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Nation - Google News Updated : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:26 GMT+00:00 Police say suspect in terror plot attempted suicide in 2005 - CNN Telegraph.co.uk Police say suspect in terror plot attempted suicide in 2005 CNN (CNN) -- Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted to commit suicide in 2005, according to a police report filed at the time. ... 'Jihad Jane's' Arrest Raises Fears About Homegrown TerroristsABC News Colleen LaRose: all-American neighbour or Jihad Jane?The Guardian Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on CartoonistNew York Times Christian Science Monitor -Irish Times -Times Online all 1,577 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:33:13 GMT+00:00 Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri - Washington Post USA Today Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri Washington Post AP WASHINGTON -- The nation's top health official challenged insurers on Wednesday to join President Barack Obama's push to overhaul the medical system, arguing that if the effort fails it will hurt them as well as other Americans. ... Sebelius Cautions Health Insurers About Premium IncreasesWall Street Journal Student Loan Reform: What's It Doing in the Health Care Debate?CBS News US health secretary piles pressure on insurersReuters U.S. News & World Report -RTT News -MarketWatch all 2,388 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:40:32 GMT+00:00 Chief Justice Roberts 'Troubled' by Scene at the State of the Union Address - ABC News ABC News Chief Justice Roberts 'Troubled' by Scene at the State of the Union Address ABC News It's been a busy few days for Chief Justice John Roberts. Last week, he was the subject of a viral Internet rumor that he was going to retire, and last night the White House pounced on comments he made about the partisan atmosphere ... 2 Republican Senators Call on Obama to Stop 'Attacks' on Supreme CourtFOXNews Chief justice chides State of the Union as 'political pep rally'CNN Chief Justice John Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'Washington Post Los Angeles Times -CBS News -7Online.com all 356 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:19:18 GMT+00:00 Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal - The Associated Press Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal The Associated Press WASHINGTON — They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered "real" military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home. ... Mich. women WWII pilots receive Congressional Gold MedalThe Detroit News Michigan woman is among World War II pilots honoredDetroit Free Press Two Missouri women honored for service in WWIIKMOX.com FOX2now.com -NPR -Air Force Link all 434 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:13:12 GMT+00:00 States Develop National Set of Standards, Hope to Improve U.S. Education - ABC News ABC News States Develop National Set of Standards, Hope to Improve U.S. Education ABC News State governors and education official's proposed new national standards for K-12 education today, a step President Obama believes is a key to improving the quality of the nation's schools. The voluntary guidelines, dubbed the ... Panel Releases Proposal to Set US Education StandardsNew York Times Governors, state school superintendents propose common academic standardsWashington Post New national math, English standards draftedThe Associated Press WBAY -89.3 KPCC -UPI.com all 442 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:32 GMT+00:00 House Leaders Bar Earmarks to For-Profit Companies - New York Times Reuters House Leaders Bar Earmarks to For-Profit Companies New York Times WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders said on Wednesday that they would no longer dole out budget “earmarks” to profit-making companies, wiping out one of the most lucrative and controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to ... US House bans some earmarks amid ethics concernsReuters House Democrats ban earmarks for private contractorsWashington Post Amid scandals, Democratic leaders ban for-profit earmarksUSA Today The Associated Press -Wall Street Journal -Majority In Mississippi all 297 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:59:25 GMT+00:00 Budget documents show a less frugal side of Florida's Rubio - MiamiHerald.com FOXNews (blog) Budget documents show a less frugal side of Florida's Rubio MiamiHerald.com Republican US Senate front-runner Marco Rubio brags on his website that he didn't officially request budget pork in his last four years as a leader in the Florida House. But during Rubio's eight years in office — including the final two ... Rubio Talks Lead Over Crist At Jax BeachWJXT Jacksonville Rubio Talks Taxes, Health Care & Back Waxing at RallyWOKV Times-Union poll confirms Rubio with huge GOP senate leadFlorida Times-Union Capitol News Service -Washington Post (blog) -Palm Beach Post all 170 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:59:25 GMT+00:00 Eric Massa Story Gets Uglier: "Unwanted Advances" in Navy - CBS News Reuters Eric Massa Story Gets Uglier: "Unwanted Advances" in Navy CBS News The strange story of recently-resigned House Democrat Eric Massa has gone from bad to worse: The Atlantic's Josh Green reports that Massa was "notorious for making unwanted advances toward subordinates" during his 20-year Naval career. ... Massa: Yeah, I Groped Male Staff But Not SexuallyFOXNews Former Rep. Massa Denies Groping, Says It Was 'Tickling'ABC News Massa seeks to divert attention from harassment allegationsCNN New York Magazine -Salon -Christian Science Monitor all 1,711 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:17 GMT+00:00 Budget deficit sets record in February - The Associated Press TheBull.com.au Budget deficit sets record in February The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the February deficit totaled $220.9 ... US Monthly Budget Deficit Balloons to a RecordWall Street Journal Experts Talk Budget Deficit, Wholesale Trade, HousingBusinessWeek Record monthly deficit for US: $221 billionCNNMoney.com Daily Caller -ABC News -DailyFinance all 373 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:35:55 GMT+00:00 Va OKs 1st bill banning mandated health coverage - The Associated Press Lynchburg News and Advance Va OKs 1st bill banning mandated health coverage The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Barack Obama and Congress to implement the national health care overhaul in states like Virginia. ... Va. Senate OKs ethics overhaul; McDonnell to signThe Virginian-Pilot Legislation Attempts to Make VA "Energy Capital Of East Coast"WHSV McDonnell-backed Education Bills PassWJZ Washington Post -Richmond Times Dispatch -WDBJ7.com all 264 news articles » Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:49:41 GMT+00:00