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3/20/2010 3:13:14 PM

AP - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.

3/20/2010 1:02:58 PM

AP - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up.

3/20/2010 2:55:39 PM

AP - Thousands of protesters — many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama — marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

3/20/2010 12:17:53 PM

AP - Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, while a Palestinian teenager was killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank.

3/20/2010 2:44:26 PM

AP - They passed out cigars in Fargo on Saturday, but no matches just yet, as a flood-weary city that's spent the last week getting ready to hold back the Red River cautiously prepared to celebrate what appeared to be a successful defense against the swollen waterway.

3/20/2010 2:54:30 PM

AP - The killing of a veteran radio reporter by a motorcycle gunman in a northwestern state capital reignited concerns Saturday about the safety of journalists in Colombia.

3/20/2010 1:58:30 PM

AP - Authorities will search once again for a missing U.S. teen after an American couple took an underwater picture of what they believe might be Natalee Holloway's remains, a spokeswoman for the prosecutors' office told The Associated Press on Saturday.

3/20/2010 2:06:53 PM

AP - A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in the southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday.

3/20/2010 3:17:56 PM

AP - New Mexico and Washington have tipped off from the Shark Tank in San Jose, where Steve Alford's Lobos are trying to match Murray State with its 31st win.

3/20/2010 2:03:06 PM

Reuters - A top Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Saturday, "We have the votes" to pass President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul as Democrats dropped a much-criticized plan to approve the Senate's bill without a direct ballot.

3/20/2010 12:29:50 PM

Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to restart negotiations as one Palestinian was killed during clashes in the West Bank.

3/20/2010 2:51:34 PM

Reuters - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Guantanamo city in eastern Cuba on Saturday, sending residents fleeing into the streets but a local government official said there were no casualties.

3/20/2010 8:57:02 AM

Reuters - A Palestinian youth was killed by Israel troops and another was seriously wounded on Saturday during a clash in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian hospital officials said.

3/20/2010 2:02:27 PM

AFP - US President Barack Obama led Democrats in a triumphant, fist-pumping rally Saturday and confidently predicted Congress would rise to a century-old challenge and pass his health care overhaul.

3/20/2010 2:24:23 PM

AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday that the international community "strongly supports" Palestinian efforts to build a state and branded all Israeli settlement activity illegal.

3/20/2010 12:21:00 PM

St. Mary's surprised Villanova, 75-68, as second-round action got under way in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Butler staved off an upset bid by Murray State in another second-round game and underdog Ohio University lost to Tennessee. Five more games are on tap Saturday afternoon and evening.

3/20/2010 12:00:00 PM

Democratic House leaders say they've got the votes to pass a landmark health-care overhaul Sunday. And they're confident enough of getting an overhaul done that they've agreed to set aside the controversial "deem and pass" strategy. Host Guy Raz checks in with NPR's Julie Rovner on the latest maneuvering on Capitol Hill.

3/20/2010 12:00:00 PM

As the health care issue reaches a crescendo in Washington, Sarah Varney of member station KQED looks at how the debate is playing out across the rest of the nation.

3/20/2010 12:00:00 PM

News analyst James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine talks with host Guy Raz about the big stories of the week, including the final push for a health care overhaul and what's likely to be the next big issue for Congress: immigration.

3/20/2010 7:38:00 AM

Video game developer Richard Garriott bought the broken Soviet lunar rover at an auction in 1993 — this week, thanks to new photos released by NASA, he's been able to see it on the moon for the first time.

3/20/2010 10:36:00 AM

House leaders abandon the "deem and pass" parliamentary maneuver that would have enabled Democrats to approve the Senate version of the bill without a straight up-or-down vote. The move comes as the House Rules Committee was meeting to set terms for floor debate and a final vote Sunday.

3/20/2010 5:35:00 AM

Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse and ordered a Vatican investigation into the Irish church to wipe out the scourge.

3/20/2010 2:09:43 PM

US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key House vote.

3/20/2010 9:30:58 AM

Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".

3/20/2010 11:36:54 AM

BA says measures to deal with a strike by cabin crew are working well but unions say scores of planes have been grounded.

3/20/2010 11:45:02 AM

Balkan leaders urge the EU to keep faith in them as potential members, after Serbia withdraws from an EU-Balkans conference.

3/20/2010 2:30:43 PM

Beijing officials warn residents to stay indoors and issue a level-five pollution warning as the city is hit by a severe sandstorm.

3/20/2010 2:30:20 PM

France complete their ninth Grand Slam but they are pushed all the way by a much-improved England side in Paris.

3/20/2010 12:25:44 PM

Arsenal survive Thomas Vermaelen's first-half sending off to beat struggling West Ham and climb to the top of the table.

3/20/2010 11:56:53 AM

Scotland avoid the Six Nations Wooden Spoon and deny Ireland the Triple Crown by winning 23-20 at Croke Park.

3/20/2010 1:37:30 PM

Veteran actor John Hurt speaks of his "constant fight" for independent films shortly before he received a lifetime achievement award.

3/20/2010 3:05:02 PM

Officials are now saying three people have been killed after two small planes collided over central Florida.

3/20/2010 2:03:33 PM

As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests.

3/20/2010 1:31:19 PM

Victory within reach, President Obama set his sights on rallying House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push as ...

3/20/2010 11:39:28 AM

Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later ...

3/20/2010 1:51:23 PM

Thousands of protesters carried signs reading "Indict Bush Now" and flag-draped cardboard coffins on Saturday, urging President ...

3/20/2010 10:44:19 AM

A 16-year-old boy was responsible for an intercom announcement ordering black people to leave from a Wal-Mart store in southern ...

3/20/2010 9:28:28 AM

A secular challenger to Iraq's prime minister edged ahead Saturday in the overall vote count in parliamentary elections, while ...

3/20/2010 9:12:02 AM

A city used to fighting floods was confident Saturday that it had done enough to hold back the swelling Red River even as the ...

3/20/2010 8:29:02 AM

Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday, after ...

3/20/2010 5:58:52 AM

China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, ...

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3/20/2010 5:14:27 AM

An attorney for the Itawamba County School District said in a U.S. District Court filing late Friday that the school board decided ...

3/20/2010 12:43:11 PM

Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse cases and ordered ...

3/20/2010 8:57:23 AM

In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational ...

3/19/2010 3:54:08 PM

It was a day like any other day except that it was the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. And, for the most part, ...

3/19/2010 2:37:00 PM

Newly separated Silvio Berlusconi says he has no trouble getting a date.

3/20/2010 3:01:51 PM

President Obama made his final pitch for health care reform after Democratic leaders decided to abandon a plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate bill.

3/20/2010 9:00:03 AM

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Cuba Saturday.

3/20/2010 8:00:34 AM

Pope Benedict XVI said in a letter released today that he is "truly sorry" for the abuse suffered by victims at the hands of Catholic priests in Ireland.

3/20/2010 11:51:50 AM

A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead and another Palestinian was in critical condition after being shot in the head during clashes with the Israeli military in the West Bank, a local medical official said Saturday.

3/19/2010 7:45:41 PM

A new twist in the Air Force's 10-year effort to build an aerial refueling tanker may bring a bid from a Russian state-owned aerospace company for the $35 billion tanker contract, according to the company's U.S. attorney.

3/20/2010 11:39:40 AM

A snow storm on the first day of spring could drop several inches this weekend over the Midwest, from New Mexico to Missouri, while further north, Minnesota and North Dakota brace for the rising waters of the Red River.