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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 9 views]

President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa. on Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)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.


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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 8 views]

Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, before attending the weekly caucus luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)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.


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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 11 views]

In this image released by Nord Stream on Tuesday March 9, 2010 shows the wheel of a 18th or 19th century  sailing ship seen in the waters of the Baltic Sea.   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, Swedish experts said Tuesday. The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval times and could be up to 800 years old, while the others are likely from the 17th to 19th centuries, said Peter Norman, of Sweden's National Heritage Board. (AP Photo/Nord Stream, Ho)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.


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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 4 views]

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.

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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 5 views]

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 [...]

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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 1 views]

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

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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 3 views]

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 [...]

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[9 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 9 views]

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.

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[9 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 35 views]

FILE - In this June 5, 2008 file photo, a Continental Airlines jet lands at George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport, in Houston. Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers, CEO Jeff Smisek said Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)AP – Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.

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[9 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 12 views]

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 [...]