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End in sight as health care battle tilts Obama’s way

WASHINGTON — One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama’s direction.

March 20, 2010

California police department on alert for deadly traps

HEMET, Calif. — Police in this picturesque city in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them.

March 19, 2010

Rural economic index doubles March '09 mark in Midwest and Plains states

OMAHA, Neb. - A new survey of rural bankers in 11 Midwest and Plains states shows continued weakness in the agriculture industry, but also signs of improvement.

March 19, 2010

Democrats sweeten health overhaul bill; vote likely over weekend

WASHINGTON — Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.

By David Espo , March 19, 2010

American native 'Jihad Jane' due in federal court in Philadelphia

American native 'Jihad Jane' due in federal court in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA — Whether she was seeking love or vengeance, or just an escape from her dreary, small-town existence, Colleen LaRose searched the Internet and found Muslim extremists eager to engage the unhappy American.

March 18, 2010

Judge allows Roundup Ready sugar beets - for 2010, at least

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that farmers can plant and harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, saying the the economic impact too great and that environmental groups waited too long to request that the crop be yanked from the ground and otherwise barred from the market.

March 18, 2010

AP corrects caption to reflect soldiers' memory

AP corrects caption to reflect soldiers' memory NEW YORK — For 68 years, John E. Love has been haunted by memories of being forced to carry the bodies of fallen comrades to a mass grave hollowed out of a Filipino rice field. Now, at last, a bit of history is being rewritten because of those memories.

March 18, 2010

Friends pitch in to save N.D. house after owner dies

Friends pitch in to save N.D. house after owner dies BRIARWOOD, N.D. – In 2009, Dick Knutson arrived too late to save his house here.

By Dave Roepke , March 18, 2010

Interstate floods in southeast ND

ORISKA, N.D. - A portion of Interstate 94 in southeast North Dakota is covered by water from overland flooding.

March 18, 2010

Massachusetts dentist accused of using paper clips for root canals

FALL RIVER, Mass. - A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts.

March 17, 2010

Bismarck Bobcat building selling for $8.3M

 Bismarck Bobcat building selling for $8.3M BISMARCK, N.D. - The old Bobcat Co. building in Bismarck is on the market for $8.3 million.

March 17, 2010

2 Agriprocessors suspects still at large

DES MOINES, Iowa - An Israeli diplomat says Israel would glad to hand over two former Agriprocessors meatpacking supervisors to face felony charges, but only if they can be found.

March 16, 2010

Flooding continues to plague southeast SD

DAVIS, S.D. - Turner County farmer Dave Smit says flooding in the Vermillion River basin near Davis is the worst in memory.

March 16, 2010

Founding of Republican Party to be re-enacted at original Wis. location

MADISON, Wis. - The founding of the Republican Party is being re-enacted in the same one-room schoolhouse where the original event took place more than 150 years ago.

March 15, 2010

‘Mission: Impossible’ star Peter Graves dies in LA

LOS ANGELES — Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series “Mission: Impossible,” died Sunday.

By Bob Thomas , March 15, 2010

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