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Obama presses Congress to avoid shutdown

NECN - ‎34 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he wants Congressional leaders back at the White House until they can work out a budget for the rest of the fiscal year and avoid a partial government shutdown.
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Hitachi: Japan Can't Abandon Nuclear Power

Wall Street Journal - Juro Osawa - ‎1 hour ago‎
TOKYO—The president of Hitachi Ltd., which supplied one of the reactors at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, said Wednesday that he doesn't expect any "drastic change" in Japan's energy policy even though it may become more ...
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Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo denies offer to surrender

The Guardian - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Fighters loyal to Ivory Coast president -lect Alassane Ouattara parked alongside a UN vehicle in Abidjan, where the incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo, remains under siege.
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Medicare's moment of truth

Politico - Douglas Holtz-Eakin - ‎46 minutes ago‎
The author commends the House budget resolution for using tackling Medicare reform. | Jay Westcott/POLITICO Close By DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN | 4/6/11 4:36 AM EDT Hats off to the House budget resolution for including real Medicare reform.

Justice: For Aggies, Tuesday was a night to remember

Houston Chronicle - ‎2 hours ago‎
By RICHARD JUSTICE Michael Conroy AP Tyra White (20), who hit a key 3-pointer late against Notre Dame, celebrates A&M's national championship.

Former U.S. rep to visit Gadhafi as rebels lose ground in Libyan war

CNN International - Nic Robertson, Reza Sayah - ‎44 minutes ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff Former US Rep. Curt Weldon says he is in Libya trying to get Gadhafi to step down Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The latest attempt to get Moammar Gadhafi to step down and end the bloodshed in Libya comes from a former US congressman set ...

Judge Ponders Dismissing 1 Charge Against Bonds

ABC News - Paul Elias - ‎1 hour ago‎
AP By PAUL ELIAS AP A federal judge appears poised to trim the Barry Bonds perjury case before the defense presents a witness. AP Former baseball player Barry Bonds, left, leaves federal court in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 5, 2011.

Trouble in Yemen Could Give Al-Qaida New Opening

NPR - Dina Temple-Raston - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks at a pro-regime rally in the capital, Sanaa, on April 1. US counterterrorism officials fear that Saleh's ouster could provide a boost to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

Wendy Williams' Family Sacrifice

TheInsider.com - ‎55 minutes ago‎
Wendy Williams was eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars" on Tuesday but backstage she revealed the positive side of her leaving the program.

Berlusconi sex trial adjourned

CNN International - Diana Magnay - ‎24 minutes ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff Milan, Italy (CNN) -- The long-awaited trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of power to get her out of jail opened Wednesday.

Charlie Sheen's Show -- Completely Lacking in Glass

TMZ.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Charlie Sheen's show in Cleveland last night was a strictly no-glass zone -- and we're told, it's all because the venue was afraid of the crowd turning violent ... and launching their drinks onstage. Sources at Cleveland's Playhouse Square tell TMZ, ...

Commerzbank to Pay Back 14.3 Billion Euros in State Aid

Bloomberg - Aaron Kirchfeld - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Aaron Kirchfeld and Oliver Suess - Wed Apr 06 09:04:46 GMT 2011 Commerzbank AG (CBK), Germany's second- largest lender, plans to repay about 14.3 billion euros ($20.4 billion) in state aid by June by selling new shares and using excess capital.

Cisco chief vows to restore "flawed" company

Reuters - Rob Cox, Robert Cyran - ‎11 hours ago‎
NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) chief John Chambers, in a remarkably candid memo to employees, admitted the one-time technology bellwether and Wall Street darling has lost its ...

Bernanke May Have to Overcome Fed Split on Maintaining Stimulus Past June

Bloomberg - Scott Lanman, Joshua Zumbrun - ‎4 hours ago‎
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke may have to overcome divisions among policy makers should he seek to maintain record stimulus past June, minutes of the Fed's March 15 meeting ...

Branson plans trip to the depths of the oceans

TG Daily - Emma Woollacott - ‎1 hour ago‎
It looks as if, for one man at least, space is far from the final frontier. Richard Branson has turned his attention to the seas, and is planning to take a mini submarine to the deepest point of each of the world's five oceans.

Utah Jazz stun Lakers 86-85 behind 22 from Gordon Hayward

Deseret News - Jody Genessy - ‎40 minutes ago‎
While sporting a farmer's sunburn acquired from too much off-day time by the beach, the rookie scorched the nets and roasted the Los Angeles Lakers with a career-best outing in the Utah Jazz's stunning 86-85 victory at ...

SpaceX unveils plans for the world's most powerful rocket

DVICE - Michael Trei - ‎53 minutes ago‎
SpaceX, the private company behind the Falcon 9 rocket launched successfully just last year, has revealed plans to build a massive follow up called the Falcon Heavy.

Sox take another hit

Boston Globe - Peter Abraham - ‎2 hours ago‎
CLEVELAND - As the Red Sox played the Cleveland Indians here last night, Charlie Sheen and his “Violent Torpedo of Truth'' tour were at the State Theater only a short distance away.

Nikkei at 1-wk closing low, concerns over output grow

Reuters - Chikafumi Hodo, Antoni Slodkowski - ‎1 hour ago‎
TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell to a one-week closing low, losing ground for a second straight day on Wednesday as concerns grew about mounting production losses for quake-hit ...

Bondy: Tiger just not in full swing

New York Daily News - Filip Bondy - ‎26 minutes ago‎
AUGUSTA - We all want this to be a morality play with Tiger Woods about excess, about karmic punishment and personal redemption. Sometimes, though, it's just about a messed-up swing that too often sprays golf balls like a petulant lawn sprinkler.

Stroke risks fade when women stop taking estrogen

NECN - ‎39 minutes ago‎
CHICAGO (AP) - The first long-term follow-up of a landmark study of what happens when women quit taking estrogen after menopause shows beneficial effects.

Christian Slater can't save predictable 'Breaking In' sitcom, about security ...

New York Daily News - David Hinckley - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Christian Slater's birthday is Aug. 18. When it rolls around this summer, could someone please give him a decent script? Especially if someone is going to keep hiring him for prime-time network shows.

Reno 9-year-old a role model for fight for diabetes cure

Reno Gazette-Journal - ‎44 minutes ago‎
Diabetic Alli Christy, 9, of Reno checks her glucose level with some of her high-tech gadgets at her home on Sunday . She was diagnosed with Type I juvenile diabetes when she was 4. / David B. Parker/RGJ Alli shows the results as she checks her glucose ...

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