• Analysis: Delicate bonds keep a president afloat 3/18/2010, 11:08 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has forged a complicated personal connection with the American public: Many voters consider him a principled and inspiring leader even as they question his policies and job performance.

• AP Top New Mexico Headlines At 9 a.m. PDT 3/18/2010, 10:59 a.m. ET
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• Bicycle bells recalled for high lead levels 3/18/2010, 10:49 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - The hardware store chain Do It Best Corp. is recalling a series of children's bicycle bells because the paint on the products contains too much lead.

• Coast Guard, Commerce, Ntsb, Marine Mammal, Amtrak Nominations 3/18/2010, 10:39 a.m. ET
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• Those labs will be busy, as analysts at house broker Piper Jaffray predict 3/18/2010, 10:39 a.m. ET
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• Obama extolls health bill's deficit reduction help 3/18/2010, 10:38 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul would be the most significant effort to reduce the U.S. budget deficit since the balanced budget act of the 1990s.

• Obama extolls health bill's deficit reduction help 3/18/2010, 10:34 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul would be the most significant effort to reduce the nation's deficit since the balanced budget act of the 1990s.

• Obama extolls health bill's deficit reduction help 3/18/2010, 10:34 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul would be the most significant effort to reduce the nation's deficit since the balanced budget act of the 1990s.

• Home-improvement projects that pay for themselves 3/18/2010, 10:25 a.m. ET
(AP) — NEW YORK - As the housing market keeps sputtering and it becomes clear you may need to stay in the same home for a long time to recover your equity, it is increasingly important to maintain it properly-at minimum cost.

• Mortgage rates still below 5 percent 3/18/2010, 10:15 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the third straight week as the Federal Reserve prepares to end a program that has kept rates at or near record lows.

• Mortgage rates still below 5 percent 3/18/2010, 10:15 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the third straight week as the Federal Reserve prepares to end a program that has kept rates near record lows.

• Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy 3/18/2010, 10:12 a.m. ET
(AP) — MUMBAI, India - Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.

• Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy 3/18/2010, 10:12 a.m. ET
(AP) — MUMBAI, India - Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.

• Grand Sport returns to Corvette line 3/18/2010, 10:12 a.m. ET
(AP) — Already bargain priced for the handling, power and iconic status it delivers, the Chevrolet Corvette ratchets up its value-for-the-dollar appeal this year with a new Grand Sport model.

• Atty: Ex-NY art dealer to admit nearly $100M fraud 3/18/2010, 10:07 a.m. ET
(AP) — NEW YORK - A lawyer for a once-high-flying Manhattan art dealer says his client plans to admit swindling nearly $100 million from his star-studded clientele.

• Sen. Carl Levin Holds A Hearing On The "Don'T Ask, Don'T Tell" Policy 3/18/2010, 9:45 a.m. ET
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• Euro exports rise 5 pct in January 3/18/2010, 9:39 a.m. ET
(AP) — BRUSSELS - Exports from the 16 nations that use the euro rose by 5 percent to euro97.8 billion in January from a year earlier as the currency fell against the U.S. dollar, EU statistics showed Thursday.

• Obama says jobs bill to help small-business owners 3/18/2010, 9:32 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says small-business owners especially will benefit from a jobs bill awaiting his signature.

• Obama signs jobs bill, says more must be done 3/18/2010, 9:32 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost by encouraging the private sector to start hiring again.

• Obama signs jobs bill, says more must be done 3/18/2010, 9:32 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost by encouraging the private sector to start hiring again.

• Benetton to replace CEO with joint managers 3/18/2010, 9:12 a.m. ET
(AP) — MILAN - Apparel maker Benetton said Thursday that it was turning over traditional CEO duties to two managers next month after a 21 percent drop in earnings last year.

• Stocks in narrow range after price, jobs data 3/18/2010, 8:39 a.m. ET
(AP) — NEW YORK - Stocks are trading in a narrow range Thursday after reports showed inflation remains benign and new claims for unemployment fell last week.

• House Dems on track for vote on $940B health bill 3/18/2010, 8:36 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy aimed at winning over the party's fiscal conservatives.

• House Democrats near vote on $940B US health bill 3/18/2010, 8:36 a.m. ET
(AP) — WASHINGTON - House Democrats are on track for a vote Sunday on health care that they say delivers on President Barack Obama's promise of expanded access while also curbing the U.S. government budget deficit.

• Cardiac Network, Inc. and SL! International on Fast Track to Create Development Stage Designs for New Heart Monitoring Device 3/18/2010, 8:20 a.m. ET
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