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- Stakes High For Obama Presidency In Health Care Bill
- President Obama is making a final frenzied push before the health care bill comes up for a vote in the House on Sunday. If the bill fails, he will be severely weakened. He will have failed to deliver his signature initiative and his Democratic Party will look incapable of governing.
- Runaway Cars: Driver Error Or Car Malfunction?
- The problems with Toyota's gas pedals have been front page news for weeks now, but what about the people in front of the pedals? Earlier studies have found that the majority of car-surging incidents were actually the fault of the driver. But the recent problems with cars continuing to accelerate haven't been studied yet.
- Toxic Assets Market Awaits Rebound
- During the peak of the housing market, the value of the mortgages that got stuffed into those complicated mortgage bonds known as toxic assets was more than $3 trillion. But now the market has stalled, in part because many sellers are waiting for the economy to improve.
- Toyota Deals Get Customers Back To Showrooms
- Thanks to specials like zero percent financing and price cuts, Toyota sales have risen sharply. A recent Edmunds.com dealer survey finds that so far this month, Toyota has regained the same market share of sales it had before the gas pedal recall.
- Austinites Angle For A Piece Of SXSW Cash Cow
- The South by Southwest music festival bills itself as "the premier destination for discovery." It's also the destination for truckloads of cash, as music and art fans flock to Austin, Texas, each March. Last year's event brought nearly $100 million to the city, according to one analyst.
- NCAA Play Begins With Upsets Aplenty
- As the men's basketball tournament began, major underdogs Murray State, Ohio University, Washington and Old Dominion were too much for more highly regarded opponents. St. Mary's, Northern Iowa and Wake Forest also turned the tables on the oddsmakers.
- Undecided Democrats Slow To Budge On Health Bill
- House leaders had predicted that the financial analysis of the health care bill released Thursday, coupled with the unveiling of the bill's fix-it language, would "go a long way" to win over undecided Democrats. But so far, that group appears in no rush to commit.
- Clinton, Russians Clash Over Iran Nuclear Plant
- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran's new Russian-built nuclear reactor will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup. Clinton, in Moscow on an official trip, urged Russia not to start up the plant until Tehran proves that it's not developing atomic weapons.
- South Carolina's Sanford To Pay $74K In Ethics Fines
- The Republican governor is accused of breaking 37 laws, including improperly using pricey plane tickets for a trip to Argentina where he saw the mistress he infamously called his soul mate. Under a consent agreement signed Thursday, Sanford doesn't admit guilt but does not contest the charges either.
- Fess Parker, Star Of 'Davy Crockett,' Remembered
- Fess Parker, the start of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, in the 1950s and '60s has died. He was 85. He later became a developer along California's central coast and grew grapes for prize-winning wines.
- Small Colorado Town Calls For Immigration Reform
- The town council in Yuma, Colo., recently passed a unanimous resolution asking Congress and the president to resolve the immigration system. Businesses in Yuma are worried they could lose their workforces if there are immigration raids.
- Farmers Hurt By Collapse Of Carbon Credits Market
- With the cap-and-trade legislation aimed at curbing global warming stalled in Congress, there's an almost-complete collapse of the market for carbon credits. That means profits are drying up for people who are paid to create those carbon credits — like farmers who manage their land in ways that capture carbon dioxide in the soil.
- With Health Bill Unveiled, House Digs For Votes
- Democrats unveiled what they hope will be the final version of their health care overhaul bill after days of closed-door meetings, setting the stage for a showdown vote in the House on Sunday. With his top domestic priority hanging in the balance, President Obama again postponed an overseas trip that has already been pushed back once.
- Is Your Office Pool Legal?
- Each year, millions of college basketball fans watch March Madness play out. Not only do they watch, they participate by making a friendly wager in the office pool. But there may be legal ramifications.
- As Red River Rises, Residents Prepare
- The Red River, which separates Minnesota and North Dakota, is forecast to crest at 38 feet this weekend — only slightly lower than last year, when the river rose to record levels. Greg Haney, a photographer from Fargo, N.D., discusses the flood preparations Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., have made this week.
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