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U.S. says driver error possible in NY Prius crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. safety officials believe driver error may be behind the crash in New York of a Toyota Motor Corp Prius that has been investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration, federal investigators said on Thursday.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:45:53 -0400

Obama scraps Asia-Pacific trip for healthcare push
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to political pressure at home, President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay in Washington for a final push for a healthcare overhaul.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:03:34 -0400

Brewing tensions between the Tea Party and GOP
MANISTEE, Mich./WACO, Texas/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Tea Partiers say they can pinpoint the precise moment when they made it clear to the Republican Party they had no intention of being its lapdog.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:13:07 -0400

"Jihad Jane" pleads not guilty to terrorism
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to kill in a foreign country.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:12:06 -0400

Domestic militants harder to profile: experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The changing face of U.S. homegrown extremism has officials and analysts worried as a growing number of unlikely militants in small-town America radicalize themselves using the Internet and plot attacks at home and abroad.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:20:01 -0400

Israel and U.S. seek to defuse settlement dispute
JERUSALEM/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Israel tried to defuse a dispute with the United States on Friday over plans to expand settlements, saying it would propose "confidence-building" steps to the Palestinians to encourage a renewal of peace talks.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:28:49 -0400

CNN veteran Christiane Amanpour moves to ABC News
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour was named on Thursday to anchor the ABC News' Sunday morning program "This Week" starting in August, after 27 years as an international correspondent for CNN.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:21:42 -0400

Obama backs "framework" to revamp immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under pressure to keep a campaign promise to revamp U.S. immigration policy, embraced a "promising, bipartisan framework" on Thursday offered by two senior senators.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:19:49 -0400

Healthcare bill to cut deficit: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional budget analysts said on Thursday a broad healthcare overhaul would cut the U.S. deficit over 10 years and sharply expand insurance coverage, boosting the momentum for final passage in the House of Representatives.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:14:54 -0400

Chicago man pleads guilty in Mumbai attack
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago man pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to scouting targets for the 2008 assault on Mumbai that killed more than 160 people, including six Americans.

Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:09:10 -0400