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Obama to sign health-care bill into law Tuesday

Washington Post - Shailagh Murray, Lori Montgomery - ‎43 minutes ago‎
The House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health-care system, approving a Senate bill and a separate package of amendments.

O'Meara: Tiger 'wasn't ready' this week

ESPN - Jason Sobel - ‎1 hour ago‎
WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Tiger Woods seriously considered returning to competitive golf at this week's Tavistock Cup, but "wasn't ready," according to his friend and fellow professional Mark O'Meara.

US Envoy Calls for Restraint Between Israel, Palestinians

Voice of America - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Photo: AP US Mideast envoy George Mitchell is calling on Israelis and Palestinians to exercise restraint so that indirect peace talks between the two sides can go forward.

Sarkozy 'to reshuffle' after poll

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎

'Israel's security strengthens US'

Jerusalem Post - Hilary Leila Krieger - ‎26 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the country's largest pro-Israel lobby on Monday that the Israeli-Palestinian status quo was “unsustainable,” while defending her recent criticism of east Jerusalem housing ...

880 mn people lack access to clean water: Red Cross

The Hindu - ‎5 hours ago‎
AP RARE PRIVILEGE: A villager bathes under a hose pipe in a rice field on the outskirts of Amritsar. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.

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Financial Reform Is Expected To Clear Banking Panel Soon

CNBC - Albert Bozzo - ‎36 minutes ago‎
The Senate Banking Committee will begin mark up of sweeping financial reform legislation Monday evening and is expected to approve the bill for full Senate consideration in the next day or two, according to sources.

NYPD cop shot in the stomach in confrontation in the Bronx

New York Daily News - Rocco Parascandola - ‎1 hour ago‎
An NYPD police officer was shot three times, and hit in the stomach, by a man who barricaded himself in a Bronx apartment. A uniformed police officer was shot three times Monday in a confrontation in the Bronx, police said.

Analysis: Political lift of health bill uncertain

Washington Post - Liz Sidoti - ‎9 hours ago‎
AP WASHINGTON -- The initial blush of President Barack Obama's health care triumph immediately gives way to a sober political reality - he must sell the landmark legislation to an angry and unpredictable electorate, still reeling from the ...

European shares close flat; banks recoup some losses

Reuters - Harpreet Bhal, David Cowell - ‎35 minutes ago‎
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - European shares closed flat on Monday, with banks paring some earlier losses as worries over Greece eased, while drugmakers largely gained after the United States passed a healthcare bill which provided ...

Icahn Pushes for Biogen Idec Sale After Deal Adds Director Post

BusinessWeek - Elizabeth Lopatto - ‎26 minutes ago‎
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he will push to sell Biogen Idec Inc., just after adding a director to the board in a deal to avoid his third proxy battle with the company in as many years.

JetBlue to Keep Headquarters in New York, Rejecting Orlando

BusinessWeek - Mary Jane Credeur, Brendan A. McGrail - ‎26 minutes ago‎
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- JetBlue Airways Corp., the biggest carrier at New York's Kennedy Airport, said it will keep its headquarters in the city, rejecting a move to Orlando, Florida.

Apple is not your mother

ZDNet - David Gewirtz - ‎46 minutes ago‎
Jason asked me to riff on his iPad fear-and-loathing article from a political and government perspective. I agreed, because this is an important issue, and, as a plus, it's always fun baiting the Apple fans.

AT&T Adds New Dell, Palm Plus Phones to its Line-up

Wired News - Priya Ganapati - ‎1 hour ago‎
Three new phones–Palm's Pre Plus, Pixi Plus and the Dell Aero smartphone–are set to debut on AT&T's network. The move is unlikely to turn struggling cellphone maker Palm's fortunes but it could offer a boost to Dell's entry into the ...

Quantum Cell Phone Camera Tech: Doom for Digicams?

PC World - Jared Newman - ‎3 hours ago‎
The term "quantum leap" has a double meaning for technology that promises to overhaul cell phone cameras. InVisage Technologies, a company based in Menlo Park, California, says its new camera tech could improve mobile phone photo quality fourfold, ...

Could Jesse James' Alleged Affair Send Child Back to Porn Star Ex-Wife?

ABC News - Andrea Canning, Lindsay Goldwert - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Could Jesse James' alleged affair with Michelle "Bombshell" McGee be a boon for his porn star ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder, who's fighting James for custody of their daughter?

DWTS' Kate Gosselin: I Wake Up in "a Cold Sweat" Every Night

Us Magazine - ‎37 minutes ago‎
Kate Gosselin -- who makes her Dancing With the Stars debut tonight -- is beginning to wonder why she agreed to hit the dance floor in the first place.

Vivid Entertainment offers to pay Octomom Nadya Suleman's mortgage payments in ...

New York Daily News - Cristina Everett - ‎1 hour ago‎
Nadya Suleman may be without a home if she cannot come up with more than $450000 in mortgage payments. In order for Octomom Nadya Suleman to keep a roof over her head, she's going to have to pay the price.

Commissioner Goodell to meet with Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Scott Brown - ‎24 minutes ago‎

Ravens, DT Redding agree on 2-year deal

Baltimore Sun - Jamison Hensley - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Ravens agreed on a two-year contract with free-agent defensive lineman Cory Redding, who is expected to fill the void at starting defensive end.

Thrashers preview

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Chris Vivlamore - ‎49 minutes ago‎
The Thrashers can take over the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a win. They trail the Bruins by one point in the standings.

McCollum plans to fight health care bill in court

Bizjournals.com - Susan R. Miller - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Monday that he and the attorneys general of nine other states plan to file a lawsuit in an effort to block the landmark health care legislation passed by Congress.

Rep. Kennedy calls bill testimonial to late father

Washington Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
AP WASHINGTON -- Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his late father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, would have been very proud to see the culimination of his dream of virtual universal health care for the country.

Nanotech robots deliver gene therapy through blood

Reuters - Julie Steenhuysen, Doina Chiacu - ‎Mar 21, 2010‎
Democrats in Congress who passed historic legislation to revamp the healthcare system face a new challenge over the next seven months: convincing voters it's a good deal.

When Not to Pay Down a Mortgage

New York Times - Joshua Lott - ‎Mar 19, 2010‎
Robert Street, a prospective home buyer, with a real estate agent, Phyllis Jackson, in Chandler, Ariz., last month. By RON LIEBER This week, the Federal Reserve reaffirmed its intention to stop buying mortgage-backed securities, signaling the ...

IRS warns of 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams

WalletPop (blog) - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
Don't say they didn't warn you. The IRS just issued its annual "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams report, a list of frequently-used frauds that cheat honest taxpayers out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year.

Obama, Lehman and 'The Dragon Tattoo'

New York Times - Frank Rich - ‎Mar 20, 2010‎
THE same week that Lehman Brothers collapsed in September 2008, a Swedish crime novel titled “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” was published in America.

Cold case: Mom, tot disappear during custody dispute

CNN - Alexis Weed, Nancy Grace - ‎5 hours ago‎
Samtha Kibalo is show at the time she disappeared, and what she might look like today at age 9. New York (CNN) -- Under a shared custody agreement, Mike Kibalo handed his 2-year-old daughter, Samantha, to an officer ...

Police: Body on Wash. Beach Is Missing Boy

FOXNews - ‎Mar 18, 2010‎
AP The Pierce County medical examiner's office said Friday that 8-year-old Azriel Carver's death was an accident, and he has been positively identified.
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