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This edition was generated on Mon Mar 10 08:45:04 EDT 2008

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Sports News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Israel orders halt to raids into Gaza
AP - 51 minutes ago

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has instructed the army to halt airstrikes and raids into the Gaza Strip in response to a serious drop in rocket fire from the territory, officials said Monday.

  • A motorist fills his car's tank with unleaded fuel at a service station in Washington January 2, 2008. U.S. average retail gasoline prices have reached a new high of almost $3.20 per gallon and will likely jump another 20 to 30 cents in the next month, worsening the pain of consumers struggling to make ends meet in an economic downturn. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
    Gas prices up 9 cents from 2 weeks ago AP - 57 minutes ago

    CAMARILLO, Calif. - A survey says the national average price for gasoline rose 9 cents over the last two weeks.

  • Facebook app lets users send movie clips AP - 58 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - Paramount Pictures will become the first major studio to make clips from thousands of its movies available for use on the Internet.

  • Oscar host Jon Stewart opens the 80th Academy Awards telecast Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. Stewart will host the second biannual 'Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education' on April 13 at the Beacon Theater in New York. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
    Comedians to gather for autism benefit AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - After being surrounded by the dramatic heavyweight stars of the Oscars, Jon Stewart will play host again, this time amid a bevy of comedians.

  • Corrine Bayraktaroglu adds another section of knitting to  the 'Knit Knot Tree' on Xenia Ave. in Yellow Springs, Ohio on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. The art project in this southwest Ohio village, already known for its artistic flavor and offbeat art, has become a conversation piece and even a photo op. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)
    Knitters dress up trees for public art AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

    YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio - No, that's not a hallucination. That pear tree is wearing a sweater.

  • Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest (93) drives to the basket as Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton (4) and  Lamar Odom (7) defend during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 9, 2008.  (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
    Kings hold on to beat Lakers 114-113 AP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - With a one-point lead and 4.6 seconds on the clock, everyone in the building knew what was coming, especially the Sacramento Kings.

  • A female suicide bomber killed a prominent Sunni Arab tribal chief who headed a neighborhood security unit and three others in the volatile Iraqi province of Diyala on Monday, police said. (Graphics/Reuters)
    Female suicide bomber kills Iraq tribal head: police Reuters - Mon Mar 10, 3:47 AM ET

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber killed a prominent Sunni Arab tribal chief who headed a neighborhood security unit and three others in the volatile Iraqi province of Diyala on Monday, police said.

  • Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the American Conservative Union's 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, February 7, 2008. Cheney will visit the Middle East next week and meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Palestinian West Bank and Turkey, his office said on Monday. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
    Cheney to visit Middle East next week Reuters - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney will visit the Middle East next week and meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Palestinian West Bank and Turkey, his office said on Monday.

  • Palestinian Hamas activists take part in an anti-Israel rally organized by the Hamas movement in Gaza March 7, 2008. Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have been holding off from violence that could jeopardize Egyptian efforts to mediate a ceasefire, sources from both sides said on Monday. (Reuters)
    Israeli army and Gaza militants in uneasy lull Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have been holding off from violence that could jeopardize Egyptian efforts to mediate a ceasefire, sources from both sides said on Monday.

  • Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution Reuters - 7 minutes ago

    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation.

  • Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica addresses the media during a news conference in Belgrade March 8, 2008. (Ivan Milutinovic/Reuters)
    Serb government dissolved and election date to be set Reuters - 29 minutes ago

    BELGRADE (Reuters) - The coalition government of Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica was formally dissolved on Monday, opening the way for an early parliamentary election.

  • Hollywood action star Chuck Norris (L) poses for a picture with Staff Sergeant Amy Forsythe during his visit to Camp Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad in this November 2, 2006 file photo. Norris, known for his martial arts prowess and tough-guy image, has become a cult figure among the U.S. military in Iraq and an unlikely hero for some in Iraq's security forces. Picture taken November 2, 2006. (Handout/U.S. military/Files/Reuters)
    Chuck Norris the only WMD in Iraq, say U.S. troops Reuters - 18 minutes ago

    FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Hollywood action star Chuck Norris, known for his martial arts prowess and tough-guy image, has become a cult figure among the U.S. military in Iraq and an unlikely hero for some in Iraq's security forces.

  • An activist carries a placard with pictures of the Dalai Lama during a march in Taipei March 9, 2008. Tibetan activists staged a torch-lighting ceremony outside Olympia on Monday for the start of a global torch relay to protest against decades of Chinese rule over the Himalayan region. (Nicky Loh/Reuters)
    Tibetan refugees protest globally as Olympics near Reuters - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

    DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - Tibetan refugees protested across the world on Monday to mark the 49th anniversary of an uprising against Chinese rule and press their demand for independence ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

  • Britain's Prince Harry talks about his recent tour of duty in Afghanistan during a TV interview, after arriving back at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, southern England March 1, 2008. An Australian women's magazine apologized on Monday for breaking a global media blackout on Harry's deployment in Afghanistan, forcing the third in line to the British throne to be withdrawn from frontline duty. (John Stillwell/Pool/Reuters)
    Australian magazine apologizes to Prince Harry Reuters - 10 minutes ago

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian women's magazine apologized on Monday for breaking a global media blackout on Prince Harry's deployment in Afghanistan, forcing the third in line to the British throne to be withdrawn from frontline duty.

  • A ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition supporter watches updated election results on a screen in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was sworn in for his second term Monday, defying calls to quit after presiding over the ruling coalition's worst ever election results(AFP/Tengku Bahar)
    Embattled Malaysian PM sworn in for second term AFP - 27 minutes ago

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was sworn in for a second term Monday, defying calls to quit after presiding over the ruling coalition's worst ever election performance.

  • Women walk past posters calling to boycott elections in the northern Spanish Basque city of Mondragon during the Spanish general elections, March 9. Spain's ruling Socialists faced awkward alliance choices after winning re-election without the absolute majority they had sought to tackle a deepening slowdown in the once-robust economy.(AFP/File/A. Arrizurieta)
    Spain's victorious Socialists face uneasy alliance choices AFP - 35 minutes ago

    MADRID (AFP) - Spain's ruling Socialists faced awkward alliance choices Monday after winning re-election without the absolute majority they had sought to tackle a deepening slowdown in the once-robust economy.

  • A picture taken in 2007 at the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg shows Serbia's recently resigned Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica. Serbia's government is to meet to formally propose the parliament's dissolution and new elections following a rift over breakaway Kosovo and EU integration.(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)
    Serbia to dissolve parliament, call new vote AFP - 47 minutes ago

    BELGRADE (AFP) - Serbia's government was to meet Monday to formally propose the parliament's dissolution and new elections following a rift over breakaway Kosovo and EU integration.

  • A monk buys Tibetan flags in Dharamsala. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday attacked China's human rights record accusing it of "unimaginable and gross violations" in his Himalayan homeland(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)
    Dalai Lama lashes out at Chinese 'repression' in Tibet AFP - Mon Mar 10, 4:56 AM ET

    DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday attacked China's human rights record, accusing it of "unimaginable and gross violations" in his Himalayan homeland.

  • Climate change will spark an era of conflict over scarce resources, European heads of government have been warned in a report written by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, seen here on March 4, and European commissioner for external relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)
    EU governments warned of security risks by climate change: report AFP - Sun Mar 9, 11:36 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Climate change will spark an era of conflict over scarce resources, European heads of government have been warned in a report, according to The Guardian on Monday.

  • Warren Lichtenstein from the US investment fund Steel Partners, which unveiled a revised takeover offer for Sapporo Holdings that would limit its stake to one-third, after the Japanese brewer rebutted its original bid(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
    Steel Partners in new bid for Japan's Sapporo AFP - Mon Mar 10, 3:17 AM ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - US investment fund Steel Partners on Monday unveiled a revised takeover offer for Sapporo Holdings that would limit its stake to one-third, after the Japanese brewer rebutted its original bid.

  • A Singapore foreign exchange board. The dollar sank towards fresh lows against the euro and the yen in Asian trade on Monday after a bleak US jobs report added to concerns that the world's largest economy is in a recession, dealers said(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)
    Dollar wilts as recession alarm bells ring AFP - Mon Mar 10, 3:08 AM ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - The dollar sank towards fresh lows against the euro and the yen in Asian trade on Monday after a bleak US jobs report added to concerns that the world's largest economy is in a recession, dealers said.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • Police search pedestrians in front of a Beijing Olympics 2008 sign in Tiananmen Square. China has repeatedly warned of the terrorism threat ahead of the Olympics posed by its Muslim-populated far northwest, but analysts questioned Monday the true extent of the danger.(AFP/Peter Parks)
    'Suspicious liquids' used in plane crash attempt: China AFP - Mon Mar 10, 12:50 AM ET

    BEIJING (AFP) - Passengers carrying suspicious liquids on board a Chinese airliner were involved in what officials have called an attempted terror attack last week, the national aviation authority saidMonday.

  • US Democratic presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) square off in the last debate before the Ohio primary in Cleveland, Ohio, February 26, 2008. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan
    Clinton team pushes for Obama as running mate Reuters - Sun Mar 9, 10:22 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary and Bill Clinton are again teaming up on Barack Obama -- this time saying the first-term U.S. lawmaker, whom they have derided as inexperienced, would be a strong running mate on a Democratic presidential ticket headed by the former first lady.

  • A security guard stands outside a block of apartments inside the Olympic Village in Beijing March 5, 2008. China insisted on Monday it will be able to hold a safe Summer Olympics after officials said they had foiled two terrorist plots, while activists expressed scepticism about the extent of any threat. (David Gray/Reuters)
    China says security not a worry after plots foiled Reuters - Mon Mar 10, 2:12 AM ET

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China insisted on Monday it will be able to hold a safe Summer Olympics after officials said they had foiled two terrorist plots, while activists expressed skepticism about the extent of any threat.

  • A modified pickup truck with extendable ramps stands idle a few yards to the south of the fence marking the U.S. and Mexico border near Campo, California in this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Border Patrol. Once extended, the ramps were used by Mexican drug traffickers to drive vehicles packed with bales of marijuana into the United States. Mexican drug and human smugglers are constantly adapting new techniques to try and defeat increased security on the nearly 2,000-mile (3,200-km) international boundary. (U.S. Border Patrol/Handout/Reuters)
    As border tightens, smugglers raise their game Reuters - Sun Mar 9, 7:22 PM ET

    NACO, Arizona (Reuters) - When U.S. authorities raised a tall curtain of steel through this tiny Arizona border town to prevent people crossing illegally from Mexico, the smugglers on the south side were ready.

  • A gas pump shows the prices as the underground storage tank of a gas station is fuelled up in Miami, Florida January 2, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
    Gasoline prices hit new high Reuters - Sun Mar 9, 11:50 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. average retail gasoline prices have reached a new high of almost $3.20 per gallon and will likely jump another 20 to 30 cents in the next month, worsening the pain of consumers struggling to make ends meet in an economic downturn.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Jackson helps PSU upset No. 18 Indiana

AP - Sun Mar 9, 6:37 PM ET

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - David Jackson tied the game in regulation with a 3-point play and hit a decisive bucket in overtime to help Penn State overcome Eric Gordon's 26 points in a 68-64 victory over No. 18 Indiana on Sunday.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Gas prices up 9 cents from 2 weeks ago

A motorist fills his car's tank with unleaded fuel at a service station in Washington January 2, 2008. U.S. average retail gasoline prices have reached a new high of almost $3.20 per gallon and will likely jump another 20 to 30 cents in the next month, worsening the pain of consumers struggling to make ends meet in an economic downturn. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
Enlarge Photo
Reuters
AP - 57 minutes ago

CAMARILLO, Calif. - A survey says the national average price for gasoline rose 9 cents over the last two weeks.

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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - March 10, 2008
If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.
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Anybody caught selling macrame in public should be dyed a natural color and hung out to dry.
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Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.
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George Jackson (1941 - 1971)
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
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