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Obama Signs Jobs Bill, Promises More Action

34 minutes ago |AP

WASHINGTON (March 18) -- President Barack Obama has signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost. In a sunny Rose Garden ceremony, Obama said the legi ...

Democrats Tout $940B Health Bill After CBO Score

5 hours 18 minutes ago |Politics Daily

WASHINGTON (March 18) -- House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise t ...

California Expected to Top Car Theft List

1 hour 50 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- "California will have the highest vehicle thefts in the nation -- always does." That's the word from the National Insurance Crime Bureau a few weeks before it releases its annual Hot Sp ...

The Filter: Old News in New News

1 hour 27 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 18) -- With so many news aggregators out there, who can keep up? AOL News filters the filters to steer you to the headlines that really matter. Skip Those, Read This: The aggregators lead with ...

Trio Convicted in Brazen Theft of Auschwitz Sign

3 hours 9 minutes ago |AP

WARSAW, Poland (March 18) -- A Polish court on Thursday convicted three men of the theft of the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets You Free) sign from the Auschwitz memorial site in December. T ...

'Jihad Jane' Pleads Not Guilty to Terror Plot

4 hours 26 minutes ago |AP

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PHILADELPHIA (March 18) -- The Philadelphia-area woman who authorities say dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" online pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to a four-count indictment charging her in a ...

As Red River Rises, Residents Brace for Flood

4 hours 43 minutes ago |AP

FARGO, N.D. (March 17) -- Schoolchildren, parents and hundreds of residents have spent days packing and stacking sandbags to protect their cities against the rising Red River. The National Guard is i ...

Driving Blind? We May Live to See the Day

2 hours 58 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- With public opinion divided over just how dangerous it is for motorists to text-message or yak on cell phones, imagine the debate taking a wildly unexpected turn: How would you feel abo ...

Chicago Terror Suspected Expected to Plead Guilty

3 hours 23 minutes ago |AP

CHICAGO (March 18) -- A Chicago man accused of helping scout out the Indian city of Mumbai before the 2008 terrorist attack that left 166 people dead is expected to plead guilty Thursday to federal c ...

Texas Man Accused of Disabling 100 Cars Over Internet

5 hours 1 minute ago |AP

DALLAS (March 18) -- A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police ...

Suspect Arrested in Drug Ring Linked to Corey Haim

4 hours 19 minutes ago |PopEater

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(March 18) -- A person thought to be part of the drug ring linked to recently deceased actor Corey Haim has been apprehended, PEOPLE.com reports. The investigation began long before Haim's death, aut ...

Musician Alex Chilton of Big Star, Box Tops Dies at 59

4 hours 54 minutes ago |PopEater

(March 18) -- Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with the band Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59. Chilton died at a hospital in New Orle ...