AP - An American al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said Saturday. He then killed a guard who laid down his weapons as he went ahead at prayer time

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AP - An American al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said Saturday. He then killed a guard who laid down his weapons as he went ahead at prayer time.

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Al-Qaida suspect from US tricked his Yemeni guard
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AP - A coalition led by Iraq’s prime minister held a comfortable lead Saturday in the crucial contest for the nation’s capital, bolstering his chances in an election deciding who will lead the country as U.S. forces go home.

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Iraq’s PM leads in early Baghdad vote count
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AP - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing.

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Senate, Obama spar over health plan’s pet projects
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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 - 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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