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AP - House Democratic leaders abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling Thursday that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week.

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Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
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AP - The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi is suing to force a school district to host a prom it canceled after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

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Lesbian teen sues Miss. school over prom flap
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AP - Labeled fierce for his relentless play as a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, Merlin Olsen was also gentle enough for a role on one of television’s most wholesome shows and as a spokesman in a well-known flower ad campaign.

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Football Hall of Famer, TV star Olsen dies at 69
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AP - Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight.

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Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth
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Reuters - Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted Toyota Motor Corp’s U.S. sales in early March, as U.S. regulators weighed new auto safety measures

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Toyota discounts boost sales, U.S. mulls "black box"
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AP - House Democrats on Thursday stopped a Republican bid to force an investigation of Democratic leaders aimed at determining whether they covered up sexual harassment allegations against ex-Rep. Eric Massa

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GOP loses bid for ethics probe of Dem leaders
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AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S.

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Chavez thanks Sean Penn for slamming his critics
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AP - Ever since al-Qaida attacked the United States in 2001, U.S.

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Al-Qaida seen eyeing less complex attacks on US
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Reuters - The United States boosted its investigation of tax and other financial crimes by about 10 percent last year, tax authorities reported on Thursday, amid an increased push to pursue wealthy tax cheats.

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U.S. boosted financial, tax crime probes in 2009
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AFP - Strong aftershocks and a tsunami alert rocked Chile and rattled nerves Thursday as rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new president of the quake-hit nation.

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Quake, tsunami alert hit Chile as new leader sworn in
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