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A Palestinian worker is seen on a construction site in the east Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reprimanded a top official over the announcement of new settlement construction during a high-profile visit by Vice President Joseph Biden. (Photo by Dan Balilty / AP)

Gadgets in emergency vehicles seen as dangerous distractions

They are the most wired vehicles on the road, with dashboard computers, radios, navigation systems and cell phones, but these gadgets are widely seen as distractions.

New York Times

Dodd to offer financial regulation bill without GOP

The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, hoping to push the biggest overhaul of financial regulations since the Depression, will unveil his own proposal, not having a single Republican endorsement.

New York Times

Dodd goes it alone

ABC News

Israeli construction plans irk Biden, Palestinians

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says it is difficult to have any negotiations with Israel unless it revokes plans to build new homes on disputed land in Jerusalem, Abbas' top negotiator said.

CNN

Biden: 'US has no better friend than Israel'

Jerusalem Post

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Palestinian territories

Guardian

Biden addresses unsettled business in Israel

MSNBC

Airlines threaten to cancel flights

Airlines are threatening to cancel scores of flights in response to a new rule that would prohibit them from keeping passengers on the tarmac for more than 3 hours without giving them the opportunity to get off.

Wall Street Journal

New Chile quake as Pinera sworn in as nation's president

Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as president of Chile, minutes after it was hit by the largest aftershock since last month's devastating earthquake.

BBC

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A worker paints artificial flowers to decorate the city for the upcoming spring festival in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo by K.M. Chaudary / AP)	Kolby Mashack, top, wrestles Frank Marellotti during a AA 130 Pound Class preliminary match, in Hershey, Pa., at the PIAA High School Wrestling Championships. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / AP)	A visitor looks at a painting on Napoleon's Russian campaign by Vasily Vereshchagin, at the State Historical Museum, Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

NATION

Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years

The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may be slowing. RealtyTrac Inc. said the number of households facing foreclosure grew 6 percent, the smallest increase in four years.

San Francisco Chronicle

Yemen reportedly holding US terror suspect

An American man from New Jersey is reportedly among 11 members of an al Qaeda cell arrested in Yemen in a security raid.

CBS News

Jobless claims edge lower

The number of Americans filing for first-time claims for unemployment insurance fell while continuing claims rose sharply.

CNNMoney

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Jobless claims dipped by 6,000 last week

NPR

POLITICS

Treasury missed chances to save on GMAC bailout

The Treasury Department did not adequately consider all options when bailing out troubled finance company GMAC and could have better protected taxpayers' money, according to a report.

CNNMoney

GMAC bailout adds $6.3B to public's tab

CBS

Democrats, White House close in on health bill

A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.

MSNBC

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CBO offers new estimate for Senate healthcare bill: $875B

The Hill

House Democrats move to ban some earmarks amid ethics concerns

Democrats in the House of Representatives moved to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Algae may produce human proteins

Pharmaceutical companies could reduce costly treatments by growing human therapeutic proteins in algae.

Science Daily

Color changing frog found

A newfound frog species undergoes a "striking" change from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peach-colored, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.

National Geographic

Galaxy study validates general relativity on cosmic scale

An analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies demonstrates that the universe plays by the rules set out 95 years ago by Albert Einstein in his General Theory of Relativity.

ScienceDaily

HEALTH

Are C-sections too common?

Cesarean births are at an all-time high and fewer women who've had a C-section are opting for vaginal births on subsequent pregancies, according to the National Institutes of Health.

ABC News

New knee may improve balance

A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance and help prevent falls, according to a new study.

HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

How green is my mansion?

Mitch Kapor, software mogul and philanthropist, has given millions of dollars to environmental groups. Now Mr. Kapor wants to build a 10,000-square-foot 'green' house, complete with a 10-car garage, in Berkeley, Calif.

New York Times

UN to review errors made by Intergovernmental Panel

The United Nations is to announce an independent review of errors made by its climate change advisory body in an attempt to restore its credibility.

Times Online

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican forced to defend itself over sex abuse cases

As accusations of historic sexual abuse by Roman Catholics emerge in another European country, the Vatican has insisted it has dealt with "the very serious issue" promptly and decisively.

BBC

Where Hindus and Muslims pray together

When Hindus visit a temple in Gaddeajijpur village, they also make it a point to pray at the adjacent mausoleum. It is no different for Muslims. For, the villagers believe their prayers will not be answered otherwise.

Times of India

SPORTS

Merlin Olsen dead at 69

Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.

Sports Illustrated

Kidd, Butler power Mavericks to 13th straight win

Jason Kidd had 20 points and 9 assists and the Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA's longest winning streak this season with their 13th straight victory, 96-87 over the New Jersey Nets.

ESPN

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GOOD NEWS

Chileans rush to help quake victims, filling government gaps

Thousands of people in Chile are taking earthquake relief into their own hands, filling gaps left by government programs and international organizations. A 25-hour weekend telethon raised $60 million.

Bloomberg

Africa united in fight against polio outbreak

More than 85 million children under five years old will be immunized against polio in 19 countries across West and Central Africa in a massive example of cross-border cooperation.

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WORLD

Maliki holds edge in Iraq, but results are challenged by opposition

Early results in Iraq’s parliamentary elections indicated that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s coalition was likely to win a plurality in an exceedingly close race, according to Western and Iraqi officials.

New York Times

Upset by airport security, Pakistani lawmakers return as heroes