Saturday, March 3, 2012

Rescue, cleanups continue in tornado zone, 39 dead (Reuters)

Rescue, cleanups continue in tornado zone, 39 dead (Reuters)

Rescue, cleanups continue in tornado zone, 39 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 05:57 PM PST

Reuters - Rescue teams and residents combed through storm-wracked towns

BP's $7.8 billion deal may speed payments for U.S. spill (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:06 PM PST

Reuters - The estimated $7.8 billion deal struck by BP Plc with businesses and individuals suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could speed up payments to thousands of claimants and offers lawyers a potential windfall in legal fees.

Georgia cleans up after storms leave one dead (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:51 PM PST

Reuters - Southern Georgia cleanup crews were hampered on Saturday by more severe weather after tornadoes, thunderstorms and high winds lashed northern areas of the state on Friday night, leaving one dead and hundreds of homes badly damaged, officials said.

Super Tuesday: In Ohio, a Crucial Test for Romney (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - With 66 delegates at stake, Ohio is not the largest target on Super Tuesday, which will see 10 contests held on March 6. But it is the most important

Romney Fends Off Fierce Santorum Challenge to Win Michigan Primary (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - Mitt Romney's victory in Michigan and Arizona infuses his flagging campaign with a jolt of momentum as the Republican primary fight gears up for 10 Super Tuesday contests on March 6

Enbridge shuts part of key U.S. oil pipeline after fire (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:31 PM PST

Reuters - Enbridge Inc shut down a key segment of the main Canada-to-United States oil pipeline for an undetermined period on Saturday after a deadly vehicle accident caused a fire at an Illinois pumping station.

Toddler found alive in Indiana field after storms (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 03:26 PM PST

AP - A hospital spokeswoman says a 2-year-old girl found alive in an Indiana field after violent storms is the sole survivor of her immediate family.

Dahmer victim's sister calls walking tour 'evil' (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:10 PM PST

AP - The sister of one of Jeffrey Dahmer's 17 victims joined others in protesting a Milwaukee walking tour of the serial killer's haunts Saturday, calling out to tour organizers that they were "just as evil" as Dahmer himself.

House fire in northeast Ohio kills 4; no survivors (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PST

AP - A man, woman and two girls died Saturday in a house fire in northeast Ohio, fire officials said.

Storms demolish small towns in Ind., Ky.; 38 dead (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 05:46 PM PST

AP - Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes chainsawed through a region of millions, leveling small towns along the way.

Ind. town hard to find, but tornado leaves mark (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 05:48 PM PST

AP - This is a town that's almost impossible to find, even if you're trying. But a massive tornado did.

Hundreds honor student killed in Ohio shooting (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 05:12 PM PST

AP - Hundreds of people stood shoulder to shoulder along the street on a cold, windy Saturday morning to honor one of three teenagers killed in a high school shooting.

Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 05:42 PM PST

AP - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a "slut" and "prostitute" after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program.

BP spill settlement clears way for comeback (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:18 PM PST

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in this April 21, 2010 file handout image. REUTERS/U.S. Coast Guard/Files/HandoutAP - BP's multibillion-dollar settlement with people and businesses harmed by its 2010 oil spill removes some uncertainty about the potential financial damages it faces. It also may help the company restore its all-important relationship with the federal government.

Police: 14 hurt in shooting at Tempe, Ariz., club (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:19 PM PST

AP - Police made one arrest and were looking for two other suspects after a shootout amid a large crowd outside an Arizona nightclub left more than a dozen people wounded and set off a chaotic scene as the injured screamed for help and hundreds tried to flee.

New Orleans case puts scrutiny on NFL bounty pay (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:44 PM PST

AP - The revelations were shocking and appalling to those outside the NFL: A team paid bounties to knock opponents out of the game, including some of football's biggest stars.

Santorum pushes social agenda (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:07 PM PST

AP - Rick Santorum sees an America in need of more than economic recovery, warning Saturday that the nation's inattention to conservative social values is "damning people."

Anglers flock to contaminated Texas reservoir (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 03:18 PM PST

AP - Signs bearing a skull and crossbones dot the banks of a reservoir and canal near this town on the U.S.-Mexico border, but the fishermen standing in the reeds nearby ignore them, casually reeling in fish that are contaminated with toxic chemicals and banned for human consumption.

Obama recasts birth control debate on own terms (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 03:52 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama waded deep into the culture wars of American politics by rushing to the defense of a female law student Rush Limbaugh verbally attacked.
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