| Obama pushing on health care end game
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AP - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.
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| Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans
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AP - Israel's new plan to build 1,600 apartments for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday.
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| Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned'
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AP - Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move.
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| AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
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AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.
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| Taliban claim suicide attack on NATO-Afghan base
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AP - The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.
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| Alex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctor
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AP - Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said he is at ease with his ties to a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in cross-border investigations involving HGH and another drug, though he doesn't know when he'll talk to federal authorities about the case.
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| NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races
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AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.
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| No. 12 Butler routs Wright St. 70-45
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AP - No. 12 Butler insists the real work is just beginning.
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| Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties
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AP - Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager.
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| Strasburg makes long-awaited spring debut for Nats
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AP - Stephen Strasburg battled some nerves and location issues during his spring training debut.
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| Barclays seen on lookout for U.S. bank deal |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays is on the lookout to buy a retail bank in the United States, according to reports, to build on its successful investment bank build-up there and create a buffer against regulatory reform. |
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| S&P rally slumps after stocks decline |
| U.S. stocks declined last week, trimming the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index's rally for this month as unexpected drops in consumer confidence and equipment orders signaled that the economic recovery might lose momentum. |
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