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Today's Top Stories: Pro-Gadhafi forces try to retake strategic city Obama: Flexibility OK, but health care law remains Geithner wants housing overhaul bill in 2 years GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdown Gene therapy raises hope for a future AIDS cure Authorities: Man persuaded moms to abuse kids Car runs down bicycling demonstrators in Brazil '61 memo claims Ted Kennedy sought to rent brothel Jane Russell, star of '40s and '50s films, dies Allen scores 25 to lead Celtics over Jazz 107-102 Bernanke to tread cautiously before Congress Wisconsin governor gives Democrats ultimatum Gaddafi forces mass as world raises pressure on Libya Blackstone buys Centro's U.S. malls for $9.4 billion Government shutdown unlikely, but budget battle remains Retail sales seen up in February Lawmakers question Medicare payment contractors U.S. gasoline price jump biggest since Katrina World ramps up pressure on 'delusional' Kadhafi New Zealand falls silent for quake victims Pro-Gadhafi forces try to retake strategic city Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:52 pm PST AP - Witnesses say forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have tried but failed to retake the rebel-held city closest to the Libyan capital Tripoli. Full Story Top Obama: Flexibility OK, but health care law remains Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:39 pm PST AP - Anxious to ease deepening political tensions with the states, President Barack Obama on Monday told governors he wants to speed up their ability to enforce his signature health care law on their own terms. But his concession goes only so far: He warned he won't allow states to weaken the law. Full Story Top Geithner wants housing overhaul bill in 2 years Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:45 pm PST AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is telling Congress that the Obama administration wants Congress to approve legislation overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's troubled housing finance giants, within two years. Full Story Top GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdown Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:39 pm PST AP - Easy for them to say: Cut spending, no matter what. Don't let the government borrow any more. Shut it down if you have to. While the cast of potential White House contenders tells Congress to get tough, drawing lines in the sand is risky for lawmakers who have to live with the consequences. Full Story Top Gene therapy raises hope for a future AIDS cure Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:39 pm PST AP - In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease. Full Story Top Authorities: Man persuaded moms to abuse kids Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:39 pm PST AP - A Michigan man built an online profile posing as a good-looking single dad and caring psychologist and persuaded mothers across the country to sexually assault their children as a form of therapy, then send him the images of the attacks, authorities said Monday. Full Story Top Car runs down bicycling demonstrators in Brazil Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:39 pm PST AP - A motorist sped his car through a pack of more than 100 cycling activists in southern Brazil, sending bikes and screaming riders flying through the air and landing hard on the asphalt in a scene captured on amateur video and posted online. Full Story Top '61 memo claims Ted Kennedy sought to rent brothel Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:39 pm PST AP - An FBI file contends that a young Edward M. Kennedy arranged to rent a brothel for a night while visiting Chile in 1961, a year before he was elected to the Senate. Full Story Top Jane Russell, star of '40s and '50s films, dies Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:52 pm PST AP - She was the voluptuous pin-up girl who set a million male hearts to pounding during World War II, the favorite movie star of a generation of young men long before she'd made a movie more than a handful of them had ever seen. Full Story Top Allen scores 25 to lead Celtics over Jazz 107-102 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:47 pm PST AP - Ray Allen scored 25 points and Paul Pierce added 21, including a late 3-pointer and pair of free throws, to help the Boston Celtics hold on for a 107-102 victory Monday night over the Utah Jazz. Full Story Top Bernanke to tread cautiously before Congress Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:23 pm PST Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely remain skeptical about the strength of the economic recovery in testimony on Tuesday, despite recent data pointing to improvement, signaling the central bank is unlikely to cut short its $600 billion stimulus plan. Full Story Top Wisconsin governor gives Democrats ultimatum Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:54 pm PST Reuters - Republican Governor Scott Walker on Monday gave absent Democratic lawmakers an ultimatum to return to Wisconsin within 24 hours and vote on a proposal to reduce the power of public sector unions or have the state would miss out on a huge debt restructuring. Full Story Top Gaddafi forces mass as world raises pressure on Libya Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:50 pm PST Reuters - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were massed in the west of the country on Tuesday, residents said, and the United States said it was moving warships and air forces closer to Libya. Full Story Top Blackstone buys Centro's U.S. malls for $9.4 billion Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:35 pm PST Reuters - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP has bought nearly 600 U.S. shopping malls from Australia's debt-laden Centro Properties for $9.4 billion in one of the biggest global property deals since the credit crisis. Full Story Top Government shutdown unlikely, but budget battle remains Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:07 pm PST Reuters - A deal to avert a government shutdown took shape in Congress on Monday, but the short-term spending measure would do nothing to resolve the bitter debate over federal spending. Full Story Top Retail sales seen up in February Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:20 pm PST Reuters - February sales numbers that top U.S. chains report later this week will be the first sign of shoppers' ability and willingness to pay more for clothing and household items now that gas prices are rising. Full Story Top Lawmakers question Medicare payment contractors Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:13 pm PST Reuters - Democratic senators on Tuesday expressed concern that companies hired to help pay and oversee medical claims under the Medicare health insurance program may have costly conflicts of interest. Full Story Top U.S. gasoline price jump biggest since Katrina Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:42 pm PST Reuters - The average price U.S. drivers paid for gasoline soared 19.4 cents in the latest week to $3.38 a gallon, the biggest jump in pump prices since Hurricane Katrina disrupted petroleum supplies in September 2005, the Energy Department said on Monday. Full Story Top World ramps up pressure on 'delusional' Kadhafi Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:16 pm PST AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi insisted his people loved him but was slammed as "delusional" as Western nations prepared Tuesday to ramp up pressure to prevent a full-blown catastrophe in his country. Full Story Top New Zealand falls silent for quake victims Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:17 pm PST AFP - Grieving New Zealanders wept and hugged Tuesday, as the nation fell silent to mark the moment last week when an earthquake tore apart Christchurch and claimed hundreds of lives. Full Story Top

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