Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:19:59 GMT
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.

Lawyer refutes doubts about runaway Prius driver (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:50:54 GMT
AP - The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened Sunday as the motorist's attorney dismissed a congressional memo that questions his client's version of events.

Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:28:16 GMT
AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven — two more than his chief rival.

3 with ties to US consulate killed in Mexican city (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:36:38 GMT
AP - Three people with ties to the American consulate were killed in a drug-plagued Mexican city, including a U.S. couple shot to death within sight of the border with their baby in their back seat, officials said Sunday.

Israeli apology gets cool reception in Washington (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:36:17 GMT
AP - Israel's prime minister expressed regret Sunday for a crisis with the United States over plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem, even as American officials played down the apology and called for bold Israeli action to get peace efforts back on track.

Post-snow, Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:51:10 GMT
AP - Last month, the Northeast was smothered by blizzards. Now, it's waterlogged by torrential rains.

Hoax news report on Russia invasion panics Georgia (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:35:45 GMT
AP - Georgians have been panicked by a hoax television news program announcing the Russian army had invaded and killed President Mikhail Saakashvili.

At least 2 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:10:40 GMT
AP - An avalanche that killed at least two people at an informal snowmobile rally in Canada's Rocky Mountains may have been triggered by three daredevil sledders who apparently unleashed a deadly wall of snow on up to 200 people below, witnesses said Sunday.

Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:43:23 GMT
AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday.

Kansas earns overall top seed in NCAA tournament (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:53:53 GMT
AP - An injury hurts as much as a loss in the days before the brackets are drawn up for March Madness. Syracuse endured both and will have to rack up some major frequent flier miles to make a run to the Final Four.