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This edition was generated on Sat Mar 3 08:45:02 EST 2012

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General News Update

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  • FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews spray water on the blazing remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. BP agreed late Friday March 2, 2012 to settle lawsuits brought by more than 100,000 fishermen who lost work, cleanup workers who got sick and others who claimed harm from the oil giant's 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, the worst offshore oil spill in the nation's history. The momentous settlement will have no cap to compensate the plaintiffs, though BP PLC estimated it would have to pay out about $7.8 billion, making it one of the largest class-action settlements ever. After the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989, the company ultimately settled with the U.S. government for $1 billion, which would be about $1.8 billion today.  (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)
    BP expects to pay $7.8B in Gulf spill suit deal AP - 1 hr 56 mins ago

    BP's settlement of lawsuits filed by more than 100,000 victims of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history goes a long way toward resolving pending claims. But the question remains, will Americans who live along the … More »BP expects to pay $7.8B in Gulf spill suit deal

    FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews spray water on the blazing remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. BP agreed late Friday March 2, 2012 to settle lawsuits brought by more than 100,000 fishermen who lost work, cleanup workers who got sick and others who claimed harm from the oil giant's 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, the worst offshore oil spill in the nation's history. The momentous settlement will have no cap to compensate the plaintiffs, though BP PLC estimated it would have to pay out about $7.8 billion, making it one of the largest class-action settlements ever. After the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989, the company ultimately settled with the U.S. government for $1 billion, which would be about $1.8 billion today.  (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)

    BP's settlement of lawsuits filed by more than 100,000 victims of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history goes a long way toward resolving pending claims. But the question remains, will Americans who live along the Gulf of Mexico go for it?

  • Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Cleveland, Friday, March 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    GOP leaders slow to back presidential hopefuls AP - 4 hrs ago

    After two months of voting, none of the Republican candidates for president is getting much support from the GOP leaders who could play an important role in determining the party's nominee for president. More »GOP leaders slow to back presidential hopefuls

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Cleveland, Friday, March 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

    After two months of voting, none of the Republican candidates for president is getting much support from the GOP leaders who could play an important role in determining the party's nominee for president.

  • FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, one of six judges for the pageant, speaks during a Miss America news conference at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Limbaugh drew fire Friday, March 2, 2012 from many directions for his depiction of a college student as a "slut" because she testified before Congress about the need for contraceptive coverage. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Brian Jones)
    Limbaugh slur of law student draws Obama into fray AP - 1 hr 58 mins ago

    Ever eager to provoke, Rush Limbaugh has now succeeded into drawing the White House into a skirmish. The spark: Limbaugh telling his talk show fans that a law student was a "slut" for her testimony to Congress about the … More »Limbaugh slur of law student draws Obama into fray

    FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, one of six judges for the pageant, speaks during a Miss America news conference at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Limbaugh drew fire Friday, March 2, 2012 from many directions for his depiction of a college student as a "slut" because she testified before Congress about the need for contraceptive coverage. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Brian Jones)

    Ever eager to provoke, Rush Limbaugh has now succeeded into drawing the White House into a skirmish. The spark: Limbaugh telling his talk show fans that a law student was a "slut" for her testimony to Congress about the need for birth control coverage.

  • Men hold revolutionary Syrian flags during an  anti government protest in a town in north Syria, Friday, March 2, 2012. Syria has faced mounting international criticism over its bloody crackdown on the uprising, which started with peaceful protests but has become increasingly militarized. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
    Shelling in Syria as Red Cross appeals for access AP - 1 hr 58 mins ago

    Syrian forces renewed their bombardment Saturday of rebellious areas of Homs, activists said, as the Red Cross vowed to try again to reach thousands of people stranded in a district overrun by regime troops after a monthlong … More »Shelling in Syria as Red Cross appeals for access

    Men hold revolutionary Syrian flags during an  anti government protest in a town in north Syria, Friday, March 2, 2012. Syria has faced mounting international criticism over its bloody crackdown on the uprising, which started with peaceful protests but has become increasingly militarized. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

    Syrian forces renewed their bombardment Saturday of rebellious areas of Homs, activists said, as the Red Cross vowed to try again to reach thousands of people stranded in a district overrun by regime troops after a monthlong siege.

  • FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Afghans burn an effigy representing U.S. President Barack Obama during an anti-U.S. protest in Ghani Khail, east of Kabul, Afghanistan over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base. Two U.S. troops were gunned down by an Afghan soldier and his accomplice Thursday, March 1, 2012, the latest of six American service members killed by their Afghan partners since the burning of Muslim holy books last week sent anti-Americanism soaring in a nation that has long distrusted foreigners. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
    Official: Mistakes led to Afghan Quran burnings AP - 1 hr 57 mins ago

    At least five American military personnel could face a disciplinary review over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base in Afghanistan as conflicting accounts of what happened emerged Saturday, fueling more confusion over the … More »Official: Mistakes led to Afghan Quran burnings

    FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Afghans burn an effigy representing U.S. President Barack Obama during an anti-U.S. protest in Ghani Khail, east of Kabul, Afghanistan over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base. Two U.S. troops were gunned down by an Afghan soldier and his accomplice Thursday, March 1, 2012, the latest of six American service members killed by their Afghan partners since the burning of Muslim holy books last week sent anti-Americanism soaring in a nation that has long distrusted foreigners. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

    At least five American military personnel could face a disciplinary review over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base in Afghanistan as conflicting accounts of what happened emerged Saturday, fueling more confusion over the incident that sparked six days of deadly riots across the nation.

  • President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a conservation event at the U.S. Dept. of Interior in Washington, Friday, March, 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    President Barack Obama says vehicle fuel economy standards set under his administration and better cars built by a resurgent U.S. auto industry will save money at the gas pump over the long term, a counterpoint to Republican criticism of his energy policy.

  • Vice President Joe Biden heads to Latin America this Sunday amid unprecedented pressure from political and business leaders to talk about something U.S. officials have no interest in debating: decriminalizing drugs.

  • In this photo taken Thursday, March 1, 2012 photo, Kliwon, a 30-year-old male African giraffe, receives treatment from animal keepers at the Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The only giraffe at Indonesia's largest zoological garden has died late Thursday with pounds of plastic blob found in his stomach, Anthan Warsito, the spokesman of the zoo said Saturday. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

    The only giraffe at Indonesia's largest zoo has died with a large lump of plastic found in his stomach, causing concern among zoo officials.

  • FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2010 file photo, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell  speaks at a media conference at the New Orleans Saints training facility in Metairie, La. The NFL says that New Orleans Saints players maintained a bounty program over the last three seasons that targeted opponents with the intent to injure them. The league disclosed the findings of an investigation Friday, saying between 22 and 27 defensive players and at least one assistant coach were involved. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

    Encouraging defensive players to be aggressive, hit hard and not back down is standard procedure in pro football. Paying them to injure the opposition is not.

  • Jeremy Stoppelman, co-founder and CEO of yelp Inc., San Francisco, California testifies before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in Washington

    (Reuters) - Consumer review website Yelp Inc made a sparkling market debut on Friday, buoyed by optimism ahead of Facebook's public listing and hopes for further successful public listings by Internet companies down the road. Yelp's stock closed 64 percent higher at $24.58, a day after Yelp priced its IPO at $15 a share …

  • WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deliberate disruption of mobile phone service last year by transit police in San Francisco has prompted federal communications regulators to consider rules for similar situations in the future. The Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department said it cut cellphone service to aid public safety but …

  • An employee works on a computer at the new headquarters of Facebook in Menlo Park

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will add banks in coming weeks to help underwrite its initial public offering, two sources familiar with its plans said on Friday. Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Citigroup are among the banks that will likely be added, said the sources, who requested anonymity because they were not …

  • (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it was delaying its decision on whether Dish Network Corp can build a wireless cellular network, a move that could hurt the value of the satellite television company's newly acquired wireless assets. Dish shares fell more than 3 percent in after market trading. …

  • A man walks past the Kodak World Headquarters sign in Rochester, New York

    (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co has agreed to sell its online photo services business to Shutterfly Inc for $23.8 million, kicking off the bankrupt photography pioneer's relaunch as a much slimmer company although a patent sale seen crucial to its turnaround may still be months away. The once-iconic company that invented the …

  • The World Health Organization headquarters is seen in Geneva

    LONDON (Reuters) - An estimated 910,000 lives were saved worldwide over six years thanks to better collaboration between health services to protect people with the AIDS virus from tuberculosis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. The WHO said there had been a sharp rise in the numbers of HIV positive people …

  • By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new review of U.S. data on prostate cancer finds that despite established guidelines, a growing number of men who should not be getting aggressive treatment are getting it anyway. Men with low-risk tumors and a life-expectancy of less than 10 years -- for instance, men in …

  • By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A shortage of beds in hospital intensive care units may mean that more seriously ill patients die, according to a study from France. Researchers focused on 10 hospitals in western France, where there's a known shortage of ICU beds. They found that of 1,332 patients referred to the …

  • NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Psychotherapy focused on spirituality and finding meaning may help improve quality of life and well-being in terminally ill cancer patients, suggests a new study from a large cancer treatment center. The talk therapy sessions only seemed to provide a short-term benefit -- though researchers said …

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Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - March 3, 2012
Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees.
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David Letterman (1947 - )  
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
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Anatole France (1844 - 1924), The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard  
The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant--and let the air out of the tires.
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Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)  
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim".
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Lyndon B. Johnson (1908 - 1973)  

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