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Today's Top Stories: Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya uprising AP sources: Senate Dems consider spending cuts CBS, Warner pull plug on season of Sheen's sitcom Saudi man charged with plotting terrorist attack Fannie, Freddie narrow losses but seek more aid Study sees benefit to early menopause hot flashes Fire at Houston daycare center kills 3, injures 4 White House reverberates with Motown sound, moves Mediator says NFL, union make 'some progress' Wisconsin Assembly approves plan to curb unions Boeing bests EADS with aerial tanker win U.S., Saudi Arabia offer reassurance as Libya turmoil drives oil U.S. seeks immediate steps on Libya crisis U.S. seeks global action to end Libya bloodshed Pakistan puts American CIA contractor on trial for murder Special Report: The biggest company you never heard of U.S. foreclosure deal slowed by infighting: sources Kadhafi rants at 'Al-Qaeda inspired' revolt 'Dark days' in N.Zealand as earthquake kills 113 Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:46 pm PST AP - The Wisconsin Assembly early Friday passed a bill that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights — the first significant action on the new Republican governor's plan. Full Story Top Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya uprising Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:59 pm PST AP - Foreign mercenaries and Libyan militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tried to roll back the uprising against his rule that has advanced closer to his stronghold in Tripoli, attacking two nearby cities in battles that killed at least 17 people. But rebels made new gains, seizing a military air base, as Gadhafi blamed Osama bin Laden for the upheaval. Full Story Top AP sources: Senate Dems consider spending cuts Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:44 pm PST AP - Senate Democrats signaled Thursday they will call for spending cuts as part of legislation to keep the government in operation through the end of the fiscal year, accepting a bedrock Republican demand for immediate reductions and easing the threat of a March 4 shutdown of federal programs and services. Full Story Top CBS, Warner pull plug on season of Sheen's sitcom Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:38 pm PST AP - In the wake of an incendiary radio interview with "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen, CBS and Warner Bros. Television said they are ending production on TV's top-rated sitcom for the season. Full Story Top Saudi man charged with plotting terrorist attack Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:58 pm PST AP - A college student from Saudi Arabia who studied chemical engineering in Texas bought explosive chemicals online as part of a plan to hide bomb materials inside dolls and baby carriages to blow up dams, nuclear plants or the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush, the Justice Department said Thursday. Full Story Top Fannie, Freddie narrow losses but seek more aid Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:09 pm PST AP - Government-controlled mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac narrowed their losses in the final three months of last year. But they are asking for more money from taxpayers as the real estate market braces for what could be a new wave of mortgage defaults. Full Story Top Study sees benefit to early menopause hot flashes Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:11 pm PST AP - Hot flashes that bedevil many women in menopause might actually be a good thing, depending on when they strike, according to new data from a long-running government study. Full Story Top Fire at Houston daycare center kills 3, injures 4 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:45 pm PST AP - A kitchen fire filled a home daycare center with smoke on Thursday, killing three children and injuring four others. Firefighters ran with babies and small children in their arms to nearby ambulances on the crowded street, a fire official said. Full Story Top White House reverberates with Motown sound, moves Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:22 pm PST AP - The White House reverberated like a long-ago basement sound studio in Detroit on Thursday as the likes of John Legend, Seal, Jamie Foxx, Nick Jonas and Sheryl Crow channeled their inner Motown before Michelle and Barack Obama. Musical pioneers Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder joined in for the celebration of all things Motown. Full Story Top Mediator says NFL, union make 'some progress' Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:20 pm PST AP - Just as many expected would happen all along, labor negotiations between the NFL and the players' union are heading right down to the wire — and possibly beyond. Full Story Top Wisconsin Assembly approves plan to curb unions Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:45 pm PST Reuters - The Wisconsin state Assembly on Friday passed a Republican plan to curb public sector union power over the fierce objections of protesters, setting the stage for a showdown with Senate Democrats who fled the state last week to prevent a vote in that chamber. Full Story Top Boeing bests EADS with aerial tanker win Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:10 pm PST Reuters - Boeing Co won a $30 billion contract for 179 new U.S. Air Force refueling planes on Thursday, trumping arch rival Airbus parent EADS in a fiercely contested competition that began nearly a decade ago. Full Story Top U.S., Saudi Arabia offer reassurance as Libya turmoil drives oil Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:25 pm PST Reuters - The world can weather a spike in oil prices, U.S. President Barack Obama said, as Saudi Arabia offered some respite to fears over Middle East oil supplies by indicating it can cover export cuts resulting from Libya's civil war. Full Story Top U.S. seeks immediate steps on Libya crisis Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:20 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama consulted the leaders of Britain, France and Italy on Thursday on immediate steps to end the Libyan crisis, as Washington kept all options open, including sanctions and military action, to stem the bloodshed. Full Story Top U.S. seeks global action to end Libya bloodshed Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:57 pm PST Reuters - The United States sought to drum up international backing for ways to stem the bloodshed in Libya as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi waged fierce gun battles with opposition rebels holding cities near the capital. Full Story Top Pakistan puts American CIA contractor on trial for murder Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:46 pm PST Reuters - Pakistan on Friday put on trial an American CIA contractor charged with killing two Pakistanis despite U.S. demands for his release, complicating a case that is straining a relationship crucial to ending the war in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Special Report: The biggest company you never heard of Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:43 pm PST Reuters - On Christmas Eve 2008, in the depths of the global financial crisis, Katanga Mining accepted a lifeline it could not refuse. Full Story Top U.S. foreclosure deal slowed by infighting: sources Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:18 pm PST Reuters - U.S. regulators' efforts to settle with banks over improper mortgage foreclosures are being hampered by disagreements among the groups involved over the size and shape of an accord, according to sources familiar with the matter. Full Story Top Kadhafi rants at 'Al-Qaeda inspired' revolt Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:53 pm PST AFP - Libya's Moamer Kadhafi blamed drug-addled Al-Qaeda followers for a fast-spreading uprising, as outraged Western allies crafted a joint response to the crisis in the oil-rich state. Full Story Top 'Dark days' in N.Zealand as earthquake kills 113 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:07 pm PST AFP - New Zealand warned frantic relatives to brace for the worst Friday as hundreds of toiling rescuers failed to find more survivors after a devastating earthquake left at least 113 dead. Full Story Top

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