Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy (Reuters)
Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:54:27 GMT]
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Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting (Reuters)

A light snow settles on a tourist's umbrella as he takes a picture of the White House in Washington, December 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.



[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:31:49 GMT]
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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)

A row of Toyota Prius cars sits on the lot at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in El Cajon, Calif. Driver James Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.



[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:01:03 GMT]
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NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races (AP)

FILE - This March 7, 2010, file photo shows Brad Keselowski (12) flipping after being nudged by Carl Edwards, top, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Edwards was 156 laps off the lead when he apparently decided it was time to settle a score with Keselowski. (AP Photo/Joe Sebo, File)AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.



[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:54:10 GMT]
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Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan (Reuters)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Iraq's President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad in this January 23, 2010 file photo. Biden assured Israel of Washington's commitment to its security. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool/FilesReuters - Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.



[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:25:28 GMT]
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Cisco unveils system for super-fast Internet (AFP)

Cisco chairman and chief executive John Chambers, pictured in in San Francisco, California, in 2009. Cisco Systems on Tuesday unveiled a new generation of superfast Internet routers, saying they would AFP - Cisco Systems on Tuesday unveiled super-fast Internet hardware that promises to boost US competitiveness and bolster economic recovery by moving mountains of data at astounding speeds.



[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:55:07 GMT]
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Obama pitches health plan in spirited appearance (AP)

President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa. on Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.



[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:31:31 GMT]
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Hopeful Signs in Iraq? (The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- Facts are scarce, and spin is everywhere, in the aftermath of Iraq's election on Sunday.
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:43:07 GMT]
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'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington (AP)

Cuc Vu (L) shows her ring after she and her partner Gwen Migita (R) applied for their marriage license at the DC Superior Court in Washington, DC. The US Supreme Court refused March 2 to block a law allowing same-sex marriages in Washington DC, clearing the way for the legislation to go into effect Wednesday.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AP - One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" and kissed after the pastor pronounced them "legally married."



[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:46:54 GMT]
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Lindsay Lohan takes swipe at E-Trade babies (AP)

U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan poses prior to attend to the German fashion designer Karl Lagarfeld's Fall-Winter 2010-2011 ready-to-wear collection for Chanel fashion house, in Paris Tuesday March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies.



[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:24:21 GMT]
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Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town (AP)

A mother comforts her crying child in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. More than 200 people, most of them Christians, were slaughtered on Sunday in central Nigeria, according to residents, aid groups and journalists. The local government gave a figure more than twice that amount, but offered no casualty list or other information to substantiate it. (AP Photos/Jon Gambrell)AP - Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more than 200 people dead.



[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:02:46 GMT]
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Business groups launch ad against health care bill (AP)
AP - Major business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House.
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:23:22 GMT]
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Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants (Reuters)
Reuters - Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday.
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:50:11 GMT]
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Dem leader calls Massa claims 'absurd' (AP)
AP - The House's No. 2 Democrat is dismissing as "absurd" former Rep. Eric Massa's claims that he was forced out by party leaders because of his opposition to health care legislation.
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:32:02 GMT]
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Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius (Reuters)

In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, the tailends of unsold 2010 Toyota Prius sedans form a long line at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo. Toyota owners and stockholders have peppered the Japanese automaker with more than 80 class-action lawsuits in the wake of widespread recalls, some contending that defective engineering has caused injuries or deaths and others claiming the company's woes have damaged the value of the vehicles. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Reuters - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.



[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:22:55 GMT]
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UConn's Caroline Doty to play in league title game (AP)

Connecticut's Caroline Doty is helped off the floor after she took an elbow to the head during the second half against Notre Dame in an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big East tournament in Hartford, Conn., Monday, March 8, 2010. Connecticut won 59-44. (AP Photo/Bob Child)AP - Connecticut's Caroline Doty will play in the Big East championship game Tuesday night after a scary head and neck injury during the Huskies' NCAA-record 71st straight victory.



[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:44:30 GMT]
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9/11 suspects should face civilian court, U.N. envoys say (Reuters)

In this photo of a sketch by a courtroom artist, and reviewed by the U.S. military, family members of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, (R) observe courtroom proceedings during hearings for the five alleged September 11 co-conspirators, inside the courthouse at the Camp Justice compound for the U.S. war crimes commission, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, July 16, 2009. REUTERSJanet Hamlin/PoolReuters - United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused September 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that U.S. military tribunals would not be fair.



[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:42:36 GMT]
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Google welcomes chance to export to Iran, Cuba (AP)
AP - A senior Google executive welcomed on Tuesday a U.S. decision to relax restrictions on exporting Internet communications services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba.
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:39:00 GMT]
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Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast (AP)

Israeli Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau speaks to media during an international conference on civilian nuclear energy, in Paris, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new attention to its secretive nuclear activities. Landau said nuclear plants built in Israel will be subject to strict safety and security controls, and even said his country would like to build them in cooperation with scientists and engineers from 'our Arab neighbors.'(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear?



[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:33:29 GMT]
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Why Israel jailed me for ‘talking too much’ (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The Palestinian elected leadership is weak. And even with Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan this week, the renewed Middle East peace process appears to be little more than a charade.
[Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:59:01 GMT]
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