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Dems defend House health care strategy (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy Tuesday, as both parties fenced ferociously over the health overhaul end game.

Thai protesters pour own blood at government HQ (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics Tuesday, pouring gallons of their own blood into a glistening puddle at the gate of the prime minister's office.

Clashes erupt in Jerusalem; US envoy cancels trip (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - Hundreds of Palestinians in east Jerusalem set tires and garbage bins ablaze on Tuesday and hurled rocks at Israeli riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. The heaviest clashes in months broke out as an American envoy abruptly canceled a visit, deepening a U.S.-Israeli diplomatic feud.

Mexico-bound bus overturns in Texas, killing 2 (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - A bus headed for Mexico carrying 40 people overturned along a southern Texas highway on Tuesday, killing at least two people and sending at least 30 people to hospitals, officials said.

PepsiCo cuts sugary drinks from schools worldwide (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity.

Woods to return to golf at the Masters (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - Tiger Woods said Tuesday he will return to golf next month at the Masters, ending a four-month hiatus brought on by a sex scandal that shattered his image as the gold standard in sports.

Break the law and your new 'friend' may be the FBI (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too.

World's shortest man dies in his early 20s (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - The world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday.

Charlie Sheen back at work on `Two and a Half Men' (AP)

March 16, 2010

AP - Charlie Sheen is back at work and shooting has resumed on "Two and a Half Men."

Sen. Dodd urges quick action on financial reform (Reuters)

March 16, 2010

Reuters - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd on Tuesday said Congress needs to fast track financial reform despite Republican pleas to slow down the process to rewrite sweeping new rules.