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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Obama strikes back at GOP critics on gas prices Woman gives birth to almost 14-pound son Governor Chris Christie to 'Idiot' student: 'damn man, I'm governor, could you shut up for a second?' Unexplained "Phoenix Lights" explosion caught live on news broadcast First amateur video of Challenger shuttle explosion revealed Storied carrier, 'the Big E,' makes final voyage Israeli airstrikes kill 15 Gaza militants Israel kills five more Gaza militants; rockets hit Israel Iraq militia stone youths to death for "emo" style Papers debate 'Doonesbury' series on abortion law Fistfight breaks out at Chicago Symphony Orchestra Rant on American Airlines Flight Ends With Flight Attendant in Hospital Obama, in re-election bid, says new jobs report is proof of US economic rebound Penguins, flying first class, delight passengers on Delta flight (VIDEO) 'Morning, y'all.' Romney seeks acceptance in South Football head injury results in $4.4 million settlement Government to seek court approval of $25 billion mortgage pact Romney claims victory in Guam, Northern Marianas Rush Limbaugh Spurns Plea by Ex-Advertiser to Be Accepted Back Missing for weeks, hiker found in N.M. forest Last inmates pardoned by former Mississippi Governor released Angelina Jolie Hates Joseph Kony Alien invasion a threat to Antarctic ecosystem Syria's Assad meets Annan, but gives little ground Police: Woman threatened to blow up Del. school Canada's Nick Zoricic dies after skicross crash Missing for weeks, hiker found alive in NM forest Obama Movie, 'The Road We've Traveled,' is Political Propaganda Santorum wins Kansas caucuses; Romney racks up delegates elsewhere Deadly hostage raid stuns Nigeria's home of Islam Armored Car Murder Suspect Kenneth Konias Apparently Stashes $24K at Grandmother's Grave Site U.S. deeply skeptical about Syria military options The 295 words and phrases blocked by Chinese Web censors Obama: 'America is coming back' Facebook 'friend' offer exposes man's other wife Santorum takes Kansas, Romney counters in Wyoming Mass grave in southern Mexico yields 167 bodies Why Palin, Bachmann Are Not Credible as Strong Female Leaders Comic book artist Moebius dies Is Rush Limbaugh costing Republicans votes? Obama strikes back at GOP critics on gas prices Sat,10 Mar 2012 03:05 AM PST Associated Press - President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in controlling gasoline prices. Full Story Top Woman gives birth to almost 14-pound son Sat,10 Mar 2012 03:17 PM PST The Upshot - For months doctors had warned a Southern California woman that she would be having a big baby. But no one expected him to be this big, when the healthy boy weighed in at 13 pounds, 14 ounces after being delivered by cesarean section, the North County (Calif.) Times reported Saturday. "How'd he fit?" was the [...] Full Story Top Governor Chris Christie to 'Idiot' student: 'damn man, I'm governor, could you shut up for a second?' Fri,9 Mar 2012 02:19 PM PST The Sideshow - New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie is well known for his extroverted personality and outspoken nature. But his often confrontational approach that kept his name in presidential primary talks for months ended in a shouting match today with a student who is a also a former Navy Seal. Fox News reports that during Friday morning's [...] Full Story Top Unexplained "Phoenix Lights" explosion caught live on news broadcast Fri,9 Mar 2012 09:15 AM PST The Sideshow - Phoenix's FOX 10 reporter Andrea Robinson was in the middle of an on-air report when an unexplained, bright white explosion appeared in the distance behind her. The strange blast was caught on tape and aired live during Robinson's report. At first, news station employees thought the explosion was a transformer. But when FOX 10 checked [...] Full Story Top First amateur video of Challenger shuttle explosion revealed Fri,9 Mar 2012 10:58 AM PST The Sideshow - More than 25 years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, an amateur video of the accident has surfaced. The newly released video, taken by Jeffrey Ault, and licensed from Ault by the Huffington Post, offers a closer and more intimate view of the tragedy than have other video reports previously released by [...] Full Story Top Storied carrier, 'the Big E,' makes final voyage Sat,10 Mar 2012 04:20 PM PST Associated Press - When the makers of "Top Gun" were filming on board the USS Enterprise, they donated a set of black fuzzy dice to liven up the ship's otherwise drab interior. Full Story Top Israeli airstrikes kill 15 Gaza militants Sat,10 Mar 2012 01:56 PM PST Associated Press - Israel pounded Gaza for the second day in a row Saturday, trading airstrikes and rocket fire with Palestinian militants and killing 15 of them as the deadliest Gaza violence in over a year showed no signs of abating. Full Story Top Israel kills five more Gaza militants; rockets hit Israel Sat,10 Mar 2012 11:32 AM PST Reuters - Israel killed four Gaza militants on Saturday as violence sparked by the death of a militant leader a day earlier escalated with gunmen firing more than 90 rockets at Israel, injuring four people, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. In all Israel, has killed 14 militants in aerial strikes launched since Friday, Hamas medics said. In the latest attack, a gunman was killed on a motorcycle and another was critically wounded and later died of his injuries, medics said. ... Full Story Top Iraq militia stone youths to death for "emo" style Sat,10 Mar 2012 09:11 AM PST Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 14 youths have been stoned to death in Baghdad in the past three weeks in what appears to be a campaign by Shi'ite militants against youths wearing Western-style "emo" clothes and haircuts, security and hospital sources say. Militants in Shi'ite neighborhoods where the stonings have taken place circulated lists on Saturday naming more youths targeted to be killed if they do not change the way they dress. ... Full Story Top Papers debate 'Doonesbury' series on abortion law Fri,9 Mar 2012 02:12 PM PST Associated Press - A national syndicate will offer replacement "Doonesbury" comic strips to newspapers that don't want to run an upcoming series that uses graphic imagery to lampoon a Texas law requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion, officials said Friday. Full Story Top Fistfight breaks out at Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sat,10 Mar 2012 02:08 PM PST Associated Press - It was an unusual backdrop for a fistfight: Maestro Riccardo Muti was nearly through the second movement of Brahms Symphony No. 2 at the normally staid Chicago Symphony Orchestra when two patrons went at it. Full Story Top Rant on American Airlines Flight Ends With Flight Attendant in Hospital Fri,9 Mar 2012 10:26 AM PST ABC News - Flight Attendant Rant Sends American Airlines Flight Back to Gate Full Story Top Obama, in re-election bid, says new jobs report is proof of US economic rebound Sat,10 Mar 2012 09:07 AM PST Associated Press - PRINCE GEORGE, Va. - President Barack Obama seized on news of another burst of job growth as proof the U.S. economy is rebounding on his watch from a disastrous recession. Full Story Top Penguins, flying first class, delight passengers on Delta flight (VIDEO) Fri,9 Mar 2012 08:08 AM PST The Sideshow - "Is anyone here allergic to penguins?" the captain of Delta Flight 486 from Atlanta to New York asked passengers—including this writer—on Wednesday night. "No? Alright, we have a surprise for you." "How would we even know if we were?" I asked the woman seated next to me in seat 33D. "He can't be serious," she [...] Full Story Top 'Morning, y'all.' Romney seeks acceptance in South Fri,9 Mar 2012 11:54 AM PST Reuters - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is laying it on as thick as a syrupy Southern drawl as he tries to court the South, a region that has been unkind to him in the past and may soon turn its back on him again. "Morning, y'all," Romney told a campaign rally on Friday in Jackson, Mississippi. "I got started this morning right with a biscuit and some cheesy grits," he joked. ... Full Story Top Football head injury results in $4.4 million settlement Sat,10 Mar 2012 05:47 AM PST Reuters - A San Diego area school district has agreed to pay a $4.4 million settlement to a man who suffered a head injury playing high school football and now must communicate through a keyboard, attorneys said on Friday. The agreement comes as the problem of head injuries in football has gained prominence due to lawsuits brought against the National Football League by former players complaining of ongoing life struggles from concussions. ... Full Story Top Government to seek court approval of $25 billion mortgage pact Fri,9 Mar 2012 09:51 PM PST Reuters - A previously announced $25 billion settlement between five major banks accused of abusive mortgage practices and government officials will be filed in federal court on Monday, people familiar with the matter said late Friday. The pact unveiled February 9 is expected to result in payments and other mortgage relief for about one million borrowers, but must first be approved by a judge. ... Full Story Top Romney claims victory in Guam, Northern Marianas Sat,10 Mar 2012 08:55 AM PST AFP - Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney claimed victory in Saturday caucuses in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands, saying he secured support of all 18 delegates at stake in the US Pacific territories. Full Story Top Rush Limbaugh Spurns Plea by Ex-Advertiser to Be Accepted Back Fri,9 Mar 2012 03:45 PM PST Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | The imbroglio over Rush Limbaugh, his unfortunate remarks about a student activist, and his advertisers took a bizarre turn when one advertiser who publicly denounced Limbaugh last week and pulled its ads, begged to be taken back. Full Story Top Missing for weeks, hiker found in N.M. forest Sat,10 Mar 2012 11:39 AM PST The Upshot - A woman with a history of mental illness survived for 3½ weeks in a New Mexico national forest before being reportedly found on Wednesday with just her cat and a blue sleeping bag. Though family members reported Margaret Page missing on Feb. 14, it took authorities more than three weeks to begin their search. The [...] Full Story Top Last inmates pardoned by former Mississippi Governor released Sat,10 Mar 2012 06:32 PM PST Reuters - STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - The last three inmates still in prison who had been pardoned by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour were released on Saturday, two days after the state's highest court cleared the way for their freedom. The release of the prisoners could be the final chapter in a controversial saga that began in January when Barbour issued more than 200 pardons as he left office, the most in modern Mississippi history. The pardons prompted an outcry from victims of those released and the families of victims. ... Full Story Top Angelina Jolie Hates Joseph Kony Sat,10 Mar 2012 04:35 AM PST ABC News - Angelina Jolie, who serves as Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, finds Ugandan warload Joseph Kony horrendous. "[Kony]'s an extraordinarily horrible human being," Angelina told the U.K.'s The Telegraph at the Third Annual Women In The World Summit in New York... Full Story Top Alien invasion a threat to Antarctic ecosystem Tue,6 Mar 2012 05:23 AM PST Reuters - SYDNEY (REUTERS) - In the pristine frozen continent of Antarctica scientists fear an alien invasion -- not from outer space, but carried in people's pockets and bags. Seeds and plants accidentally brought to Antarctica by tourists and scientists may introduce alien plant species which could threaten the survival of native plants in the finely balanced ecosystem. ... Full Story Top Syria's Assad meets Annan, but gives little ground Sat,10 Mar 2012 03:56 PM PST Reuters - President Bashar al-Assad told U.N./Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Saturday that no political solution was possible in Syria while "terrorist" groups were destabilizing the country. "Syria is ready to make a success of any honest effort to find a solution for the events it is witnessing," state news agency SANA quoted Assad as telling his guest. "No political dialogue or political activity can succeed while there are armed terrorist groups operating and spreading chaos and instability," the Syrian leader said after about two hours of talks with the former U.N. ... Full Story Top Police: Woman threatened to blow up Del. school Sat,10 Mar 2012 01:12 PM PST Associated Press - A Delaware woman has been charged with threatening to blow up an elementary school. Full Story Top Canada's Nick Zoricic dies after skicross crash Sat,10 Mar 2012 08:19 AM PST Associated Press - Canadian racer Nick Zoricic died from head injuries after crashing in a World Cup skicross event on Saturday, the International Ski Federation said. Full Story Top Missing for weeks, hiker found alive in NM forest Sat,10 Mar 2012 03:10 AM PST Associated Press - Snuggling in a blue sleeping bag, Margaret Page and her cat survived 3 1/2 weeks in a rugged New Mexico national forest, even though temperatures dropped below freezing nearly every night. Full Story Top Obama Movie, 'The Road We've Traveled,' is Political Propaganda Sat,10 Mar 2012 04:06 PM PST Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | A group of Hollywood movers and shakers have created a 17-minute campaign ad for President Barack Obama. It is produced by Davis Guggenheim, whose credits include "An Inconvenient Truth," and is narrated by Tom Hanks. Full Story Top Santorum wins Kansas caucuses; Romney racks up delegates elsewhere Sat,10 Mar 2012 10:54 AM PST The Ticket - Rick Santorum has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Kansas. With 97 percents of the precincts reporting, Santorum captured an overwhelming 51 percent--although that constituted only about 15,000 people-- of the vote. Mitt Romney took second with 21 percent, followed by Newt Gingrich with 14 percent and Ron Paul with 12.5 percent. Santorum stands to gain [...] Full Story Top Deadly hostage raid stuns Nigeria's home of Islam Sat,10 Mar 2012 11:24 AM PST Associated Press - While violence has engulfed much of Nigeria's Muslim north in the last year, the city of Sokoto in its far northwest offered a slow-moving glimpse of peace in the nation's Muslim north, anchored by a faith enshrined here more than 200 years ago. Full Story Top Armored Car Murder Suspect Kenneth Konias Apparently Stashes $24K at Grandmother's Grave Site Thu,8 Mar 2012 11:09 PM PST Good Morning America - Relatives Have Found Money at Grandma's Grave Site and Parent's Home Full Story Top U.S. deeply skeptical about Syria military options Sat,10 Mar 2012 07:52 AM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration is exploring options to halt the bloodshed in Syria but is deeply skeptical of military intervention out of fear it could worsen the humanitarian crisis, according to a White House official. In a briefing with a small group of reporters on Friday, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, contrasted the situation in Syria with Libya, where a NATO campaign bolstered rebels who eventually toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last year. ... Full Story Top The 295 words and phrases blocked by Chinese Web censors Fri,9 Mar 2012 01:05 PM PST The Sideshow - Most people in the world who get into trouble on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites fail to exercise a bit of healthy self-censorship. A new Carnegie Mellon University study has identified the 295 words and phrases the Chinese government looks for when it steps in and forcibly blocks communication between its own citizens. [...] Full Story Top Obama: 'America is coming back' Fri,9 Mar 2012 07:50 PM PST Associated Press - Raising campaign cash in Republican territory, President Barack Obama on Friday hailed a rebounding economy and accused Republicans of banking on voters having "amnesia" about the steps that led to a brutal economic collapse. Full Story Top Facebook 'friend' offer exposes man's other wife Sat,10 Mar 2012 01:06 AM PST Associated Press - A corrections officer is facing bigamy charges after authorities said a Washington woman using Facebook discovered that she and a potential "friend" were married to him at the same time. Full Story Top Santorum takes Kansas, Romney counters in Wyoming Sat,10 Mar 2012 05:08 PM PST Associated Press - Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout on Saturday and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney countered in Wyoming, a weekend prelude to suddenly pivotal Southern primary showdowns in the week ahead. Full Story Top Mass grave in southern Mexico yields 167 bodies Sat,10 Mar 2012 03:47 PM PST Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Authorities are investigating a mass grave in southern Mexico containing 167 bodies that may have been dumped there at least 50 years ago, a Mexican official said on Saturday. The remains, found in a cave near the Guatemalan border, "disintegrated at the touch," said the official at the Chiapas state prosecutor's office. Investigators are trying to determine the age and gender of the victims and the cause of death, the official said on condition of anonymity. ... Full Story Top Why Palin, Bachmann Are Not Credible as Strong Female Leaders Fri,9 Mar 2012 06:13 PM PST Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | There are several reasons that average Americans do not find former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann credible as strong female leaders. It has very little to do with their conservative political values or the fact that they are not part of the liberal Left's vocal feminist movement. ... Full Story Top Comic book artist Moebius dies Sat,10 Mar 2012 01:15 PM PST AFP - Moebius, the French comic-book artist and designer whose spectacular science fantasy-based worked its magic on Hollywood classics such as "Alien" has died aged 73, after a long illness. Full Story Top Is Rush Limbaugh costing Republicans votes? Fri,9 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PST The Week - The GOP was chipping away at Democrats' traditional edge with women voters ... then Limbaugh started talking about "sluts" Full Story Top

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