   Photos   Restaurants   Smoking  
The politics issue magazine, ''The source'', Barack Obama, Saturday, June, 6, 2009 Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally Tue 9 Mar 2010
| Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks with Greek Prime Minister George... | Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou talks to the media in front of the... | Greek Pri... (photo: WN / james) Breitbart
Greece   House   Obama   Photos   US  
Baby Sling Govt to warn on baby slings because of deaths Tue 9 Mar 2010
| A baby sling is displayed in Washington, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The U.S.... | WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings—t... (photo: WN / Yolanda) Breitbart
Baby   Deaths   Parents   Photos   Products  
Pepsi - Soda - Softdrinks School pop campaign in U.S. cuts calories Tue 9 Mar 2010
Shipments of full-calorie drinks to U.S. schools fell 95 per cent between 2004 and 2009. (Aman Sharma/Associated Press) | Sales of sugary drinks have fallen in the U.S., ... (photo: WN / Yolanda) CBC
Beverage   Calories   Obesity   Photos   Soda  
2009 Model FJ Cruiser by Toyota Toyota to probe new Prius case after high speed rescue makes headlines (Roundup) Tue 9 Mar 2010
| San Diego, California - Toyota said on Tuesday that its investigators would look into a case in which Californian police had to come to the rescue of a Toyota Prius dri... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) m&c
Car   Industry   Photos   Toyota   World