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  Lawyer defends Prius driver's story of stuck pedal (AP) (Sunday, Mar 14, 2010 12:59 PM EST)

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - A lawyer representing a driver who reports his Toyota Prius sped out of control on a California freeway is sticking by his client's story despite a congressional memo that raises questions about what happened.



 
  Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now (AP) (Sunday, Mar 14, 2010 1:54 PM EST)

A nurse at the University of Miami hospital check on a patient while US President Barack Obama is seen on television talking about healthcare reform in 2009. Top aides to President Barack Obama confidently predicted Sunday that his signature healthcare overhaul would finally pass through Congress this week after a year of costly political wrangling.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AP - The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects.



 
  Fed may hint at how long rates will stay at lows (AP) (Sunday, Mar 14, 2010 12:46 PM EST)
AP - Federal Reserve policymakers may signal at their meeting this week how and when the improving economy will lead them to start raising record-low interest rates.
 
  China oil firm takes $3.1B stake in SAmerican firm (AP) (Sunday, Mar 14, 2010 11:23 AM EST)
AP - Leading offshore producer China National Offshore Oil Corp. said Sunday it has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to form a joint-venture with a major Argentine energy firm, helping to expand China's access to natural resources in South America.
 
  GOP's Ryan Dissects ObamaCare, Lays Out 'Roadmap' To Health (Investor's Business Daily) (Saturday, Mar 13, 2010 7:12 PM EST)
Investor's Business Daily - Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., took the national stage last month as he cut down Democratic health care plans point by point. If the GOP should win back the House In November, Ryan will become chairman of the House Budget Committee. And he has lots of ideas. He recently updated his "Roadmap for America's Future" to address many issues, including the budget deficit, entitlement programs, the tax system and health care.
 
  US looks to Shanghai Expo to help ease distrust (AP) (Sunday, Mar 14, 2010 10:54 AM EST)

In this computer graphic released by BRC Imagination Arts, an introductory theater shows the 'Spirit of America,' a video of classic American landscapes,  welcomes in Chinese by ordinary Americans and celebrities and messages from Clinton and President Barack Obama at the U.S. pavilion site of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/BRC Imagination Arts)AP - For millions of Chinese, the USA pavilion's show at the Shanghai World Expo will be the closest they'll ever come to an experience of America. What they'll get — apart from long waits — is a warm welcome and a dose of Hollywood-style entertainment.



 
  Verizon to list on Nasdaq as well as NYSE (AP) (Friday, Mar 12, 2010 12:48 PM EST)
AP - Verizon Communications Inc. said Friday it will list its stock on the Nasdaq exchange along with its existing New York Stock Exchange listing.
 
  Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of better business (AP) (Friday, Mar 12, 2010 5:58 PM EST)
AP - The CEO of Union Pacific said Friday that shipments carried by the nation's biggest railroad are stronger than expected this year, but are still a long way from full recovery.
 
  Nortel Networks posts profit in 4Q (AP) (Saturday, Mar 13, 2010 8:08 PM EST)
AP - Bankrupt telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. said Friday it posted a profit in the fourth quarter, thanks to a large gain related to an asset sale.
 
  Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda (Reuters) (Sunday, Mar 14, 2010 11:03 AM EST)
Reuters - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French and German doubts that a deal will be reached.
 


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