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Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person
(AP)
 AP - Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a developing nation to top the list, according to Forbes magazine.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:40:29 GMT
| Brazil leader rapped for stance on Cuba dissidents
(AP)
 AP - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:36:56 GMT
| Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
(AP)
AP - A decision by Myanmar's military junta to bar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from upcoming elections drew sharp criticism from around the world, with one of the country's Southeast Asian neighbors Thursday calling it "a complete farce."
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:26 GMT
| US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements
(AP)
 AP - An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened Palestinian suspicions that the United States is too weak to broker a deal.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:25:31 GMT
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Hunter: Black Latino players 'impostors' (AP)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors" while discussing the number of African-Americans in the major leagues. Hunter's original comments were made two weeks ago in one of a series of USA Today roundtables about baseball and published in Wednesday's editions.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:25 PST
| Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at Bradley (AP)
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago. "I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror," an agitated Hendry said Wednesday in response to Bradley's latest charges that he was mistreated by the Cubs.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:21 PST
| Garciaparra retires as member of Red Sox (AP)
Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. The rookie of the year, batting champion and All-Star whose trade began a bitter back-and-forth in Boston and, for Garciaparra, an inglorious slide into irrelevance, signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Red Sox on Wednesday for...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:25 PST
| Cincy ousts Louisville, will face WVU (AP)
Cincinnati has rebounded quite well in getting comfortable at the Big East tournament. The 11th-seeded Bearcats again used a huge advantage on the boards to beat sixth-seeded Louisville 69-66 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals. They are the only team to play in the opening round still playing, and it was rebounding that keyed both close wins.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:33 PST
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2-second video causes headache for ABC News
(AP)
 AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:10:25 GMT
| Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's
(AP)
 AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:46:56 GMT
| Minority births on track to outnumber white births
(AP)
AP - Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:16:27 GMT
| Supreme Court chief fights back after criticism from Obama
(The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - It's no secret that many think the fierce mood of partisanship is routinely crippling Washington. While most of the fur flies between the major parties in Congress — with the president weighing in occasionally to keep his party leaders on message — this week has seen an outbreak of hostilities in a less traditional venue: between the Supreme Court and the president.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:36:05 GMT
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