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Today's Most Popular News: Is any work better than no work? Not for unemployment benefits. Vatican offers 3 reasons it's not liable for abuse Teacher who inspired 'Stand and Deliver' film dies Atom smasher will help reveal 'the beginning' Bullying raises questions about schools' vigilance US churches find no salvation from bad economy Obama opens up about daughters, faith, Tea Party on 'Today' show Who is David Brian Stone, leader of the Hutaree militia? Obama takes care in sizing up 'tea party' movement A battered Rhode Island watches as the water rises Study: Chocolate could reduce heart risk RNC fires ‘bondage-gate’ staffer as critics circle Michael Steele DC officials: 9 shot, 3 dead; arrests, no motive Republicans say Steele will survive nightclub flap UK 'Climategate' inquiry largely clears scientists University of Wyo. cancels William Ayers speech With rusty ammo, Nigeria confronts pirates Obama wants Iran sanctions within 'weeks' California rebound boosts 20-city home price index Loan changes to help students, community colleges Is any work better than no work? Not for unemployment benefits. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:28 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Roberta Hanson of North Haven, Conn., had been searching for work for 22 months when she landed a part-time job weekend afternoons and nights for a nearby municipal parks and recreation department. Full Story Top Vatican offers 3 reasons it's not liable for abuse Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:03 pm PDT AP - Dragged deeper than ever into the clerical sex abuse scandal, the Vatican is launching a legal defense that it hopes will shield the pope from a lawsuit in Kentucky seeking to have him answer attorneys' questions under oath. Full Story Top Teacher who inspired 'Stand and Deliver' film dies Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:17 pm PDT AP - Jaime Escalante, the math teacher who transformed a tough East Los Angeles high school and inspired the movie "Stand and Deliver," died Tuesday. He was 79. Full Story Top Atom smasher will help reveal 'the beginning' Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:13 pm PDT AP - The world's largest atom smasher threw together minuscule particles racing at unheard of speeds in conditions simulating those just after the Big Bang — a success that kick-started a megabillion-dollar experiment that could one day explain how the universe began. Full Story Top Bullying raises questions about schools' vigilance Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:55 pm PDT AP - A gay teenager in New York wins $50,000 from a school district that failed to stop taunts about his sexual orientation. The Justice Department investigates complaints that administrators ignored racial bullying in a Philadelphia school. Full Story Top US churches find no salvation from bad economy Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:27 pm PDT AFP - Nearly 40 percent of US Christian churches saw a drop in offerings from their flock last year, according to a survey on contributions compiled by the group Christianity Today International. Full Story Top Obama opens up about daughters, faith, Tea Party on 'Today' show Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:18 pm PDT The Newsroom - On Tuesday's "Today" show, President Obama sat down for a wide-ranging interview with NBC's Matt Lauer in the White House. The president — fresh off his legislative victory on health care and a weekend trip to visit troops in Afghanistan — spoke at length on both of those issues. But he also shared some personal thoughts on his daughters, his faith, and the Tea Party movement. Full Story Top Who is David Brian Stone, leader of the Hutaree militia? Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:55 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Members called him "Captain Hutaree" or, somewhat cryptically, "RD." A federal indictment calls him the “principal leader” of the Hutaree militia – an extremist group federal authorities say was preparing to "levy war" against the US government by killing police officers. Full Story Top Obama takes care in sizing up 'tea party' movement Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:13 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama stepped carefully when talking for the first time about the conservative tea party movement, acknowledging it has legitimate concerns about federal reach and spending, but he contended the core of the loose anti-government network is "on the fringe." Full Story Top A battered Rhode Island watches as the water rises Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:12 pm PDT AP - A record-shattering rainstorm hammered the Northeast on Tuesday, delivering widespread flooding for the second time this month and unleashing particular havoc in Rhode Island, a tiny coastal state already beleaguered by a sagging economy and backbreaking unemployment rate. Full Story Top Study: Chocolate could reduce heart risk Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:57 pm PDT AP - The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a heart problem. According to a new study, small doses of chocolate every day could decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent. Full Story Top RNC fires ‘bondage-gate’ staffer as critics circle Michael Steele Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:05 pm PDT The Newsroom - One thing is very clear in the controversy now swamping Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele: The RNC very much wants to stop talking about it. Full Story Top DC officials: 9 shot, 3 dead; arrests, no motive Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:53 pm PDT AP - A drive-by shooting killed three people and wounded six others in the nation's capital Tuesday night, and three people were in custody, officials said. Full Story Top Republicans say Steele will survive nightclub flap Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:24 pm PDT AP - Democratic groups tried Tuesday to make a campaign issue out of news that the national Republican Party spent $1,946 at a sex-themed California nightclub, but GOP activists said party chairman Michael Steele will weather the hubbub. Full Story Top UK 'Climategate' inquiry largely clears scientists Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:59 pm PDT AP - The first of several British investigations into the e-mails leaked from one of the world's leading climate research centers has largely vindicated the scientists involved. Full Story Top University of Wyo. cancels William Ayers speech Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:42 pm PDT AP - The University of Wyoming has canceled a speech by former 1960s radical William Ayers after it raised hundreds of objections from citizens and politicians over the man who became an issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Full Story Top With rusty ammo, Nigeria confronts pirates Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:47 am PDT AP - The gleaming Nigerian naval patrol boat heaved across the rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean in search of pirates. Beyond the crisp white hull, however, crew members in cheap sandals manned machine guns whose ammunition had rusted in the chambers. And a computer-guided gun on the bow had no ammo at all. Full Story Top Obama wants Iran sanctions within 'weeks' Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:05 pm PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama said he wanted tough new UN sanctions imposed on Iran within "weeks" as visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy blasted Tehran's "mad" nuclear race. Full Story Top California rebound boosts 20-city home price index Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:33 pm PDT AP - A surprisingly strong rebound in California's real estate market helped lift a key home price index for the eighth month in a row. Full Story Top Loan changes to help students, community colleges Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:16 pm PDT AP - Bigger grants for college students who need them. Relaxed payment terms for students with loans. More money for community colleges and historically black institutions. Full Story Top

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