AP – President Barack Obama’s health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but it would not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars as some abortion opponents fear.

AP – A moderate Democrat insisted Tuesday she remained opposed to pushing a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote, despite saying she wanted to see what was in the legislation.

AP – A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.

NewsFactor – The wait is over. Cisco Systems on Tuesday finally took the lid off its hype machine to reveal … a new router. Cisco is positioning its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System as the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new online services.

New York, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The weekly Toyota recall never seems to come to a stop. The latest model to fall prey to the Toyota recall bug is the Prius, which is being recalled over some acceleration concerns. The Toyota Motor Corporation confirmed the news of their latest recall, and said that they [...]

AP – Globecomm Systems has been notified of a contract extention worth $34.2 million, the sattelite communications company said Tuesday.

QUEENS, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A Staten Island man, former insurance claims specialist was charged for stealing thousands of dollars in an insurance fraud, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Phillip Labega, 37, of Staten Island, New York, was formerly employed as a senior claims specialist for Progressive Insurance Company, and he allegedly stole more than $80,000 from [...]

NewsFactor – On the heels of the big 3-D television presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Sony and Samsung are joining Panasonic, LG Electronics, and others in promoting the new technology. On Tuesday, Sony said it is aiming for 10 percent of its TV sales within the next year to be 3-D models, and Samsung announced a range of HDTV sets and Blu-ray players will ship later this month.

AP – Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India’s diplomatic and economic ties with Africa are set for a surge at a three-day conclave starting March 14 in New Delhi in which ministers, business people and experts from 34 African countries will discuss business projects worth $9 billion.
The conclave will also lay out a roadmap for the second [...]